Bushfire CRC Research to 2013

Minister approves new direction

30 March 2010

The Minister Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator Kim Carr, has given his formal approval for the research plan and associated Commonwealth funding for the Bushfire CRC extension through to 30 June 2013. The broad research plan was presented to Stakeholder Council in April 2010 with further detail to be provided at  upcoming meetings.

7 August 2009

The Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator Kim Carr, has announced funding of $243 million for research and innovation under the Australian Government’s Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) Program.

The CRC for Fire - Environment and Society has been unsuccessful in the Round 11 CRC Selection process.

The Minister's media release can be found at

http://minister.innovation.gov.au/Carr/Pages/$243MBOOSTTOAUSTRALIASINNOVATIONAGENDA.aspx

A Bushfire CRC media release reaffirms the commitment of the industry to a long term research program into fire and acknowledges the three year funding commitment of the Australian Government, which means the Bushfire CRC has funds to continue to July 2013.