 Hi, I'm Euron Fuson, Chief Officer of the CFA. I'm in Wellington, New Zealand for the AFAC Natural Hazard CRC conference this week. Today the AFAC and the bushfire natural hazard CRC have released the seasonal prognosis for Australia bushfire season coming on. For us in CFA it's quite significant. Firstly it reminds us that August has been a very dry month across much of Victoria and parts of New South Wales. The three months for rainfall suggest that there's going to be a drier than normal season, parts of central New South Wales and central Victoria. Plus warmer than average temperatures over the coming months. This comes on top of 2013, which was the hottest year on record for many parts of Australia. Now on the note, whilst it hasn't quite developed yet, it's close to developing so there is some uncertainty about the long term rainfall. I guess it's a reminder for all of us to be prepared for the early start to the fire season to ensure that we're continually engaging and talking to the community about the effectiveness of the early fire season. In relation to the bushfire natural hazard CRC and AFAC conference, CFA has around about 30 people who are attending. We have around about 10 who are presenting papers including myself. We've got about 30 people from districts and regions. These are volunteers and career staff who have come over here to attend the bushfire natural hazard CRC conference or the main AFAC streams. It'll be a week of learning and listening to new ideas and being inspired. It'll be a week to new, small friendships and to make new friends. And most of all, we'll return to pass on that knowledge into the broadest of your name.