Legislative Assembly Economy and Infrastructure Committee
Inquiry into the impact of road safety behaviours on vulnerable road users
Report Tabled | The final report was tabled in Parliament on 1 May 2024.
Information about past public hearings, including transcripts and a list of witnesses are published below.
Previous public hearings
Corrected transcripts of these hearings are published below when finalised by the Committee.
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Wednesday 13 December 2023
Booking room, 55 Saint Andrews Place, East Melbourne, 3002
10:30 AM
Road Safety Camera Commissioner Neville Taylor -
Wednesday 13 September 2023
The Carrington, 505 Wyndham Street, Shepparton, 3630
9:00 AM
Greater Shepparton City Council Ben Gannon, Manager, Engineering and Assets Sam German, Team Leader, Engineering Services9:20 AM
Coolheads Young Driver Program, Shepparton Police Mitchell Bull, Proactive Policing Unit Dean Williams, Tasking and Coordination9:40 AM
RoadSafe Goulburn Valley Bill Winters, Executive Officer and Secretary10:00 AM
Greater Shepparton Bicycle User Group Fiona Johnson, President Catherine Meridith, Treasurer Shepparton Cycling Club Rhianon Norton, member Brett Lancaster, member
Cycling organisations’ forum10:40 AM
Goulburn Valley Motorcycle Club Robert Palma, President11:00 AM
Sylvia Campbell Colin Dowley
Seniors’ forum11:30 AM
Greater Shepparton Secondary College Luci Garner, College Captain Fabian Mucullori, College Captain Katy Paton, College Captain12:00 PM
Grahamvale Primary School Kristine James, teacher Narelle Freeman, Teacher Paula Muir, parent Virginia Campbell, parent Mooroopna North Primary School Daniel Hall, parent Samantha Jefferis, parent grade 6 student1:00 PM
Shepparton Search and Rescue Nacole Standfield, President Wayne Reither, Committee member1:20 PM
ConnectGV Ben Devening Karen Parr Brad McGilvray1:40 PM
Goulburn Valley FamilyCare Sue Caines, Team Leader, Child, Family & Disability Services Amanda Perry, Team Leader, Disability Services -
Thursday 24 August 2023
Meeting Room G6, 55 Saint Andrews Place, East Melbourne, 3002
9:30 AM
South Gippsland Shire Council Kerryn Ellis, CEO Tony Peterson, Director, Sustainable Infrastructure East Gippsland Shire Council Paul Rooney, Acting Manager Works/Civil Works Coordinator Moyne Shire Council Rob Stewart-Murray, Engineering Service Officer Mildura Rural City Council Sanam Chhusyabaga, Traffic and Transport Engineer
Rural and regional councils–roundtable10:00 AM
Road Safety Education John Elliott, Head of Marketing and Program Delivery Brooke O’Donnell, General Manager, Education and Information10:20 AM
RoadSafe Westgate Community Road Safety Council Jim Giddings, Chair10:45 AM
Amy Gillett Foundation Jennifer Rivera-Gonzalez, Research Lead AusCycling Nick Hannan, Executive General Manager, Government Strategy We Ride Australia Stephen Hodge, Director, National Advocacy11:15 AM
BikeWest John Symons, President Elena Pereyra, Vice President Freestyle Cyclists Sundance Bilson-Thompson, President
Cyclists’ groups11:45 AM
Bitless Inc Sue Lewis, President Animal Care Australia Karri Nadazdy, Horse & Livestock Representative
Equestrian organisations12:10 PM
Motorcycling Australia Simon Bailey, Director The Motorcycle Riders’ Association Australia Stephen Bardsley, Rider Safety Officer Damien Codognotto, Spokesperson Victorian Motorcycle Council Rob Salvatore, Deputy Chair
Motorcycling groups–forum12:50 PM
Blind Citizens Australia Francois Jacobs, Board member Corey Crawford, National Policy Officer -
Tuesday 22 August 2023
Meeting Room G6, 55 Saint Andrews Place, East Melbourne, 3002
9:30 AM
Port Phillip City Council Nellie Montague, Manager, Partnerships and Transport Boroondara City Council Bhushan Jani, Coordinator, Transport Management Khanh Nguyen, Sustainable Transport Officer Kingston City Council Alex Reid, Principal Traffic and Transport Engineer
Melbourne councils’ roundtable 110:00 AM
Knox City Council Shane Hardingham, Acting Coordinator, Traffic & Transport Greater Dandenong City Council Daniel Przychodzki, Coordinator, Transport Martin Halden, Coordinator, Strategic Transport Melton City Council Rayna Berg, Health Promotion Officer Hobsons Bay City Council Bivish Ghimire, Coordinator, Transport and Engineering Development
Melbourne councils’ roundtable 210:35 AM
Australasian College of Road Safety Ingrid Johnston, CEO Kathryn Collier, Deputy Chair, Victorian Chapter11:05 AM
Deakin University Ashim Debnath, Director, Safe Future Mobility Research Lab, School of Engineering Anna Timperio, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Rebecca Bartell, Senior Manager, Strategic Research Partnerships David Broadbent, Lecturer, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Shannon Sahlqvist, Senior Lecturer, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences11:35 AM
Amber Community Bernadette Nugent, CEO Christine Harrison, Manager, Education Programs12:00 PM
Streets Alive Yarra Jeremy Lawrence, President  Streets Alive Darebin Molly Hoak, Member Ruth Jelley, Member
Streets Alive groups 12:30 PM
Little Blue Dinosaur Foundation Michelle McLaughlin, CEO Bruce Morris, Board member1:10 PM
Transport Workers Union Nick McIntosh, National Branch Assistant Secretary -
Wednesday 9 August 2023
Bagung-bulok and Kulin-bulok (Coburg Concert Hall), Merri-bek Civic Centre, 90 Bell Street, Coburg, 3058
10:00 AM
Darebin City Council Kevin De Leeuw, Team Leader, Transport Planning Allan Middlemast, Acting Manager, Climate Emergency & Sustainable Transport Merri-bek City Council Angelica Panopoulos, Mayor Anita Curnow, Director, City Infrastructure Whittlesea City Council Catherine Thwaites, Acting Unit Manager, Transport Planning Debbie Wood, Director, Infrastructure and Environment Yarra City Council Danny Millican, Senior Coordinator, Traffic
Councils’ roundtable10:30 AM
Merri-bek Bicycle User Group Faith Hunter, Convenor Lisa O'Halloran, Secretary Yarra Bicycle Users Group Chris Star, member
Bicycle User Groups11:15 AM
Central Coburg Business Association Ray Jacobs, Administration Manager11:35 AM
Walk on Merri-bek Andrea Bunting, Convenor Pauline Galvin, Deputy Convenor12:05 PM
Alexander Diamis Rory Dickson Catherine Hall Helen
Parents' forum1:10 PM
Brunswick Residents Network Nancy Atkin, member Nic Maclellan, member1:25 PM
Pascoe Vale Residents Action Group Marion Attwater, member1:40 PM
Sustainable Fawkner and Climate Action Merri-bek John Englart, member, Climate Action Merri-bek and Sustainable Fawkner Maggie Cowling, member, Climate Action Merri-bek2:00 PM
Coburg High School Walking and Riding Sub-Committee Brent Houghton, Principal and Sub-Committee member Catherine Hall, Chair Jane Holroyd, Sub-Committee member Joshua Riordan, School Captain and Sub-Committee member2:20 PM
Safe Access over Bell Street Bridge for Everyone Lanie Stockman, member Jose Villadangos, member2:45 PM
Brenda Kirkham, Social Support Consumer Lia Dimopolous, Social Support Consumer Alison Turvey, Social Support Consumer Lucille McDonald Merri Health Michelle Robin, Support Worker, Merri Health
Seniors’ forum (in conjunction with Merri Health) -
Tuesday 8 August 2023
Davui Room, ground floor, 55 Saint Andrews Place, East Melbourne, 3002
9:30 AM
Department of Transport and Planning Marcelo Vidales, Head of Road Safety Victoria Transport Accident Commission Samantha Cockfield, Head of Road Safety Department of Health Zoe Wainer, Deputy Secretary, Public Health10:15 AM
Department of Justice and Community Safety Bill Kyriakopoulos, Deputy Secretary, Police, Racing, Victims and Coordination Victoria Police Glenn Weir, Assistant Commissioner, Road Policing Command11:10 AM
Municipal Association of Victoria Troy Edwards, Executive Director, Policy, and Advocacy11:30 AM
Victoria Walks Ben Rossiter, Executive Officer Duane Burtt, Principal Policy Advisor12:00 PM
Bicycle Network Leanne Tolra, General Manager, Public Affairs and Communications James Garriock, Board President Emilie van de Graaff, Board Vice President Garry Brennan, Senior Policy Advisor, Bicycle Network1:00 PM
Royal Automobile Club of Victoria James Williams, Head of Policy, Social Impact & Corporate Communications Julia Hunter, General Manager, Mobility1:30 PM
Council on the Ageing Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria Chris Potaris, CEO Ben Rogers, Manager, Policy and Advocacy2:00 PM
Friends of the Earth Melbourne Elyse Cunningham, Sustainable Cities Campaign Organiser2:30 PM
Kidsafe Victoria Melanie Courtney, CEO Kathy Taylor, General Manager, Child Car Restraints3:00 PM
Monash University Accident Research Centre Stuart Newstead, Director Janneke Berecki-Gisolf, Director, Victorian Injury Surveillance Unit3:45 PM
Sustainable Mobility and Safety Research Group Ben Beck, Head Lauren Pearson, Research Fellow4:05 PM
Fit to Drive Foundation Zoe Stewart, Program Coordinator Laura Kemp, Program Manager