Australia is no stranger to earthquakes, yet our planning polices have not adapted
- Written by Mark Maund, Adjunct Senior Lecturer, School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle
Southeastern Australia was yesterday rocked by a magnitude-5.8 earthquake with its epicentre near Mansfield in Victoria’s northeast.
The quake, which was followed by two smaller tremors, was powerful enough to damage buildings 130 kilometres away in Melbourne, and the shaking was felt as far away as Sydney, Canberra, Adelaide and Launceston....






