APPENDIX IV
LIST OF WITNESSES

The list includes all witnesses that gave evidence at a Public Hearings. It excludes witnesses who gave evidence `in camera'. The Committee was also briefed by the current Minister for Agriculture, The Hon Keith Hamilton, MP (on 5 April 2000) and the former Minister for Agriculture, The Hon Pat McNamara, MP (on 25 September 2000).

Two listings are provided - the first in chronological order, the second in alphabetical order by organisation and name.

LIST A - CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER

 

No.	Organisation	Name	Position
OMEO - 17 May 2000
1		Mrs Louise Armit	Farmer
2		Ms Judith Henderson	Sheep Farmer
3		Mr Tom Johnston	Farmer
4		Mr Len Love	Woolgrower
5	Omeo District Hospital	Mr Nick Thurbon	Counsellor-Social Worker
6		Mr Laurie Hiscock	Sheep Farmer
7		Mrs Jeanette Commins	Farmer
8		Mr Peter Foster	Farmer
9		Mr William (Bill) Armit	Farmer
10		Mr Albert(Bert) AhSam	Merino Stud Farmer
11		Mr Bruce Reid	Farmer and Wool Classer
12		Mr David Lumsden	Sheep Farmer
13		Mr Barry Newcomen	Farmer
14		Mr Craig Lloyd	Farmer and Shearer
15		Ms E. Bryce	Farmer
16		Ms Shirley Cummins	Farmer
17		Mr Evan Newcomen	Farmer
BAIRNSDALE - 18 May 2000
18		Ms Helen Livingstone	Farmer
19		Ms Helen Martin	Shire Officer
20		Mr Ray Murphy	Farmer
21		Mr Stephen Blennerhassett	Sheep Producer
22		Mrs Beatrice Blennerhassett	Sheep Producer
23		Mr Frank Blennerhassett	Sheep Breeder
24	East Gippsland Organic Agriculture Association	Ms Robyn Grant	Member
25	East Gippsland Organic Agriculture Association	Ms Gayle Timms	Secretary
26		Mr Patrick (Pat) Killeen	Wool Area Manager
27	Australian Workers Union	Mr Sam Beechey	Shearing Industry Co-ordinator
28		Mr Nigel Hodge	Farmer
29		Mr William (Bill) Bolitho	Woolgrower
30		Mrs Helen Bowman	Farmer
31		Mr Peter Bowman	Farmer
32		Mr Joe Duffy	Shearing Contractor
33		Mr J Mildenhall	Farmer
YARRAM - 18 May 2000
34		Mr Peter Jennings	Financial Controller
35		Mr Stan Harrison	Farmer
36		Mr Peter Epplestun	Farmer
37		Mr Peter Godding	Farmer
38		Ms Elizabeth Balderstone	Woolgrower
39		Ms Dianne Best	Sheep Farmer
40		Dr Fergus Irving	Veterinary Surgeon and Sheep Owner
41		Dr Rosemary Irving	Veterinary Surgeon and Sheep Owner
42		Mr Graeme MacLennan	Farmer
43		Mr Graeme Foat	Farmer
44		Mr John Mactier	Woolgrower
45		Mrs Winifred Mactier	Farmer
46		Mr Warwick Boddy	Woolgrower
47		Mr David Luckock	Farmer
48		Mrs Sarah Luckock	Farmer
SEYMOUR - 13 June 2000
49		Mrs Anne Clark	Farmer
50		Mr Ian Clark	Farmer
51		Mr J. Richardson	Farmer
52	Northeast Agcare	Mr C. Fraser	Rural Counsellor
53		Mr R Burton	Woolgrower
54		Mr D. Lawson	Farmer
55		Mr A. Oliver	Share Farmer and Manager
56		Dr Arthur Telford	Woolgrower
57		Mr David Webb Ware	Farmer
58		Mr R. Strong	Farmer
59		Mr A. Lade	Farmer
60		Mr Duncan Chisolm	Farmer
61		Mr R Wallis	Farmer
62		Mr I. Durrant	Farmer
63		Mr G. Johnston	Farmer
KYNETON - 14 June 2000
64		Mr John Vallance	Farmer
65		Mr Merv King	Farmer
66		Mrs Robyn Polletti	Farmer
67	Kynton Prime Livestock Producer's Group	Ms L. Layton
68		Mr B Hamblin	Farmer
69		Mr M. O'Sullivan	Farmer
70		Mr D. Lobb	Farmer
71		Mr P. Scanlon	Farmer
72		Mr R. Shea	Farmer
73		Mrs J. Sievers	Farmer
74		Mr K. Hartigan	Farmer
75		Mr G. Ryan	Farmer
76		Mrs P. Coleby	Consultant
77		Mr P. Anderson	Farmer
78		Mr A. Diss	Farmer
79		Mr B. Elliott	Farmer
80		Mr D. McLarty	Farmer
COLAC - 20 June 2000
81		Mr Bruce Dupe	Farmer
82	Community Connections, Warrnambool	Mr David O'Brien	Team Leader
83		Mr Tom Gubbins	Farmer
HAMILTON - 21 June 2000
84		Mr F. Tobin	Farmer
85		Mrs R. Tobin	Farmer
86		Mr Donald Calvert	Farmer
87		Mr W. Anders	Farmer
88		Mrs V. Andrews	Farmer
89		Mr Bruce Anderson	Farmer
90	VFF., Ararat Branch	Ms D. Shea	Secretary
91		Mr N. Gutheridge	Stock Agent and Station Agent
92		Mr James Kennedy	Fine Wool Grower
93		Ms Debbie Milne	Rural Financial Counsellor and Stud Sheep Breeder
94		Ms Camille Tobin	Farmer
95	Hamilton Pastoral District Council, VFF	Mr J. Lyons	Vice President
96	Hamilton Pastoral District Council, VFF	Mr R. Jackson	Representative
97	Glenorchy-Stawall Branch, VFF	Mr R. Partridge	Commercial Stud Breeder, President
98		Dr. David Rendell	Beef and Sheep Veterinary Consultant
MELBOURNE - 10 July 2000
99		Mrs A. Fox	Farmer
100		Mr A. Fox	Farmer
101	Victorian Stock Agents Association	Mr J. Smith	Representative
102		Mr Bruce Starritt	Stud Sheep and Cattle Breeder
103		Dr Rod Manning	Veterinary Practitioner and Beef Producer
104	Australian Poll Dorset Sheepbreeders Assoc.	Mr G. Oliver	National President
105	Victorian Stud Merino Sheepbreeders Assoc.	Mr Micheal Collins	Vice President
106	Australian Corriedale Assoc.	Mr John Savage	Vice President
107		Mr R. Liley	Producer
108		Mrs Justine Hall	Goat Farmer
MELBOURNE - 24 July 2000
109		Dr Doug Pemberton	Veterinarian
110		Dr William Sykes	Veterinarain
111	CSL Ltd.	Dr Andrea Britton	Veterinarian Services Manager
112	CSL Ltd.	Dr Paul Wood	Research and Development Manager
113	University of Melbourne	Assoc. Prof. Andrew Vizard	Mackinnon Project
114	University of Melbourne	Dr John Larsen	Mackinnon Project
115	CSIRO Division of Livestock Industry	Dr Stephen Prowse	Program Manager
116	OJD Action Group	Mr I. Wood	Secretary
117	OJD Action Group	Mr F. Tobin	Chairman
118	Pastoral Group, VFF	Mr William Bray	President
119	Animal Health and Quarantine Committee, Pastoral Group, VFF	Mr Ian Feldtmann	Chairman
120	Victorian Division, Australian Veterinary Association	Dr Kenneth Picken	Executive Officer
121	Australian Veterinary Association.	Dr J. Larsen	Representative
MELBOURNE - 7 August 2000
122		Mr John Marriott	Former Rural Counsellor
123	Australian Beef Association	Mr John Carter	Chairman
124	Australian Beef Association	Mr Don Lawson	Gippsland Director
125	Livestock Salesyards Association of Vic.	Mr Frank White	Executive Officer
126	Office of Rural Communities	Mr Jeremy Moloney	Representative
127	Sheep and Goat Compensation Advisory Committee	Mr Robert Black	Representative
128	Sheep and Goat Compensation Advisory Committee	Mr Richard Roberts	Representative
129	Agriculture, Dept Natural Resources and Environment	Dr B. Kefford	Executive Director Agriculture
130	Animal Health Operations, Dept Natural Resources and Environment	Dr J. Galvin	Manager, Animal Health Operations
131	Quality Assurance, Dept Natural Resources and Environment	Mr P. Bailey	Director of Quality Assurance
132	Dept Natural Resources and Environment	Dr H. Millar	Chief Veterinary Officer
133	Victorian Institute of Animal Science	Dr Condron	Principal Scientist
134		Dr A. Turner	Former Chief Veterinary Officer
135	Dept Natural Resources and Environment	Dr C. Button	Veterinary Officer
136	Dept Natural Resources and Environment	Dr S. Hides	Senior Veterinary Officer

LIST B - ALPHABETICAL ORDER

 

Organisation	Name	Position	No.
	AhSam, Mr Albert(Bert)	Merino Stud Farmer	10
	Anders, Mr W.	Farmer	87
	Anderson, Mr Bruce	Farmer	89
	Anderson, Mr P.	Farmer	77
	Andrews, Mrs V.	Farmer	88
	Armit, Mr William (Bill)	Farmer	9
	Armit, Mrs Louise	Farmer	1
	Balderstone, Ms Elizabeth	Woolgrower	38
	Best, Ms Dianne	Sheep Farmer	39
	Blennerhassett, Mr Frank	Sheep Breeder	23
	Blennerhassett, Mr Stephen	Sheep Producer	21
	Blennerhassett, Mrs Beatrice	Sheep Producer	22
	Boddy, Mr Warwick	Woolgrower	46
	Bolitho, Mr William (Bill)	Woolgrower	29
	Bowman, Mr Peter	Farmer	31
	Bowman, Mrs Helen	Farmer	30
	Bryce, Ms E.	Farmer	15
	Burton, Mr R	Woolgrower	53
	Calvert, Mr Donald	Farmer	86
	Chisolm, Mr Duncan	Farmer	60
	Clark, Mr Ian	Farmer	50
	Clark, Mrs Anne	Farmer	49
	Coleby, Mrs P.	Consultant	76
	Commins, Mrs Jeanette	Farmer	7
	Cummins, Ms Shirley	Farmer	16
	Diss, Mr A.	Farmer	78
	Duffy, Mr Joe	Shearing Contractor	32
	Dupe, Mr Bruce	Farmer	81
	Durrant, Mr I.	Farmer	62
	Elliott, Mr B.	Farmer	79
	Epplestun, Mr Peter	Farmer	36
	Foat, Mr Graeme	Farmer	43
	Foster, Mr Peter	Farmer	8
	Fox, Mr A.	Farmer	100
	Fox, Mrs A.	Farmer	99
	Godding, Mr Peter	Farmer	37
	Gubbins, Mr Tom	Farmer	83
	Gutheridge, Mr N.	Stock Agent and Station Agent	91
	Hall, Mrs Justine	Goat Farmer	108
	Hamblin, Mr B	Farmer	68
	Harrison, Mr Stan	Farmer	35
	Hartigan, Mr K.	Farmer	74
	Henderson, Ms Judith	Sheep Farmer	2
	Hiscock, Mr Laurie	Sheep Farmer	6
	Hodge, Mr Nigel	Farmer	28
	Irving, Dr Fergus	Veterinary Surgeon and Sheep Owner	40
	Irving, Dr Rosemary	Veterinary Surgeon and Sheep Owner	41
	Jennings, Mr Peter	Financial Controllor	34
	Johnston, Mr G.	Farmer	63
	Johnston, Mr Tom	Farmer	3
	Kennedy, Mr James	Fine Wool Grower	92
	Killeen, Mr Patrick (Pat)	Wool Area Manager	26
	King, Mr Merv	Farmer	65
	Lade. Mr A.	Farmer	59
	Lawson, Mr D.	Farmer	54
	Liley, Mr R.	Producer	107
	Livingstone, Ms Helen	Farmer	18
	Lloyd, Mr Craig	Farmer and Shearer	14
	Lobb, Mr D.	Farmer	70
	Love, Mr Len	Woolgrower	4
	Luckock, Mr David	Farmer	47
	Luckock, Mrs Sarah	Farmer	48
	Lumsden, Mr David	Sheep Farmer	12
	MacLennan, Mr Graeme	Farmer	42
	Mactier, Mr John	Woolgrower	44
	Mactier, Mrs Winifred	Farmer	45
	Manning, Dr Rod	Veterinary Practitioner and Beef Producer	103
	Marriott, Mr John	Former Rural Counsellor	122
	Martin, Ms Helen	Shire Officer	19
	McLarty, Mr D.	Farmer	80
	Mildenhall, Mr J	Farmer	33
	Milne, Ms Debbie	Rural Financial Counsellor and Stud Sheep Breeder	93
	Murphy, Mr Ray	Farmer	20
	Newcomen, Mr Barry	Farmer	13
	Newcomen, Mr Evan	Farmer	17
	O'Sullivan, Mr M.	Farmer	69
	Oliver, Mr A.	Share Farmer and Manager	55
	Pemberton, Dr Doug	Veterinarian	109
	Polletti, Mrs Robyn	Farmer	66
	Reid, Mr Bruce	Farmer and Wool Classer	11
	Rendell, Dr. David	Beef and Sheep Veterinary Consultant	98
	Richardson, Mr J.	Farmer	51
	Ryan, Mr G.	Farmer	75
	Scanlon, Mr P.	Farmer	71
	Shea, Mr R.	Farmer	72
	Sievers, Mrs J.	Farmer	73
	Starritt, Mr Bruce	Stud Sheep and Cattle Breeder	102
	Strong, Mr R.	Farmer	58
	Sykes, Dr William	Veterinarian	110
	Telford, Dr Arthur	Woolgrower	56
	Tobin, Mr F.	Farmer	84
	Tobin, Mrs R.	Farmer	85
	Tobin, Ms Camille	Farmer	94
	Turner, Dr A.	Former Chief Veterinary Officer	134
	Vallance, Mr John	Farmer	64
	Wallis, Mr R	Farmer	61
	Webb Ware, Mr David	Farmer	57
Australian Beef Association	Lawson, Mr Don	Gippsland Director	124
Australian Beef Association	Carter, Mr John	Chairman	123
Australian Corriedale Association	Savage, Mr John	Vice President	106
Australian Poll Dorset Sheepbreeders Association	Oliver, Mr G.	National President	104
Australian Veterinary Association	Larsen, Dr J.	Representative	121
Australian Veterinary Association - Victorian Division	Picken, Dr Kenneth	Executive Officer	120
Australian Workers Union	Beechey, Mr Sam	Shearing Industry Co-ordinator	27
Community Connections, Warrnambool	O'Brien, Mr David	Team Leader	82
CSIRO Division of Livestock Industry	Prowse, Dr Stephen	Program Manager	115
CSL Ltd.	Britton, Dr Andrea	Veterinarian Services Manager	111
CSL Ltd.	Wood, Dr Paul	Research and Development Manager	112
Dept Natural Resources and Environment	Button, Dr C.	Veterinary Officer	135
Dept Natural Resources and Environment	Hides, Dr S.	Senior Veterinary Officer	136
Dept Natural Resources and Environment	Millar, Dr H.	Acting Chief Veterinary Officer	132
Dept Natural Resources and Environment - Agriculture	Kefford, Dr B.	Executive Director Agriculture	129
Dept Natural Resources and Environment - Animal Health Operations	Galvin, Dr J.	Manager	130
Dept Natural Resources and Environment - Quality Assurance	Bailey, Mr P.	Director of Quality Assurance	131
East Gippsland Organic Agriculture Association	Grant, Ms Robyn	Member	24
East Gippsland Organic Agriculture Association	Timms, Ms Gayle	Secretary	25
Kynton Prime Livestock Producer's Group	Layton, Ms L.		67
Livestock Salesyards Association of Victoria	White, Mr Frank	Executive Officer	125
Northeast Agcare	Fraser, Mr C.	Rural Counsellor	52
Office of Rural Communities	Moloney, Mr Jeremy	Representative	126
OJD Action Group	Tobin, Mr F.	Chairman	117
OJD Action Group	Wood, Mr I.	Secretary	116
Omeo District Hospital	Thurbon, Mr Nick	Counsellor-Social Worker	5
Sheep and Goat Compensation Advisory Committee	Black, Mr Robert	Representative	127
Sheep and Goat Compensation Advisory Committee	Roberts, Mr Richard	Representative	128
University of Melbourne	Larsen, Dr John	Mackinnon Project	114
University of Melbourne	Vizard, Assoc. Prof. Andrew	Mackinnon Project	113
Victorian Farmers Federation - Animal Health and Quarantine Committee, Pastoral Gp	Feldtmann, Mr Ian	Chairman	119
Victorian Farmers Federation - Ararat Branch	Shea, Ms D.	Secretary	90
Victorian Farmers Federation - Glenorchy -Stawall Branch	Partridge, Mr R.	Commercial Stud Breeder, President	97
Victorian Farmers Federation - Hamilton Pastoral District Council	Jackson, Mr R.	Representative	96
Victorian Farmers Federation - Hamilton Pastoral District Council	Lyons, Mr J.	Vice President	95
Victorian Farmers Federation - Pastoral Group	Bray, Mr Bill	President	118
Victorian Institute of Animal Science	Condron, Dr R	Principal Scientist	133
Victorian Stock Agents Association	Smith, Mr J.	Representative	101
Victorian Stud Merino Sheepbreeders Association	Collins, Mr Micheal	Vice President	105