2011 - a different story to tell

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Saturday, December 3, 2011 - 2:10am

The Annual Reporting process is mostly a dry and formal process that provides our Federal funders with the data it needs to know we are performing acceptably in research outputs, finance and a range of other measurements.

On the other hand, the written Annual Report is also an annual stop-and-think about the main achievements of a hectic year. What is immediately apparent is that the Bushfire CRC is a very different organisation to what it was in earlier years.

With the new research program getting into full swing a whole team of new faces have become part of the wider Bushfire CRC team – researchers, end-user leaders and students. Alongside specialists in fire behaviour, fire weather and ecology, we now have psychologists, sociologists, economists, and health and safety experts. We have new partner organisations from the State Emergency Services, the fire protection industry and the rural fire brigades associations.

All this adds up to a very different story to tell for the year 2010-11.

The Annual Report was formally submitted to the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research at the end of October. A more ready friendly edition was distributed at the November Stakeholder Council AGM. You too can read all about the year online here