Legislative Council Environment and Planning Committee
Inquiry into ecosystem decline in Victoria
Awaiting Government Response
Public hearings for the inquiry have closed.
Previous public hearings
Corrected transcripts and question on notice responses of these hearings are published below when finalised by the Committee.
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Monday 9 December 2024
Parliament of Victoria, 55 St Andrews Pl, East Melbourne Vic, Australia , East Melbourne, 3002
9:00 AM
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria David Cantrill, Executive Director Science9:45 AM
Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research Kim Lowe, Research Director1:00 PM
Barbara Wilson, Hon. Associate Professor in Ecology2:45 PM
Research Centre for Future Landscapes, La Trobe University Andrew Bennett, Director and Professor Ecology Jim Radford, Principal Research Fellow3:30 PM
Ecological Society of Australia Bek Christensen, President John Morgan, Co-Chair -
Thursday 26 August 2021
Parliament of Victoria, 55 Saint Andrews Place, East Melbourne, 3002
9:15 AM
John Cameron, Principal David Packham, OAM10:30 AM
South Gippsland Conservation Society Inc Gerard Drew, Executive Committee Member11:00 AM
East Gippsland Conservation Management Network Tom Crook, Facilitator and Programs Manager1:30 PM
Environment East Gippsland inc Jill Redwood, Coordinator2:15 PM
The Howitt Society Vic Jurskis John Mulligan, Committee member3:15 PM
Gunaikurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation Daniel Miller Russell Mullet4:00 PM
Friends of Bats and Habitat Gippsland Lisa Roberts, President -
Wednesday 11 August 2021
G1&2 55 St Andrews Place, 55 St Andrews Place, East Melbourne, 3004
1:00 PM
Prospectors and Miners Association of Victoria Rex Motton, Committee Member -
Tuesday 10 August 2021
55 St Andrews Place, 55 Saint Andrews Place, East Melbourne, 3002
10:45 AM
Office of Conservation Regulator Kate Gavens, Chief Conservation Regulator Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning Carolyn Jackson, Acting Deputy Secretary James Todd, Executive Director, Biodiversity Hamish Webb, Director , Knowledge, Planning and Risk in Forest, Fire and Regions Parks Vic Mark Norman, Chief Environmental Scientist1:00 PM
Ozfish Craig Copeland, Chief Executive Officer Barbara Hill Friends of the Barwon Inc Trevor Hobson, Member2:00 PM
Daryl Cochrane Megan O'Shea, Honorary Research Fellow James Wood3:00 PM
Friends of Warrandyte State Park Gray Ardern Nina Earl Geoffrey Goode -
Thursday 17 June 2021
Parliament of Victoria, 55 St Andrews Pl, East Melbourne Vic, Australia , East Melbourne, 3002
10:30 AM
Australian Dingo Foundation Melinda Browning, Communications Volunteer Lyn Watson, Director and Founder10:45 AM
Field and Game Australia Peter Hawker, Chair11:30 AM
Friends of the Earth (Melbourne) Cam Walker, Campaigns Co-ordinator2:30 PM
Victorian Forest Products Association Deb Kerr, Chief Executive Officer -
Wednesday 16 June 2021
55 St Andrews Place G1 & G2, 55 St Andrews Place, East Melbourne, 3002
10:45 AM
Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation Jodie Gregson Erin Rose, Budj Bim World Heritage Executive Officer11:30 AM
Bellarine Landcare Group Andrea Lindsay1:00 PM
Geriwerd Animal Protection (GAP) Alliance Jane Gibb, Secretary1:45 PM
Belfast Coastal Reserve Action Group Shane Howard Teresa O'Brien2:45 PM
Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation Billy Briggs, Forestry Project Officer -
Wednesday 12 May 2021
Parliament of Victoria, 55 St Andrews Pl, East Melbourne Vic, Australia , East Melbourne, 3002
10:00 AM
Nillumbik Shire Council Lisa Pittle, Manager of the Environment10:45 AM
Macedon Ranges Shire Council Krista Patterson-Majoor, Biodiversity Projects Officer Michelle Wyatt, Environment Coordinator1:00 PM
Grassy Plains Network Jordan Crook Bonnie Gelman Adrian Marshall, Facilitator1:45 PM
Green Wedges Coalition (Guardians Alliance) Inc Alan Thatcher, Member -
Tuesday 11 May 2021
Parliament of Victoria, 55 Saint Andrews Place, East Melbourne, 3002
10:05 AM
Landcare Victoria Inc Andrew Maclean, Chief Executive Officer10:45 AM
Victorian Planning Authority Paul Cassidy, Director Streamline Stuart Moseley, Chief Executive Officer Peter Murrell, Sustainability and Liveability Officer11:30 AM
Victorian National Parks Association John Kotsiaris, Nature Conservation Campaigner Matt Ruchel1:00 PM
Victorian Farmers Federation Emma Germano, President Lisa Gervasoni, Senior Stakeholder Policy and Advocacy Advisor – Land Management and Planning1:45 PM
The Nature Conservancy James Fitzsimons, Director of Conservation and Science2:30 PM
Mountain Cattlemen's Association of Victoria Chris Commins, Special Projects Officer4:15 PM
Otway Agroforestry Network Rowan Reid Andrew Stewart -
Wednesday 28 April 2021
Greater Shepparton City Council, 90 Welsford Street, Shepparton, 3630
9:30 AM
Bendigo and District Environment Council Stuart Fraser, Member Wendy Radford, Secretary10:15 AM
Goulburn Valley Environment Group Louisa Costa, Committee Member John Pettigrew11:00 AM
Greater Shepparton City Council Paul Daiton, Team Leader Sustainability and Environment Sharon Terry, Manager Environment -
Tuesday 27 April 2021
Greater Shepparton City Council, 90 Welsford Street, Shepparton, 3630
1:30 PM
Yorta Yorta Nation Aboriginal Corporation Monica Morgan, Chief Executive Officer Firesticks Alliance Indigenous Corporation Victor Stefensen, Co-Founder2:15 PM
Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation Rodney Carter, Group Chief Executive Officer Nate Perry, Program Manager Nathan Wong, Program Manager3:00 PM
Taungurung Land and Waters Council Aboriginal Corporation Matthew Shanks, Strategic Advisor -
Tuesday 20 April 2021
Parliament of Victoria, 55 St Andrews Pl, East Melbourne Vic, Australia , East Melbourne, 3002
10:45 AM
Australian Marine Ecology Matt Edmunds, Principle Ecologist11:30 AM
Environment Victoria Nicholas Aberle, Campaigns Manager Jono La Nauze, Chief Executive Officer Tyler Rotche, Healthy Rivers Campaigner1:00 PM
Lee Godden, Director of the centre for Resources, Energy and Environmental Law1:45 PM
Craig Nitschke, Landscape Dynamics, Ecosystems and Forest Sciences2:45 PM
BirdLife Australia Grainne Maquire, Coastal Birds Program Leader Paul Sullivan, Chief Executive Officer -
Thursday 11 March 2021
Parliament of Victoria, 55 St Andrews Pl, East Melbourne Vic, Australia , East Melbourne, 3002
9:45 AM
Country Fire Authority Daniel Idczak, Vegetation Management Team Leader Michael Sherwen, Cultural Heritage Advisor Dale Tonkinson, Biodiversity Advisor10:45 AM
Environmental Justice Australia Bruce Lindsay, A/Director of Advocacy and Research11:30 AM
The Wilderness Society Jodie Gregson Richard Hughes Annie McCallum1:00 PM
Victorian Wildlife Shelters Coalition Tina Lawrence1:45 PM
Regional Victorians Opposed to Duck Shooting Kerrie Allen Arthur Byrnes Fiona Byrnes2:30 PM
RSPCA Victoria Rebecca Cook, Head of Prevention Mhairi Roberts, Policy and Advocacy Manager -
Wednesday 10 March 2021
Parliament of Victoria, 55 St Andrews Pl, East Melbourne Vic, Australia , East Melbourne, 3002
9:45 AM
VicForests Monique Dawson, Chief Executive Officer Deon Kriek, General Manager Operations Bill Paul, Manager Environmental Performance10:30 AM
Office of Conservation Regulator Kate Gavens, Chief Conservation Regulator11:15 AM
Australian Forest Products Association Ross Hampton, Chief Executive Officer Wood Products Victoria Boris Iskra, National Codes and Standards Manager1:00 PM
The Institute of Foresters of Australia & Australian Forest Growers Michelle Freeman, Vice President Jacqui Martin, CEO2:30 PM
Friends of Leadbeater’s Possum Inc. Steve Meacher, President -
Wednesday 24 February 2021
Parliament of Victoria, 55 St Andrews Pl, East Melbourne Vic, Australia , East Melbourne, 3002
11:30 AM
Australian Brumby Alliance Ginny Imhoff Jill Pickering, President1:00 PM
Ecological Consultants Association of Victoria Inc Melanie Birtchnell, Member Yasmin Kelsall, Events Coordinator Fiona Sutton, President1:45 PM
Association for Conservation of Australian Dingoes Ernest Healy -
Tuesday 23 February 2021
Parliament of Victoria, 55 St Andrews Pl, East Melbourne Vic, Australia , East Melbourne, 3002
10:45 AM
Threatened Species Conservancy Anna Murphy, Chairperson / Director11:30 AM
Australian Wildlife Society Patrick Medway AM, Honorary Secretary, Chief Executive Officer and Treasurer1:00 PM
Kylie Cairns, Centre for Ecosystem Science, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSW1:45 PM
Animalia Wildlife Shelter & Rescue Michelle Thomas, President and Shelter Director2:30 PM
Australian Wildlife Protection Council Peter Hylands, President3:15 PM
University of Melbourne Brendan Wintle, Hub Director -
Thursday 3 December 2020
Meeting Room G6, 55 Saint Andrews Place, East Melbourne, 3002
10:30 AM
Office of Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability Scott Rawlings Gillian Sparkes, Commissioner11:30 AM
Parks Victoria Mark Norman Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning James Todd, Executive Director, Biodiversity Hamish Webb, Executive Director, Biodiversity Division Kylie White, Deputy Secretary - Environment and Climate ChangeDepartment of Environment, Land, Water and Planning and Parks Victoria Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning and Parks Victoria response to QON Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning and Parks Victoria response to QON Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning and Parks Victoria response to QON Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning fuel load map2:00 PM
Zoos Victoria Jenny Gray