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Appendix C: List of witnesses

Thursday, 10 July 2008 - Central Coast

Individuals

              Mr Nigel Allan, Board Member, Community Environment Network

              Miss Vanessa Hannan, Senior Officer - Aquatic Resource Management, Wyong Shire Council

              Mr Peter Jones

              Mrs Jocelyn Jones

              Dr Salim Momtaz, Senior Lecturer, School of Environment and Life Science, University of Newcastle

              Mrs Marlene Pennings, Coastcare – TEN

              Mr Craig Thomson MP, Federal Member for Dobell

              Mr John Wiggin, Vice President, Central Coast Branch, Australian Conservation Foundation

Catherine Hill Bay Progress Association and Dune Care

              Mrs Suzanne Whyte, President

              Mr Barry Laing, Associate Member

Gwandalan/Summerland Point Action Group

              Mr Kevin Spencer, President

Lake Macquarie City Council

              Dr Kate Barton, Environmental Risk Officer

              Mr Neale Farmer, Sustainability Actuary

 

Monday, 18 August 2008 - Darwin

Individuals

              Dr Stuart Blanch, Northern Landscapes Manager, World Wild Fund for Nature Australia

              Mr Luccio Cercarelli, Director of Technical Services, City of Palmerston

              Professor Stephen Garnett

              Mr Damian Hale MP, Federal Member for Solomon

              Mr Stephen Popple, Member, Planning Institute of Australia (Northern Territory Division)

              Ms Pam Robinson, Acting Environmental Manager, Darwin City Council

              Mr Charles Roche, Coordinator, Environment Centre Northern Territory

              Mr George Roussos, President, Northern Territory Chamber of Commerce

              Mr Graeme Sawyer, Mayor, Darwin City Council

              Dr Steve Skov, President, Northern Territory Regional Committee, Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine

Birds Australia

Dr Eric Woehler, Chair, Birds Tasmania

 

Tuesday, 19 August 2008 - Darwin

Individuals

              Dr Clive Attwater, SGS Economics and Planning, Tasmania

              Mr Matthew Boland, Victorian Coastal Council

              Ms Paula Douglas, NSW Department of Planning

              Mr Greg Fisk, BMT WBM

              Mr Anthony Flaherty, Adelaide and Mt Lofty Ranges NRM Board

              Dr Nicole Gurran

Mr Simon Haber, Victorian Department of Planning and Community Development

              Professor Nick Harvey

Ms Liz Johnstone, Central Coastal Board

              Dr Robert Kay, Director and Principal Consultant, Coastal Zone Management

Dr Mick Lumb, Central Coastal Board

Mr Kim McClymont, Parks and Wildlife Group, NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change

              Cr Libby Mears, Victorian Coastal Council

              Mr Peter Merritt, Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment

              Mr Craig Morrison, Sydney Coastal Councils Group

              Ms Barbara Norman

              Mr Chris Rees, Tasmanian Department of Tourism, Arts and Environment

Ms Anne Shaw, Mornington Peninsula Shire

              Professor Bruce Thom, Australian Coastal Society

Ms Patricia von Baumgarten, South Australian Department of Environment and Heritage

              Dr Geoff Wescott

              Mr Geoff Withycombe, Executive Officer, Sydney Coastal Councils Group

CSIRO Tropical Ecosystems Research Centre

              Dr Garry Cook, Senior Principal Research Scientist

Gippsland Coastal Board

              Mr Duncan Malcolm, Chair

              Ms Natasha Vasey-Ellis, Executive Officer

Surf Life Saving Australia

              Mr Peter Agnew, General Manager, Operations

              Mr Norman Farmer, National Manager, Coastal Safety Services

 

Wednesday, 20 August 2008 - Darwin

Individuals

              Miss Margaret Clinch

Local Government Association of the Northern Territory

              Mr Peter McLinden, Manager, Transport and Infrastructure Services

              Mr Jim Fraser, Waste and Environment Officer

Torres Strait Regional Authority

              Mr Walter Mackie, Member for Iama Island and Portfolio Member for Health and Environment

              Mr David Hanslow, Coastal Management Officer, Land and Sea Management Unit

 

Thursday, 4 September 2008 - Canberra

Geoscience Australia

              Dr John Schneider, Group Leader, Risk and Impact Analysis Group

 

Thursday, 18 September 2008 - Canberra

Attorney-General's Department

              Ms Karen Stewart, Acting Assistant Secretary, Territories East

              Mr Julian Yates, Assistant Secretary, Territories West

              Mr Paul Trushell, Acting Director, CIPMA, CIP Branch

Emergency Management Australia

              Mr Anthony Pearce, Director General

 

Thursday, 25 September 2008 - Canberra

Department of Climate Change

              Mr Ian Carruthers, First Assistant Secretary, Adaptation and land Management Division

              Dr Greg Picker, Acting Assistant Secretary, Adaptation Partnership Branch

              Mr Angas Hopkins, Director, Coasts and Tourism Adaptation, Adaptation Partnership Branch

 

Wednesday, 8 October 2008 - Canberra

City of Port Adelaide Enfield

              Mr Wally Iasiello, Director, Technical Services

              Ms Verity Sanders, Strategic Planner, Environment Policy

Conservation Council of South Australia

              Mr Steve Vines, President

              Ms Julie Pettett, Chief Executive Officer

              Ms Alex Gaut, Marine Program Co-ordinator

South Australian Department for Environment and Heritage

              Ms Leanne Burch, Director, Coast, Marine and Heritage

              Dr Murray Townsend, Manager, Coastal Management Branch

              Mr Anthony Huppatz, Senior Planner, Coastal Management Branch

 

Thursday, 16 October 2008 - Canberra

Australian Local Government Association

              Mr Adrian Beresford-Wylie, Chief Executive

 

Thursday, 23 October 2008 - Canberra

Australian National University

              Professor Will Steffen, Executive Director, Climate Change Institute

 

Thursday, 13 November 2008 - Canberra

Planning Institute of Australia

              Ms Di Jay, Chief Executive Officer

              Mr Neil Savery, National President

 

Wednesday, 28 January 2009 - Hobart

University of Tasmania

              Mr Chris Sharples

Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre

              Dr Anthony Press, Chief Executive Officer

              Dr John Hunter, Sea Level Rise Oceanographer

CSIRO

              Dr John Church, Program Leader, Sea Level Rise

Local Government Association Tasmania

              Mr Allan Garcia, Chief Executive Officer

North East Bioregional Network

              Mr Todd Dudley, President

Tasmanian Department of Environment, Parks, Heritage and the Arts

              Mr Alasdair Wells, Section Head, Environmental Policy

Tasmanian Department of Justice

              Mr Peter Fischer, State Planning Advisor, Land use Planning Branch,

Tasmanian Department of Premier and Cabinet

              Mr Greg Johannes, Deputy Secretary

              Mr Mathew Healey, Manager, Office of Security and Emergency Management

Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries and Water

              Ms Deidre Wilson, Manager, Strategic Policy

 

Thursday, 26 February 2009 - Canberra

Individuals

              Professor Andrew Short

Thursday, 12 March 2009 - Canberra

Engineers Australia

              Mr Andre Kaspura, Policy Analyst, Public Policy

              Dr Murray Townsend, Immediate Past Chair, NCCOE

 

Thursday, 19 March 2009 - Canberra

Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

              Ms Alison Smith, Assistant Secretary, Intergovernmental and Policy Branch

              Ms Sue Hunt, Section Manager, Disaster Preparedness and Recovery Branch

              Ms Joanne Llewellyn, Section Manager, Disaster Preparedness and Recovery Branch

 

Wednesday, 25 March 2009 - Sydney

Australian Conservation Foundation

              Mr Owen Pascoe, Climate Change Campaigner

              Mr Christopher Smyth, Healthy Oceans Campaigner

Byron Shire Council

              Mr Benjamin Fitzgibbon, Coastal and Estuary Officer

              Ms Shannon McKelvey, Legal Services Coordinator

Local Government of NSW and Shires Association of NSW

              Mr Robert Verhey, Strategy Manager, Environment

NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change

              Mr Simon Smith, Deputy Director General, Climate Change, Policy and Programs

NSW Department of Planning

              Mr Richard Pearson, Executive Director, Rural and Regional Planning

Manly Council

              Mr Henry Wong, General Manager

Maritime Union of Australia

              Mr Rod Pickette, Policy Executive Officer

National Marine Science Centre

              Professor Alistair McIlgorm, Director

Pittwater Council

              Mr Mark Ferguson, General Manager

              Mr Chris Hunt, Director, Urban and Environmental Assets

              Cr David James, Mayor

Shires Association of NSW

              Cr Janet Hayes, Executive Member

Southern Rivers Catchment Management Authority

              Ms Pamela Green, Chair

Sydney Coastal Councils Group

              Ms Wendy McMurdo, Chair

              Mr Craig Morrison, Senior Coastal Projects Officer

The Nature Conservation Council of NSW

              Ms Cate Faehrmann, Executive Director

 

Thursday, 26 March 2009 - Sydney

Individuals

              Mr Ross Keys

              Emeritus Professor Bruce Thom

              Professor Colin Woodroffe

Australian Network of Environmental Defender's Offices

              Mr Jeff Smith, Director

              Mr Robert Ghanem, Acting Policy Director

Climate Action Newcastle

              Ms Victoria Brooke

Lake Wollumboola Protection Association

              Ms Frances Bray, President

National Sea Change Taskforce

              Mr Alan Stokes, Executive Director

Ocean Watch Australia

              Ms Lowri Pryce, Executive Officer

              Mr Simon Rowe, Program Manager, Aquatic Habitat Rehabilitation

 

Tuesday, 7 April 2009 - Perth

Northern Agricultural Catchments Council

              Mr Alan Bradley, Chief Executive Officer

Western Australian Department for Planning and Infrastructure

              Miss Vivienne Panizza, Team Leader Climate Change and Coastal Planning

              Mr Charlie Bicknell, Senior Coastal Engineer

Western Australian Local Government Association

              Ms Melanie Bainbridge, Climate Change Coordinator

 

Tuesday, 28 April 2009 - Brisbane

Individuals

              Professor Jan McDonald

Australasian Quaternary Association

              Dr Patrick Moss, President

              Dr Craig Sloss, Secretary

Coolum District Coast Care

              Ms Leigh Warneminde, President

              Dr Christopher Crossland, Expert Advisor

CSIRO

              Dr Andrew Ash, Director, Climate Adaptation Flagship

              Dr William de la Mare, Theme Leader, Wealth from Oceans Flagship

DHI Australia

              Mr Stefan Szylkarski, Managing Director

              Dr Bruce Hooper, Principal

              Mr Greg Stuart, Principal Engineer

Griffith Centre for Coastal Management

              Mr Neil Lazarow, Senior Research Fellow

              Professor Rodger Tomlinson, Director

Local Government Association of Queensland

              Mr Gavin McCullagh, Planning and Development Policy Advisor

              Mr Malcolm Petrie, NRM and Climate Change Policy Advisor

Queensland Department of Environment and Resources Management

              Mr David Robinson, Director, Coastal Sciences, Environmental Sciences Division

Queensland Department of Infrastructure and Planning

              Mr Gary White, Deputy Director-General, Planning Group

Sunshine Coast Environment Council

              Miss Narelle McCarthy, Manager

              Mr Ian Christesen, Renewable Energy Project Officer

Sunshine Coast Regional Council

              Dr Stephen Skull, Manager, Environment Policy

 

Wednesday, 29 April 2009 - Brisbane

Cairns Local Marine Advisory Committee

              Mr Timothy Anderson, Past Member

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority

              Dr Russell Reichelt, Chair

Reef and Rainforest Research Centre

              Ms Sheriden Morris, Managing Director

 

Thursday, 14 May 2009 - Canberra

Department of Health and Ageing

              Mr Richard Eccles, First Assistant Secretary, Portfolio Strategies Division

              Ms Catherine Halbert, First Assistant Secretary, Office of Health Protection

              Mr Damian Coburn, Assistant Secretary, Policy Strategies Branch

Ms Colleen Krestensen, Assistant Secretary, Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Programs Branch

 

Wednesday, 20 May 2009 – Melbourne

Individuals

              Dr Geoff Wescott

              Ms Barbara Norman

Bureau of Meteorology

              Dr Michael Coughlan, Acting Chief Climatologist

              Mr David Walland, Acting Superintendent, National Climate Centre

Central Coastal Board

              Ms Elizabeth Johnstone, Chair

Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand

              Miss Elizabeth Hurst, President

Ms Jane Gibbs, Convenor, Climate Change Special Interest Section

Gippsland Coastal Board

              Mr Duncan Malcolm, Chair

              Ms Natasha Vasey-Ellis, Executive Officer

Great Ocean Road Coast Committee

              Mr David Clarke, Chief Executive Officer

SGS Economics and Planning Pty Ltd

              Mr Clive Attwater, Director

Victorian Coastal Council

              Ms Elizabeth Mears, Chair

Mr David Harper, Executive Officer

Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment

              Ms Jennifer Pequignot, Director, Adaptation and Change Branch

Victorian Department of Planning and Community Development

              Mr John Ginivan, Executive Director, Planning Policy

Western Coastal Board

              Mr Steve Blackley, Executive Officer

              Ms Susan Mudford, Board Member

 

Thursday, 21 May 2009 - Melbourne

Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering

              Professor Leonard Stevens

Global Warming Group Queenscliffe

              Dr Robert Fuller

Mornington Peninsula Shire

              Ms Sophia Schyschow, Manager, Renewable Resources

Wellington Shire Council

              Mr Bruce Graham, Director, Strategic Development

              Mr Lyndon Webb, Chief Executive Officer

Western Port Greenhouse Alliance

              Mr Greg Hunt, Executive Officer

 

Thursday, 4 June 2009 - Canberra

Insurance Council of Australia

              Mr Karl Sullivan, General Manager, Policy Risk and Disaster Planning Directorate

 

Thursday, 18 June 2009 - Canberra

Department of Climate Change

              Mr Ian Carruthers, First Assistant Secretary, Adaptation and Land Management Division

              Dr Anne-Marie Wilson, Director, Coastal Adaptation, Adaptation and Land Management Division

Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts

              Mr Malcolm Forbes, Deputy Secretary

              Mr Hilton Taylor, Assistant Secretary

              Ms Alexandria Rankin, First Assistant Secretary, Land and Coasts Division

Ms Tania Rishniw, Acting First Assistant Secretary, Marine Division

Ms Vicki Middleton, Assistant Secretary, Environment Assessment Branch 1, Approvals and Wildlife Division

 

Wednesday, 26 August 2009 - Broome

Broome Chamber of Commerce

              Mr Anthony Proctor, President

Save the Kimberley

              Mr Hugh Brown

Shire of Broome

              Mr Darryl Butcher, Director, Development Services

              Cr Graeme Campbell, Shire President

 

Thursday, 27 August 2009 - Broome

Individuals

              Mr Christopher Mitchell

Broome Bird Observatory

              Mrs Andrea Spencer, Chairperson, BBO Management Committee

Conservation Council of Western Australia

              Mr Piers Verstegen, Director

Environs Kimberly Inc

              Ms Patricia Lowe, Board Member

              Mr Martin Pritchard, Executive Director

              Ms Louise Williams, West Kimberley Nature Project Co-ordinator

Roebuck Bay Working Group

              Mrs Kandy Curran, Project Officer

WWF - Australia

              Ms Tanya Vernes, Program Manager

 

 

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