Senate Select Committee on Regional and Remote
Indigenous Communities
Public hearing - Katherine, Wednesday 20 May 2009
8:30am – 5:00pm
Katherine Town Council Chambers
Katherine, NT
| Time |
Witness |
8:30am – 9:15am |
Victoria Daly Shire Council
Mayor Don Wegner
Mr Greg Arnott, Director of Corporate & Community Services |
9:15am – 10:00am |
Katherine Town Council
Mayor Anne Shepherd
Mr Geoff Brooks, Chief Executive Officer |
10:00am – 10:35am |
Mimi Arts and Crafts Aboriginal Corporation
Ms Barbara Ambjerg Pedersen, Manager |
| 10:35am – 10:45am |
Morning tea break |
10:45am – 11:30am |
Sunrise Health Service (Sub No. 85)
Ms Irene Fisher, Chief Executive Officer |
11:30am – 12:15pm |
Roper Gulf Shire Council (Sub No. 86)
Mr Michael Berto, Chief Executive Officer |
| 12:15pm – 1:15pm |
Lunch Break |
1:15pm – 2:00pm |
Mungoorbada Aboriginal Corporation
Mr Bill South, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Tony Jack, Councillor |
2:00pm – 2:45pm |
Rivers Region Youth Development Services
Ms Haidee McKittrick, Project Officer |
| 2:45pm – 3:00pm |
Afternoon Tea Break |
3:00pm – 3:45pm |
Kalano Community Association Incorporated
Mr Rick Fletcher, CEO
Ms Carol Dowling, President of Kalano
Ms Lisa Mumbin, Council Member (ex president)
Ms Danelle Batchler, Manager, NT Money Management Strategies
Ms Roslyn Weetra, Team Leader, NT Money Management Service
Ms Andrea McDonald, Team Leader, NT Money Management Service |
3:45pm – 4:30pm |
Charles Darwin University, Katherine Campus
Professor Steve Larkin, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Indigenous Leadership
Mr Paul Fitzsimons, Director of Remotelink
Mr Tim Biggs, Agriculture & Rural Operations Studies |
4:30pm – 5:00pm |
Wardaman Aboriginal Corporation
Ms May Rosas, Chairperson
Mr Damien Sing, Treasurer
Ms Marie Allen, member
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For further information, contact:
Senior Clerk's Office
Department of the Senate
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia