MATE 007 – Tarron Newman on revolutionising Australia’s emergency management with data

Tarron Newman—Co-founder of RIPE Intelligence—joins me on MATE to discuss how he revolutionised Australia’s emergency management with data. Through the creation of their product, EmergencyAUS, Tarron and his co-founder Luke were able to collate public emergency data when government agencies could not. Today, EmergencyAUS is the most popular national emergency information app in Australia. In episode 7 of … Continue reading MATE 007 – Tarron Newman on revolutionising Australia’s emergency management with data

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Tarron Newman—Co-founder of RIPE Intelligence—joins me on MATE to discuss how he revolutionised Australia’s emergency management with data. Through the creation of their product, EmergencyAUS, Tarron and his co-founder Luke were able to collate public emergency data when government agencies could not. Today, EmergencyAUS is the most popular national emergency information app in Australia. In episode 7 of MATE, we talk about how they created their product and built their company. We also explore the highs and lows of life as an entrepreneur. And … Tarron tells me the deep, dark, secret that his ‘I made it moment’ is the day he buys his helicopter.

Links and resources:

RIPE Intelligence, the company which assists emergency services and the public make more informed decisions during emergencies.
EmergencyAUS smartphone app, the most popular National Emergency Information app in Australia, which alerts users to emergencies across Australia. The app was developed by RIPE Intelligence.
The Black Saturday bushfires were a series of catastrophic bushfires that devastated the Australian state of Victoria on and around Saturday, 7 February 2009. There was a subsequent Royal Commission to investigate all aspects of the circumstances surrounding the bushfires.
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Some of the Victorian Government agencies and statutory authorities mentioned in this episode include:

The Country Fire Authority (CFA), which is a volunteer and community based fire and emergency services organisation in regional Victoria.
The Victoria State Emergency Service (SES), which is the control agency for flood, storm, tsunami and earthquake emergencies in Victoria.
Victoria Police, which is the primary law enforcement agency in Victoria.
VicRoads, which is the road and traffic authority in Victoria. It is responsible for road maintenance and construction, as well as licensing and vehicle registration.

The FireReady app is the official Victorian Government app for access to timely, relevant and tailored bushfire warnings and information in Victoria. The app was developed by the CFA.
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Special thanks:

The guest on this episode: Tarron Newman, Co-founder of RIPE Intelligence.
Podcast logo cover artwork by Courtney Carman
Music from “Ghosts I–IV” by Nine Inch Nails, used under a Creative Commons licence.

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