Appendix 2

Public hearings and witnesses

Thursday, 5 December 2019
Committee Room 2S1
Parliament House
Canberra
Coles Group
Ms Charlotte Rhodes, General Manager Dairy
Ms Vittoria Bon, Government & Industry Relations Manager
ALDI Australia
Mr Oliver Bongardt, ALDI Managing Director – Corporate Buying
Mr Adrian Christie, Director – Communications and Customer Service
Woolworths Group
Mr Christian Bennett, Head of Government Relations

Friday, 19 June 2020
2S3
Parliament House
Dairy Connect
Mr Shaughn Morgan, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Tim Cochrane, Member, Farmers Group
Mr Graham Forbes, Member, Farmers Group
NSW Farmers
Ms Annabel Johnson, Head of Policy & Advocacy
Mr Colin Thompson, Dairy Committee Chair
Mr Phil Ryan, Dairy Committee Member
Mr Robert McIntosh, Dairy Committee Member
Ms Jodie Dean, Policy Director - Agricultural Industries
Australian Dairy Farmers
Mr Craig Hough, Director, Policy and Strategy
Mr David Inall, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Terry Richardson, President
Mr Paul Mumford, Markets, Trade and Value Chain Policy Advisory Group Chair
Queensland Dairyfarmers' Organisation
Mr Brian Tessman, President
Mr Eric Danzi, Executive Officer
Australian Competition & Consumer Commission
Mr Mick Keogh, Deputy Chair
Mr Marcus Bezzi, Executive General Manager Specialised Enforcement and Advocacy
Ms Gabrielle Ford, General Manager Advocacy, International and Agriculture Branch
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
Ms Rosemary Deininger, Deputy Secretary
Ms Cassandra Kennedy, First Assistant Secretary
Ms Joanna Stanion, Assistant Secretary
Mr Peter Gooday, First Assistant Secretary
Mr Jared Greenville, Assistant Secretary

Thursday, 23 July 2020
Royal on the Park
152 Alice Street
Brisbane
Mr James Geraghty, Private capacity
Gallo Dairyland
Mr John Gallo, Director
Subtropical Dairy Board
Mr Paul Roderick, Chair
Mr Graeme Busby, Private capacity
Premium Milk Group
Mr Peter Garratt, Chairman
Mr Ross Lehmann, Director
Ms Christine Clewley, Director
Kenilworth Dairies
John Cochrane, Managing Director
Far North Coast Dairy Industry Group
Mr Ken Bryant, Executive Member
Mr Ross McInness, Private capacity
Dairy Farmers' Milk Cooperative
Mr Andrew Burnett, Chair
Mr Brad Teese, Private capacity
Maleny Dairies
Mr Ross Hopper, Owner
Mungalli Biodynamic
Mr Robert Watson, Chief Executive Officer
Dairy Australia
Mr James Mann, Chair
Mr David Nation, Managing Director
Mr Charles McElhone, Group Manager – Trade & Industry Strategy
Ms Georgia Nicholls, Manager – Stakeholder Relations & Issues
Mr John Dahlsen, Private capacity
Mr Matthew Trace, Private capacity

Tuesday, 15 September 2020
2S3
Parliament House
United Dairyfarmers of Victoria
Ms Ashlee Hammond, Manager
Mr Paul Mumford, President
Farmer Power
Mr Garry Kerr, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Kevin Ashworth, Member
Niche Agribusiness Consulting
Mr Andrew Weinert, Independent Consultant
Ms Shannon Notter, Private capacity
Ms Lisa Dwyer, Private capacity
Ms Karrinjeet Singh-Mahil, Private capacity
Mr Bernie Free, Private capacity
Mr Bruce Knowles, Private capacity
Ms Oonagh Kilpatrick, Private capacity
Virtual Town Hall
Ms Susan Allison, Director, Food and Beverage, United Workers Union
Mr David Beca, Private capacity
Mr Benjamin BENNETT, Owner, Kiwi Calves Business Trust
Mr Adam Campbell, Private capacity
Mr Allan Campbell, Private capacity
Mr Doug Chant, Private capacity
Mr Joseph Conheady, Private capacity
Mr John Gleeson, Private capacity
Mr Matthew Glennen, Private capacity
Mr Ben Govett, Private capacity
Mr Shane Hickey, Private capacity
Mrs Judy McNamara, Private capacity
Mr Ian Morris, Partner, Curdies River Partnership
Mr Chris Nixon, Private capacity
Mr Thomas Paltridge, Private capacity
Mr Alex Roberston, Private capacity
Mrs Elizabeth Ryan, Private capacity
Mr Kevin Wines, Private capacity
Tuesday, 2 March 2021
Committee Room 2S3
Parliament House
Dairy Connect
Mr Graham Forbes, President, Farmers Group, Dairy Connect
Mr Shaughn Morgan, Chief Executive Officer, Dairy Connect
Farmer Power
Mr Garry Kerr, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Kevin Ashworth, Member
Australian Competition & Consumer Commission
Mr Marcus Bezzi, Executive General Manager - Specialised Enforcement and Advocacy
Ms Gabrielle Ford, General Manager - Advocacy, International and Agriculture Branch
Mr Mick Keogh, Deputy Chair
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
Ms Rosemary Deininger, Deputy Secretary
Ms Joanna Stanion, First Assistant Secretary
Mr Jared Greenville, Acting First Assistant Secretary

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