Drafting Report
The Committee has completed its public hearings for this Inquiry. Details about previous hearings can be found in the tabs below.
Previous public hearings
Corrected transcripts of these hearings are published below when finalised by the Committee.
- Wednesday 4 December 2024Wangaratta Performing Arts and Convention Centre (WPACC), 33-37 Ford Street, Wangaratta, 3677
10:00 AM
Rural City of Wangaratta Stephen Swart, Director, Sustainability & Culture Moira Shire Council Bryan Sword, Director, Sustainable Development Indigo Shire Council Ian Ellett, Director Infrastructure ServicesSam Niedra, Council’s Coordinator Environment and Sustainability
Council panel11:00 AM
Goulburn Broken CMA Carl Walters, Interim Chief Executive OfficerJoel Leister, Manager Flood Plain Implementation12:45 PM
Alpine Resorts Victoria Annie Volkering, Assets, Land Management and Strategic Development General ManagerLouise Perrin, Head of Environmental Sustainability2:00 PM
Benalla Unit Ailsa McMillan, Unit Controller Myrtleford Unit David Coates
SES panel2:45 PM
Green Lab, Monash Business School Dr Michael Spencer, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow4:30 PM
Benalla Sustainable Future Group David Blore, President North East Region Sustainability Alliance John Naylor, RepresentativeTony Lane, Representative - Tuesday 3 December 2024Victorian Emergency Management Institute, 601 Mount Macedon Road, Mount Macedon, 3441
10:00 AM
Macedon Ranges Shire Council Bernie O'Sullivan, Chief Executive OfficerTania MacLeod, Acting Manager Strategic Planning and Environment City of Greater Bendigo Ashley Fletcher, Climate Change Resilience OfficerFrances Ford, Coordinator Emergency Management and Resilience Central Victorian Greenhouse Alliance Annika Kearton, Chief Executive Officer
Council panel11:00 AM
Bendigo Sustainability Group Shamir Varma, Ordinary Director12:00 PM
Barmah Community Group Maureen Blair, SecretaryJohn Jackson, Barmah Community Group MemberMurray Blair, Barmah Community Group Member and First Lieutenant Barmah Rural Fire Brigade2:00 PM
Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal Natalie Egleton, Chief Executive OfficerSarah Matthee, Climate Solutions Portfolio Lead3:15 PM
Wimmera CMA Luke Austin, Operational Delivery Manager North Central CMA Camille White, Manager floodplainRohan Hogan, Water & Environment Specialist
Catchment Management Authority panel - Wednesday 20 November 2024Hearing Room, 55 Saint Andrews Place, East Melbourne, 3002
9:00 AM
City of Melbourne Tiffany Crawford, Co-Director, Climate Change and City Resilience Mornington Peninsula Shire Renae Littlejohn, Director, Planning and EnvironmentMelissa Burrage, Manager, Climate Change and SustainabilityAndrew Joseph, Team Leader, Community Resilience and Emergency Management10:00 AM
Federation of Community Legal Centres Vic Dr Bronwyn Lay, Strategic Lead, Climate Justice Unit11:00 AM
Geelong Sustainability Dan Cowdell, Chief Executive Officer11:45 AM
Sustainability Team, Deakin University Zoe Roloff, Acting Director, Sustainability Partnerships1:00 PM
AusNet Andrew Linnie, Executive General Manager DistributionCharlotte Eddy, General Manager Strategy and Regulation (Distribution) Powercor Renate Vogt, General Manager, RegulationAdam Gellie, General Manager, Network Services2:00 PM
Council Alliance for a Sustainable Built Environment Natasha Palich, Executive Officer3:00 PM
Housing Industry Association Keith Ryan, Executive Director, Victoria Planning Institute of Australia (PIA) Victoria Jane Keddie, Vice President4:00 PM
Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) John Bradley, SecretaryCarolyn Jackson, Deputy Secretary, Regions, Environment, Climate Action and First Peoples Group Department of Transport and Planning Natalie Reiter, Deputy Secretary, Strategy and PrecinctsAndrew McKeegan, Deputy Secretary, Planning and Land ServicesStuart Menzies, Acting Executive Director, State Planning Services - Wednesday 6 November 2024Davui Room, 55 Saint Andrews Place, East Melbourne, 3002
9:45 AM
Victorian Forest Products Association (VFPA) Andrew White, Chief Executive Officer11:30 AM
Aurecon Michael Nolan, Director, Climate Physical Risk and Resilience Smartcrete CRC Hugh Ong, Portfolio Director12:15 PM
Australian Institute of Architects David Wagner, President Victorian Chapter of the Australian Institute of ArchitectsJames Legge, Founding Director, Six Degrees ArchitectsXavier Cadorel, Lecturer, Melbourne School of Design, University of MelbourneDr. Chris Jensen, Lecturer in Construction Management, University of MelbourneKatie Skillington, PhD candidate, University of Melbourne1:30 PM
Community Housing Industry Association Victoria Alex Trudzik, Policy Officer3:15 PM
Polar Enviro Dylan Broomfield, Principal AdviserDave Jones, Technical Advisor - Wednesday 23 October 2024Aireys Inlet Community Centre, 6 Great Ocean Road, Aireys Inlet, 3231
10:00 AM
Surf Coast Shire Robyn Seymour, Chief Executive OfficerChris Pike, Placemaking and Environment Borough of Queenscliffe Martin Gill, Chief Executive Officer City of Greater Geelong Pete Mercouriou, Senior Sustainability Officer (and Chair/President of Alliance) Barwon South West Climate Alliance Sue Phillips, Executive Officer11:00 AM
Victorian Marine and Coastal Council Jacquie White, VMaCC Deputy ChairDr Tom Kompas, Director, Australian Centre for Biosecurity and Environmental Economics, ANU; Chief Investigator, Centre of Excellence for Biosecurity Risk Analysis, University of Melbourne1:00 PM
Corangamite Catchment Management Authority Amber Clarke, Chief Executive OfficerChris Pitfield, Investigations and Program Development Manager - Thursday 10 October 2024Puffing Billy Railway, Emerald Lake Road, Emerald, 3782
10:00 AM
Cardinia Shire Council Warren Smith, Coordinator Climate Change and Heritage Yarra Ranges Council Kim O'Connor, Acting Director Built Environment and Infrastructure South East Councils Climate Change Alliance Helen Steel, Chief Executive OfficerDaniel Pleiter, Operations Manager11:00 AM
Emerald Village Association Trevor Budge, Chair, Planning, Tourism and Environment sub-committeeClaude Cullino, Committee Member, Planning, Tourism and Environment sub-committeeKate Forster, Committee Member, Planning, Tourism and Environment sub-committee1:00 PM
Emerald and Cockatoo Emergency Support Team Rachelle Mechielsen, Team Leader Monbulk and District Community Working Group Dr Dan Jeyaseelan, Member Monbulk Emergency Management Group Peter Edyvane, Member
Local emergency support groups2:00 PM
Bill Robinson, Captain, Kalorama and Mt Dandenong Fire Brigade Klaus Brodeck, Captain, Emerald Fire Brigade
Local CFA brigades panel - Wednesday 9 October 2024Davui Room, 55 Saint Andrews Place, East Melbourne, 3002
10:00 AM
Rosemary Sinclair AM, Chair Kevin Kehl, Panel Member
The Network Outage Review Panel11:00 AM
Associate Professor Ailie Gallant, Chief Investigator, School of Earth Atmosphere and Environment, Faculty of Science, Monash University Dr Kimberley Reid, Research Fellow, School of Earth Atmosphere and Environment, Faculty of Science, Monash University
ARC Centres of Excellence for Climate Extremes and the Weather of the 21st Century12:30 PM
Dr Jonathan Spear, Chief Executive Officer Llewellyn Reynders, Director Research and Policy Caroline Evans, Principal Policy Officer
Infrastructure Victoria - Tuesday 3 September 2024Century Inn Traralgon, 5 Airfield Road, Traralgon, 3844
10:00 AM
East Gippsland Shire Council Cr Tom Crook, MayorStuart McConnell, General Manager, Assets and Environment Bass Coast Shire Council Donna Taylor, Acting General Manager, Place Making Gippsland Alliance for Climate Action Tiffany Harrison, Coordinator11:15 AM
Associate Professor Rakibuzzaman Shah, Smart Power Systems Engineering, Federation University Associate Professor Jessica Reeves, Future Regions Research Centre, Federation University12:15 PM
Gunaikurnai Land and Water Aboriginal Corporation Daniel Miller, Chief Executive Officer1:45 PM
Niels Olsen, Beef Farmer, Founder of Soilkee Ryzo Philip Mulvey, Chief Executive Officer, Ryzo2:30 PM
Loch Sport Business and Tourism Association Tony Patchell, Secretary Gippsland Ports Chris Waites, Chief Executive Officer Inverloch Surf Life Saving Club Glenn Arnold, PresidentStephen Duncan, Treasurer3:45 PM
Gippsland Climate Change Network Inc Stephen Angus, Deputy Chair Wellington Climate Action Network Dr Jillian Carroll, Vice PresidentBrian Burleigh, Member