Civil Defence
Increased Resilience for Domestic Disaster Relief
Defining Civil Defence
Enabling state governments to independently respond to domestic disaster relief, such as natural disasters, cyber attacks, or supply chain disruptions.
Current Key Challenges
Increasing frequency and severity of natural disasters
Defence locations are concentrated in northern QLD
Disaster types span the entire country
State and local governments must be better prepared
Australian Defence Force is stretched on core objectives
What is Resilience?
Building resilience requires strengthening cybersecurity, supply chains, operations, community response, infrastructure, and workforce adaptability to mitigate risks and ensure continuity in crises.
Fortifying digital ecosystems against asymmetric threats
CASE | The Six Cyber Shields Framework strengthened cyber resilience with mandatory ransomware reporting, real-time threat advisories for small businesses, and SOCI Act reforms. Tier 1 hospitals saw a 40% drop in ransomware intrusions post-implementation.
Mitigating cascading systemic risks
CASE | $110M in regional vaccine hubs cut reliance on overseas suppliers, delivering 90% of antivirals in 72 hours during the 2025 H5N1 outbreak (vs. 14 days in COVID-19).
CASE | A 2024 cyberattack simulation on Snowy Hydro exposed 43-minute generator delays and ADF-utility comms gaps; fixes - mobile substations and standardised emergency bands - cut 2024 Christmas blackout durations by 65%.
CASE | $150M in Northern Rivers Flood preparedness cut 2024 evacuation time by 48 hours, boosting compliance to 92% from 67% in 2022.
CASE | Undergrounding 30% of transmission lines in fire-prone Blue Mountains regions prevented 12,000 outage hours annually.
CASE | Cyber and Infrastructure Security Centre (CISC) Organisational Resilience Program trained 14,000 critical infrastructure staff in crisis leadership and psychological first aid, reducing incident-related absenteeism by 33%.
Our Key Capabilities
How can Encompass support you?
Resilience Planning
Conduct crisis simulation exercises and tabletop drills.
Assess and protect critical systems and infrastructure.
Create comprehensive business continuity plans.
Implementation and Maintenance
Establish resilient communication networks.
Deploy scalable and adaptable solutions.
Ensure security and integrity of data and systems.
Response and Recovery
Support rapid and coordinated disaster response.
Establish clear incident management roles.
Support recovery and restoration of essential services.
Continuity and Coordination
Coordinate seamlessly with government agencies and stakeholders.
Collate timely and accurate information for decision-making.
Conduct post-incident analysis for continuous improvement.
Our business provides four key capability offerings, working alongside our clients,
supporting and lifting capability, never seeking to replace it.
