Appendix 2

Public Hearings and witnesses

Mitchell Shire Council

Councillor Rhonda Sanderson, Mayor

Mr Christopher Cheal, Coordinator Economic Development Unit

Seymour Business and Tourism

Mr Stuart Locke, President

Regional Development Australia (Loddon Mallee)

Ms Linda Beilharz OAM, Chair

Ms Kathryne Charnas, Coordinator

Hofmann Engineering Pty. Ltd.

Mr Sam White, General Manager

Department of Defence

Ms Alice Jones, First Assistant Secretary Service Delivery

Mr Craig Patterson, Acting Director General Capital Facilities and Infrastructure

Ms Jane Wood, Acting Assistant Secretary Non-Materiel Procurement

Brigadier Cameron Purdey, Director General Logistics - Army

Wodonga City Council

Councillor Anna Speedie, Mayor

AlburyCity Council

Councillor Kevin Mack, Mayor

Business Wodonga

Mr Neil Aird, Business Manager

Office of Regional Development, Department of Premier and Cabinet, NSW

Ms Debbie Lane, Business Development Manager

Industry Capability Network

Mr Klaus Baumgartel, Regional Manager Murray Riverina

Pentarch Pty. Ltd.

Mr Chris Deighton, Director

Silvertone Electronics

Mr Gerry Gerlach, Chief Executive Officer

Bertazzo Engineered

Mr Raymond Bertazzo, Proprietor

Australian Target Systems

Mr Michael Pope, Chief Financial Officer

Regional Development Australia (Hume)

Mr Peter Gray, Deputy Chair

Ms Anita Smith, Acting Executive Officer

Mr Mark Dixon, Chief Executive Officer, Wodonga TAFE and member Ovens Murray Regional Partnership

Department of Defence

Ms Alice Jones, First Assistant Secretary Service Delivery

Mr Craig Patterson, Acting Director General Capital Facilities and Infrastructure

Ms Jane Wood, Acting Assistant Secretary Non-Materiel Procurement

Brigadier Cameron Purdey, Director General Logistics - Army

Colonel Benjamin Slaughter, Commander Joint Logistics Unit – Victoria