Legislative Council Environment and Planning Committee

Inquiry into fire season preparedness

Completed

Previous public hearings

Corrected transcripts of these hearings are published below when finalised by the Committee.

  • Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House , Spring Street, East Melbourne, 3002

    9:30 AM

    Emergency Management Victoria Craig Lapsley, Emergency Management Commissioner
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    10:30 AM

    Claire Higgins, Former Chair, Country Fire Authority
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    11:30 AM

    Mick Bourke, Former Chief Executive Officer, Country Fire Authority
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    1:00 PM

    Nillumbik Shire Council Peter Clarke, Mayor Karen Egan, Deputy Mayor Mark Stoermer, Acting Chief Executive Officer Justin Murray, Executive Officer, Emergency Management
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    1:30 PM

    Danny Mitchell, Former Chief of Staff, Minister for Emergency Services
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    2:30 PM

    Nillumbik Pro Active Landowners Damian Crock, Chair, Working Group Salli Bache Narelle Campbell Max Parsons Neil Marshall
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  • Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House , Spring Street, East Melbourne, 3002

    10:00 AM

    City of Whittlesea Michael Wootten, Chief Executive Officer
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    11:00 AM

    Nillumbik Pro Active Landowners Damian Crock, Chair, Working Group Max Parsons Narelle Campbell Salli Bache Neil Marshall
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    12:00 PM

    City of Ballarat Samantha McIntosh, Mayor
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  • Meeting Room G6, 55 Saint Andrews Place, East Melbourne, 3002

    7:45 PM

    Yarra Ranges Council Brett Ellis, Manager Risk, Emergency and Community Safety National Indigenous Fire Network Victor Steffenson
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  • Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House , Spring Street, East Melbourne, 3002

    9:30 AM

    Emergency Management Victoria Craig Lapsley, Emergency Management Commissioner Neil Robertson, Chief Executive
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    11:00 AM

    Melbourne Water Charmaine Quick, Executive General Manager - Service Delivery
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  • Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House , Spring Street, East Melbourne, 3002

    12:30 PM

    United Firefighters Union Peter Marshall, National and Victorian Secretary
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  • Bairnsdale Shire Council Chambers, 273 Main Street, Bairnsdale, 3875

    11:00 AM

    East Gippsland Shire Gary Gaffney, CEO Shane Turner, Emergency Coordinator
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    11:30 AM

    Country Fire Authority District 11 Ian Ashcroft Nick Barton
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    12:15 PM

    Garry Squires
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    1:15 PM

    Gippsland Environment Group Inc. Louise Crisp Robyn Grant
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    1:45 PM

    Friends of the Gippsland Lakes Parks and Reserves (FOGL) Nancy McMurray
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    2:15 PM

    L. Ralph Barraclough
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    2:45 PM

    East Gippsland Wildfire Taskforce John Mulligan, President
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  • Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House , Spring Street, East Melbourne, 3002

    7:15 PM

    VicForests Robert Green, CEO Lachlan Spencer, General Manager, Corporate Services Michael Ryan, Forest Scientist
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  • Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House , Spring Street, East Melbourne, 3002

    10:00 AM

    Lucinda Nolan, Former Chief Executive Officer, Country Fire Authority
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    11:15 AM

    Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority (ESTA) Julia Oxley, Chief Executive Officer Ben Piper, Chief Operations Officer Howard Ronaldson, Chair
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    12:00 PM

    The Hon. Bernard Teague AO, Former Chair, 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission
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    1:45 PM

    Inspector-General for Emergency Management Tony Pearce
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    2:30 PM

    Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB) James Higgins, Chief Executive Officer Paul Stacchino, Acting Chief Officer
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    3:45 PM

    Joe Buffone, Former Chief Officer, Country Fire Authority
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  • Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House , Spring Street, East Melbourne, 3002

    7:15 PM

    Parks Victoria Chris Hardman, Acting Chief Executive David Nugent, Director, Fire and Emergency Services Jennifer Rebeiro, Executive Director, Business and Infrastructure Services
    Transcript Presentation
  • Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House , Spring Street, East Melbourne, 3002

    12:30 PM

    United Firefighters Union David Hamilton, President Peter Marshall, National and Victorian Secretary Geoffrey Barker, Lead Firefighter
    Transcript Briefing Presentation
  • Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House , Spring Street, East Melbourne, 3002

    7:15 PM

    Michael G. Tudball AFSM FAICD
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  • Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House , Spring Street, East Melbourne, 3002

    12:00 PM

    Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) Adam Fennessy, Secretary Lee Miezis, Deputy Secretary, Forest, Fire and Regions Darrin McKenzie, Acting Chief Fire Officer
    Transcript Presentation
  • Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House , Spring Street, East Melbourne, 3002

    9:30 AM

    Country Fire Authority Greg Smith, Chair Frances Diver, CEO Steve Warrington, Chief Officer
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    11:15 AM

    John Peberdy, Former Chairman, Country Fire Authority
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  • Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House , Spring Street, East Melbourne, 3002

    11:00 AM

    Volunteer Fire Brigades Victoria (VFBV) Andrew Ford, CEO Adam Barnett, Executive Officer
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  • Old Flour Mill Gallery, 17 Kirkland Avenue, Euroa, 3666

    12:00 PM

    Mansfield Shire Council Alex Green, CEO Murrindindi Shire Council Margaret Abbey, CEO Mark Leitinger, Manager of Infrastructure Operations Greater Shepparton City Council Peter Harriott, CEO
    Transcript Greater Shepparton City Council handout

    1:30 PM

    Strathbogie Forest Group Bertram Lobert Sim Ayres Firefighters for Forests Andrew Townsend Euroa Environment Group Shirley Saywell
    Transcript Euroa Environment Group handout Firefighters for Forests handout Strathbogie Sustainable Forest Group presentation

    2:15 PM

    Strathbogie Rural Fire Brigade David Hamilton, Captain
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    3:00 PM

    Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority Steve Wilson, Land and Biodiversity Program Manager
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    3:30 PM

    Federation University David Cheal, Associate Adjunct Professor
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  • The Cube , 118 Hovell Street, Wodonga, 3690

    2:00 PM

    Indigo Shire Council Ian Ellett, Director, Infrastructure Services Alpine Shire Council Ron Janas, Mayor Dave Barry, Chief Executive Officer Wodonga City Council Trevor Ierino, Director, Business Services Paul Leddy, Emergency Management Coordinator
    Transcript Wodonga City Council handout

    3:00 PM

    Hancock Victorian Plantations Pty Limited Ruth Ryan, Corporate Fire Manager Richard Mailer, Northern Risk Manager
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    3:45 PM

    Parklands Albury Wodonga Ant Packer, Head Ranger
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    4:15 PM

    Wodonga Urban Landcare Network Anne Stelling, Facilitator
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    4:45 PM

    Winemakers of Rutherglen and Pfeiffer Wines Chris Pfeiffer
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    5:15 PM

    Ian Jack
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    5:25 PM

    Colin Coyle
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  • Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House , Spring Street, East Melbourne, 3002

    10:15 AM

    Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) Nial Finegan, Chief Executive Officer Anthony Boxshall, Group Manager, Applied Sciences Jamie Twidale, Manager, Emergency Management Damian Wells, Executive Director, Regional Services
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    11:15 AM

    Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council (AFAC) Gregory Esnouf, Manager Predictive Services
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    12:00 PM

    RSPCA (Victoria) Mhairi Roberts, Animal Welfare Policy Manager Lara Griffin, Continuous Improvement Manager
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    1:30 PM

    Victorian National Parks Association Philip Ingamells, Park Protection
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    2:15 PM

    Wombat Forestcare Inc. Gayle Osborne, Secretary
    Transcript Handout

    3:15 PM

    Blairgowrie Community Fire Prevention Action Group Chris Ekinsmyth
    Transcript Handout
  • Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House , Spring Street, East Melbourne, 3002

    12:30 PM

    Bushfire and Natural Hazards Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) Richard Thornton, CEO David Bruce, Communications Manager
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    1:15 PM

    University of Melbourne Janet Stanley, Principal Research Fellow, Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute Monash University Paul Read, Senior Research Fellow, Monash Sustainability Institute Crime Stoppers Victoria Samantha Hunter, Chief Executive Officer
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