Major Incidents Report 2025-26 Showcase

Join us for a special webinar showcasing the Major Incidents Report and some of the incidents, experiences and lessons captured within it.

Alongside an overview of the report and its key themes, the webinar will feature a spotlight on the South Australian harmful algal bloom, providing insight into this unusual and complex incident and the experience of responding to its impacts.

Hear directly from people involved in recent events, explore lessons emerging from across the report, and consider what these experiences mean for emergency management and disaster resilience practice across Australia.

Presenters

Miriam Lumb
Manager, Recovery and Resilience Policy, Harmful Algal Bloom Coordination, Department of the Premier and Cabinet SA

Miriam currently leads recovery and resilience planning for SA’s harmful algal bloom, bringing together solutions that balance ecological recovery, community resilience, industry transition and future preparedness. 

Miriam has over 15 years' experience in emergency management, disaster risk reduction and resilience policy in Australia and internationally, including with Australian Red Cross and the Department for Foreign Affairs and Trade. Miriam holds a Masters in Social Change and Development. 

Miriam is passionate about building resilient communities and institutions that are equipped to navigate and govern uncertainty, complexity and the growing impacts of climate disruption. 

Brad Slater
Major Incidents Report Writer and Director, Krisis Consultancy

As a professional consultant, Brad has over 30 years of experience in emergency management within roles across private industry and government at all levels. He is skilled in prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery, Emergency Operations Centre functions, and is qualified in several AIIMS functions within PRINCE2 project management, as well as within skills training and assessment.

Brad excels in team building, strategic management, stakeholder engagement, and decision-making under pressure. Brad assists as a Casual Academic at a number of Australian universities, supporting emergency management subjects and helping develop future emergency management professionals. He is also pursuing a PhD at Edith Cowan University in WA, focusing on policy review and the potential harmonisation of Australia's emergency management arrangements for a risk-based future.

Host

Blythe McLennan
Manager Knowledge Development, Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience (AIDR)