This set of Australian landslide images illustrates the causes of landslides, both large and small, and other earth movements. A set of 15 slides with explanatory text; includes images of Thredbo, NSW, Sorrento Vic., Gracetown WA and Tasmania.

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This is a report describing a quantitative landslide risk assessment carried out in the Cairns area as part of the AGSO Cities Project. The study objective is to provide information on landslide types, conmunity vulnerability and risks to the Cairns City Council for planning and emergency management purposes. Using geological and geomorphological observations and historical information, a regional map of landslide hazards in the Cairns area has been produced. This map was entered into a geographic information system (GIS) containing comprehensive information on buildings, roads and demography.

The report is the fourth in a series of multi-hazard case studies by the Geoscience Australia Cities Project. It is a summary report which considers tropical cyclone, including severe wind and storm tide at Gladstone. It also provides an overview of the risks posed by severe thunderstorms, floods, landslides, heatwaves, bushfires and earthquakes. Produced in conjunction with the Bureau of Meteorology and in cooperation with Queensland Department of Emergency Services, Gladstone City Council and Calliope Shire Council.

The comprehensive Landslides Kit contains the following education products; - Landslides student activities booklet of 11 reproducible activities and suggested answers (catalogue item 23853) - Australian Landslide slide set - (item 25330) - Landslide A4 paper 3D model - class set of 30 (item 33165) - Slump A4 paper 3D model - class set of 30 (item 33186) Suitable for primary Years 5-6 and Secondary Years 7-10.

Did you know that landslides kill more people in Australia than earthquakes. Using these activities, encourage your students to understand landslide hazards and how to reduce their own risks. This education resource consists of: - 44 page booklet - 11 reproducible activitities - suggested answers Please note: this booklet does not contain teacher notes. Suitable for secondary levels 7-12

Slope failures with associated submarine slides, sediment accumulation along contourite drifts and focus seepage features have been interpreted from new sub-bottom profiler, multibeam bathymetry, side-scan sonar, echo-sounder data together with geochemical analyses of sediment samples along the continental slope off Western Australia. The processes recognised show the implication of slope instability and hydrocarbon seepage in shaping the continental slope geomorphology. The spatial correlation between regional seafloor features and reactivation of pre-existing faults suggests tectonics and seismic activity being the main potential triggering parameters for slope processes offshore northern Perth Basin. Geomechanical models have been used to test potential up-fault leakage using the present-day stress field and the results correlate with the seepage features observed in the study area. The marine survey results provide additional support for the presence of an active petroleum system in the northern Perth Basin; and combined with geomechanical models, the study helps reducing petroleum exploration and geohazards riks.

The cost of landslide is underestimated in Australia because their impact and loss are not readily reported or captured. There is no reliable source of data which highlights landslide cost to communities and explains who currently pays for the hazard and how much costs are. The aim of this document is to investigate and analyse landslide costs within a Local Government Area (LGA) in order to highlight the varied landslide associated costs met by the local government, state traffic and rail authorities and the public. It is anticipated this may assist in developing a baseline awareness of the range of landslide costs that are experienced at a local level in Australia. Initial estimates in this study indicate that cumulative costs associated with some landslide sites are well beyond the budget capacity of a local government to manage. Furthermore, unplanned remediation works can significantly disrupt the budget for planned mitigation works over a number of years. Landslide costs also continue to be absorbed directly by individual property owners as well as by infrastructure authorities and local governments. This is a marked distinction from how disaster costs which arise from other natural hazard events, such as flood, bushfire, cyclone and earthquake are absorbed at a local level. It was found that many generic natural hazard cost models are inappropriate for determining landslide costs because of the differences in the types of landslide movement and damage. Further work is recommended to develop a cost data model suitable for capturing consistent landslide cost data. Better quantification of landslide cost is essential to allow for comparisons to be made with other natural hazard events at appropriate levels. This may allow for more informed policy development and decision making across all levels.

The important role of information management in improving baseline data for natural hazards has been demonstrated through a collaborative pilot project between Geoscience Australia, Mineral Resources Tasmania and the University of Wollongong. The result is a 'virtual' landslide database that makes full use of diverse data across three levels of government and has enabled landslide data to be collated and accessed from a single source. Such a system establishes the foundation for a very powerful and coordinated information resource in Australia and provides a suitable basis for greater investment in data collection. This paper highlights the capacity to extend the methodology across all hazards and describes one solution in facilitating a sound knowledge base on natural disasters and disaster risk reduction.

A number of different landslide inventories exist within Australia, and each uniquely addresses a specific purpose. These databases range in scale and detail, and although some similarities and a number of common themes are apparent between databases, the method in which information is organised and described varies considerably. This means information cannot be readily compared or aggregated with other sources and it is possible there is already duplication of effort in this area.