Appendix 2Public Hearings and Witnesses
Wednesday, 22 February 2023
Committee Room 2S3
Parliament House
Canberra
Independent Schools Australia
Ms Tracey Taylor, Director, Education Policy
Ms Carolyn Grantskalns, Chief Executive Officer
Mr David Smart, Deputy Head (Senior Specialist Care)
Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta
Dr Gregory Elliot, Director Wellbeing
Australian Council of State School Organisations Ltd
Mrs Dianne Giblin, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Veronica Elliott, Executive Officer
Missing School
Ms Megan Gilmour, Cofounder and CEO
Australian Parents Council
Mrs Jennifer Rickard, CEO
Ms Lynne Gaal, Australian Parents Council Representative
Parents for Change
Ms Melissa Gayler, Co-Leader
Ms Mahalah O'Malley, Co-Leader
Carers ACT
Ms Kamla Brisbane, Manager Policy and Advocacy
Ms Catherine Joseph, Mental Health Carers Policy Officer
Black Dog Institute
Professor Jennie Hudson, Deputy Director & Director of Research
Australian Association for the Education of the Gifted and Talented
Mrs Melinda Gindy, President
Mrs Elizabeth Singer, Vice-President
Department of Education
Ms Julie Birmingham, A/g Deputy Secretary, Schools Group
Ms Rachel O'Connor, Assistant Secretary, Student Engagement and Wellbeing Branch
Thursday, 23 February 2023
Mantra Tullamarine Hotel
2 Trade Park Drive
Tullamarine
Melbourne
Melbourne Graduate School of Education Disability Research Collaboration
Associate Professor Lisa McKay-Brown, Chair
Dr Matthew Harrison, Senior Lecturer
The Therapy Place
Mrs Fiona Berry, Director
Mrs Stephanie Hodge
Brotherhood of St Laurence
Ms Kira Clarke, Principal Research Fellow - Skills & Training
Dr Jodie Long, Education Research Lead
Yellow Ladybugs
Ms Katie Koullas, Chief Executive Officer
Home Education Network
Mrs Pavlina McMaster, Secretary
Ms Heidi Ryan, Disability Advocate
Mrs Kirsty James, Assistant Coordinator
Ms Kamya Foster, Committee Member
School Refusal Clinic
MrJohn Chellew, Director
School Can't (SPSR) Australia
Ms Tiffany Westphal, Coordinator
Mrs Louise Rogers, Coordinator
Dr Katrina Scurrah, Survey Team Member
Professor Jim Watterston, Private capacity
Associate Professor Glenn Melvin, Private capacity
Thursday, 20 April 2023
Brisbane Airport Conference Centre
2 Dryandra Road
Brisbane Airport
Australian Secondary Principals' Association
Mr Andrew Pierpoint, President
Mr Mark Breckendridge, Vice-President
Mrs Robyn Thorpe, President of Northern Territory Principal's Association (via teleconference)
Queensland Pathways State College
Mrs Kristie de Brenni, Principal
Queensland Independent Schools Parents Network
Ms Amanda Watt, Executive Officer
Ms Lisa Coles, Parent and Independent School Principal
Queensland Department of Health
Dr Stephen Stathis, Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs Branch, Clinical Excellence Queensland
Adjunct Professor Frank Tracey, Health Service Chief Executive, Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service