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Corporate objectives
1998/99
Directorate
objectives 1998/99
Year 5 Review
Process
The Fifth Year Review of the
Wool CRC was conducted in two stages. Stage 1 was a scientific and
technical review of the Centre, conducted 27-30 July 1998 at
Adelaide University's Waite Campus and Turretfield Research Station
in South Australia, and at CSIRO Wool Technology (now Textile and
Fibre Technology), Geelong, Victoria. The panel comprised Professor
Malcolm Nairn (Chair), member of the Wool CRC2 Committee and former
Dean of the Veterinary School at Murdoch University in Western
Australia; Professor Adrian Egan, chair in Agriculture at the
University of Melbourne; Professor Dorian Garrick, Animal Breeding
and Genetics at Massey University, New Zealand; and Dr Rainer
Hoffman, Technical Director for Bremen Woll-Kammereir (BWK) in
Bremen, Germany. The Centre's Visitor, Dr John Vercoe attended as a
resource for the panel.
Stage 2 was undertaken 17-18
September 1998 at the Waite Campus by a panel comprising Professor
John Coghlan (Chair); Mr John Yenken; Mr Rod Thirkell-Johnston,
President, Wool Council of Australia. The CRC Secretariat,
represented by Ms Michelle Leggo and Mr Tony Hill, provided
administrative support. Dr John Vercoe was a resource for the panel
for Day 1.
| "The review panel was firmly of
the view that the overall objectives of a cooperative research
centre have been successfully met in that there is evidence
that there is good collaboration between participating
research institutions, universities and industry. Strong
commitment was evident among the researchers and generally
program, sub-program and project objectives were being met.
The significance of interdisciplinary teamwork was noteworthy.
There was a reasonable degree of postgraduate involvement
although not uniform across the programs. In some cases
extension activities were apparent. There is strong evidence
of collaboration that would not have occurred without the
presence of the CRC.
The review
panel recognises the particular value of the Wool CRC in
establishing and linking a single research 'pipeline' covering
the full range of activities from farm production, through
harvesting and processing. The presence of the CRC acted as a
major catalyst in linking together researchers in these
otherwise disparate disciplines and groups. It is unlikely
that this coverage would have been achieved without the
establishment of the CRC. Many beneficial associations are
likely to outlast the life of the present CRC."
(Overview
from 5th Year Review Panel's report) |
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Top: Year 5 Review Panel
members
John Coghlan (l) and John Vercoe (r)
Middle: The
Year 5 Review Panel
(Stage 2) in session
Bottom: Rod
Thirkell-Johnston (l)
and John Yenken
(r) |
Executive
Summary | Program
Highlights | Outcomes
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