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    Stephen McAteer

    Stephen McAteer

    Father of two, husband of one. Senior Manager, Data Science at the Victorian Auditor-General’s Office. PhD in mathematical physics. Long suffering Bombers supporter.

    This blog is a showcase of data science work carried out by me and teams I’ve led … and a bunch of other random stuff besides.

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    Reducing Bushfire Risks

    October 14, 2020

    This audit used subject matter data expertise to explore and understand the limitations of bushfire risk modelling undertaken by the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning.

    For more details see the full report.

    Tags: bushfire, environment, risk modelling, subject matter expert

    Categories: performance audit, vago

    Updated: October 14, 2020

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