The lessons taken from the Christchurch earthquakes in September 2010 and February 2011 are being shared this week with staff at Charles Sturt University (CSU).  Mr Chris Hawker, Primary Incident Controller from the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, was keynote speaker at CSU’s annual emergency planning workshop in Young today Wednesday 5 December and will visit CSU in Bathurst tomorrow Thursday 6 December, having toured CSU in Wagga Wagga earlier this week. Mr Hawker shared with CSU’s critical response staff his team’s response to these devastating earthquakes and the University of Canterbury’s road to recovery. “Chris has a wealth of experience in terms of emergency management processes. Hearing him talk about his own experiences during these earthquakes helps Charles Sturt University staff build on our own emergency management preparation and response frameworks,” said Mr Wayne Millar, Chair of CSU’s Emergency Planning Committee.