APPENDIX 2
WITNESSES WHO
APPEARED BEFORE THE COMMITTEE AT PUBLIC
HEARINGS
Monday, 30 March 2009
St James Court Conference Centre, West Melbourne
Committee Members in attendance
Senator Claire
Moore (Chair)
Senator Rachel Siewert (Deputy Chair)
Senator Catryna Bilyk
Senator Sarah
Hanson-Young
Senator Gary
Humphries
Witnesses
Ms Angela Sdrinis, Ryan Carlisle Thomas Lawyers
Mr Frank Golding, National Vice-President of Care Leavers
of Australia Network (CLAN)
Alfred Felton Research
Program
Professor Cathy Humphreys, Alfred Felton Chair of Child and
Family Welfare
Professor Shurlee Swain, Honours/postgraduate co-ordinator,
School of Arts and Sciences (Vic), Australian Catholic University
Mr Gavan McCarthy, Director, University of Melbourne
eScholarship Research Centre
Ms Rachel Tropea, Archivist,
eScholarship Research Centre, University of Melbourne
Centre for Excellence in
Child and Family Welfare
Ms Coleen Clare, Chief Executive
Officer
Wings for Survivors
Ms Deborah Findlay, Member
Ms Michele Greaves, Member
Mr Mark Kelly, Member
Ms Susan Treweek, Member
Broken Rites (Australia)
Collective Inc
Dr Wayne Chamley, Treasurer
Alliance for Forgotten
Australians
Ms Caroline Caroll, Chair
Vanish Inc
Ms Maureen Cleary, Manager
Tuesday, 31 March 2009
The Marque Hotel, Perth
Committee Members in attendance
Senator Claire
Moore (Chair)
Senator Rachel Siewert (Deputy Chair)
Senator Gary
Humphries
Witnesses
CBERS Consultancy
Dr Philippa White, Coordinator
Dr Deborah Rosser, Consultant
Mr Andrew Murray, former Senator
Alliance for Forgotten
Australians
Associate Professor Maria Harries, Associate Member and
private capacity
Mr Laurie Humphreys, Representative
Western Australian Department
for Communities
Ms Stephanie Withers, Executive Director, Redress WA
Dr Marilyn Rock, Senior Redress Officer, Redress WA
Ms Eileen O’Reilly, Senior Redress Officer, Redress WA
Mr Peter Bayman, Senior Legal Officer
Monday, 6 April 2009
The Greek Club and Conference Centre, South Brisbane
Committee Members in attendance
Senator Claire
Moore (Chair)
Senator Sue Boyce
Senator Mark Furner
Senator Gary
Humphries
Witnesses
Forde Foundation Board of
Advice
Mr Terry Sullivan, Former Chair
Mr Errol Evans, Deputy Chair
Historical Abuse Network (HAN)
Ms Grace Hegarty
Ms Gloria Lovely
Ms Colleen Stevenson
Ms Lana Syed-Wassdorp
Ms Diane Tronc
Ms Karen Walsh
Esther Centre
Ms Karyn Walsh, Coordinator
Aftercare Resource Centre, Relationships Australia
Ms Rebecca Ketton, Manager
Ms Susan Kelly, Counsellor
Mr Barry Walton, Director of State
Funded Programs
Mr Jim Luthy
Mr Wayne Bradwell
Ms Sue Treweek
Mr Michael Collins
Queensland Government,
Department of Communities
Mr Mark Francis, Executive Director
Ms Robyn Etherington, Forde Officer
Short personal statements were provided by:
Ms Lee Ekeberg
Mrs Lana Syed-Waasdorp
Ms Diane Tronc
Ms Marlene Wilson
The hearing concluded with a
song performed by Ms Jacinta Burr
Tuesday, 7 April 2009
Bankstown Sports and Event Centre, Bankstown
Committee Members in attendance
Senator Claire
Moore (Chair)
Senator Don Farrell
Senator Mitch
Fifield
Witnesses
Positive Justice Centre
Mr John Murray, Founding Member
The Healing Way for Forgotten
Australians
Ms Mary Brownlee, Founding Member
Mr Lawrie Higgins, Founding Member
Round table session:
Association of Child Welfare Agencies
Mr Andrew McCallum, Chairman
Benevolent Society
Ms Annette Michaux, General Manager Social Policy and Research
Ms Janet Henegan, Manager, Post
Adoption Resource Centre
United Protestant Association
of NSW
Mr Graham Hercus, Aftercare Support
Barnardos Australia
Mr Bill Hoyles, Senior Manager, Youth
Affairs and Aftercare
The Fairbridge Foundation
Mr John Kennedy, Chairman of Council
Care Leavers of Australia
Network (CLAN)
Ms Leonie Sheedy, President
Dr Joanna Penglase, Co-founder
Aftercare Resource Centre
(ARC)
Ms Wendy Scollay, Coordinator
Ms Julie Holt, Counsellor
Catholic Social Services
Australia
Mr Frank Quinlan, Executive Director
New South Wales Government
Ms Linda Mallett, A/Deputy Director-General, Department of
Community Services
Ms Danielle Woolley, Director, Out-of-Home Care Policy,
Department of Community Services
Wednesday,8 April 2009
Parliament House, Canberra
Committee Members in attendance
Senator Claire
Moore (Chair)
Senator Sue Boyce
Senator Gary
Humphries
Witnesses
The International Association
of Former Child Migrants And Their Families
Mr Norman Johnston, President
Mr Harold Haig, Secretary
Child Migrants Trust
Ms Margaret Humphreys OAM, International Director
Mr Ian Thwaites, Service Manager
Mr Ted Mullighan QC, Former South Australian Commissioner
of Inquiry (via teleconference)
South Australian Government (via
teleconference)
Mr Steve Ramsey, Executive Director, Families SA
Ms Julie Petersen, Manager, Policy
and Strategy, Guardianship and Alternative Care Directorate, Department for
Families and Communities
Department of Immigration and
Citizenship
Mr Peter Templeton, Assistant Secretary, Settlement Branch
Ms Sophie Montgomery, Director,
Settlement Planning and Information
Department of Families,
Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Ms Cate McKenzie, Group Manager, Women and Children’s Policy
Ms Allyson Essex, Branch Manager
Tasmanian Government (via
teleconference)
Ms Alison Jacob, Deputy Secretary, Department of Health and
Human Services
Ms Leica Wagner, Manager Abuse of Children in State Care
Ms Una Hobday, Manager, Adoption
& Permanency Services
VISITS BY THE COMMITTEE
VISIT
TO LOTUS PLACE, Brisbane
Monday, 6 April 2009
The Committee visited Lotus Place which provides a drop in
centre and houses HAN, the Esther Centre, ARC and the Forde Foundation Board of
Advice in the one premises.
VISIT
TO CLAN OFFICE, Sydney
Tuesday, 7 April 2009
The Committee visited the CLAN office in Chapel Road, Bankstown,
and inspected the National Orphanage Museum and CLAN Library.
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