Impact of Public Land Management Practices on Bushfires in Victoria
Impact of Public Land Management Practices on Bushfires in VictoriaThe following witnesses have given evidence to the inquiry into the Impact of Public Land Management Practices on Bushfires in Victoria:
| Date | Witness |
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| 4 June 2007 [Melbourne]
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Mr B Esplin, Emergency Services Commission (PDF 75Kb RTF 142Kb) |
| Mr N. Bibby, Chief Executive Officer, and Mr R. Rees, Chief Officer, Country Fire Authority (PDF 75Kb RTF 141Kb) |
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| Mr P. Harris, Secretary, Mr K. King, Executive Director, Land and Fire Management, Mr E. Waller, Chief Fire Officer, and Mr L. Fogarty, Assistant Chief Fire Officer, Department of Sustainability and Environment Mr I. Christie, Director, Fire and Emergency Services, Parks Victoria Mr C. MacDonald, Director, Logistics and Operations, VicForests Mr E. Kelly, General Manager, Infrastructure Group, Melbourne Water Corporation Mr G. Hayes, Manager, Emergency Management, Department of Primary Industries (PDF 110Kb RTF 199Kb) |
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| 18 June 2007 [King Lake] |
Mr P. Creak, Operations Manager, CFA Region 12; and Mr G. Conway, Operations Manager, CFA Region 13, Country Fire Authority (PDF 75Kb RTF 57Kb) |
| Mr B. Flowers, Mayor; and Mr A. Daly, Municipal Fire Prevention Officer Murrindindi Shire Council (PDF 31Kb RTF 43Kb) |
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| 3 July 2007 [Halls Gap] |
Cr R. MacInnes, Horsham Rural City Council (PDF 44Kb, RTF 113Kb) |
| Mr M. Duke, manager, Infrastructure Development, and Mr P. Rogers, manager, Infrastructure Operations, North Grampians Shire Council (PDF 41Kb, RTF 109Kb) |
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| Ms P. Pike, President; and Ms M. Sietsma, member, Friends of the Grampians / Gariwerd (PDF 47Kb, RTF 114Kb) |
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| Mr C. Andrews, Acting Captain, Halls Gap Rural Fire Brigade,
and Mr K. Erwin, representative, Volunteer Fire Brigades Victoria (PDF 46Kb, RTF 116Kb) |
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| Mr M. Boatman, Manager, Community Safety, Midlands Wimmera
area, and Mr J. Athorn, Operations Manager, Region 16, Country Fire Authority (PDF 41Kb, RTF 102Kb) |
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| Mr I. Voigt, Regional Manager, South West, and Mr E. Waller, Chief Officer, Fire and Emergency Management Department of Sustainability and Environment Mr R. Newnham, Regional Manager, Parks Victoria; and Mr B. Hamer, Bushfire Recovery Manager, Grampians region, Department of Human Services (PDF 86Kb, RTF 160Kb) |
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| Mr B Clugston (PDF 44Kb, RTF 109Kb) |
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| Mr D Thompson (PDF 35Kb, RTF 97Kb) |
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| Mr C Holmes (PDF 30Kb, RTF 91Kb) |
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| Mr M & Ms A Stevens (PDF 34Kb, RTF 99Kb) |
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| 4 July 2007 [Dunkeld] |
Mr G. Harper, Manager, Assets, Grampians Wimmera Mallee Water (PDF 29Kb, RTF 79Kb) |
| Mr R. Weatherly, Ms J. Weatherly, and Mr N. Gunn (PDF 52Kb, RTF 110Kb) |
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| Mr J. Cayley, President, and Mr R. Zollinger, Vice President, Hamilton Field Naturalists (PDF 33Kb, RTF 91Kb) |
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| Mr A. Heard, Mr S. Armytage, and Mr B. Crawford, Grampians Asset Protection (PDF 42Kb, RTF 95Kb) |
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| Mr R. Hallam (PDF 42Kb, RTF 91Kb) |
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| Mr J. Maine, Acting Director, Physical Services, Cr M. Leeming, Mayor, Cr C. Coulson, and Cr D. Robertson, Southern Grampians Shire Council (PDF 40Kb, RTF 96Kb) |
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| Mr L. Heard, Chair, Biodiversity Advisory Committee, and Mr D. Arnold, Land and Biodiversity Program Manager, Glenelg Hopkins Catchment Management Authority (PDF 25Kb, RTF 74Kb) |
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| Mr D. Slattery (PDF 31Kb, RTF 84Kb) |
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| Ms H. McIntyre, Communications Officer, Victoria Valley Rural Fire Brigade (PDF 29Kb, RTF 84Kb) |
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| 16 July 2007 [Melbourne] |
Mr N. Free, Policy Adviser, Emergency Management, Municipal Association of Victoria (PDF 51Kb, RTF 114Kb) |
| Mr K. O’Loughlin, Chief Executive Officer, Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre (PDF 56Kb, RTF 128Kb) |
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| Mr S. Gentle, Victorian State Manager, Timber Communities Australia (PDF 54Kb, RTF 121Kb) |
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| Dr K. Tolhurst, Senior lecturer, Fire and Ecology Management, School of Forest and Ecosystem Science, University of Melbourne (PDF 55Kb, RTF 114Kb) |
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| Mr S. Ramsay, President, Victorian Farmers Federation (PDF 61Kb, RTF 131Kb) |
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| 31 July 2007 [Bairnsdale] |
Mr S. Kozlowski, Chief Executive Officer, High Country Councils Coalition (PDF 38Kb, RTF 90Kb) |
| Mr G. Dear, Chief Executive Officer, East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority (PDF 27Kb, RTF 58Kb) |
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| Mr J. Mulligan, President, Mrs M. Stevens, Secretary, and Mr G. Rothe, member, East Gippsland Wildfire Task Force (PDF 36Kb, RTF 94Kb) |
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| Mr N. Barraclough, Gippsland Apiarists Association (PDF 40Kb, RTF 100Kb) |
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| Ms H. Livingstone, President, Buchan/Gelanitpy branch, Victorian Farmers Federation (PDF 38Kb, RTF 105Kb) |
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| Ms P. McPherson, President, and Mr J. Turner, Vice President, Bairnsdale and District Field Naturalists Club (PDF 27Kb, RTF 90Kb) |
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| Mr Rohan Bilney, and Mr Roger Bilney, Gippsland Environment Group (PDF 36Kb, RTF 96Kb) |
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| Mr G. Flynn, Operations Manager region 10, Mr P. Schmidt, General Manager, Gippsland, and Mr B. Russell, Operations Manager region 11, Country Fire Authority (PDF 55Kb, RTF 122Kb) |
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| Mr N. Penrose, Regional Director, Gippsland, Mr D. Tainsh, Fire Manager, Gippsland, and Mr E. Waller, Chief Officer, Fire and Emergency Management, Department of Sustainability and Environment; and Mr C. Rodda, General Manager, Water Supply; Mr A. McPherson, Acting Executive Director, Water Industry, Department of Sustainability and Environment; and Mr C. Rose, Regional Manager, east, Parks Victoria; and Mr B. Vaughan, Regional Manager, East Gippsland, VicForests (PDF 85Kb, RTF 165Kb) |
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| Mr R Grant; Mr G. Rothe; Mr K. Broome; Mr G. Connley; Mr P. Carrick; Mr R. Bilney; Mr N. Barraclough; Mr J. Mulligan; Mr K. Stuart; and Mr K. Barling (PDF 123Kb, RTF 232Kb) |
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| 1 August 2007 [Heyfield] |
Mr R. Barraclough, Captain, Licola brigade, Country Fire Authority (PDF 53Kb, RTF 117Kb) |
| Mr A.Hooper (PDF 38Kb, RTF 94Kb) |
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| Mr K. Higgins (PDF 34Kb, RTF 93Kb) |
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| Mr M Dennis (PDF 26Kb, RTF 83Kb) |
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| Mr J. Missen (PDF 27Kb, RTF 86Kb) |
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| Mr M. Killeen (PDF 25Kb, RTF 80Kb) |
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| Mr B. Noble (PDF 33Kb, RTF 94Kb) |
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| 2 August 2007 [Traralgon] |
Mr P. Whiteman, Planning Manager, Grand Ridge Plantations Pty Ltd (PDF 47Kb, RTF 108Kb) |
| Mrs P. Coleman & Mr M. Coleman (PDF 52Kb, RTF 125Kb) |
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| Mr J. Cribbes, Honorary Secretary, Macalister Four Wheel Drive Club (PDF 32Kb, RTF 94Kb) |
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| Ms C. Wood, wildlife carer, Southern Ash Wildlife Shelter (PDF 35Kb, RTF 99Kb) |
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| Mr K. Baxter (PDF 38Kb, RTF 99Kb) |
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| Mr C. Rodda, General Manager, Water Supply, Southern Rural Water, and Mr N. Penrose, Regional Director, Gippsland region, Department of Sustainability and Environment (PDF 54Kb, RTF 124Kb) |
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| Mr J. Wilson, Director, Corporate Services, Wellington Shire Council (PDF 30Kb, RTF 85Kb) |
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| Cr M.Hole, President, Timber Towns Victoria (PDF 33Kb, RTF 90Kb) |
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| Mr J. O’Brien, Country Fire Authority volunteer, Volunteer Fire Brigades Victoria (PDF 36Kb, RTF 94Kb) |
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| Mr G. Hocking, Chief Executive Officer, West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority (PDF 27Kb, RTF 84Kb) |
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| Mr I. Prentice, farmer, Moondarra (PDF 23Kb, RTF 82Kb) |
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| Mr K. Lamb, farmer, Heyfield (PDF 14Kb, RTF 67Kb) |
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| 20 August 2007 [Macedon] |
Bendigo and District Environment Council (PDF 37Kb, RTF 48Kb) |
| Macedon Shire Ranges Council (PDF 27Kb, RTF 37Kb) |
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| Mr G. Jamieson and Mr B. McDonald (PDF 57Kb, RTF 52Kb) |
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| Hancock Victorian Plantations (PDF 41Kb, RTF 34Kb) |
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| Friends of the Box Ironbark Forest (PDF 47Kb, RTF 35Kb) |
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| Country Fire Authority, Region 14 (PDF 38Kb, RTF 49Kb) |
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| Department of Sustainability and Environment and Parks Victoria (PDF 54Kb, RTF 67Kb) |
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| 27 August 2007 [Melbourne] |
The Stretton Group (PDF 56Kb, RTF 132Kb) |
| CSIRO (PDF 79Kb, RTF 163Kb) |
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| Forest Fire Victoria (PDF 66Kb, RTF 114Kb) |
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| 11 September 2007 [Ouyen] |
Ms M. Chandler (PDF 40Kb, RTF Kb) |
| Mr A. Dowsley, Mr R. Stone, Secretary, and Mr Eggleton, Committee member Hattah Association (PDF 40Kb, RTF 103Kb) |
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| Mr H. Crothers, President, Underbool Branch Victorian Farmers Federation (PDF 26Kb, RTF 76Kb) |
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| Mr P. Crisp MP, Member for Mildura (PDF 26Kb, RTF 75Kb) | |
| Mr P. O'Brien, General Manager, North-west area, Mr W. Johnstone, Operations Manager, Region 18, and Mr T. Wyatt, Group Officer, Murrayville Group Country Fire Authority (PDF 60Kb, RTF 125Kb) |
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| Mr T. Edgar, Regional Director, North-west, Department of
Sustainability and Environment, and Mr R. Newnham, Regional Manager West, Parks Victoria (PDF 79Kb, RTF 149Kb) |
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| Mr T. Wyatt (PDF 15Kb, RTF 65Kb) | |
| 8 October 2007 [Warburton] |
Mr P. Watkinson, Regional Director Port Phillip, and Mr B. Barbetti, Regional Fire Manager, Port Phillip, Department of Sustainability and Environment, Ms A. Volkering, Regional Manager Melbourne metropolitan, Parks Victoria, and Ms C. Quick, Manager of Civil Assets, Melbourne Water (PDF 58Kb, RTF 67Kb) |
| Dr P. Lane, Senior Research Fellow, University of Melbourne (PDF 33Kb, RTF 44Kb) |
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| Mr J. Schauble, Volunteer Captain, Sassafras Ferny Creek
Brigade, Country Fire Authority (PDF 40Kb, RTF 50Kb) |
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| Mr G. Jack, Municipal Emergency Response Officer, and Mr G. Hunt, Executive Officer Emergency and Safety Planning, Yarra Ranges Shire Council (PDF 37Kb, RTF 90Kb) |
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| Ms A. M. Shew, Ferny Creek Fire Alert (PDF 36Kb, RTF 47Kb) |
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| Mr G. Moran (PDF 41Kb, RTF 54Kb) | |
| Mr G. Lyttle, Chairman, and Mr T. Roche, project worker, Volunteer Fire Brigades Victoria (PDF 55Kb, RTF 60Kb) |
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| Mr T. Barker, Professor P. Attiwill, Mr D. Packham, and Mr I. Hamilton, The Peoples Review of Bushfires in Victoria since 2000 (PDF 59Kb, RTF 68Kb) |
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| Ms J. Barnett, research officer, Victorian National Parks Association (PDF 52Kb, RTF 56Kb) | |
| Ms R. Bentley, President, Prospectors and Miners Association of Victoria (PDF 34Kb, RTF 41Kb) | |
| Ms C. Murphy, Chief Executive Officer, National Association
of Forest Industries; and Mr D. de Jongh, senior forest policy analyst, National Association of Forest Industries; and Mr P. Dalidakis, Executive Director, Victorian Association of Forest Industries; and Mr G. Featherston, consultant, Victorian Association of Forest Industries (PDF 91Kb, RTF 95Kb) |
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| Mr R. Alder, General Manager, National Aerial Firefighting Centre; and representative of Australasian Fire Authorities Council (PDF 46Kb, RTF 51Kb) | |
| Ms J. Butterworth Gray, Chief Executive, Victorian Wine Industry Association (PDF 40Kb, RTF 50Kb) | |
| Mr L. Chamberlain, Victorian forest campaigner, Wilderness Society (PDF 53Kb, RTF 92Kb) | |
| 26 November 2007 [Mansfield] |
Mr D. Roff, Chief Executive Officer, Mr K. Murphy, Senior Environmental Health Officer, Municipal Emergency Resources Officer and Municipal Fire Prevention Officer, and Cr S. Jeffcoat, Deputy Mayor, Mansfield Shire Council (PDF 48Kb, RTF 75Kb) |
| Mr B. McNamara, Chairman, Alpine Valley Vignerons; Mr R Wahlquist, General Manager, Brown Brothers Wines; Mr D. Maples, Chair, King Valley Vignerons Association; and Mr S. Lowe, Whitfield grape grower (PDF 43Kb, RTF 68Kb) |
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| Mr A. Fairley, Chairperson, Alpine Resorts Coordinating Council (PDF 32Kb, RTF 49Kb) |
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| Mr B. Young, Executive Officer, Plantations North East (PDF 27Kb, RTF 41Kb) |
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| Mr D. Evans, farmer (PDF 38Kb, RTF 56Kb) |
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| Mr G. Stoney, Stoney family; Mr C. Lovick, Lovick Adventures and Lovick family; and Mr L. Ingram, Secretary, Howqua Hills Progress Association (PDF 58Kb, RTF 95Kb) |
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| Mr R. Picton, member, Goughs Bay Country Fire Authority;
and Mr R. Scott, member, Benalla and District Country Fire Authority (PDF 36Kb, RTF 57Kb) |
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| Mr K. Badham, member, Mansfield Country Fire Authority (PDF 17Kb, RTF 32Kb) |
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| Mr D. Bain, Captain, Taminick Rural Fire Brigade (PDF 18Kb, RTF 33Kb) |
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| Mr A. Ashworth (PDF 27Kb, RTF 80Kb) |
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| 28 November 2007 [Mount Beauty] |
Mr J. Hicks, vice president, Mr B. Adams, media officer, Mr N. Robinson, member, and Mr A. Mull, member, Alpine Conservation and Access Group (PDF 55Kb, RTF 69Kb) |
| Mr J. Carter, manager, technical services, and Mr D. Farmer, fire prevention officer, Alpine Shire Council (PDF 43Kb, RTF 53Kb) |
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| Mr K. Ritchie, Regional Director North East, Mr P. Farrell, Fire Manager North East, and Mr E. Waller, Chief Officer, Fire and Emergency Management, Department of Sustainability and Environment; and Mr C. Rose, Manager East, Parks Victoria (PDF 64Kb, RTF 74Kb) |
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| Mr A. Davies, general manager north east, and Mr P. King, operations manager, region 24, Country Fire Authority (PDF 43Kb, RTF 59Kb) |
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| Mr R. Martin (PDF 26Kb, RTF 39Kb) |
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| Mr M. Paterson (PDF 43Kb, RTF 50Kb) |
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| Mr P. Hartley (PDF 26Kb, RTF 41Kb) |
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| Mr J. Crebbin (PDF 26Kb, RTF 36Kb) |
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| Mr. P. McConachy (PDF 48Kb, RTF 103Kb) |
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| 29 November 2007 [Omeo] |
Mr N. Penrose, regional director, Gippsland, Mr D. Tainsh, regional fire manager, Gippsland, Mr B. Rankin, senior fire management officer, and Mr E. Waller, chief officer, fire and emergency management, Department of Sustainability and Environment; and Mr D. Nugent, Parks Victoria (PDF 67Kb, RTF 101Kb) |
| Mr S. Turner, Mr J. Cook, and Mr C. Commins, Mountain Cattlemen’s Association of Victoria (PDF 64Kb, RTF 93Kb) |
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| Mr J. Somerville (PDF 40Kb, RTF 23Kb) |
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| Mr G. Hope, operations officer, region 11, Mr P. Sandy, Omeo group officer, Mr M. Stagg, ex Omeo group officer, and Mr G. Symons, Omeo brigade captain, Country Fire Authority (PDF 47Kb, RTF 74Kb) |
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| Mr F. Barry (PDF 37Kb, RTF 92Kb) |
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| 7 April 2008 [Melbourne] | Mr D. Nugent, Deputy General Manager and Director, Fire and Emergency Services, Parks Victoria; Mr R. Rees, Chief OPfficer, Country Fire Authority; Mr P. Harris, Secretary, and Mr E. Waller, Chief Officer, Fire and Emergency Management, Department of Sustainability and Environment; and Mr D. Pollard, Chief Executive Officer, VicForests (PDF 170Kb, RTF 269Kb) |