"We're going tocontinuetogoforward in discussions with our partners in the council to see and to seek a strong, coordinated and effective response, " Wood said.
"We have seen a positive impact from range improvements this season, although clearly we have further togo and we will continueto maximise our opportunities going forward, " Mr Marks said.
"We need to take greater preparations, anticipating the kind of storms and droughts that we saw are going tocontinueto be more frequent as we goforward, " he said.