Legislative Council Economy and Infrastructure Committee
Inquiry into Electricity Supply for Electric Vehicles
Report Tabled | The Committee tabled its Final Report on 2 June 2026
Previous public hearings
Corrected transcripts of these hearings are published below when finalised by the Committee.
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Thursday 12 March
Committee Hearing Room 3, 55 St Andrews Place, East Melbourne, 300210:00 AM
CitiPower, Powercor and United Energy (CPU) Renate Vogt, General Manager Regulation Daniel Bye, Head of Customer Connections and Requests1:00 PM
RMIT University Dr Peter Sherrell, Senior Vice Chancellors Research Fellow, Applied Chemistry and Environmental Science -
Friday 27 February
10:00 AM
Electric Vehicle Council Dr Alina Dini, Head of Energy, Infrastructure and Commercial11:00 AM
Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries Peter Griffin, Director State and Territory Advocacy and Communication Victorian Automotive Chamber of Commerce John Khoury, Manager, Industry Policy Anthony Botta, Policy Advisor Australian Automotive Dealer Association Melissa Dimovski, Director of Policy and Advocacy Michael McKenna, Director Industry Affairs
Automotive Industry panel12:00 PM
Volvo Lauren Pulitano, Vice President Public Affairs Tim Camilleri, Director E-Mobility Solutions2:00 PM
AGL Ralph Griffiths, General Manager Policy and Regulation Mabelle Reyes, Head of eMobility David Magill, Senior Manager, Government Relations3:00 PM
Fire Suppression Group Michael Shay, Director Hazard Control Technologies Mike Greiner, President Dan Miller, Chief of Training Firestryker John Blair, Managing Director, Australasia
Fire Suppression panel -
Thursday 26 February
10:00 AM
Evie Networks Bernhard Conoplia, Chief Networks Officer JOLT Charge Stuart Moffat, General Manager
Private Charge Point Operator panel11:00 AM
EVSE Brendan Wheeler, Chief Executive Officer EVX Andrew Forster, Chief Executive Officer Sean McGinty, Founder and Director
Kerbside charging panel12:00 PM
Arvio Technology David Van, Head of Strategy Association for the Battery Recycling Industry Katharine Hole, Chief Executive Officer Livium Steven Marshall, Chief Operating Officer
Battery focused panel2:00 PM
Australian Energy Regulator Justin Oliver, Deputy Chair3:00 PM
Professor Ray Wills, Managing Director, Future Smart Strategies, Adjunct Professor, The University of Western Australia Professor Peter Newman, John Curtin Distinguished Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University
Academic panel -
Friday 13 February
10:00 AM
Victorian Greenhouse Alliances (VGA) Pete Mercouriou, Chair of the Barwon South West Climate Change Alliance and Senior Sustainability Officer at City of Geelong Aaron Gray, Projects Energy Lead, SECCCA11:00 AM
City of Port Philip Mike Fisher, Manager City Planning and Sustainability Renae Walton, Principal Climate Officer Knox City Council Sam Sampanthar, Head of Sustainable Futures Yarra City Council Michael Oke, Unit Manager Sustainability12:00 PM
Bass Coast Shire Council Simon Woodland, Manager Sustainable Environment Jodi Kennedy, General Manager Community & Culture City of Greater Bendigo Michelle Wyatt, Manager Climate Change and Environment Cail Rayment, Senior Climate Change Project Officer John Harvey, Sustainability Officer East Gippsland Shire Council Councillor Tom Crook, Deputy Mayor Stuart McConnell, General Manager Assets and Environment Rebecca Lamble, Sustainability Officer2:00 PM
National Electrical and Communications Association Kent Johns, Head of Government Relations and Policy Neil Roberts, Director: Policy Technical and Safety Michael Weekes, Technical Manager3:00 PM
Energy and Water Ombudsman Victoria Catherine Wolthuizen, Ombudsman and Chief Executive -
Thursday 12 February
10:00 AM
RACE for 2030 Cooperative Research Centre Oliver Hill, Program Leader Electric Vehicles11:00 AM
Australian Electric Vehicle Association Jo Oddie, Acting National President Brendan Davies, Secretary, Victorian Branch12:00 PM
Monash Energy Institute, Monash University Associate Professor Julie Karel, Deputy Director, Research Professor Hai L. Vu Associate Professor Roger Dargaville2:00 PM
RMIT University Dr Kazi Hasan, Senior Lecturer and Transport Electrification Research Lead Associate Professor Anne Kallies Associate Professor Zsuzsanna Csereklyei3:00 PM
Ross De Rango, Founder and Director, Vehicle Charging Solutions Australia