SPECIFIC DECISIONS RESPONDING TO 2008/09 FEDERAL BUDGET
Reduce Livestock Industries site footprint – close Bakers Hill, WA and the Rendel Laboratory, Rockhampton, QLD
Reduce Plant Industry site footprint – close Laboratory at Merbein VIC
Integrate Forest Biosciences capability into other Divisions, close Cooroy, QLD and move staff from Yarralumla, ACT to Black Mountain or Gungahlin, ACT
Merge the Textiles and Fibre Technology (CTFT) Division with the Materials Science and Engineering (CMSE) Division to reduce overheads and rationalise the research portfolio