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29/08/2025

She's camped at the epicentre of a Los Angeles earthquake, landed in the US on 9/11 and evacuated London ahead of the Tube bombings.

Now, leading Aussie disaster resilience expert Renae Hanvin will share how Americans can “do disasters differently” at a major wildfire summit in Sonoma County, California, next month (September 9–11).

The founder and CEO of Resilient Ready has been invited as a keynote speaker at the After The Fire USA 2025 Wildfire Leadership Summit.

Her keynote, Invisible Infrastructure: How Social Capital Builds Disaster Resilience, will explore how community connections can save lives and livelihoods before, during and after disaster.

The invitation-only summit will bring together 200+ leaders from across the US to tackle the wildfire crisis through prevention, preparedness, equitable recovery and long-term resilience.

Leading Australian disaster resilience expert Renae Hanvin will help Americans “do disasters differently” at a wildfire summit next month (September 9 to 11).

Leading Australian disaster resilience expert Renae Hanvin will help Americans “do disasters differently” at a wildfire summit next month (September 9 to 11). The founder and CEO of Resilient Ready will be a keynote speaker at the After the Fire 2025 Wildfire Leadership Summit in Sonoma County, ...

06/08/2025

Thank you 7NEWS Sydney for visiting Penrith to chat with Winter Sports World managing director Peter Magnisalis yesterday.

There's been recent talk about the need for more attractions in Western Sydney to complement the new Western Sydney International Airport.

Winter Sports World has been in motion for nine years!

It has achieved major milestones, including securing the land and planning approvals, and is on track to open in 2028.

https://www.facebook.com/7NEWSsydney/videos/1425278991930037

10/07/2025

The Home of Yulefest in Australia is again aglow with warming winter feels.

Our photographer David captured the decos, the vibe, food and entertainment (including the indefatigable Alan the piano man) at Hotel Mountain Heritage last weekend.

Here's a glimpse of festivities.

Book your table any Saturday night in July to experience it for yourself.

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30/06/2025

Great to hear about Daniel Mookhey's so-called "boring Budget" from the NSW Treasurer himself at a Budget lunch last Thursday.

We joined managing director Peter Magnisalis (pictured here chatting with Business Western Sydney executive director David Borger) and other members of the team at the event, hosted by Business Western Sydney at .

Housing affordability, skills and infrastructure for Western Sydney are on the government's radar this time.

23/06/2025

Another informative interview for Resilient Ready CEO Renae Hanvin.

This time it was with ABC Country Hour host Michael Condon talking about the free Building Beyond Disaster program being rolled out in the NSW Northern Rivers region.

Listen for yourself here: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/nsw-country-hour/nsw-country-hour/105424750 (timestamp 6.15 to 15.05)

Rural news and events from New South Wales and the nation.

04/06/2025

Yesterday's workplace.
So hard to focus with a breathtaking view like this over Sydney Harbour.
Needless to say, the corporate photos are coming up a treat.

03/06/2025

Australia as a global tourism destination has been shaped by bold private investments that have reshaped, even created, regional areas for the world stage.

Like Hamilton Island and Daydream Island before it, Australia’s first indoor snow resort – the largest private tourism project in Australia right now (Winter Sports World) – will push private-led experiential infrastructure to a new level, triggering a similar tipping point in Australia’s visitor economy.

Managing director Peter Magnisalis' latest thought leadership article on LinkedIn explains how: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/wintersportsworld_wintersportsworld-wsw-newattraction-activity-7333967879874203649-H9sw?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAASkVNUBszQiQ7TYYEhSobzR0Fr8FMrCHIM



📸 Winter Sports World. CGI render

02/06/2025

"...the average small business operator earns below minimum wage. They're investing everything - often including their family homes - to keep going.

"It's unconscionable that these stakeholders remain a blind spot in national disaster policy and practice.

"Let's recognise that their survival is not only their responsibility but a shared national priority.

"Because when small businesses and farms fall, whole communities fall with them.

"We must enable them to connect, survive and thrive, not just endure."

This is the crux of Resilient Ready CEO Renae Hanvin's opinion piece on ACM masthead websites throughout Australia today. A leading voice in the disaster resilience and social capital space, her article also packs a punch in The Canberra Times print edition.

In our new reality, we must prepare as we recover.

29/05/2025

As the waters from the 1-in-500-year flood recede across the Hunter Valley and Mid-North Coast of NSW, the hard work of recovery begins.

This event caught many people by surprise, resulting in a tragic loss of life and the damage and destruction of almost 10,000 properties.

But, as Resilient Ready CEO Renae Hanvin notes, many of the first responders were neighbours with tinnies and tractors, informal and spontaneous volunteers who happened to be in the right place at the right time.

These "next door saviours", as she calls them, prove themselves to be lifelines time and again in emergencies.

Knowing your neighbours is social capital in action and knowing where your community gathers in good times and in bad, whether it's the local cafe or the sports club, is the essence of social infrastructure.

Renae and disaster recovery expert Professor Daniel Aldrich are travelling around Australia talking to people and communities about how to find practical ways to embed social capital and social infrastructure into future planning and investments for a safer, more resilient Australia.

Their knowledge, expertise and lived experienced has been shared broadly through media coverage, like this chat with Liz Trevaskis at ABC Darwin: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/darwin-drive/drive/105299194 (timestamp: 1:05:29)

15/05/2025

“People can’t sit passively by waiting for the government or emergency services to save them in a disaster. We have to teach them how to save themselves – and each other.”

Visiting American global social capital expert Daniel Aldrich is touring Australia with that message with collaborator Resilient Ready disaster resilience expert Renae Hanvin.

They are explaining how their pilot project will create a national definition and measurement criteria about people connections (social capital) and places where people connect (social infrastructure).

This system will help save lives and livelihoods.

We were pleased to arrange an interview for Daniel and Renae with ABC Radio Perth interview with .mitsopoulos

You can listen at timestamp 1:36:50 to 1:52:58 (link in comments)

16/04/2025

It's exciting to see the excitement grow in others about the imminent construction of Australia's first indoor snow resort.

With the help of vision boards, Winter Sports World visionary Peter Magnisalis helped Caroline Hartigan from Western Sydney Mums imagine onsite the cool new cafe haunt, family sports and leisure facilities to be available to Western Sydney mums, dads and kids at Penrith.

There, they will mingle with international tourists at a world-class venue in a new tourist destination under the global spotlight.

And we are excited to share that news with the world.


📸 David Hill, Hill Media

04/04/2025

Gorgeous day at the office earlier this week surrounded by undulating green paddocks and rustic pieces of Australiana in a hidden Blue Mountains valley.