Geoscience Australia has implemented state of the art information management methodologies to connect disparate landslide inventory databases into a single virtual database in recognition of the need to improve Australia's current collective knowledge on landslides and to ensure landslide information is useful and relevant as well as accessible and discoverable. The methodology adopted was driven by the need for a nationally consistent approach to landslide data collection in order to develop a sound knowledge base on landslide hazard and mitigation. The approach takes into account the variation in data formats and level of detail across existing landslide databases in Australia. The new Australian Landslide Database (ALD) is a joint initiative across local, state and national levels and promotes a culture of coordinating, sharing, aggregating and making information captured at different scales widely available. The approach enables independent database custodians throughout Australia to share selected pieces of information with others, while maintaining full ownership, management and the format of their data. This allows all levels of government, geotechnical professionals, emergency managers, land use planners, academics and the public to simultaneously search and query diverse landslide inventory databases in real time via a single standardised website and view results consistently. Users have up-to-date information continually at their fingertips and access to available multimedia. The ALD has the capability to display site specific details as well as present aggregated information defined by the user. Search results can be displayed as reports, graphs, maps, statistics or tables, and data can be queried against background datasets such as rainfall, geology and geomorphology. There is no limit to the number of landslide databases that can be connected to the ALD. cont'd. See attached document

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.

This database allows users to search for - naturally-occurring landslides - landslides with a significant human contribution or directly triggered by humans,- flood events causing significant erosion, and - flash flood events involving mud or debris - which have been recorded by Geoscience Australia and contributing scientific organisations and returns these landslide and flood events along with their associated data. - Human-triggered landslides include events such as sand collapses caused by children digging holes or tunnels, boulders displaced by climbers, rock ledges breaking off when a person stands or sits on them, and collapses caused by excavation. Landslides are often called landslips and the terms are interchangeable. Last updated June 2018

Landslides are one of Australia's most dangerous natural hazards and result from a mass movement of material down a slope or cliff face. This 50 page booklet explains the nature of landslides and gives examples of various historical landslides that have occurred in Australia. Student activities with answers included. Suitable for upper primary and high school teachers.

In the following discussion the term 'landslides' is used in a very broad sense to include rock falls, topples, flows of solid material and slow movements of a few tens of centimeters per year.

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.

This dataset is a spatial represention of a database of landslides occurring within Australia, based on published and unpublished information and field observations. The database is under constant development.

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

The evolution of the Australian Landslide Database (ALD) was driven by the need for a nationally consistent system of data collection in order to develop a sound knowledge base on landslide hazard and inform landslide mitigation strategies. The use of 'networked service-oriented interoperability' to connect disparate landslide inventories into a single 'virtual' national database, promotes a culture of working together and sharing data to ensure landslide information is easily accessible and discoverable to those who need it.