Appendix 2

Public hearings and witnesses

Friday, 18 October 2019
Committee Room 2S3
Parliament House
Canberra
Murray-Darling Basin Authority
Phillip Glyde, Chief Executive
Andrew Reynolds, Executive Director, River Management
Annette Blyton, Chief Operating Officer
Brent Williams, A/g Executive Director, Office of Compliance
Carl Binning, Executive Director, Science, Knowledge & Engagement
Dr Peta-Joanne Derham, A/g Executive Director, Water Resource Planning and Accounting
Department of Agriculture
Malcolm Thompson, Deputy Secretary
John Robertson, Assistant Secretary, Water Division
Paul Morris, First Assistant Secretary, Water Division
Mary Colreavy, Assistant Secretary, Water Division
Matthew Dadswell, Assistant Secretary, Water Division
Department of Environment and Energy
Jody Swirepik, Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder
Hilton Taylor, Assistant Secretary
Bruce Male, Director
Bureau of Meteorology
Dr Peter Stone, Chief Customer Officer, Group Executive Business Solutions
Dr Robert Argent, General Manager, Water Program
Department of Agriculture
Michael (Mick) Keelty AO, Interim Inspector-General of Murray-Darling Basin Water Resources
Ramzi Jabbour, Deputy Inspector-General of Murray-Darling Basin Water Resources
Wednesday, 11 December 2019
Quest Griffith
53 Railway Street
Griffith
NSW Aboriginal Land Council
Max Edwards, Senior Policy Officer
Peter Lalor, Senior Policy Officer
Griffith Local Aboriginal Land Council
Steven Collins, Chief Executive Officer
Ricegrowers' Association of Australia
Graeme Kruger, Executive Director
De Bortoli Wines
Darren De Bortoli, Managing Director
Griffith Business Chamber
Pat Pittavino, President
Josh Nadzielski, Vice President
Paul Pierotti, Water Spokesperson
Murray Regional Strategy Group
Alan Mathers, Chair
Tuesday, 12 May 2020
Committee Room 2S1
Parliament House
Canberra
Michael (Mick) Keelty, Interim Inspector-General Murray-Darling Basin Water Resources
Thursday, 27 August 2020
Committee Room 1S4
Parliament House
Canberra
Australian Competition & Consumer Commission
Mick Keogh, Deputy Chair
Gabrielle Ford, General Manager, Advocacy, International and Agriculture Branch
Bruce Mikkelsen, Executive Director, Murray-Darling Basin Inquiry
Wednesday, 23 September 2020
Committee Room 2S1
Parliament House
Canberra
NSW Government
The Hon Melinda Pavey MP, Minister for Water, Property and Housing
Tuesday, 17 November 2020
Committee Room 1S5
Parliament House
Canberra
Brett Walker SC, Private capacity
Richard Beasley SC, Private capacity
Environmental Defenders Office
Dr Emma Carmody, Special Counsel
National Irrigators' Council
Steve Whan, Chief Executive Officer
Jeremy Morton, Chairman
National Farmers' Federation
Warwick Ragg, General Manager Natural Resource Management
Les Gordon, Chair, Water Committee
Academics
Professor Jeffery Connor, Professor of Water Economics, University of South Australia Business School
Professor Sarah Ann Wheeler, Private capacity
Professor Rupert Quentin Grafton, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University (ANU)
Dr John Quiggin, Private capacity
Associate Professor Adam Loch, Private capacity
Dr John Williams, Honorary Professor, Water Justice Hub, Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU
Dr Matthew Colloff, Honorary Senior Lecturer, Fenner School of Environment and Society, ANU
Bureau of Meteorology
Dr Peter Stone, Group Executive, Business Solutions Group
Matthew Coulton, General Manager, Water Section Program
Tuesday, 9 February 2021
Committee Room 2S1
Parliament House
Canberra
Geoscience Australia
Baskaran Sundaram, Director, Regional Groundwater
Steve Hostetler, Hydrogeologist
Claire Krause, Assistant Director of Product Development, Digital Earth Australia
Maree Wilson, Branch Head, National Earth and Marine Observations
CSIRO
Dr Carmel Pollino, Research Director, Water Security Program, Land & Water
Jane Coram, Director, CSIRO Land and Water
Dr David Post, Murray-Darling Basin Lead
Slattery & Johnson
Maryanne Slattery, Director
Bill Johnson, Director
Murray-Darling Basin Authority
Phillip Glyde, Chief Executive
Andrew Reynolds, Executive Director, River Management
Vicki Woodburn, Executive Director, Basin Strategy & Knowledge
Annette Blyton, Chief Operating Officer, Business Services
Tim Goodes, Executive Director, Basin Plan Regulation
Kelly Casey, Chief Legal Officer, Legal and Government Relations
Dr Tony McLeod, General Manager, SDL Accounting and Aboriginal Partnerships
Dr Matthew Coleman, Director, Applied Science Branch
Daniel Blacker, General Manager, Office of Compliance
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
Lyn O'Connell, Deputy Secretary, Water, Climate Adaptation, Natural Disasters and Antarctic Group
Rachel Connell, First Assistant Secretary, Water Division
Marcus Finn, Assistant Secretary, Murray-Darling Basin Policy Reform Taskforce
Susan Buckle, Assistant Secretary, Murray-Darling Basin Policy Branch
Adam Sincock, A/g Assistant Secretary, Water Recovery Branch
Commonwealth Environmental Water Office
Jody Swirepik, Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder
Hilton Taylor, Assistant Secretary
Michael Wrathall, Assistant Secretary
Wednesday, 10 February 2021
Committee Room 2S1
Parliament House
Canberra
Bureau of Meteorology
Dr Peter Stone, Group Executive, Business Solutions Group
Matthew Coulton, General Manager, Water Sector Program
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
The Hon Troy Grant, Interim Inspector-General of Water Compliance
Tuesday, 20 April 2021
Fraser Suites
Level 12, Kent Room
488 Kent Street
Sydney
Inland Rivers Network
Beverley Smiles, President
Productivity Commission
Michael Brennan, Chair
Dr Jane Doolan, Commissioner
Boundary Bend Ltd
Robert McGavin, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Lifeblood Alliance
Juliet Le Feuvre, Member
Dr Anne Jensen, Member
Melissa Gray, Member
Robert (Bob) Newman, Member
Kate McBride, Member
Wednesday, 21 April 2021
Yaama Ganu Gallery
211 Balo Street
Moree
Basin Community Committee
Phil Duncan, Chair
NSW Irrigators' Council
Ian James (Jim) Cush, Chairman
Gwydir Valley Irrigators
Zara Lowien, Executive Officer
Gwydir Cotton Growers Association
Michael Humphries, Chair
Mervyn Gordon, Private capacity
Elizabeth (Liz) Taylor, Private capacity
Thursday, 22 April 2021
Gateway to Training
15-21 Russell Street
Goondiwindi
Border Rivers Food and Fibre
Kylie Craig
Christopher McCosker
Goondiwindi Regional Council
The Honourable Councillor Lawrence Springborg AM, Mayor
Dion Jones, Director Engineering
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
Mick Keogh, Deputy Chair
Bruce Mikkelsen, Executive Director, Murray-Darling Basin Inquiry
Cotton Australia
Michael Murray, General Manager
Wednesday, 5 May 2021
Deniliquin RSL Club
72 End Street
Deniliquin
Wemba Wemba Nation
Stewart Taylor, Chairperson, Werai Land and Water Aboriginal Corporation
Southern Connected Basin Communities
Sophie Baldwin, Chief Executive Officer
Geoff Kendell, Representative
Ricegrowers' Association of Australia
Robert Massina, President
Rachel Kelly, Policy Manager
De Bortoli Wines
Darren De Bortoli, Managing Director
Southern Riverina Irrigators
Chris Brooks, Chair
NSW Farmers Association
Chris Stillard, Executive Council Member
Lloyd Polkinghorne, Private capacity
Murray Irrigation Limited
Phillip Snowden, Chairman
Philip Endley, Chief Executive Officer
Michael Pisasale, Water Policy Manager
Murray Regional Strategy Group
Geoff Moar, Chair
Louise Burge, Committee Member
Speak Up 4 Water campaign
Lachlan Marshall, Chair
Shelley Scoullar, Administrative Officer
Yarkuwa Indigenous Knowledge Centre
Jeanette Crew, Chairperson
David Crew, Manager
Thursday, 6 May 2021
Parklake Hotel
481 Wyndham Street
Shepparton
Federation of Victorian Traditional Owner Corporations
Paul Paton, Chief Executive Officer
Yorta Yorta Nation
Jay Whittaker, Engagement & Coordination Manager
Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
Helen Vaughan, Deputy Secretary Water and Catchments
Jessica Freame, Director Intergovernmental Water and Catchments
Victorian Farmers Federation
Emma Germano, President
Andrew Leahy, Water Council Chairman
Natalie Akers, Policy Adviser
Professor Peter Gell, Private capacity
Upper Goulburn River Catchment Association
Jan Beer, Representative
Goulburn Valley Environment Group
John Pettigrew, Chair
Terry Court, Vice President
Dr Colin (Max) Finlayson, Private capacity
Committee for Greater Shepparton
Sam Birrell, Chief Executive Officer
Peter Hall, Private capacity

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