Inquiry into the Impact of Animal Rights Activism on Victorian Agriculture
Hearings and Transcripts
Information on the Committee's public hearing schedule for this inquiry will be posted here as it becomes available.
Corrected transcripts of these hearings will also be published here when finalised by the Committee.
Tuesday 8 October 2019
Quality Hotel Gateway, 29-37 Ryley St, Wangaratta
| Time | Witness | Transcripts |
| 10.00 am | David Evans |  Transcript131.50 KB |
| 10:30 am | Timothy Kingma | Transcript126.51 KB |
| 11:15 am | Bill Baxter | Transcript140.91 KB |
| 1.30 pm | Nicola Fanning | Transcript199.97 KB |
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 |
Transcript177.36 KB |
| 11:00 am | Associate Professor Andrew Robinson Director, Centre for Excellence for Biosecurity Risk Analysis, Melbourne University |
Transcript177.69 KB |
| 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 |
Transcript199.05 KB |
| 2.00 pm | Victoria Police Superintendent Peter Greaney |
Transcript140.17 KB |
| 3.00 pm |
Victorian Farmers Federation Paul Mumford, President |
Transcript165.76 KB |
Tuesday 17 September 2019
Lighthouse Theatre, 185 Timor St, Warrnambool
| Time | Witness | Transcripts |
| 10.00 am | Lisa Dwyer | Transcript127.40 KB |
| 10.30 am | Great South Coast Food and Fibre Council Antony Ford, Executive Officer Georgina Gubbins, Chair |
Transcript137.97 KB |
| 11:15 am | Katherine Cain | Transcript125.02 KB |
| 11.45 am | LT's Egg Farm Danyel Cucinotta Brian Ahmed |
Transcript137.57 KB |
| 1.00 pm | United Dairyfarmers of Victoria, Wannon Branch Chris O’Keefe, Secretary Bernie Free, Member Oonagh Kilpatrick, Policy Councillor |
Transcript132.75 KB |
| 1.30 pm | Simon Ramsay | Transcript127.02 KB |
| 2.00 pm | Moyne Shire Council Daniel Meade, Councillor Jim Doukas, Councillor Ian Smith, Councillor |
Transcript109.53 KB |
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 |
Transcript149.10 KB |
| 11.00 am | Mark Wootton |
Transcript150.80 KB |
| 12.00 pm |
Australian Livestock Saleyard Association |
Transcript167.68 KB |
| 1.00 pm | Luv-a-Duck Daryl Bussell, CEO John Millington |
Transcript157.01 KB |
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 | Transcript132.56 KB |
| 10.30 am | Aussie Farms Chris Delforce, Executive Director |
Transcript149.07 KB |
| 11.45 am | Jan Kendall |
Transcript202.35 KB |
| 12.15 pm | David Leyden | Transcript185.68 KB |
| 1.45 pm | Edgars Mission Sanctuary Pam Ahern, Founder and Director |
Response to question on notice211.20 KB |
| 2.15 pm | Animal Liberation Victoria Patty Mark, Founder |
Transcript206.29 KB |
| 3.00 pm | Nichola Donovan and Moira Rayner | Transcript205.39 KB |
| 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 | Transcript186.81 KB |
Tuesday 20 August 2019
Bairnsdale RSL, 2 Forge Creek Road, Bairnsdale
| Time | Witness | Transcripts |
| 9.30am | John Buxton, Buxton Ag Chris Nixon |
Transcript167.48 KB |
| 10.30am | Leadoux Turkeys Judy Leadoux |
Transcript138.30 KB |
| 11.30am | Meg Parkinson |
Transcript157.22 KB |
| 12.15pm | Livestock and Rural Transporters Association of Victoria Graham Howell |
Transcript144.98 KB |
| 1.00 pm | Geoff Gooch |
Transcript111.34 KB |
Wednesday 21 August 2019
Mercure Warragul, 23 Mason Street, Warragul
| Time | Witness | Transcripts |
| 10.15am | Australian Meat Industry Council Patrick Hutchinson, CEO |
Transcript143.64 KB |
| 11.30am | Gippy Goat Farm John Gommans |
Transcript155.66 KB |
| 12.15pm | Name Withheld | Transcript165.25 KB |