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.
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Tuesday 28 February 2017
Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House , Spring Street, East Melbourne, 3002
1:00 PM
Nillumbik Shire Council Peter Clarke, Mayor Karen Egan, Deputy Mayor Mark Stoermer, Acting Chief Executive Officer Justin Murray, Executive Officer, Emergency Management2:30 PM
Nillumbik Pro Active Landowners Damian Crock, Chair, Working Group Salli Bache Narelle Campbell Max Parsons Neil Marshall -
Wednesday 25 January 2017
Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House , Spring Street, East Melbourne, 3002
11:00 AM
Nillumbik Pro Active Landowners Damian Crock, Chair, Working Group Max Parsons Narelle Campbell Salli Bache Neil Marshall -
Wednesday 26 October 2016
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 -
Tuesday 18 October 2016
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 -
Thursday 29 September 2016
Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House , Spring Street, East Melbourne, 3002
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Tuesday 27 September 2016
Bairnsdale Shire Council Chambers, 273 Main Street, Bairnsdale, 3875
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Wednesday 14 September 2016
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 -
Tuesday 6 September 2016
Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House , Spring Street, East Melbourne, 3002
11:15 AM
Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority (ESTA) Julia Oxley, Chief Executive Officer Ben Piper, Chief Operations Officer Howard Ronaldson, Chair12:00 PM
The Hon. Bernard Teague AO, Former Chair, 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission2:30 PM
Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB) James Higgins, Chief Executive Officer Paul Stacchino, Acting Chief Officer -
Wednesday 31 August 2016
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 -
Tuesday 30 August 2016
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 -
Wednesday 17 August 2016
Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House , Spring Street, East Melbourne, 3002
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Tuesday 16 August 2016
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 -
Wednesday 3 August 2016
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 -
Tuesday 2 August 2016
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 -
Thursday 21 July 2016
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, CEO1:30 PM
Strathbogie Forest Group Bertram Lobert Sim Ayres Firefighters for Forests Andrew Townsend Euroa Environment Group Shirley Saywell3:00 PM
Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority Steve Wilson, Land and Biodiversity Program Manager -
Wednesday 20 July 2016
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 Coordinator3:00 PM
Hancock Victorian Plantations Pty Limited Ruth Ryan, Corporate Fire Manager Richard Mailer, Northern Risk Manager -
Tuesday 19 July 2016
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 Services11:15 AM
Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council (AFAC) Gregory Esnouf, Manager Predictive Services12:00 PM
RSPCA (Victoria) Mhairi Roberts, Animal Welfare Policy Manager Lara Griffin, Continuous Improvement Manager -
Thursday 7 July 2016
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 Manager1:15 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