AFAC25 Conference & Exhibition powered by INTERSCHUTZ
Celebrating the Success of AFAC25
On behalf of AFAC, Deutsche Messe, the Institution of Fire Engineers (Australia), Women and Firefighting Australasia (WAFA), and the Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience (AIDR), thank you to all our exhibitors, sponsors, speakers, partners, and attendees for making AFAC25 such an outstanding success.
Returning to Western Australia for the first time in seven years, AFAC25 brought together thousands of emergency management professionals, industry leaders, and innovators to share knowledge, showcase technology, and strengthen connections across the sector.
Your ongoing support and collaboration continue to elevate this event as Australasia’s leading emergency management conference and exhibition.
We look forward to welcoming you to AFAC26, taking place from 18–21 August 2026 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC).
Let’s continue shaping the future of emergency management, together.
Recognised as the Best Trade Show and Best Event of 2024 at the Australian Business Event Awards, AFAC continues to set the standard for industry excellence. It has also been awarded Best Association Event at the EEAA Awards for Excellence in both 2019 and 2022.
AFAC26 | 18–21 August 2026 | Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC)
AFAC25 Conference & Exhibition runs from 26 - 29 August 2025, bringing you insights from over 100 expert speakers.
You'll hear from international and local thought leaders across our multi-streamed AFAC conference.
This includes the Australian Disaster Resilience Conference and the Institution of Fire Engineers (Australia) National Conference as concurrent streams.
The event concludes with the Professional Development Program on 29 August 2025.
Australasia’s leading emergency management and first responder exhibition returns from Tuesday 26 – Thursday 28 August 2025 at Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre (PCEC)
Explore the latest equipment, technologies, and services from hundreds of national and international brands, manufacturers, and suppliers.
The AFAC25 powered by INTERSCHUTZ exhibition will feature products, services, and solutions across key industry collaboration areas, including capability, workforce, community risk reduction, response operations, and fire safety.
Who Should Attend?
AFAC24 Continuing the Conversation
Charity Partner
Lifeline WA provides all Western Australians experiencing a personal crisis or thinking about suicide with access to 24-hour crisis support and suicide prevention services.
Our 13 11 14 service is a nationally-routed crisis support number, available every day of the year, from any location in Australia. It is available to anyone - regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion or sexual orientation. Also available is text support on 0477 13 11 14 and online chat on lifeline.org.au/crisis-chat
Lifeline WA is heavily reliant on public and community fundraising. We currently handle about 150,000 conversations a year and expect this number to rise. Please consider supporting us in any way you can.
A Sustainable Partnership
To deliver our greenest conference yet, AFAC25 powered by INTERSCHUTZ is once again partnering with Trace – a sustainability consulting company that removes the barriers to climate action and empowers businesses to take immediate steps forward.
Sustainable Initiatives
The AFAC25 team is thrilled to continue and grow our existing efforts and introduce further sustainable practices at the event, such as:
AFAC24 powered by INTERSCHUTZ - Sustainability Wrap Up
At the conclusion of AFAC24 powered by INTERSCHUTZ, the team examined the event data to calculate our carbon footprint using the Trace program.
The credits purchased by the AFAC Team, offset the impact of our 2024 event and contributed towards a variety of sustainability initiatives. The funded initiatives invest in the future of our planet locally and abroad. To find out more about our offsetting efforts see the the summary available here.
Active Initiatives
The AFAC25 team is thrilled to continue and grow our existing efforts and introduce further sustainable practices at the event, such as:
AFAC24 powered by INTERSCHUTZ - Sustainability Wrap Up
At the conclusion of AFAC24 powered by INTERSCHUTZ, the team examined the event data to calculate our carbon footprint using the Trace program.
The credits purchased by the AFAC Team, offset the impact of our 2024 event and contributed towards a variety of sustainability initiatives. The funded initiatives invest in the future of our planet locally and abroad. To find out more about our offsetting efforts see the the summary available here.
