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Public hearing information
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Previous public hearings
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Wednesday 11 December 2019
Mercure Warragul, 23 Mason Street, Warragul, 3820
11:00 AM
Baw Baw Shire Council Elise Harrison, Coordinator, People and Culture Alison Leighton, Chief Executive Officer Latrobe City Council Alan McFarlane, Deputy Mayor Steven Piasente, Chief Executive Officer
Councils11:30 AM
Committee for Gippsland Jane Oakley, Chief Executive Officer Greater Dandenong Regional Employment Taskforce Andrew Simmons, Chief Executive Officer, South East LLEN12:00 PM
Greater Dandenong Regional Employment Taskforce Jennifer Ebdon, Community Revitalisation Project Co-ordinator Sandra George, Manager1:00 PM
GROW Gippsland Cameron Spence, Program Manager1:30 PM
Strengthening Pathways for Adult Learners in Gippsland project Rosemary Allica, Manager, Warragul Community House Diane Carson, Project Manager Josie Rose, Project Lead, Quality Teaching and Learning1:50 PM
Warragul Returned and Services League Ben Vahland, Vice President Operations Bill Westhead, President2:30 PM
West Gippsland Trade Training Alliance Sue De Silva, Coordinator, Warragul and District Specialist School Rod Dunlop, Manager -
Wednesday 20 November 2019
Connection, Midland Highway, Shepparton, 3630
9:30 AM
Greater Shepparton City Council Michael Carrafa, Team Leader, Business and Industry Development Amanda Tingay, Manager, Neighbourhoods10:45 AM
Committee for Greater Shepparton Sam Birrell, Chief Executive Officer11:15 AM
Yarrawonga Neighbourhood House Pauline Wilson, Executive Officer11:45 AM
Rumbalara Aboriginal Co-operative Felicia Dean, Chief Executive Officer12:45 PM
GROW Greater Shepparton Leanne Hulm, Program Manager1:05 PM
Women's Health Goulburn North East Jane Gehrig, NILS/Economic Empowerment Worker Amanda Kelly, Chief Executive Officer -
Tuesday 19 November 2019
Meeting Room G6, 55 Saint Andrews Place, East Melbourne, 3002
10:15 AM
Victorian Aboriginal Community Services Association Limited Melinda Eason, RTO Manager Josh Wanganeen, Aboriginal Cultural Awareness Lead Trainer10:45 AM
Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association Sam Biondo, Executive Officer Ray Blessing, Chief Executive Officer, TaskForce Kristen Lynch, Policy Officer11:15 AM
Returned and Services League of Australia–Victorian Branch Wendy Bateman, Manager, Aged and Health Support Jeff Jackson, Manager, Veterans Advocacy and Welfare Support Anne Pahl, Manager, Veterans Engagement and Transition, RSL Active Soldier On Australia Ivan Slavich, Chief Executive Officer11:45 AM
Victorian Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders Melanie Field-Pimm, Manager, Development Sarah Hughes, Program Manager, ReConnect12:15 PM
National Social Security Rights Network Emma Cvitak, Board Member Leanne Ho, Executive Officer1:15 PM
Moonee Valley City Council Khaled Abdulwahab, Community Engagement Officer, Flemington Works Fulton Hogan Matthew Inkster, Manager, People, Capability and Inclusion, Metro Roads Program Alliance
Jobseekers and Employers1:45 PM
Enable Social Enterprises Julie McKay, Founder and Managing Director2:15 PM
Jobwatch O'Hagan John, Lawyer Australian Lawyers for Human Rights Bethany Moore, Convenor, Victorian Branch WEstjustice Liz Morgan, Employment Program Director, Policy and Education Springvale Monash Legal Service Ashleigh Newnham, Manager, Strategy and Community Development
Community Legal Centres -
Thursday 24 October 2019
Rydges Geelong, Myers Street & Gheringhap Street, Geelong, 3220
9:00 AM
City of Greater Geelong Robyn Stevens, Director, Community Life9:30 AM
Give Where You Live Foundation Bill Mithen, Chief Executive Officer GROW G21 Region Opportunities for Work Anne O'Brien, Director10:10 AM
Northern Futures Lyn Morgan, Executive Officer11:00 AM
Air Radiators Helen Craven, Human Resources Manager Geelong Chamber of Commerce Ben Flynn, Chief Executive Officer Gforce Employment Solutions Greg Haynes, GM Employment Services Bruce King, Business Development, Apprenticeships Geelong Manufacturing Council David Peart, Chief Executive Officer
Employer Groups11:30 AM
Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-operative Lisa Briggs, Interim Chief Executive Officer Lee-Anne Habel, Manager, Indigenous Education Centre, Kangan Institute Tony McCartney, Indigenous Engagement and Capacity Building Officer, Business Development, Kangan Institute12:00 PM
Wan-Yaari Aboriginal Consultancy Services Ricky Kildea, Director1:30 PM
The Gordon Carley Brennan, Skilling the Bay Manager Keelie Hamilton, Director, Student and Industry Engagement Tracey Jeffery, Manager, Careers and Training Services -
Wednesday 23 October 2019
Ballarat Council Offices, 25 Armstrong Street South, Ballarat Central, 3350
9:00 AM
City of Ballarat Samantha McIntosh, Mayor9:30 AM
Highlands Local Learning and Employment Network Janine Kent, Executive Officer10:00 AM
Ballarat Veterans Assistance Centre Ben Brooks, Veteran Adam Kent, Veteran Sue Yorston, Consultant10:45 AM
Centacare Steve Else, Clemente Ballarat Academic Coordinator, Australian Catholic University Tony Fitzgerald, Chief Executive Officer Josha-Lyn Gibson, Ex-Clemente student Jeremy Smith, Chair, Clemente Ballarat Steering Committee11:15 AM
Ballarat Regional Trades and Labour Council Brett Edgington, Secretary11:45 AM
Ballarat and District Aboriginal Co-operative Alec Carson, Workforce Development Coordinator Jaiden Lillyst, Burron Guli Program Facilitator12:45 PM
Ballarat Neighbourhood Centre Jan Simmons, Team Leader, Work and Learning Advisors2:00 PM
Centre for Multicultural Youth Magbul Abraham, Representative Lamourette Folly, Representative Christopher Hams, Representative Hayley McArthur, Multicultural Youth Worker2:30 PM
Ai Group Jim Dannock, Regional Manager, Ballarat and Wimmera Region -
Tuesday 22 October 2019
Quest Bendigo Central, 228 McCrae Street, Bendigo, 3550
11:00 AM
City of Greater Bendigo Trevor Budge, Manager, Regional Sustainable Development Margaret O'Rourke, Mayor11:30 AM
Be.Bendigo Dennis Bice, Chief Executive Officer Bendigo Manufacturing Group Mark Brennan, Chair
Employer Groups12:00 PM
Victorian Local Learning and Employment Networks Trent McCarthy, Chair1:30 PM
Bendigo Education Council Matthew Maruff, Headmaster, Girton Grammar Darren McGregor, Chair, Bendigo Education Council and Principal, Marist College Dale Pearce, Principal, Bendigo Senior Secondary College2:00 PM
Central Goldfields Shire Council Martin Collins, General Manager, Community Wellbeing Noel Harvey, Chief Administrator2:30 PM
Loddon Campaspe Multicultural Services Kate McInnes, Executive Officer Bu Gay Pah Thei, Community Development Worker2:50 PM
Loddon Campaspe Regional Partnership Dave Richardson, Chair3:10 PM
City of Greater Bendigo Youth Council Annika Ritchie, Deputy Youth Mayor Khayshie Tilak Ramesh, Youth Mayor -
Wednesday 4 September 2019
Meeting Room G6, 55 Saint Andrews Place, East Melbourne, 3002
9:30 AM
Victorian Trades Hall Council Carina Garland, Assistant Secretary10:00 AM
St Vincent de Paul Society Victoria Joannah Coetzer, HR Operations Manager Mission Australia Troy Crellin, Program Manager, Social Enterprise Programs Victoria Uniting Vic.Tas Angela Dapcevic, Head of Employment Services Sacred Heart Mission Leanne Lewis, General Manager, People and Strategy Brotherhood of St Laurence Melinda Moore, Head of Work, Economic Security and Social Inclusion Anglicare Victoria Sue Sealey, Deputy Chief Executive Officer Jesuit Social Services Stephen Ward, Executive Director, Education Training and Employment
Social Services Organisations10:55 AM
Emmanuela Piath Noi Shadab Safa
Young People11:05 AM
yourtown Tracy Adams, Chief Executive Officer Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health Gina Chinnery, National Vocational Services Manager Whitelion Dianne Garner, Project Manager Centre for Multicultural Youth Willow Kellock, Policy Officer
Youth Organisations11:45 AM
Victorian Multicultural Commission Tina Hosseini, Commissioner Life Without Barriers Erika Jones, Employment Case Coordinator, National Immigration Support Scheme Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria Kris Pavlidis, Chair Foundation House – The Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture Josef Szwarc, General Manager, Community and Sector Development AMES Australia Luke Whinney, Senior Manager Education and Employment
CALD Organisations12:30 PM
Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand Stella Avramopoulos, Chief Executive Officer Sarah Squire, Head of Women’s Research, Advocacy and Policy Centre McAuley Community Services for Women Jocelyn Bignold, Chief Executive Officer Fitted for Work Donna de Zwart, Chief Executive Officer
Women's Organisations1:20 PM
Australian Network on Disability Suzanne Colbert AM, Chief Executive Children and Young People with Disability Australia Mary Sayers, Chief Executive Officer National Disability Services Michelle Wakeford, National Ticket to Work Manager
Disability Organisations2:00 PM
Council on the Ageing Victoria Tina Hogarth-Clarke, Chief Executive Officer2:30 PM
Council to Homeless Persons Damien Patterson, Policy and Advocacy Officer Jenny Smith, Chief Executive Officer3:00 PM
Aspergers Victoria Tamsin Jowett, President Gayle Vermont, Programs Manager -
Tuesday 3 September 2019
Meeting Room G6, 55 Saint Andrews Place, East Melbourne, 3002
10:45 AM
Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions David Clements, Deputy Secretary – Inclusion11:30 AM
Centre for Policy Development Annabel Brown, Program Director Shivani Nadan, Engagement Manager Public Service Research Group, UNSW Canberra Sue Olney, Research Fellow University of Melbourne Leah Ruppanner, Co-Director, The Policy Lab
Researchers12:00 PM
WynBay Local Learning and Employment Network Dallian D'Cruz, Chief Executive Officer Inner Eastern Local Learning and Employment Network Tracey Fenton, Projects Manager Future Connect Dierdre Hardy, Executive Officer Inner Northern Local Learning and Employment Network Peter Kellock, Coordinator, Research Projects Maribyrnong and Moonee Valley Local Learning and Employment Network Boyd Maplestone, Chief Executive Officer Outer Eastern Local Learning and Employment Network Fiona Purcell, Chief Executive Officer
Metropolitan Local Learning and Employment Networks1:15 PM
Brimbank City Council Deb Carr, Learning Coordinator Hume City Council Maria Dimitriou, Coordinator, Local Employment Partnership Municipal Association of Victoria Troy Edwards, Director, Policy and Advocacy National Employment Services Association Annette Gill, Principal Policy Advisor Moonee Valley City Council Lauren Kerr, Senior Project Officer, Flemington Revitalisation Project
Metropolitan Councils2:00 PM
National Employment Services Association Annette Gill, Principal Policy Advisor Sally Sinclair, Chief Executive Officer Jobs Australia Nicole Steers, Acting Chief Operating Officer David Taylor, Policy Analyst and Media Liaison
Employment Services Peak Bodies2:30 PM
Apprenticeship Employment Network Gary Workman, Executive Director3:15 PM
Victorian TAFE Association Arnaldo Barone, Director of Policy and Advocacy Jennifer Gordon, Executive Director, Community and Industry Engagement, Wodonga TAFE Linda Kearley, Manager, Swinburne Hub, Swinburne University of Technology Peter Murray, Business Development Manager, Enterprise, Box Hill Institute3:45 PM
Victorian Council of Social Service Deborah Fewster, Manager, Advocacy and Engagement Emma King, Chief Executive Officer