C. Public hearings

C. Public hearings

Wednesday, 30 November 2022

Committee Room 1R4, Parliament House, Canberra

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

  • Tom Black, Acting First Assistant Secretary, Exports and Veterinary Services Division
  • Joanna Stanion, First Assistant Secretary, Agricultural Policy Division
  • Paul Denny, Assistant Secretary, Agricultural Policy Division
  • David Garner, Assistant Secretary, International Organisation and Negotiations, Trade Marke Access and International Division
  • Dr Jared Greenville, Executive Director, Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Science

Wednesday, 15 February 2023

Committee Room 1R4, Parliament House, Canberra

National Farmers’ Federation

  • Tony Mahar, Chief Executive Officer
  • Kade Denton, General Manager, Trade and Economics
  • Charlotte Wundersitz, Policy Officer, Trade and Economics

Wednesday, 8 March 2023

Committee Room 1R4, Parliament House, Canberra

National Food Supply Chain Alliance

  • Tony Mahar, Chief Executive Officer, National Farmers’ Federation
  • Charles Thomas, General Manager, Corporate Affairs, National Farmers’ Federation
  • Richard Forbes, Chief Executive Officer, Independent Food Distributors Australia

Wednesday, 22 March 2023

Committee Room 1R4, Parliament House, Canberra

Australian Pork Ltd

  • Margo Andrae, Chief Executive Officer
  • Tanya Pittard, Policy Director

Friday, 24 March 2023

Committee Room 1R3, Parliament House, Canberra

Grain Producers Australia

  • Colin Bettles, Chief Executive
  • Andrew Earle, Deputy Chair

Australian Security Leaders Climate Group

  • Admiral Christopher Barrie, Executive Member
  • Cheryl Durrant, Executive Member

Centre for Entrepreneurial Agri-Technology (ANU)

  • Professor Owen Atkin, Director
  • Dr Nadeem Samnakay, CEAT Fellow
  • Victoria Taylor, Chair, CEAT Governance Committee

Murray Irrigation

  • Ron McCalman, Chief Executive Officer
  • John Madden, Strategic Policy Adviser

Farmers for Climate Action

  • Dr Fiona Davis, Chief Executive Officer

Australian Food and Grocery Council

  • Tanya Barden, Chief Executive Officer
  • Scott McGrath, Director, Government and Media Relations

Wednesday, 29 March 2023

Committee Room 1R4, Parliament House, Canberra

National Rural Women's Coalition

  • Keli McDonald, Chief Executive Officer

Wednesday, 12 April 2023

Committee Room 1, Parliament House, 1 Salamanca Place, Hobart

Tasmanian Government

  • Deidre Wilson, Deputy Secretary, Primary Industries and Water, Department of Natural Resources and Environment
  • Caroline Brown, Assistant Director, AgriGrowth Tasmania, Agriculture, Forestry and Water Strategic Business Unit, Department of Natural Resources and Environment
  • Jenna Cairney, Acting Deputy Secretary, Business and Jobs, Department of State Growth
  • Jordan Szmekura, Director, Trade, Development and Marketing, Trade and International Relations Unit, Business and Trade, Department of State Growth
  • Dr Scott McKeown, Deputy Director, Public Health, Public Health Services, Department of Health

Salmon Tasmania

  • Lyall Howard, Chairman

Sea Forest Limited

  • Sam Elsom, Chief Executive Officer

Thursday, 20 April 2023

David Spence Room, Adelaide Town Hall, 128 King William Street, Adelaide

The University of Adelaide

  • Professor Rachel Burton, Professor of Plant and Food Science, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine

SA Food Systems Network

  • Sharon McGann, Chair, Steering Group, Onkaparinga Food Security Collaborative
  • Linda Enright, Representative
  • Christy Spier, Representative

AusVeg SA

  • Jordan Brooke-Barnett, Chief Executive Officer

Stop Food Waste Australia

  • Dr Steven Lapidge, Chief Executive Officer, Fight Food Waste

Viterra

  • Philip Hughes, Chief Executive Officer, Australia and New Zealand
  • James Murray, Chief Operating Officer
  • Damian Fitzgerald, Executive and General Counsel

Wednesday, 24 May 2023

Committee Room 1R4, Parliament House, Canberra

Red Meat Advisory Council

  • Alastair James, Chief Executive Officer, Red Meat Advisory Council
  • Luke Bowen, Chief Executive Officer, Cattle Australia
  • Mark Harvey-Sutton, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Livestock Exporters Council
  • Patrick Hutchinson, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Meat Industry Council

Friday, 26 May 2023

Committee Room 1R6, Parliament House, Canberra

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation

  • Dr Patrick Hone, Managing Director
  • Matthew Barwick, General Manager, Strategy and Innovation

Australian Retailers Association

  • Jason Robertson, Director of Policy, Sustainability and Impact

Australian Fresh Produce Alliance

  • Claire McClelland, Chief Executive Officer
  • Cameron Brown, Manager, Public Affairs

Nutrien Ag Solutions

  • Tyson Cattle, Senior Manager, Government and Industry Affairs
  • David Stanko, Head of Commercial Sustainability

Wednesday, 31 May 2023

Committee Room 1R4, Parliament House Canberra

Australian Forest Products Association

  • Natasa Sikman, Acting Chief Executive
  • Richard Hyett, Director of Policy

Friday, 2 June 2023

Committee Room 1R2, Parliament House, Canberra

Australian Chicken Meat Federation

  • Dr Mary Wu, Chief Executive Officer

Ms Fiona Buining, Private capacity

Seafood Industry Australia

  • Veronica Papacosta, Chief Executive Officer

Cancer Council Australia

  • Clare Hughes, Chair, Nutrition, Alcohol and Physical Activity Committee
  • Ainslie Sartori, Deputy Chair, Nutrition, Alcohol and Physical Activity Committee

Public Health Association of Australia

  • Professor Danielle Gallegos, Subject Matter Expert, Food and Nutrition Special Interest Group

Dietitians Australia

  • Natalie Stapleton, General Manager, Advocacy and Policy

Grain Trade Australia

  • Pat O’Shannassy, Chief Executive Officer

Grain Growers Limited

  • Sean Cole, Manager, Advocacy and Rural Affairs
  • Annabel Mactier, Policy Manager, Trade and Supply Chains

Wednesday, 14 June 2023

Committee Room 1R4, Parliament House, Canberra

Canberra Region Food Collaborative

  • Michael Claessens, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Regional Development Australia ACT

Friday, 16 June 2023

Committee Room 1R3, Parliament House, Canberra

Farming for the Future

  • Dr Sue Ogilvy, Program Director

Ms Leah Galvin, Private capacity

Woolworths Group

  • Paul Harker, Chief Commercial Officer, Woolworths Supermarkets
  • Chris Brooks, Director, PC3 and Transport, Primary Connect

Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology

  • Fiona Fleming, Chief Executive Officer
  • Dr Michael Depalo, Board Member

Australian Farmers Markets Association

  • Jane Adams, Chairperson

CSIRO

  • Dr Michael Robertson, Director, CSIRO Agriculture and Food
  • Dr Cecile Godde, Food Systems Research Scientist

Wednesday, 21 June 2023

Committee Room 1R4, Parliament House, Canberra

CropLife Australia

  • Matthew Cossey, Chief Executive Officer
  • Justin Crosby, Director, Government and Strategic Relations
  • Dr Jana Phan, Director, Stewardship and Sustainability Policy

Friday, 23 June 2023

Committee Room 2R2, Parliament House, Canberra

Foodbank

  • Brianna Casey, Chief Executive Officer

Hort Innovation

  • Brett Fifield, Chief Executive Officer
  • Dr Mila Bristow, General Manager, Trade and Biosecurity R&D

Ingham's

  • Anne-Marie Mooney, Chief Operations Officer
  • Scott Mitchell, Consultant

Alternative Proteins Council

  • Kirsten Grinter, Chairperson (also Nestle Australia)
  • Dr Roger Bektash, Deputy Chair (also v2food)
  • Jennifer Thompson, APC Lead
  • Rodney Stiles, Policy and Regulatory Lead, Vow Food

OzHarvest

  • Matthew Rose, Advocacy and Sustainability Lead

Thursday, 6 July 2023

Macquarie Room, NSW Parliament, 6 Macquarie Street, Sydney

Greenspace ESG Pty Ltd

  • Nicolas Fox, Microfarm Operations Manager

University of NSW

  • Professor Johannes le Coutre, Professor of Food and Health

NSW Farmers

  • John Lowe, Chair, Business, Economics and Trade Committee
  • Kathryn Rankin, Acting Head of Policy and Advocacy
  • Brendan O’Keeffe, Economist

Bayer

  • Warren Inwood, Managing Director, Crop Science
  • Alexandra Bunton, Senior Manager, Public Affairs

Monday, 10 July 2023

Speaker's Hall, Parliamentary Annexe, Alice Street, Brisbane

Queensland Government – Department of Agriculture and Fisheries

  • Peter Donaghy, Acting Executive Director, Agribusiness and Policy
  • Marnie Manning, General Manager, Strategy, Investment and Performance, Biosecurity Queensland
  • Salvo Vitelli, General Manager, Agribusiness Policy

Ms Caitlin McConnel, Private capacity

University of Queensland

  • Dr Melissa Fitzgerald, Professor, School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability
  • Professor Susanne Schmidt, School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability

Queensland Farmers' Federation

  • Sharon McIntosh, Water and Energy Policy Advisor

Gleanr Pty Ltd

  • Jelenko Dragisic, Director and Co-founder
  • Peter Kearney, Director and Co-founder

Queensland Fruit and Vegetable Growers

  • Rachel Chambers, Chief Executive Officer

National Retail Association

  • David Stout, Director of Policy
  • Bonnie Marshall, Communications Manager

Australian Organic Limited

  • Nicole Ford, Chief Executive Officer
  • Josefine Pettersson, Technical and Research Manager

Monday, 24 July 2023

Conference Room, Commonwealth Parliamentary Offices, Level 39, Exchange Tower, 2 The Esplanade, Perth

CBH Group

  • Robert Dickie, Head of Government and Industry Relations

Pastoralists and Graziers Association of WA

  • Sheldon Mumby, Policy Director, Pastoral and Private Property Rights
  • Ian Randles, Policy Director, Livestock and Grain

Longreach Maris

  • Dr Andrew Rado, Managing Director

WA Fishing Industry Council

  • Darryl Hockey, Chief Executive Officer

Thursday, 27 July 2023

Brolga Room, Novotel Darwin CBD, 100 The Esplanade, Darwin

Northern Territory Government

  • Philip Hausler, Senior Executive Director, Agriculture, Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade, Northern Territory

Community Gardens Australia

  • Naomi Lacey, President

Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance NT (AMSANT)

  • Dr Elizabeth Moore, Public Health Manager
  • Coryn Tambling, Food Security Consultant

Miwatj Health Aboriginal Corporation

  • Michelle Anne Evison-Rose, Acting Deputy Chief Executive Officer
  • Annie Carter, Public Health Manager
  • Rebekah Clancy, Nutrition Team Leader and Public Health Nutritionist
  • Julie Capalathana, Tackling Indigenous Smoking Team
  • Trudy Wunungmurra, Aboriginal Health Trainee

Charles Darwin University

  • Dr Warren Hunt, Project Manager, Northern Australia Food Technology Innovation Project
  • Dr Maxine Piggott, Professor of Tropical Biosecurity
  • Associate Professor Kamaljit K Sangha
  • Dr Karen Cavanagh, Manager, Research Institute for Northern Agriculture and Drought Resilience

Arnhem Land Progress Aboriginal Corporation

  • Mickey Wunungmurra, Deputy Chairman, Board of Directors
  • Christine Hickey, General Manager, Retail

Wednesday, 2 August 2023

Committee Room 1R3, Parliament House, Canberra

Mulloon Institute

  • Carolyn Hall, Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director

Friday, 4 August 2023

Committee Room 1R3, Parliament House, Canberra

La Trobe University

  • Professor Susan Dodds, Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research and Industry Engagement
  • Professor Tony Bacic, Director, La Trobe Institute for Sustainable Agriculture and Food
  • Professor Travis Beddoe, Head of Department of Animal, Plant and Soil Science

The University of Melbourne

  • Dr Rachel Carey, Senior Lecturer in Food Systems, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences
  • Dr Shu Kee Lam, Senior Lecturer in Food Systems, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences
  • Dr Mehrdokht (Medo) Pournader, Senior Lecturer, Management and Marketing

Costa Group

  • Michael Toby, Corporate Affairs Manager

AUSVEG

  • Michael Coote, Chief Executive Officer
  • Bill Bulmer, Chair

Australian Dairy Products Federation

  • John Williams, President
  • Janine Waller, Executive Director

Wednesday, 9 August 2023

Committee Room 1R4, Parliament House, Canberra

Victorian Farmers Federation

  • Emma Germano, President

Friday, 11 August 2023

Committee Room 2S2, Parliament House, Canberra

NSW Irrigators' Council

  • Thomas Green, Acting Chairman
  • Andrea Molteno, Policy Officer

Cardinia Shire Council

  • Teresa Hazendonk, Principal Strategic Planner
  • Pieta Bucello, Coordinator Health and Social Planning
  • Billie Ling, Team Leader, Environmental Health

University of Sydney

  • Professor Brent Kaiser, Director, Sydney Institute of Agriculture

Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance

  • Tammi Jonas, President
  • Jessica Power, General Coordinator

Committee for Greater Shepparton

  • Leigh Findlay, Chair
  • Linda Nieuwenhuizen, Chief Executive Officer
  • Jenny Wilson, Member and Chief Executive Officer, Murray Dairy
  • Andrew Mann, Board Member
  • Rob Priestly, Member
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