Legislative Council Environment and Planning Committee
Inquiry into unconventional gas in Victoria
Completed
Previous public hearings
Corrected transcripts of these hearings are published below when finalised by the Committee.
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Tuesday 6 October 2015
Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House , Spring Street, East Melbourne, 300212:00 PM
Victorian Auditor-General's Office Steve Vlahos, Assistant Auditor-General Dallas Mischkulnig, Sector Director, Performance Audit Maree Bethel, Manager, Performance Audit1:00 PM
Lakes Oil N.L. Robert Annells, Executive Chairman Tim O'Brien, Operations Manager -
Wednesday 23 September 2015
Hamilton Performing Arts Centre, 113 Brown Street, Hamilton, 33009:15 AM
Glenelg Shire Council Greg Burgoyne, Chief Executive Officer Moyne Shire Council David Madden, Chief Executive Officer Corangamite Shire David Rae, Acting Chief Executive Officer Chris O'Connor, Mayor Southern Grampians Shire Council Peter Dark, Mayor10:30 AM
Mecrus Resources Barry Richards, Managing Director Rodney Halyburton, Senior Petroleum Consultant11:45 AM
Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation Damein Bell, Chief Executive Officer1:15 PM
Protect the West Alliance Bernadette Tapscott Bob Hodgets John Coverdale Pat Nesbitt Kevin Cotter2:00 PM
Malcolm Rowe Colin Frawley Michael Greenham Aggie Stevenson Gary Everett
Branxholme, Byaduk and Wallacedale farmers, Branxholme, Byaduk and Wallacedale farmers, Branxholme, Byaduk and Wallacedale farmers, Branxholme, Byaduk and Wallacedale farmers, Branxholme, Byaduk and Wallacedale farmers -
Tuesday 15 September 2015
Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House , Spring Street, East Melbourne, 300212:35 PM
Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) Tony Robinson, Manager, Major Projects Cathy Wilkinson, Executive Director, Knowledge, Standards and Assessments -
Wednesday 2 September 2015
Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House , Spring Street, East Melbourne, 30027:00 PM
Plastics and Chemical Industries Association (PACIA) Samantha Read, Chief Executive Officer Peter Bury, Director, Strategy, Innovation and Research -
Tuesday 1 September 2015
Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House , Spring Street, East Melbourne, 300212:00 PM
Department of Health and Human Services Michael Ackland, Acting Chief Health Officer12:50 PM
Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA) John Iser, Committee Member Liz Bashford, Committee Member -
Tuesday 18 August 2015
Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House , Spring Street, East Melbourne, 300212:00 PM
Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) John Ginivan, Executive Director, Planning and Building Systems Lee Miezis, Acting Executive Director, Environmental Policy Sharon Davis, Executive Director, Water Resources Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources Paul McDonald, Director, Geological Survey of Victoria Ross McGowan, Executive Director, Earth Resources Regulation Branch Mark Feather, Executive Director, Energy Sector Development Branch Anthony Hurst, Executive Director, Earth Resources Development Branch -
Thursday 13 August 2015
Surf Coast Shire Council, 1 Merrijig Drive, Torquay, 322810:45 AM
Deakin University Samantha Hepburn, Associate Head of School, Research, Faculty of Business and Law -
Wednesday 12 August 2015
Surf Coast Shire Council, 1 Merrijig Drive, Torquay, 322812:00 PM
Surf Coast Shire Keith Baillie, Chief Executive Officer Margot Smith, Mayor Kate Sullivan, General Manager, Environment and Development Rowan Mackenzie, Manager, Environment and Community Safety Colac Otway Shire Brian Crook, Deputy Mayor Stewart Anderson, Manager, Environment and Community Safety1:30 PM
Barwon Water Carl Bicknell, General Manager, Strategy and Planning Steven Reddington, Senior Environmental Planner3:45 PM
G21 Agribusiness Forum Russell Coad, Chair Otway Harvest Trail Tom Dennis, Owner/Operator Tarndwarncoort and Secretary Kit-e Kline, Owner/Operator, Organic Discovery Tours and Vice-President -
Wednesday 5 August 2015
Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House , Spring Street, East Melbourne, 30027:30 PM
Environment Victoria Nick Aberle, Safe Climate Campaign Manager Anne Martinelli, One Million Homes Energy Efficiency Campaigner8:15 PM
Grattan Institute Tony Wood, Energy Program Director David Blowers, Energy Fellow -
Wednesday 22 July 2015
Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House , Spring Street, East Melbourne, 300210:00 AM
University of Melbourne Energy Institute Tim Forcey, Energy Adviser11:30 AM
Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) Sharon Davis, Executive Director, Water Resources Kate Houghton, Deputy Secretary, Water and Catchments Chris McAuley, Director, Water Entitlements and Markets12:30 PM
Victorian Farmers Federation Gerald Leach, Chair, VFF Land Management Committee Melanie Brown, Policy Manager Emily Waters, Policy Adviser, Land Management1:15 PM
Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA) Paul Fennelly, Chief Operating Officer, Eastern Australia Damian Dwyer, Director, Economics Matthew Paull, Policy Director, Queensland2:00 PM
RMIT University Matthew Currell, Hydrogeology and Environmental Engineering2:45 PM
Minerals Council of Australia Victorian Division Megan Davison, Executive Director -
Wednesday 1 July 2015
Gippsland Regional Sports Complex, 116 Cobains Road, Sale, 38509:45 AM
Dairy Australia Claire Miller, Manager, Policy Strategy Australian Dairy Farmers Chris Griffin, Member, Natural Resources Management Policy Advisory Group Irene Clarke, Senior Policy Manager10:45 AM
Lakes Oil N.L. Robert Annells, Executive Chairman Tim O'Brien, Operations Manager11:30 AM
Ignite Energy Resources Dane Stewart, Manager, Resource Development John White, Government and Community Liaison -
Tuesday 30 June 2015
Gippsland Regional Sports Complex, 116 Cobains Road, Sale, 385012:00 PM
Bass Coast Shire Council Neil Rankine Deirdre Griepsma, Environment Manager, Sustainable Environment Wellington Shire Council John Websdale, General Manager, Development Latrobe City Council Sara Rhodes-Ward, General Manager, Community Livability South Gippsland Shire Council Tim Tamlin, Chief Executive Officer Don Hill Baw Baw Shire Council Murray Cook Phil Cantillon, Director, Community Assets2:15 PM
Friends of the Earth Chloe Aldenhoven, Community Campaigner Lock the Gate Victoria Ursula Alquier, Victorian Coordinator