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Appendix 2 - Witnesses who appeared before the Committee at public hearings
Public
hearings
Monday, 20
February 2006
Commonwealth Parliamentary Offices, Perth
Committee Members in attendance
- Senator Moore (Chair)
- Senator Adams
- Senator Bartlett
- Senator Crossin
- Senator Polley
- Senator Siewert
- Senator Webber
Witnesses
- Western Australia Government
- Mr Terry Murphy, Acting
Executive Director, Drug and Alcohol Office
- Ms Wendy Casey, Principal
Adviser, Aboriginal Alcohol and Other Drugs Program
- Mr Richard Menasse, Mental
Health Area Director, WA Country Health Service, Office of Mental Health,
Department of Health
- Dr Rowan Davidson, Chief
Psychiatrist, Office of Mental Health, Department of Health
- Mr Ellis Griffiths, Manager of
Indigenous Issues, Department of the Premier and Cabinet
- Ms Katrina Budrikis, Senior
Legal Officer, Cross Border Justice Project, Department of Corrective Services
- Mrs Marenee Provost, Director,
Operational Policy, Building Community Capacity, Department of Community
Development
- Mr Murray Lampard, Deputy
Police Commissioner, WA Police Service
- Mr David Pedler, Acting
Director Policy and Coordination Directorate, Department of Indigenous Affairs
- Professor Ted Wilkes, Professorial Fellow in Aboriginal Health, Telethon
Institute for Child Health Research, Curtin University
- Associate Professor Dennis Gray, Deputy Director,
National Drug Research Institute
- Dr Donna Mak,
Physician and lecturer at University of Notre Dame
- BP Australia
- Dr
Mark Glazebrook, Project Manager, 3D Petrol Sniffing Initiative
- Ms Jan
Sperling, Product Manager Opal
- Mr Peter Metcalfe, External
Affairs Manager
Tuesday, 21 February 2006
Litchfield Room, Parliament House, Darwin
Committee Members in attendance
- Senator Moore (Chair)
- Senator Humphries (Deputy Chair)
- Senator Adams
- Senator Crossin
- Senator Polley
- Senator Siewert
- Senator Webber
Witnesses
- Australian Fuel Distributors Ltd (Ausfuel)
- Mr Herbert Few, General Manager
- Ms Jane Munday, Public Relations Consultant
- Australian
College of Rural and Remote Medicine
- Professor Elizabeth Chalmers,
Academic Director and Head, Rural Clinical School
- Northern Territory Department of Health and Community
Services
- Ms Rose Rhodes, Assistant
Secretary, Community Services
- Ms Joanne Townsend, Director,
Alcohol and Other Drugs Section
- Ms Penelope Fielding, Executive
Director, Central Australian Coordination
Wednesday, 22 February 2006
Crowne Plaza,
Alice Springs
Committee Members in attendance
- Senator Moore (Chair)
- Senator Humphries (Deputy Chair)
- Senator Adams
- Senator Crossin
- Senator Polley
- Senator Siewert
Witnesses
- Central Australian District Medical Officers
- Dr Russell Thompson, District
Medical Officer, Nyirripi, Yuendumu and Willowra
- Dr Stephen Foster, District
Medical Officer, Papunya and Haastsbluff
- Dr
Andrew White, Remote Paediatrician, Western District Region
- Mr Barry Abbott, Manager Ilamurta Station
- Central Australian Youth Link-up Service (CAYLUS)
- Mr Blair McFarland, Coordinator
- Mr
Tristan Ray, Coordinator
- Tangentyere Council
- Mr William Tilmouth, Executive
Director
- Ms
Leonie Sheedy, Coordinator, Yarrenyty-Arltere Learning Centre
- Waltja Tjutangku Palyapayi Aboriginal Corporation
- Ms Liz Archer, Youth Services Team Leader
- Ms Katharine Allen, Field
Worker, Waltja Reconnect
- Ms
Sarah Holder, Field Worker, Waltja Reconnect
- Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (NPY)
Women's Council
- Mrs Margaret Smith, Vice
President (Chairwoman)
- Ms Vicki Gillick, Coordinator
- Mrs
Janet Inyika, Worker, Emotional Social Well Being Project, through Ms Holly
Webb, interpreter
- Alice Springs Town Council
- Alderman Melanie van Haaren
- Mr Rex Mooney, Chief Executive
Officer
- Mr Mark Blackburn, Director,
Corporate and Community Services
Wednesday, 8 March 2006
Holiday Inn, Cairns
Committee Members in attendance
- Senator Moore (Chair)
- Senator Humphries (Deputy Chair)
- Senator Adams
- Senator Bartlett
- Senator Crossin
- Senator Polley
- Senator Siewert
Witnesses
- WuChopperen Health Service
- Ms Jan Robertson, Drug & Alcohol Projects Coordinator
- Mr
Bruce Martin, Substance Misuse Worker
- Queensland Health, Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drugs Services
- Mrs Jan Parr, District
Coordinator
- Mr
Ezra Saveka, Advanced Health Worker
- Queensland Health, Remote Area Mental Health Service
- Dr Radhika Santhanam, Senior
Clinical Psychologist
- Professor
Ernest Hunter, Regional Psychiatrist
- Anglicare North Queensland Limited
- Mr
Paul Gambi, Residential Youth Worker
- Aurukun Community
- Mr Donovan Walmbeng,
Chairperson, Aurukun Community Justice Group
Tuesday, 16 May 2006
Old Chamber
Room, Parliament House, Adelaide
Committee Members in attendance
- Senator Moore (Chair)
- Senator Humphries (Deputy Chair)
- Senator Adams
- Senator Bartlett
- Senator Crossin
- Senator Siewert
- Senator Webber
Witnesses
- Mrs Ngitji Ngitji Mona Tur
- Law Society of South Australia
- Ms Dymphna (Deej) Eszenyi,
President
- Mr Christopher Charles, Chair,
Aboriginal Issues Committee
- Mr
Andrew Collett, Member, Aboriginal Issues Committee
- Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation SA
- Mr Glenn Giles, ANTaR SA
Coordinator and ANTaR National Committee Member
- Mr Patrick Byrt, Member
- Mr John Hartley, Member
- Mr
Dennis Colson, Chairman of Turkey Bore Community
- Mr Bill Edwards
- Ms Kate Reynolds
- Adelaide Healing Energy Centre
- Ms Lorraine Webb, Manager
- Mr
Peter Rawson, Public Officer, Mentor
- Ms Rosalie Nethercott
- Department of Families and Communities, South
Australia
- Mr Chris Larkin, Director,
Indigenous Services
- Mr
Peter Kay, Manager, Substance Misuse and Youth Programs
Inspections and Visits
Monday, 20 February 2006
BP Refinery,
Kwinana, Perth, WA
Committee Members in attendance
- Senator Moore
- Senator Adams
- Senator Bartlett
- Senator Crossin
- Senator Polley
- Senator Siewert
- Senator Webber
The Committee visited the BP
refinery at Kwinana to discuss Opal fuel and inspected the refinery to observe
the distillation processes that differentiate the production of Opal.
The Committee was accompanied
on the inspection by Dr Mark Glazebrook, Project Manager, 3D Petrol Sniffing
Initiative; Ms Jan Sperling, Product Manager Opal; Mr Peter Metcalfe, External
Affairs Manager and Mr David Plant, Tour leader.
Thursday, 23 February 2006
Yuendumu and
Mt Theo outstation, NT
Committee Members in attendance
- Senator Moore
- Senator Adams
- Senator Crossin
- Senator Humphries
- Senator Polley
The Committee was accompanied
during the visit by Ms Rachel Balmanno, OATSIH, Department of Health and Ageing
and representatives from the print and electronic media
The Committee visited
Yuendumu and Mt Theo outstation Aboriginal communities to discuss the programs
being offered to young people to assist control petrol sniffing, and the
successful outcome of these programs.
The visit was coordinated by
Ms Susie Low, Manager, Mt Theo-Yuendumu Substance Misuse Aboriginal
Corporation.
At Mt Theo the Committee
discussed the program with community elders Peggy Brown, the founder of the
program, and Johnny Miller, senior Traditional Owner for Mt Theo.
The Committee was also
assisted by members of the Mt Theo Management Committee including Warren
Williams and Enid Gallagher, Chairpersons, Robbie Walit and Maxine Spencer;
Alison Gillies, Mt Theo youth worker; Brett Badger, Youth Program Coordinator
and Nat O’Connor, Youth Worker.
Tuesday,
7 March 2006
Mornington
Island, QLD
Committee Members in attendance
- Senator Moore
- Senator Adams
- Senator Bartlett
- Senator Crossin
- Senator Humphries
- Senator Polley
The Committee was accompanied
on the visit by Ms Karen Lee, Office of Senator Bartlett.
The Committee visited
Mornington Island (via Normanton) to have discussions with the Mornington Shire
Council Petrol Sniffing Steering Committee in relation to work being undertaken
to assist control petrol sniffing addiction and undertook an inspection of
community facilities on the Island.
A cross section of community
and government groups were represented in the discussion held at the Police
Youth Club. They included:
- Graeme Channells, CEO Mornington
Shire Council
- Clare Farrell, Community
Service Officer
- Yuenmenda Women's Association
- Beatrice Retchford, Manager,
Junkuri Laka Justice Association
- Robyrta Felton, Legal Aid
- Loretta Juhel, MI School
- David Lloyd, Woomera Aboriginal
Corporation
- Joanne Townsend, Principal,
Mornington Island State School
- Kisten Standage, Qld Sport and
Rec
- Jenny Dahl, Mornington Island
Hospital
- Louise Roughey, Team Leader
Community Health
- Sgt Mark Tuckwell, Police
- Kim Barnsley, CDEP
- Mark Cuckwell, Mornington
Island PCYC.
Wednesday, 17 May 2006
Menzies
School of Health Research and Cooperative Research Centre on Aboriginal Health,
Darwin, NT
Committee Members in attendance
- Senator Moore
- Senator Adams
- Senator Crossin
- Senator Siewert
- Senator Webber
The Committee visited the
Menzies School of Health Research and Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) on
Aboriginal Health. Discussions were held on research being undertaken on the
impact of petrol sniffing, on other research being conducted on Indigenous
health, and on the role and operation of the School and the CRC.
Meeting with the Committee
from the CRC were Mr Mick Gooda, CEO, Ms Jenny Brands and Ms Di Walker and from
Menzies, Dr Sheree Cairney and Dr Kate Senior.
Thursday, 18 May 2006
Balgo and
Halls Creek, WA
Committee Members in attendance
- Senator Moore
- Senator Adams
- Senator Siewert
The Committee was accompanied
during the visit by Mr Stephen Castle, OATSIH; Dr Sheree Cairney and Dr
Kate Senior, Menzies School of Health Research; Mr Chris Twomey, Office of
Senator Siewert.
The Committee held
discussions with a number of community representatives covering the cross
section of services in Balgo including the community corporation, youth and
sport workers, the women's centre, the clinic, school and police and was able
to visit many of these community facilities. Without being exhaustive the
Committee was assisted during the visit by many people including Mr Noel Mason,
CEO Wirrimanu; Fr Matt Digges, Kutjungka Catholic Parish; Mr Chris Cresp,
Palyalatja Maparnpa; Br Bernie Cooper, Luurnpa Catholic School; Dr Zohl de
Ishtar, Kapululangu Women's Centre; and Ms Jane Thomas, child protection
worker.
The Committee visited Halls
Creek and held informal discussions with community, social and welfare groups at
a meeting that had been organised by Mr Peter McConnell, CEO of Halls Creek
Shire. The Committee was conducted on a visit to the camps that have grown
around the edge of town with people moving in from other communities outside of
Halls Creek.
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