Appendix 2 - Witnesses who appeared before the Committee at public hearings

Appendix 2 - Witnesses who appeared before the Committee at public hearings

Public hearings

Monday, 20 February 2006

Commonwealth Parliamentary Offices, Perth

Committee Members in attendance

  • Senator Moore (Chair)
  • Senator Adams
  • Senator Bartlett
  • Senator Crossin
  • Senator Polley
  • Senator Siewert
  • Senator Webber

Witnesses

  • Western Australia Government
    • Mr Terry Murphy, Acting Executive Director, Drug and Alcohol Office
    • Ms Wendy Casey, Principal Adviser, Aboriginal Alcohol and Other Drugs Program
    • Mr Richard Menasse, Mental Health Area Director, WA Country Health Service, Office of Mental Health, Department of Health
    • Dr Rowan Davidson, Chief Psychiatrist, Office of Mental Health, Department of Health
    • Mr Ellis Griffiths, Manager of Indigenous Issues, Department of the Premier and Cabinet
    • Ms Katrina Budrikis, Senior Legal Officer, Cross Border Justice Project, Department of Corrective Services
    • Mrs Marenee Provost, Director, Operational Policy, Building Community Capacity, Department of Community Development
    • Mr Murray Lampard, Deputy Police Commissioner, WA Police Service
    • Mr David Pedler, Acting Director Policy and Coordination Directorate, Department of Indigenous Affairs
  • Professor Ted Wilkes, Professorial Fellow in Aboriginal Health, Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Curtin University
  • Associate Professor Dennis Gray, Deputy Director, National Drug Research Institute
  • Dr Donna Mak, Physician and lecturer at University of Notre Dame
  • BP Australia
    • Dr Mark Glazebrook, Project Manager, 3D Petrol Sniffing Initiative
    • Ms Jan Sperling, Product Manager Opal
    • Mr Peter Metcalfe, External Affairs Manager

Tuesday, 21 February 2006

Litchfield Room, Parliament House, Darwin

Committee Members in attendance

  • Senator Moore (Chair)
  • Senator Humphries (Deputy Chair)
  • Senator Adams
  • Senator Crossin
  • Senator Polley
  • Senator Siewert
  • Senator Webber

Witnesses

  • Australian Fuel Distributors Ltd (Ausfuel)
    • Mr Herbert Few, General Manager
    • Ms Jane Munday, Public Relations Consultant
  • Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine
    • Professor Elizabeth Chalmers, Academic Director and Head, Rural Clinical School
  • Northern Territory Department of Health and Community Services
    • Ms Rose Rhodes, Assistant Secretary, Community Services
    • Ms Joanne Townsend, Director, Alcohol and Other Drugs Section
    • Ms Penelope Fielding, Executive Director, Central Australian Coordination

Wednesday, 22 February 2006

Crowne Plaza, Alice Springs

Committee Members in attendance

  • Senator Moore (Chair)
  • Senator Humphries (Deputy Chair)
  • Senator Adams
  • Senator Crossin
  • Senator Polley
  • Senator Siewert

Witnesses

  • Central Australian District Medical Officers
    • Dr Russell Thompson, District Medical Officer, Nyirripi, Yuendumu and Willowra
    • Dr Stephen Foster, District Medical Officer, Papunya and Haastsbluff
    • Dr Andrew White, Remote Paediatrician, Western District Region
  • Mr Barry Abbott, Manager Ilamurta Station
  • Central Australian Youth Link-up Service (CAYLUS)
    • Mr Blair McFarland, Coordinator
    • Mr Tristan Ray, Coordinator
  • Tangentyere Council
    • Mr William Tilmouth, Executive Director
    • Ms Leonie Sheedy, Coordinator, Yarrenyty-Arltere Learning Centre
  • Waltja Tjutangku Palyapayi Aboriginal Corporation
    • Ms Liz Archer, Youth Services Team Leader
    • Ms Katharine Allen, Field Worker, Waltja Reconnect
    • Ms Sarah Holder, Field Worker, Waltja Reconnect
  • Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (NPY) Women's Council
    • Mrs Margaret Smith, Vice President (Chairwoman)
    • Ms Vicki Gillick, Coordinator
    • Mrs Janet Inyika, Worker, Emotional Social Well Being Project, through Ms Holly Webb, interpreter
  • Alice Springs Town Council
    • Alderman Melanie van Haaren
    • Mr Rex Mooney, Chief Executive Officer
    • Mr Mark Blackburn, Director, Corporate and Community Services

Wednesday, 8 March 2006

Holiday Inn, Cairns

Committee Members in attendance

  • Senator Moore (Chair)
  • Senator Humphries (Deputy Chair)
  • Senator Adams
  • Senator Bartlett
  • Senator Crossin
  • Senator Polley
  • Senator Siewert

Witnesses

  • WuChopperen Health Service
    • Ms Jan Robertson, Drug & Alcohol Projects Coordinator
    • Mr Bruce Martin, Substance Misuse Worker
  • Queensland Health, Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drugs Services
    • Mrs Jan Parr, District Coordinator
    • Mr Ezra Saveka, Advanced Health Worker
  • Queensland Health, Remote Area Mental Health Service
    • Dr Radhika Santhanam, Senior Clinical Psychologist
    • Professor Ernest Hunter, Regional Psychiatrist
  • Anglicare North Queensland Limited
    • Mr Paul Gambi, Residential Youth Worker
  • Aurukun Community
    • Mr Donovan Walmbeng, Chairperson, Aurukun Community Justice Group

Tuesday, 16 May 2006

Old Chamber Room, Parliament House, Adelaide

Committee Members in attendance

  • Senator Moore (Chair)
  • Senator Humphries (Deputy Chair)
  • Senator Adams
  • Senator Bartlett
  • Senator Crossin
  • Senator Siewert
  • Senator Webber

Witnesses

  • Mrs Ngitji Ngitji Mona Tur
  • Law Society of South Australia
    • Ms Dymphna (Deej) Eszenyi, President
    • Mr Christopher Charles, Chair, Aboriginal Issues Committee
    • Mr Andrew Collett, Member, Aboriginal Issues Committee
  • Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation SA
    • Mr Glenn Giles, ANTaR SA Coordinator and ANTaR National Committee Member
    • Mr Patrick Byrt, Member
    • Mr John Hartley, Member
    • Mr Dennis Colson, Chairman of Turkey Bore Community
  • Mr Bill Edwards
  • Ms Kate Reynolds
  • Adelaide Healing Energy Centre
    • Ms Lorraine Webb, Manager
    • Mr Peter Rawson, Public Officer, Mentor
  • Ms Rosalie Nethercott
  • Department of Families and Communities, South Australia
    • Mr Chris Larkin, Director, Indigenous Services
    • Mr Peter Kay, Manager, Substance Misuse and Youth Programs

Inspections and Visits

Monday, 20 February 2006

BP Refinery, Kwinana, Perth, WA

Committee Members in attendance

  • Senator Moore
  • Senator Adams
  • Senator Bartlett
  • Senator Crossin
  • Senator Polley
  • Senator Siewert
  • Senator Webber

The Committee visited the BP refinery at Kwinana to discuss Opal fuel and inspected the refinery to observe the distillation processes that differentiate the production of Opal.

The Committee was accompanied on the inspection by Dr Mark Glazebrook, Project Manager, 3D Petrol Sniffing Initiative; Ms Jan Sperling, Product Manager Opal; Mr Peter Metcalfe, External Affairs Manager and Mr David Plant, Tour leader.

Thursday, 23 February 2006

Yuendumu and Mt Theo outstation, NT

Committee Members in attendance

  • Senator Moore
  • Senator Adams
  • Senator Crossin
  • Senator Humphries
  • Senator Polley

The Committee was accompanied during the visit by Ms Rachel Balmanno, OATSIH, Department of Health and Ageing and representatives from the print and electronic media

The Committee visited Yuendumu and Mt Theo outstation Aboriginal communities to discuss the programs being offered to young people to assist control petrol sniffing, and the successful outcome of these programs.

The visit was coordinated by Ms Susie Low, Manager, Mt Theo-Yuendumu Substance Misuse Aboriginal Corporation.

At Mt Theo the Committee discussed the program with community elders Peggy Brown, the founder of the program, and Johnny Miller, senior Traditional Owner for Mt Theo.

The Committee was also assisted by members of the Mt Theo Management Committee including Warren Williams and Enid Gallagher, Chairpersons, Robbie Walit and Maxine Spencer; Alison Gillies, Mt Theo youth worker; Brett Badger, Youth Program Coordinator and Nat O’Connor, Youth Worker.

Tuesday, 7 March 2006

Mornington Island, QLD

Committee Members in attendance

  • Senator Moore
  • Senator Adams
  • Senator Bartlett
  • Senator Crossin
  • Senator Humphries
  • Senator Polley

The Committee was accompanied on the visit by Ms Karen Lee, Office of Senator Bartlett.

The Committee visited Mornington Island (via Normanton) to have discussions with the Mornington Shire Council Petrol Sniffing Steering Committee in relation to work being undertaken to assist control petrol sniffing addiction and undertook an inspection of community facilities on the Island.

A cross section of community and government groups were represented in the discussion held at the Police Youth Club. They included:

  • Graeme Channells, CEO Mornington Shire Council
  • Clare Farrell, Community Service Officer
  • Yuenmenda Women's Association
  • Beatrice Retchford, Manager, Junkuri Laka Justice Association
  • Robyrta Felton, Legal Aid
  • Loretta Juhel, MI School
  • David Lloyd, Woomera Aboriginal Corporation
  • Joanne Townsend, Principal, Mornington Island State School
  • Kisten Standage, Qld Sport and Rec
  • Jenny Dahl, Mornington Island Hospital
  • Louise Roughey, Team Leader Community Health
  • Sgt Mark Tuckwell, Police
  • Kim Barnsley, CDEP
  • Mark Cuckwell, Mornington Island PCYC.

Wednesday, 17 May 2006

Menzies School of Health Research and Cooperative Research Centre on Aboriginal Health, Darwin, NT

Committee Members in attendance

  • Senator Moore
  • Senator Adams
  • Senator Crossin
  • Senator Siewert
  • Senator Webber

The Committee visited the Menzies School of Health Research and Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) on Aboriginal Health. Discussions were held on research being undertaken on the impact of petrol sniffing, on other research being conducted on Indigenous health, and on the role and operation of the School and the CRC.

Meeting with the Committee from the CRC were Mr Mick Gooda, CEO, Ms Jenny Brands and Ms Di Walker and from Menzies, Dr Sheree Cairney and Dr Kate Senior.

Thursday, 18 May 2006

Balgo and Halls Creek, WA

Committee Members in attendance

  • Senator Moore
  • Senator Adams
  • Senator Siewert

The Committee was accompanied during the visit by Mr Stephen Castle, OATSIH; Dr Sheree Cairney and Dr Kate Senior, Menzies School of Health Research; Mr Chris Twomey, Office of Senator Siewert.

The Committee held discussions with a number of community representatives covering the cross section of services in Balgo including the community corporation, youth and sport workers, the women's centre, the clinic, school and police and was able to visit many of these community facilities. Without being exhaustive the Committee was assisted during the visit by many people including Mr Noel Mason, CEO Wirrimanu; Fr Matt Digges, Kutjungka Catholic Parish; Mr Chris Cresp, Palyalatja Maparnpa; Br Bernie Cooper, Luurnpa Catholic School; Dr Zohl de Ishtar, Kapululangu Women's Centre; and Ms Jane Thomas, child protection worker.

The Committee visited Halls Creek and held informal discussions with community, social and welfare groups at a meeting that had been organised by Mr Peter McConnell, CEO of Halls Creek Shire. The Committee was conducted on a visit to the camps that have grown around the edge of town with people moving in from other communities outside of Halls Creek.

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