Inquiry into Environmental Infrastructure for Growing Populations
Hearings and Transcripts
Due to current COVID-19 restrictions, members of the public are not permitted to attend hearings in person. All hearings, except for the 10 March and 21 April hearings, will be live broadcast on the Parliament's website. Transcripts of each hearing will be available on this webpage approximately 2-4 weeks after the hearing.
Further information on the Committee's public hearing schedule, including witness lists, will be posted here as it becomes available.
Corrected transcripts of these hearings will also be published here when finalised by the Committee.
Public hearings
Tuesday, 20 April
10.00am to 4.10pm
This hearing will be live broadcast
| Time | Witness | Transcripts |
| 10:00am | Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability | |
| 10:45am | Victorian National Parks Association | |
| 11:30am | Break | |
| 11:40am | Chris Chesterfield / Birrarung Council |
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| 12:20pm | Environmental Justice Australia | |
| 1:00pm | Lunch break | |
| 2:00pm | Wildlife Victoria | |
| 2:40pm | Yarra Riverkeeper Association | |
| 3:30pm | Break | |
| 3:45pm | Friends of Bats and Bushcare |
Wednesday, 21 April
9:00am to 1.00pm
| Time | Witness | Transcripts |
| 9:00am | Shepparton City Council | |
| 9:30am | Campaspe Shire Council | |
| 10:00am | Ballarat City Council | |
| 10:40am | Break | |
| 11:00am | Bendigo City Council |
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| 12:00pm | Geelong City Council |
Tuesday, 27 April
10.00am to 5.00pm
This hearing will be live broadcast
Past hearings
Wednesday, 31 March
10.00am to 5.00pm
This hearing will be live broadcast
| Time | Witness | Transcripts |
| 10:00am |
Australian and New Zealand Association for Leisure Studies (ANZALS) Parks and Leisure Australia (Vic/Tas Region) |
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| 11:30am | Break | |
| 11:45am |
Heart Foundation National Ageing Research Institute |
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| 1:00pm | Lunch break | |
| 2:00pm |
Town and Country Planning Association Walking Club of Victoria |
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| 3:30pm | Break | |
| 3:45pm |
Victorian Council of Social Service (VCOSS) Doctors for the Environment |
Tuesday, 30 March
10.00am to 1.30pm
This hearing will be live broadcast
| Time | Witness | Transcripts |
| 10:00am |
Round table Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University ICON Science Research Group, RMIT University Swinburne University School of Design Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), Deakin University La Trobe University |
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| 11:30am | Break | |
| 11:45am | Round table - continued |
Thursday, 25 March
10.00am to 5.00pm
| Time | Witness | Transcripts |
| 10:00am |
Round table group 1 Whitehorse City Council Brimbank City Council Banyule Council |
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| 11:30am | Break | |
| 11:45am | Round table group 1 - continued | |
| 1:00pm | Lunch break | |
| 2:00pm |
Round table group 2 Glen Eira City Council City of Monash City of Darebin |
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| 3:30pm | Break | |
| 3:45pm | Round table group 2 - continued |
Monday, 22 March
9:00am - 12:30pm
| Time | Witness | Transcripts |
| 9:00am |
City of Melbourne |
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| 10:00am | Break | |
| 10:15am |
Round table Yarra City Council Moonee Valley City Council City of Port Phillip |
Wednesday, 10 March
10.00am to 5.00pm
| Time | Witness | Transcripts |
| 10:00am |
Round table group 1 Cardinia Shire Council Mornington Peninsula Shire Council Yarra Ranges Shire Council |
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| 11:30am | Break | |
| 11:45am | Round table group 1 - continued | |
| 1:00pm | Lunch break | |
| 2:00pm |
Round table group 2 Baw Baw Shire Council Golden Plains Shire Council |
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| 3:30pm | Break | |
| 3:45pm | Round table group 2 - continued |
Tuesday, 9 March
10.00am to 5.00pm
| Time | Witness | Transcripts |
| 10:00am |
Round table group 1 Wyndham City Council City of Casey City of Whittlesea Hume City Council City of Melton |
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| 11:30am | Break | |
| 11:45am | Round table group 1 - continued | |
| 1:00pm | Lunch break | |
| 2:00pm |
Round table group 2 Council Alliance for a Sustainable Built Environment Planning Institute of Australia Master Builders Victoria Housing Industry Association Australian Institute of Landscape Architects Victorian Chapter Committee for Melbourne Urban Development Institute of Australia |
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| 3:30pm | Break | |
| 3:45pm | Round table group 2 - continued |