Inquiry into the Impact of Animal Rights Activism on Victorian Agriculture
Hearings and Transcripts
Tuesday 8 October 2019
Quality Hotel Gateway, 29-37 Ryley St, Wangaratta
Time | Witness | Transcripts |
10.00 am | David Evans | ![]() |
10:30 am | Timothy Kingma | ![]() |
11:15 am | Bill Baxter | ![]() |
1.30 pm | Nicola Fanning | ![]() |
Monday 23 September 2019
Legislative Council Committee Room (LCCR), Parliament House, East Melbourne
Time | Witness | Transcripts |
10.00 am | Agriculture Victoria Sally Fensling, Executive Director, Animal Welfare Victoria, and Agriculture Regulatory Policy Michael Rosier, Acting Executive Director, Biosecurity Services, Biosecurity and Agriculture Services Dr Cameron Bell, Acting Chief Veterinary Officer, Biosecurity and Agriculture Services |
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11:00 am | Associate Professor Andrew Robinson Director, Centre for Excellence for Biosecurity Risk Analysis, Melbourne University |
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11:45 am | Law Institute of Victoria Mel Walker, Co-chair LIV Criminal Law Committee |
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1.30 pm | Professor Paul Hemsworth Animal Welfare Science Centre, Melbourne University |
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2.00 pm | Victoria Police Superintendent Peter Greaney |
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3.00 pm |
Victorian Farmers Federation Paul Mumford, President |
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Wednesday 18 September 2019
Conference Room, Horsham International Hotel, 118 Baillie St, Horsham
Time | Witness | Transcripts |
10.00 am | Victorian Farmers Federation Leonard Vallance, President, Livestock Council |
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11.00 am | Mark Wootton |
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12.00 pm |
Australian Livestock Saleyard Association |
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1.00 pm | Luv-a-Duck Daryl Bussell, CEO John Millington |
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Tuesday 17 September 2019
Lighthouse Theatre, 185 Timor St, Warrnambool
Time | Witness | Transcripts |
10.00 am | Lisa Dwyer | ![]() |
10.30 am | Great South Coast Food and Fibre Council Antony Ford, Executive Officer Georgina Gubbins, Chair |
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11:15 am | Katherine Cain | ![]() |
11.45 am | LT's Egg Farm Danyel Cucinotta Brian Ahmed |
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1.00 pm | United Dairyfarmers of Victoria, Wannon Branch Chris O’Keefe, Secretary Bernie Free, Member Oonagh Kilpatrick, Policy Councillor |
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1.30 pm | Simon Ramsay | ![]() |
2.00 pm | Moyne Shire Council Daniel Meade, Councillor Jim Doukas, Councillor Ian Smith, Councillor |
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Wednesday 4 September 2019
Legislative Council Committee Room (LCCR), Parliament House, East Melbourne
Time | Witness | Transcripts |
10.00 am | Associate Professor Carrie Freeman, Georgia State University | ![]() |
10.30 am | Aussie Farms Chris Delforce, Executive Director |
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11.45 am | Jan Kendall |
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12.15 pm | David Leyden | ![]() |
1.45 pm | Edgars Mission Sanctuary Pam Ahern, Founder and Director |
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2.15 pm | Animal Liberation Victoria Patty Mark, Founder |
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3.00 pm | Nichola Donovan and Moira Rayner | ![]() |
3.30 pm | RSPCA Victoria Mhairi Roberts, Animal Welfare Policy Manager Jed Goodfellow, Science and Policy Team Lead |
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4.00pm | Abby Zonino | ![]() |
Wednesday 21 August 2019
Mercure Warragul, 23 Mason Street, Warragul
Time | Witness | Transcripts |
9.00am | Name withheld | ![]() |
10.15am | Australian Meat Industry Council Patrick Hutchinson, CEO |
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11.30am | Gippy Goat Farm John Gommans |
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12.15pm | Name withheld |
Tuesday 20 August 2019
Bairnsdale RSL, 2 Forge Creek Road, Bairnsdale
Time | Witness | Transcripts |
9.30am | John Buxton, Buxton Ag Chris Nixon |
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10.30am | Leadoux Turkeys Judy Leadoux |
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11.30am | Meg Parkinson |
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12.15pm | Livestock and Rural Transporters Association of Victoria Graham Howell |
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1.00 pm | Geoff Gooch |
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