Disclaimer: If you or someone you know have experienced trauma from a bushfire, please be aware these videos may depict images of simulated bushfires and may cause distress.

Video gallery

Anatomy of a mega blaze

Just north of Sydney in October 2019, a tree was hit by lightning. That burning tree would go on to be the source of the Gosper’s Mountain bushfire, which joined with four others to become a single mega-blaze.

Bushfire home assessment

Council’s own bushfire practitioner Mark Schuster shows you how to identify bushfire risks and vulnerabilities at a typical house and how lower its bushfire risk. Filmed live on location at a home on bushfire prone land in Noosa.

Bushfire management

Staff from Noosa Council environment and sustainability team discuss how bushfire risk is managed and how residents can take control of their own safety before and during a bushfire.

Bushfire retrofits

Watch Nigel Bell an award winning architect from the Blue Mountains give an in depth presentation on things you need to know about retrofitting and preparing your home for the next bushfire season. This is essential viewing for anyone living in a house in Noosa.

East Killara and East Lindfield bushfire simulation

This video shows what might have happened if a bushfire starts in the Garigal National Park area. The following bushfire simulation is just one of many ways a fire could move through the area.

East Killara bushfire simulation and Climate Wise Communities webinar

East Killara extends into bushland resulting in many homes being surrounded by bushland with only one way in and out.

East Lindfield bushfire simulation and Climate Wise Communities webinar

East Lindfield has large sections of bushland extending into the urban area, and some homes are surrounded by bushland with only one way in or out.

Ember Attack

Embers were responsible most of the houses lost during the Black Summer. This video shows you how embers from a bushfire can travel long distances and start fires.

Firetech Connect

Dr Jenny Scott Sustainability Program Leader Noosa Council discusses the Simtable

Future Fit

As the climate warms storms will become more damaging, heatwaves get hotter and longer and bushfires more extreme. The good news is that retrofitting your home to prepare it for extreme weather can be a clever investment in energy efficiency. A Climate Wise and Energy Smart Win-Win solution.

How Houses are Destroyed by Bushfires

How Houses are Destroyed by Bushfires Presented by Justin Leonard, CSIRO

Lane Cove National Park bushfire simulation

This video shows what might have happened if the 2019 Gospers Mountain fire was not contained at the Wisemans Ferry area.

Managing bushfire risk – CSIRO’s Justin Leonard

At this Victorian Parliamentary Library seminar held on 20 February 2020 Justin Leonard, CSIRO’s Research Leader for Bushfire Urban Design spoke about managing bushfire risk to life and infrastructure.

Noosa Bushfire Documentary

This short documentary tells the story of the series of bushfires that threatened Peregian Beach, Cooroibah and Noosa North Shore in 2019.

North Turramurra bushfire simulation

This video shows what might have happened if the 2019 Gospers Mountain fire was not contained at the Wisemans Ferry area. In this simulation embers travelling ahead of main fire front start a spot fire in the Lane Cove National Park.

North Wahroonga bushfire simulation and Climate Wise Communities webinar

North Wahroonga has large sections of bushland extending into the urban area, and some homes are surrounded by bushland with only one way in or out.

Rain, hail and blackouts – Climate Wise Communities storm webinar

Noosa residents get more than their fair share of destructive storms. If a storm caused a week long black out or if hail destroyed your roof how would you fare?

Reducing risk of ember attack

This is a recording of a very informative webinar that shows how embers can burn a house down without radient heat or flame being present.

South Lindfield bushfire simulation and Climate Wise Communities webinar

South Lindfield has large sections of bushland extending into the urban area, and some homes are surrounded by bushland with only one way in or out. Find out how a fire might progress in your area and what tools you can use to be prepared this summer.

St Ives (North) bushfire simulation and Climate Wise Communities webinar

St Ives Chase and St Ives have large sections of bushland extending into the urban area, and some homes are surrounded by bushland with only one way in or out. Find out how a fire might progress in your area and what tools you can use to be prepared this summer.

St Ives East bushfire simulation and Climate Wise Communities webinar

St Ives East extends into bushland with many homes surrounded by bushland, some with only one way in/out.

The Simtable Program

Noosa Council was funded through the Increasing Resilience to Climate Change program to use the Simtable modelling tool to improve public engagement and preparation for the threat of bushfires and other extreme weather events in the Noosa area. This bushfire preparedness video introduced by LGNSW President Linda Scott highlights the unique features of the Simtable and how it is being used as part of the council’s Climate Wise Communities program to build resilience to climate change.