Australian Civil Defence School
2 July 1956 – 1978
Renamed Australian Counter Disaster College in 1978.
Commonwealth residential training school at Mount Macedon, Victoria, that trained state and Commonwealth officers and volunteers in civil defence, including rescue, first aid and fallout shelter management, and later in natural disaster management.
Names over time
- Australian Civil Defence School1956–1978
- Australian Counter Disaster College1978–1993
- Australian Emergency Management Institute1993–2015
How it came into existence
Opened at Mount Macedon on 2 July 1956, administered by the Department of the Interior through its civil defence directorate.
- Civil defence training
Changes during its life
- 19 December 1972Passed with civil defence to the Defence portfolio when the Department of the Interior was abolished (timing of the transfer not confirmed).
- 1974Came under the Natural Disasters Organisation in the Department of Defence when that organisation replaced the Directorate of Civil Defence.
How it ended
Renamed the Australian Counter Disaster College, reflecting its shift from civil defence to disaster management under the Natural Disasters Organisation (year of renaming not confirmed).
- Emergency and disaster management training
Main functions
- Civil defence training
- Rescue and first aid instruction
- Fallout shelter and civilian protection training
- Natural disaster management courses (from 1974)
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Defence.
Lineage
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Sources
Some dates or links for this organisation are not fully confirmed. Corrections are welcome.