Legislative Assembly Environment and Planning Committee

Inquiry into renewable and affordable energy for apartments

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    Committee Hearing Room 2, 55 St Andrews Place, East Melbourne, 3002

    9:00 AM

    Solar Victoria, Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action Kate Barnes, Executive Director, Customer Programs and Digital Guy Pritchard, Director Programs
    Solar Victoria Presentation

    9:45 AM
    Sustainable Built Environment Groups

    Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council Alison Cleary, Director, Policy and Advocacy Clean Energy Council Morgan Rossiter, General Manager, Distributed Energy Green Building Council of Australia Corwin Wallens, Policy Manager Shay Singh, Head of Policy

    10:15 AM
    Renewable Energy Consultancies

    Solar Choice Jeff Sykes, Chief Executive Officer HIP V. HYPE and Get Off Gas Gavin Ashley, Director of Sustainability, HIP V. HYPE Brendan Lang, Founder, Get off Gas Rewiring Australia Francis Vierboom, Chief Executive Officer Calum Harvey-Scholes, Head of Research Let Me Be Frank Kate Nicolazzo, Director

    11:00 AM

    Smart Energy Lab Glen Morris, General Manager

    11:30 AM
    Local Government

    Yarra City Council Michael Oke, Sustainability Unit Manager Katy Daily, Energy Innovation Lead City of Boroondara Amaya De Silva, Coordinator Climate Action Jess Harrison, Manager Climate Action and Sustainability Merri-bek City Council Pene Winslade, Director Place & Environment Victoria Hart, Manager Sustainability & Climate City of Melbourne Krista Milne, Co-Director, Climate Change and City Resilience Liam Henderson, Manager, Zero Carbon Community

    12:00 PM

    Australian College of Strata Lawyers Tim Graham, Fellow and immediate past President

    12:25 PM

    Commissioner for Residential Tenancies Dr Heather Holst

    1:15 PM
    Social Housing

    Victorian Public Tenants Association Raoul Wainwright, Acting Chief Executive Officer Housing Choices Australia Matt Torney, Director Strategy, Performance and Sustainability Jennifer Saunders, Sustainability Strategy Manager Community Housing Industry Association Victoria Alex Trudzik, Policy Manager Victorian Council of Social Service Rory Anderson, Policy Advisor, Energy and Cost of Living

    2:00 PM
    Equitable Access

    Financial Counselling Victoria Zyl Hovenga-Wauchope, Chief Executive Officer Renters of South Port Community Housing Group Matthew Roberts ANU Centre for Energy Systems Dr Wendy Russell, Project Lead Dr Rebecca Blackburn, Research Fellow Brotherhood of St. Laurence David Bryant, Senior Policy & Research Officer Energy Consumers Australia Lotte Wolff, Executive Manager, Analysis and Policy Dr Elham Hajhashemi, Manager, Analysis and Advocacy

    2:45 PM
    Electrical Sector

    Master Electricians Australia Kate Raymond, Chief Executive Officer Georgia Holmes, National Policy Lead National Electrical and Communications Association Kent Johns, Head of Government Relations and Regulatory Affairs Neil Roberts, Technical Director Rob Selymesi, NECA Victoria Board Member

    3:10 PM
    Embedded Network Operators

    Energy Trade Pty Ltd Lee Kolbe, Chief Operating Officer Energy On Rosa Di Noto, Operations Manager Shawn Misquith, Network Services Manager
  • Committee Hearing Room 2, 55 St Andrews Place, East Melbourne, 3002

    9:15 AM
    Renewable energy and environment groups

    Smart Energy Council David McElrea, Chief Advocacy Officer Environment Victoria Dr Kat Lucas-Healey, Senior Climate and Energy Advisor Energy Efficiency Council Jeremy Sung, Head of Policy Rob McLeod, Senior Advisor, Policy and Research
    Transcript

    9:45 AM

    Allume Energy Pty Ltd Cameron Knox, Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder
    Transcript

    10:15 AM
    Community energy

    Electrify Boroondara Russell Williams, Deputy Chair Lighter Footprints and Darebin Climate Action Now Dr Graham Moore, Electrification Advisor, Darebin Climate Action Now Yarra Energy Foundation Tim Shue, General Manager, Business and Strategic Partnerships Solar Citizens Heidi Lee Douglas, Chief Executive Officer Friends of the Earth Melbourne Ari Pickering, Energy Justice Campaign Pat Simons, Yes 2 Renewables Campaign
    Transcript

    11:00 AM
    Academics

    Associate Professor Saman Gorji, Director of Centre for Smart Power and Energy Research, Deakin University Associate Professor Nicola Willand, School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University Associate Professor Anne Kallies, School of Law, RMIT University Professor Gary Rosengarten, Director, Enabling Impact Platforms (Sustainable Technologies and Systems), RMIT University Professor Rebecca Yang, Department of Infrastructure Engineering, The University of Melbourne and Chair, The Australian PV Institute Dr Mike Roberts, Senior Research Fellow, Collaboration on Energy and Environmental Markets, UNSW
    Transcript

    11:45 AM
    Alternative solutions

    ReThink Sustainability Justin McFarlane, Executive Director Dr Andrea La Nauze, Associate Professor (Economics), Deakin University Smartizer Pty Ltd Neil McFarlane, Head of Business Development & Government ClearVue Technologies Ltd Serjana Sadeq, Chief Strategy Officer
    Transcript ReThink Sustainability Presentation

    12:45 PM

    Owners Corporation Network of Australia Limited (OCN) Dr Janette Corcoran, Board Director
    Transcript

    1:15 PM

    Strata Community Association Victoria Pernille Cavanough, President Tim Graham, Vice President
    Transcript

    1:45 PM
    Apartment owners

    Owners Committee 61 & 61A Haines Street Carla Campbell-Redl, Member Richard Keeble, Member Owners at 43 Haines Street Jane Mavoa Dr Valerie Kay
    Transcript

    2:30 PM
    Advocacy groups

    Tenants Victoria Damien Patterson, Director of Policy, Advocacy and Engagement Housing for the Aged Action Group Fiona York, Executive Officer
    Transcript

    2:50 PM

    Victorian Trades Hall Council Danae Bosler, Assistant Secretary Dr Colin Long, Just Transitions Organiser
    Transcript

    3:10 PM

    Infrastructure Victoria Dr Jonathan Spear, Chief Executive Officer Jill Riseley, Deputy Chief Executive Officer
    Transcript