Inquiry into Unconventional Gas in Victoria

Other Documents

Created: Thursday, 06 August 2015 15:04

Last Updated: Tuesday, 08 December 2015 09:48

Other documents relating to the Inquiry will be posted here.

Correspondence received from Lakes Oil to the Committee

1. Correspondence from Lakes Oil(PDF 21.79 KB)
2. Correspondence regarding further submission(PDF 42.31 KB)

Documents provided by the Victorian Government

1. Gippsland synthesis - June 2015(PDF 2.04 MB)
2. Gippsland impact assessment - June 201516.99 MB
3. Gippsland groundwater model - June 201519.29 MB
4. Gippsland gas prospectivity - June 20154.14 MB
5. Gippsland groundwater sampling - June 2015(PDF 14.05 MB)
6. Gippsland gravity survey - June 2015(PDF 4.97 MB)
7. Otway synthesis - June 2015(PDF 2.98 MB)
8. Otway impact assessment - June 2015 15.06 MB
9. Otway gas prospectivity - June 2015(PDF3.55 MB)
10. Otway groundwater sampling - June 2015(PDF15.35 MB)

Documents provided by Santos Ltd

1. Santos letter to Inquiry(PDF 2.32 MB)
2. Submission to Senate Inquiry into Management of Murray Darling Basin - Mining CSG - August 2011(PDF 2.31 MB)
3. Submission to NSW Government Draft Strategic Regional Land Use Policy - May 2012(PDF 1.35 MB)
4. Submission to Inquiry into the Implications for WA of Hydraulic Fracturing for Unconventional Gas - October 2013(PDF 6.92 MB)
5. Submission to NT Government Inquiry into Hydraulic Fracturing - June 2014(PDF 2.41 MB)
6. Environmental Assessment Report on Fracture Stimulation Operations in the Cooper Basin, SA - May 2014(PDF 6 MB)

Correspondence received:

1. Debbie Carruthers7.15 KB

Report

Created: Tuesday, 01 September 2015 00:00

Last Updated: Friday, 26 July 2019 14:13

On 8 December 2015 the Committee tabled its final report.

Inquiry into Onshore Unconventional Gas in Victoria - Final Report(PDF 6.86 MB)

Interim Report

On 1 September 2015 the Committee tabled its Interim Report.

Hearings and Transcripts

Created: Friday, 29 May 2015 11:36

Last Updated: Wednesday, 31 August 2016 17:49

Public Hearing Schedule

Tuesday 6 October 2015

Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House, Spring Street, East Melbourne VIC 3002

Time	Witness	Transcript	Written submission
12.00 noon	Victorian Auditor General's Office	Corrected Transcript(PDF 62.88 KB)
1.00 pm	Lakes Oil	Presentation(PDF 1.27 MB) Corrected Transcript(PDF 71.49 KB) Answer to QON(PDF 332.35 KB)	Lakes Oil(PDF 1.51 MB)

Wednesday 23 September 2015 - Regional Hearing

Ted Kenna VC Room, Hamilton Performing Arts Centre, 113 Brown Street, Hamilton, 3300

Time	Witness	Transcript	Written submission
9.15 am	Glenelg Shire Council Moyne Shire Council Corangamite Shire Council Southern Grampians Shire Council	Corrected Transcript(PDF 70.36 KB)   Southern Grampians Shire Council Handout(PDF 88.2 KB)	Glenelg Shire Council(PDF 1.75 MB) Moyne Shire Council(PDF 2.43 MB) Corangamite Shire(PDF 1.17 MB)
10.30 am	Mecrus Group of Companies	Corrected Transcript(PDF 65.41 KB)   Presentation(PDF 1.8 MB)	Mecrus Resources(PDF 2.19 MB)
11.15 am	Darrell Morrison	Corrected Transcript(PDF 44.82 KB) Handout(PDF 141.59 KB)	Corrected Darrell Morrison(PDF 44.76 KB)
11.45 am	Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation	Corrected Transcript(PDF 7.09 KB)
12.45 pm	Wannon Water	Corrected Transcript(PDF 40.32 KB)  Presentation(PDF 1011.02 KB)
1.15 pm	Protect the West Alliance	Corrected Transcript(PDF 62.4 KB) Presentation from Bernadette Tapscott(PDF 6.08 MB) Handout from Bernadette Tapscott(PDF 3.73 MB) Handout from John Coverdale(PDF 5.45 MB)
2.00 pm	Branxholme, Byaduk and Wallacedale farmers	Corrected Transcript(PDF 41.63 KB)  Handout from Aggie Stevenson(PDF 107.28 KB)
2.30 pm	Comments from the floor	John Graham(PDF 9.65 KB) Hayley Rundell(PDF 10.82 KB) Helen Henry(PDF 9.75 KB) David Smith(PDF 10.34 KB) Andrew Pettingill(PDF 10.12 KB)

Tuesday 15 September 2015

Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House, Spring Street, East Melbourne VIC 3002

Time	Witness	Transcript	Written submission
12.00 noon	Energy Users Association of Australia	Corrected Transcript(PDF 50.75 KB)	Energy Users Association of Australia(PDF 291.27 KB)
12.35 pm	Environment Protection Authority	Corrected Transcript(PDF 60.5 KB) Presentation(PDF 205 KB)	Environment Protection Authority Victoria(PDF 6.14 MB)

Wednesday 2 September 2015

Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House, Spring Street, East Melbourne VIC 3002

Time	Witness	Transcript	Written submission
7.00 pm	Plastics and Chemicals Industries Association	Corrected Transcript(PDF 49.44 KB)	Plastics and Chemicals Industries Association(PDF 948.95 KB)
7.30 pm	CSR Limited	Corrected Transcript(PDF 38.4 KB)	CSR Limited(PDF 139.78 KB)

Tuesday 1 September 2015

Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House, Spring Street, East Melbourne VIC 3002

Tuesday 18 August 2015

Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House, Spring Street, East Melbourne VIC 3002

Wednesday 12 August 2015 - Regional Hearing

Surf Coast Shire Council, 1 Merrijig Drive, Torquay

Time	Witness	Transcript	Written submission
12.00 noon	Surf Coast Shire Council Greater Geelong City Council Colac Otway Shire Council	Corrected Transcript(PDF 59.11 KB)  Surf Coast Shire Presentation.pdf(PDF 2.07 MB) Answers to QON(PDF 754.54 KB)	City of Greater Geelong(PDF 601.66 KB) Colac Otway Shire(PDF 292.12 KB)
1.30 pm	Barwon Water	Corrected Transcript(PDF 44.64 KB) Handout(PDF 504 KB)	Barwon Region Water Corporation(PDF 290.2 KB)
2.15 pm	Frack Free Moriac	Corrected Transcript(PDF 40.37 KB)
3.00 pm	Mike Forrester	Corrected Transcript(PDF 41.72 KB)	Barwon Paediatricans(PDF 500.07 KB)
3.45 pm	G21 Agribusiness Otway Harvest Trail	Corrected Transcript(PDF 40.84 KB) G21 Agribusiness Handout(PDF 274.03 KB)
4.15 pm	Comments from the Floor	Ian Clarke(PDF 12.96 KB) Wendy Klason(PDF 11.04 KB) Darren Noyes-Brown(PDF 10.42 KB) Alan Manson(PDF 8.98 KB) Suzanne Yandle(PDF 10.43 KB) Chris Johnson(PDF 9.28 KB) Kristin Bitmead(PDF 10.62 KB)

Thursday 13 August 2015 - Regional Hearing

Surf Coast Shire Council, 1 Merrijig Drive, Torquay

Time	Witness	Transcript	Written submission
9.00 am	3228 Residents Association	Corrected Transcript(PDF 42.4 KB)
9.45 am	Friends Of The Earth	Corrected Transcript(PDF 68.02 KB)	Friends of the Earth(PDF 373.1 KB) Attachment 1(PDF 113.74 KB)
10.45 am	Professor Samantha Hepburn, Deakin University	Corrected Transcript(PDF 76.68 KB)	Samantha Hepburn(PDF 855.26 KB)
11.30 am	Michael Blackam, Coffey	Corrected Transcript(PDF 60.25 KB)  Presentation(PDF 1.31 MB)	Michael Blackam(PDF 1.89 MB)
12.45 pm	Dr George Carman	Corrected Transcript(PDF 66.14 KB) Presentation.pdf(PDF 266.41 KB)	Dr. George Carman(PDF 178.79 KB)
1.15 pm	Frack Free Geelong Gasfield Free Torquay	Corrected Transcript(PDF 31.01 KB)	Frack Free Geelong(PDF 4.27 MB)
2.00 pm	Wurdale Landcare Group	Corrected Transcript(PDF 37.38 KB)	Wurdale Landcare Group(PDF 27.96 KB)
2.30 pm	Environmental Justice Australia	Corrected Transcript(PDF 49.84 KB) Handout 1(PDF 502.95 KB) Handout 2(PDF 359.99 KB)	Environmental Justice Australia(PDF 2.8 MB)

Wednesday 5 August 2015

Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House, Spring Street, East Melbourne VIC 3002

Time	Witness	Transcript	Written submission
7.30 pm	Environment Victoria Dr Nick Aberle, Safe Climate Campaign Manager Anne Martinelli, One Million Homes Energy Efficiency Campaigner	Corrected Transcript(PDF 58.77 KB)	Environment Victoria(PDF 538.08 KB)
8.15 pm	Grattan Institute Tony Wood, Energy Program Director David Blowers, Energy Fellow	Corrected Transcript(PDF 82.06 KB)	Grattan Institute(PDF 10.59 MB)

Wednesday 22 July 2015

Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House, Spring Street, East Melbourne VIC 3002

Time	Witness	Transcript	Written submission
10.00 am	Mr Tim Forcey, Melbourne Energy Institute, University of Melbourne	Transcript(PDF 86.94 KB) Presentation(PDF 1003.12 KB)	University of Melbourne Energy Institute(PDF 436.3 KB)
10.45 am	Professor Peter Cook	Transcript(PDF 71.89 KB)	Australian Academy of Technological Sciences & Engineering(PDF 263.44 KB) Appendix 1(PDF 9.09 MB)
11.30 am	Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning	Transcript(PDF 66.74 KB) Presentation(PDF 1.65 MB)
12.30 pm	Victorian Farmers Federation	Transcript(PDF 65.63 KB) Answers to QoN(PDF 430.36 KB)	Victorian Farmers Federation(PDF 1.55 MB)
1.15 pm	Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA)	Transcript(PDF 91.45 KB) Answers to QONs(PDF 461.44 KB)	APPEA(PDF 1.88 MB)
2.00 pm	Dr Matthew Currell, RMIT University, Hydrogeology and Environmental Engineering	Transcript(PDF 64.47 KB) Presentation (PDF 2 MB)	Matthew Currell (PDF 197.98 KB)
2.45 pm	Minerals Council of Australia	Transcript(PDF 328.4 KB)	Minerals Council of Australia(PDF 5.99 MB)

Wednesday 1 July 2015

Gippsland Regional Sports Complex (GRSC), 116 Cobains Road, Sale

Time	Witness	Transcript	Written submission
9.00 am	Dr Jo McCubbin	Corrected Transcript47.23 KB Presentation(PDF 9.5 MB)
9.45 am	Dairy Australia	Corrected Transcript44.38 KB
10.45 am	Lakes Oil	Corrected Transcript143.86 KB Presentation(PDF 3.21 MB)	Lakes Oil(PDF 1.51 MB)
11.30 am	Ignite Energy Resources	Corrected Transcript46.52 KB Presentation(PDF 891.11 KB)

Tuesday 30 June 2015 - Regional Hearing

Gippsland Regional Sports Complex (GRSC), 116 Cobains Road, Sale, Victoria

Time	Witness	Transcript
12.00 noon	Wellington Shire South Gippsland Shire Baw Baw Shire LaTrobe Shire Bass Coast Shire	Corrected Transcript72.64 KB	Bass Coast Shire Council(PDF 88.32 KB)
1.30 pm	Alex Arbuthnot	Corrected Transcript48.50 KB	Alexander Arbuthnot(PDF 183.78 KB)
2.15 pm	Lock the Gate	Corrected Transcript52.07 KB	Lock the Gate(PDF 1.97 MB)
3.15 pm	Ross Scott	Corrected Transcript51.62 KB
4.00 pm	Committee for Gippsland	Corrected Transcript38.28 KB
4.45 pm	Comments from the Floor	Corrected Transcript64.29 KB

Transcripts of Evidence

Corrected transcripts of these hearings will also be published here when finalised by the Committee.