Appendix 2Public hearings and witnesses
Wednesday, 8 May 2024
Maple Room, Swissôtel Sydney
68 Market Street, Sydney
Australian Council of Recycling
Ms Suzanne Toumbourou, Chief Executive Officer
National Waste Recycling Industry Council
Mr Rick Ralph, Chief Executive Officer
Waste Recycling Industry Association Queensland
Ms Alison Price, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Richard Taylor, President
Re.Group
Mr David Singh, Managing Director
Mr Garth Lamb, Chief Development Officer
Australian Paper Recovery (no submission)
Mr Darren Thorpe, Managing Director
Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of Australia
Ms Gayle Sloan, Chief Executive Officer
Cleanaway (no submission)
Mr Mark Biddulph, Head of Corporate Affairs
Mr Brian Dalitz, Head of Trading & Commodities
Veolia ANZ
Mr Richard Kirkman, Chief Executive Officer
Department of Climate Change, Energy the Environment and Water - (via teleconference)
Ms Kate Lynch, Division Head, Circular Economy Division
Ms Jackie Raynor, Branch Head, Partnerships, Infrastructure and Analysis Branch
Mr Andrew McNee, Head of Division, Environmental Permitting and Compliance Division
Ms Kate Elliott, Branch Head, Wildlife, Waste and Environmental Permits
Monday 5 August 2024
Flinders Room, Mantra on Russell
222 Russell St, Melbourne
SECOS Group
Mr Richard Tegoni, Chief Executive Officer
Martogg Group
Mr David Finlayson, Commercial Manager
Mr Heath Boucher, General Manager of Circular AU
WWF Australia and Australian Marine Conservation Society
Ms Kate Noble, Senior Manager Oceans Policy, WWF Australia
Ms Cip Hamilton, Plastics Campaign Manager, AMCS
Friends of the Earth Australia
Freja Leonard, No More Gas campaign coordinator
No Waste Incinerators in Lara & Greater Geelong Incorporated
Mr Charles Street, President
Ms Vicki Perrett, President
Australian Food and Grocery Council
Ms Tanya Barden, Chief Executive Officer
Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of Australia
Ms Gayle Sloan, Chief Executive Officer
Australian Industry Group
Ms Molly Knox, Advisor - Industry Policy
Mr Tennant Reed, Director, Climate Change and Energy
PACT Group
Mr Andrew Smith, Executive Advisor, Circular Economy
Ms Siobhan McCrory, Executive General Manager - Sales, Marketing & Innovation
Friday 20 September 2024
Maple Room, Swissôtel Sydney
68 Market Street, Sydney
Product Stewardship Centre of Excellence
Mr John Gertsakis, Director
Ms Rose Read, Director
Boomerang Alliance and Total Environment Centre
Mr Jeff Angel, Director
New South Wales Government Environment Protection Authority
Mr Asela Atapattu, Acting Executive Director Strategy & Policy
Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation
Mr Chris Foley, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Peter Brisbane, Head of Government Partnerships
Huhtamaki
Mr Jano Crema, Public Relations and Sustainability Manager ANZ
Catholic Religious Australia
Ms Anne Walker, National Executive Director
Ms Emma Carolan, Justice Research Officer
MRA Consulting Group
Mr Mike Ritchie, Managing Director
Ms Esther Hughes, Planning Team Leader & Principal Environmental Consultant
TOMRA
Mr Markus Fraval, Senior Vice President, Strategy and Business Development (Asia Pacific)
Mr Chris Gingell, Vice President, Public Affairs (Pacific)
Sircel Limited
Mr Anthony Karam, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Mark Ryan, Group Commercial Officer
Sims Metal
Mr Rod Bonnette, Chief Commercial Officer ANZ
Australian Steel Institute
Mr David Varcoe, New South Wales State Manager
Mr Michael Dawson, Senior Project Manager (teleconference)
Mr Chris Page, Member, Head of Future Technologies, Bluescope
Natraplas
Mr Renzo Petersen, Founder and Director (teleconference)
Ms Julie Kirby, Chief Operating Officer (audio link)
Blue Mountains Unions & Community
Ms Debra Smith, Secretary
Friday 14 February 2025
Parliament House
Committee Room 2S3
Canberra
Professor John Thwaites AM, Private capacity
CSIRO
Dr Brett Molony, Science Director, Environment Research Unit
Dr Heinz Schandl, Group Leader, Environment Research Unit
Dr Alessio Miatto, Senior Research Scientist, Environment Research Unit
Department of Climate Change, Energy the Environment and Water
Mr Cameron Hutchison, Branch Head, Waste & Resource Recovery Policy Branch, Circular Economy Division
Ms Cathryn Geiger, Branch Head, Partnerships, Infrastructure & Analysis Branch, Circular Economy Division
Ms Chloe Bird, Branch Head, Circular Economy Division, Supply Chain Industries Branch
Ms Kate Eliott, Branch Head, Wildlife, Waste and Environmental Permits Branch
Department of Industry, Science and Resources
Mr Ray Marcelo, Division Head, Strategic Policy Division
Mr Christopher Gonzalez, Manager, CRC Grants Section