Annual reports and evaluation

Annual reports

We produce annual progress reports outlining program achievements, insights and opportunities, and priority next steps for the year ahead.

Program framework

The Program Framework 2019-2024 sets out aims, principles and deliverables over the next five years. It also describes how the program will be improved.

The Steering Committee has finalised a plan to evaluate program performance and learn how to improve.

Program evaluation

The Committee commissioned an independent evaluation of program outcomes and delivery to date in line with the program evaluation plan.

Overall, the evaluation found the program has taken an important step to significantly improve the information base available in NSW to manage forests. Productive collaboration between agencies is a key achievement, despite having different policy objectives and drivers. Our role as an ‘honest broker’ among agencies was critical to achieve this outcome.

The evaluation found the program was delivered with a clear focus on providing cost effective outcomes including trialling new technologies, using historical data and aligning work across agencies. Outputs from the program are varied and offer value as individual projects. However, there is a need to draw them together into a cohesive set of insights and implications for forest management. In addition, the program should take stock of deliverables to date and assess future priorities.

The evaluation report suggests a range of recommendations to improve the program.