Public Hearings
Friday, 17 February 2017 - Canberra
Entrepreneurs’ Programme for Tourism, Northern Australia
Mr Campbell Charlton, Sector Director
Mr Graham Poon, Business Facilitator, Australian Business Solutions Group
Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
Mr Mark Coffey, Head, Office of Northern Australia
Mr Frank Tonkin, A/g General Manager, Business Management Branch, AusIndustry - Innovation Programmes
Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development
Ms Pip Spence, A/g Deputy Secretary
Mrs Christina Garbin, Director, North West Roads
Ms Stephanie Werner, General Manager, Maritime and Shipping Branch
Mr Andrew Johnson, General Manager, Policy Development Unit
Ms Ann Redmond, A/g General Manager, Aviation Industry Policy
Department of the Environment and Energy
Ms Sally Barnes, Director of National Parks, Parks Australia
Mr Steve Wroe, Director of Customer Experience and Destination Planning, Parks Australia
Tourism Australia
Ms Karen Halbert, Executive General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Government and Industry
Sunday, 25 June 2017 - Hamilton Island
Hamilton Island Enterprises
Mr Glenn Bourke, Chief Executive Officer
Mrs Sherri Meade, Legal Counsel
Mr Matt Boileau, General Manager – Hotels and Resorts
Daydream Island Resort and Spa
Mr Warren McCorriston, Director of Operations
Palm Bay Corporation
Mr Daryl Henwood, Director
Whitsunday Island Camping Connection
Mrs Sandra Pavey, Co-Owner and Director
Explore Group Hamilton Island
Mr David Rose, General Manager
Monday, 26 June 2017 – Airlie Beach
Tourism Whitsundays
Mr Craig Turner, Chief Executive Officer
Whitsunday Coast Chamber of Commerce
Mr Allan Milostic, President
Bowen Tourism and Business
Mrs Jennifer Honnery, Sales and Marketing Coordinator
Mrs Kerrie Hammond, Board Member
Whitsunday Segway Tours
Mackay Tourism
Mr Tas Webber, General Manager
Renegade Fishing Charters
Mr Luke Griffiths, Owner and Director
Mrs Allira Griffiths, Owner and Director
Collinsville Connect Telecentre, Collinsville Coalface Experience and Collinsville Pit Pony Experience
Ms Sue Clark, Coordinator/Manager
Girudala Community Cooperative Society
Mrs Michelle Hooke, Chief Executive Officer
Mrs Sara Brewster, Project Administrator
Monday, 3 July 2017 - Port Douglas
Douglas Shire Council
Councillor Julia Leu, Mayor
Ms Linda Cardew, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Brendan Leishman, Senior Community and Economic Development Officer
Douglas Chamber of Commerce
Mr Wade Greasley, President
Mr Martin Tranter, Vice President
Tourism Port Douglas and Daintree
Ms Tara Bennet, Executive Officer
Port Douglas Steam Train Company (Bally Hooley Railway)
Ms Wendy Morris, Associate
Quicksilver Group
Mr Tony Baker, Managing Director, Quicksilver Group
Mr Michael Healy, Group Director, Sales and Marketing
Cook Shire Council
Councillor Peter Scott, Mayor
Ms Sally Eales, Team Leader Tourism and Community Services
Ms Katherine Hams, Economic Community Development Officer, Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire Council
Projects Global
Mr Steven Moon, Managing Director
Daintree Marketing Cooperative
Mr Mark Hober, Director, Daintree Marketing Cooperative
Ms Sheena Walshaw, Managing Director, Jungle Surfing Canopy Tours
Ms Abigail Ralph, Manager, Daintree Discovery Centre
Mrs Patricia Forsyth, Red Mill House Daintree Bed and Breakfast
Tuesday, 4 July 2017 - Cairns
Tourism Tropical North Queensland
Mrs Pip Close, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Wendy Morris, Board Member
Savannah Way Limited
Mr Russell Boswell, Manager
Advance Cairns
Mr Kevin Byrne, Chief Executive
Cape York Sustainable Futures
Mr Neville Dunn, Member, Tourism Advisory Committee
Ms Kathryn Ann (Kate) Sutcliffe, Member, Tourism and Regional Development Committee
North Queensland Airports
Mrs Helen Laird, Corporate Communications Manager
Cairns Convention Centre
Mr Ross Steele, General Manager
Australian Conservation Foundation
Mr Graham Tupper, Northern Australia Program Manager
Mr Roger de Vos, General Manager, Culture Connect
Ms Debbie Symonds, Chief Executive Officer, Olkola Aboriginal Corporation
Queensland Rail
Mr Martin Ryan, Executive General Manager, Travel and Tourism
Mr Robert McCartney, Operations Manager, North Queensland
Wednesday, 5 July 2017 - Townsville
Port of Townsville Limited
Ms Sharon Hoops, Manager, Corporate Affairs
Townsville Enterprise Limited
Ms Bridget Woods, Director, Tourism and Events
Mr Ross McLennan, Operators Manager/Owner, Hidden Valley Cabins
SeaLink Queensland
Mr Chris Briggs, General Manager, North Queensland
Northern Regional Development Australia Alliance
Mr Frank Beveridge, Acting Chair
Ms Glenys Schuntner, Chief Executive Officer, Regional Development Australia Townsville and North West Queensland Inc
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
Dr Simon Banks, General Manager, Great Barrier Reef Operations
Mr Bruce Elliot, General Manager, Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use
Dr Kirstin Dobbs, Director, Environmental Assessment and Protection, Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use
Mr Fred Nucifora, Acting Director, Tourism and Stewardship
Townsville City Council
Councillor Les Walker, Deputy Mayor
Mr Richard James Holliday, Manager, Economic Development
Townsville Airport (Queensland Airports Limited)
Mr Kevin Gill, Chief Operating Officer, Regional Airports
Ms Isabelle Yates, General Manager, Commercial, Regional Airports,
James Cook University
Associate Professor Laurie Murphy, College of Business, Law and Governance
Thursday, 6 July 2017 - Brisbane
Outback Queensland Tourism Association
Mr Peter Homan, General Manager
Queensland Tourism Industry Council
Mr Daniel Gschwind, Chief Executive
Ms Sophia Robson, Executive Shadow Intern to Mr Gschwind
Remote Area Planning and Development Board (RAPAD)
Councillor Rob Chandler, Mayor, Barcaldine Regional Council and Chair of RAPAD
Councillor Tony Martin, Longreach Regional Council
Councillor Andrew Martin, Mayor, Blackall-Tambo Regional Council
Ecotourism Australia
Mr Rod Hillman, Chief Executive
Outback Highway Development Council
Ms Helen Lewis, General Manager
Sunday, 23 July 2017 - Yulara
Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia
Mr Andrew Williams, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Bob Harvey, Executive General Manager, Indigenous Employment and Training
Mr Manfred Pieper, Executive General Manager, Operations
Mr Raymond Stone, Executive General Manager, Sales Marketing and Distribution
Professional Helicopter Services
Mr Nick Kelly, Area Manager, Northern Territory, Professional Helicopter Services
Ayres Rock Helicopters
Mr Ian Wallace, Base Manager
Uluru–Kata Tjuta National Park, Parks Australia
Mr Michael Misso, Park Manager
Mr Steven Baldwin, Park Operations, Visitor and Tourism Services Manager
Parks Australia
Mr Geoff Bailey, Assistant Secretary
AAT Kings
Mr John Gornall, Northern Territory Manager
Miss Beth Hendy, Day Tours Supervisor
Monday, 24 July 2017 - Alice Springs
Alice Springs Town Council
Councillor Damien Ryan, Mayor
Tourism Central Australia
Mr Stephen Schwer, Chief Executive Officer
Indigenous Business Australia
Mr Jonathan Kneebone, Manager, Investor Relations
Araluen Cultural Precinct
Alice Springs Desert Park
Mr Paul Ah Chee, Director
Ngurratjuta/Pmara Ntjarra Aboriginal Corporation
Mr Cameron Miller, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Amy McArdle, Senior Project Manager
Mr Conrad Ratara, Director
Thursday, 27 July 2017 - Darwin
Northern Territory Department of Tourism and Culture
Mr Alastair Shields, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Valerie Smith, General Manager, Destination Development
Northern Land Council
Mr Jonathan McLeod, Manager, Regional Development Unit
Kakadu Tourism
Mr Hugo Johnston, Owners Representative and Asset Manager
Tourism Top End
Mr Trevor Cox, General Manager
Ms Rachel Beaumont-Smith, Vice-Chair
Mr Graeme Lewis, Treasurer
Darwin Major Business Group
Mr David Christian, Member
Mr Michael Sitzler, Member
Ms Janet Hamilton, Member
Mr Chris Bigg, Secretariat
Darwin Convention Centre
Ms Janet Hamilton, General Manager
Northern Territory Airports
Miss Victoria Moore, Aviation Projects Consultant
Mr Chris Bigg, Policy Adviser
Charles Darwin University
Professor Simon Maddocks, Vice Chancellor and President
Crocosaurus Cove
Miss Penny Eckel, Assistant Manager
Value Inn and YHA Melaleuca on Mitchell
Mrs Sheena Matthews, General Manager
Parks Australia
Mr Geoff Bailey, Assistant Secretary
Larrakia Development Corporation
Mr Nigel Browne, Chief Executive Officer
Airbnb
Mr Brent Thomas, Head of Public Policy, Australia and New Zealand
Monday, 21 August 2017 - Broome
Broome Shire Council
Mr Harold Tracey, Deputy President
Mr Sam Mastrolembo, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Kirsten Wood, Manager, Planning and Building
Ms Aletta Nugent, Director, Development and Community
Nyamba Buru Yawuru
Mrs Debra Pigram, Chairperson
Mr Peter Yu, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Howard Pedersen, Policy Adviser
Broome Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Mr Peter Taylor, President
Ms Jael Napper, Chief Executive Officer
Broome Tourism Leadership Group
Cruise Broome
Mr Shayne Murray, Chairman
East Kimberley Marketing Group
Mr Michael McConachy, Chair
Kimberley Land Council
Mr Anthony Watson, Chairman
Mr Tyronne Garstone, Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Australia's North West Tourism
Mr Glen Chidlow, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Darren Banfield, Board Member
Broome Visitor Centre
Mr David Galwey, Chairperson
Ms Gail Gower, Board Member
Mrs Melanie Virgo, Special Projects Manager
Kimberley Ports Authority
Mr Kevin Schellack, Chief Executive Officer
Ardi Indigenous Tourism Operators
Mr Robert Sibosado, Chairperson
Shire of Halls Creek
Ms Bronwyn Little, Director, Strategic Planning
Yawuru Jarndu Aboriginal Corporation
Ms Lyn Yu-Mackay, Chairperson
Tuesday, 22 August 2017 - Broome
Broome International Airport
Mr Paul McSweeney, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Kimberley Krenz, Commercial Manager
Environs Kimberley
Mr Andrew Pritchard, Director
Mr Jason Fowler, Marine Projects Officer
Kimberley Quest
Ms Clare Marquis, General Manager, Kimberley Quest
Goombaragin Eco Retreat
Ms Kathleen Cox, Owner and Operator
Mr John McLennan, Owner and Operator
Kooljaman
Ms Erica Thompson, Manager
Wunambal Gaambera Aboriginal Corporation
Ms Catherine Goonack, Chairperson
Mr Bevan Stott, General Manager
Great Escape Charter Company
Ms Kylie Bartle, General Manager and Owner
True North Adventure Cruises
Mr Chad Avenell, General Manager
Kimberley Accommodation Group
Ms Danielle Hart, Managing Director
Saltwater Hotels Resorts
Mr Paul Coggan, General Manager and Director
Wednesday, 23 August 2017 - Perth
Tourism WA
Ms Derryn Belford, Executive Director, Destination Development
Mrs Louise Scott, Executive Director, Strategy, Brand and Marketing Services
Tourism Council WA
Mr Evan Hall, Chief Executive Officer
Events Industry Association
Ms Cassandra Brennan, President
Western Australian Indigenous Tourism Operators Council
Ms Tahn Donovan, Chairperson
Mr Robert Taylor, Chief Executive Officer
Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia
Mr Tony Pickworth, Executive General Manager, Brand and Tourism
Mr Will Golsby, General Manager Corporate Affairs
Curtin University Sustainability Policy Institute
Professor Dora Marinova, Director
ADAMS Pinnacle Tours
Mr Graeme Skeggs, Tourism Services Manager
Edith Cowan University
Professor Ross Dowling OAM, Foundation Professor of Tourism
Ningaloo Coral Bay
Mr Alistair Brogan, Director
Thursday, 14 September 2017 - Canberra
Australian Caravan Club
Mr Tom Smith, Deputy Chairman
Mr Graeme Tree, Director Treasurer
Big4 Holiday Parks of Australia
Mr Theo Whitmont, Director
Mr Greg McKinnon, Shareholder
Australian Hotels Association, Northern Territory Branch
Mr Des Crowe, Chief Executive Officer
Thursday, 19 October 2017 – Canberra
Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade)
Mr Rob Donelly, A/g Executive Director, Tourism, Investment, Education and Programs
Mr Dan Williams, A/g General Manager, Tourism
Mr Chris Rees, A/g General Manager, Northern Australia
Ms Emma McDonald, A/g Senior Investment Specialist, Tourism
Shire of Exmouth and Exmouth Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Mr Cameron Woods, Chief Executive Officer, Shire of Exmouth
Mr Barry Sullivan, Chair, Exmouth Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Mr David Parker, Director, Government and Public Affairs, Quadrant Energy
Friday, 20 October 2017 – Canberra
Airlines for Australia and New Zealand
Professor Graeme Samuel, Chairman
Dr Alison Roberts, Chief Executive Officer
Regional Aviation Association of Australia
Mr Mike Higgins, Chief Executive Officer
Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development
Mr Stephen Borthwick, A/g Executive Director
Ms Ann Redmond, A/g General Manager, Aviation Industry Policy
City of Karratha
Mr Chris Adams, Chief Executive Officer
PB Advisors Pty Ltd and Broome Marina Ltd
Mr Martin Peirson-Jones, Chairman, Broome Marina Ltd
Mr Tony Proctor, Principal, PB Advisers Pty Ltd
Thursday, 7 December 2017 – Canberra
Civil Aviation Safety Authority
Dr Jonathan Aleck, General Manager, Legal Affairs, Regulatory Policy and International Strategy
Northern Territory Airports
Mr Ian Kew, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Chris Bigg, Policy Adviser
Monday, 29 January 2018 – Christmas Island
Christmas Island Tourism Association
Ms Lisa Preston, Chairperson
Ms Kirsty Faulkner, Committee Member
Administrator of the Territories of Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Shire of Christmas Island
Mr Gordon Thomson, Shire President
Mr David Price, Chief Executive Officer
Christmas Island and Pulu Keeling National Parks, Parks Australia
Mr Scott Suridge, Manager
Mr Robert Muller, Chief Ranger
Ms Tricia Ho, Administration Officer
Phosphate Resources Limited
Mr Clive Morris Brown, Chairman
Mr Nicholas Gan, Commercial and Business Development Manager
Union of Christmas Island Workers
Mr Gordon Thomson, General Secretary
Islamic Council of Christmas Island
Mr Gregory McIntosh, President
Mrs Gee Foo, Secretary of Chinese Literary Association of Christmas Island and Operator of Travel Exchange Christmas Island, Christmas Island Air and Le CLA Café and Restaurant
Christmas Island Resort (Soft Star Pty Ltd)
Mr Michael Asims, Business Development Manager
Sunset, VQ3 Lodge and Cocos Padang Lodge
Mr Dennis Jones, Director
Extra Divers Christmas Island
Mr Hiroyuki Yoshida, Manager
Indian Ocean Group Training Association
Mr (Chris) Zhong Xiong Su, Chairperson
Mrs Jody Adams, Acting General Manager
Wednesday, 31 January 2018 – West Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Tourism Association and Visitor Centre
Mr Ashley James, Chairperson
Ms Stephanie Hagenbrock, Tourism Manager
Cocos Islands Adventure Tours
Mrs Kylie James, Director
Mr Ashley James, Director
Cocos Islands Cooperative Society
Mr Ron Grant, Chief Executive Officer
Mrs Seriwati Iku, Director
Mr John George Clunies-Ross
Wednesday, 31 January 2018 – Home Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Shire of Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Mrs Seriwati Iku, Shire President
Ms Joanne Soderlund, A/g CEO
Councillor Shane Charlston
Administrator of the Territories of Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Cocos Islands Islamic Association (Persatuan Islam Pulu Cocos)
Mr Haji Adam Anthony, Chief Imam
Mr Mohammed Isa Minkom, President
Hender Property Group
Mr Michael Hender, Director
Cocos Artisans Collective
Mr Anthony Lacy, Sole Trader
Mr Osman Macrae, Casual Employee
Tuesday, 1 May 2018 – Yeppoon
Livingstone Shire Council
Mayor Frederick (Bill) Ludwig
Ms Debra Howe, Director, Strategic Growth and Development
Rockhampton Regional Council
Mr Chris Ireland, Manager, Regional Development and Promotions
Mrs Aimee Bartlett, Tourism Coordinator
Capricorn Enterprise
Ms Mary Carroll, Chief Executive Officer
Cassidy Hospitality Group
Mr Grant Cassidy, Managing Director
Friday, 25 May 2018 – Canberra
Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities
Ms Karly Pidgeon, General Manager, Indian Ocean Territories Branch
Ms Ruth Wall, Acting Executive Director, Territories Division
Department of the Environment and Energy
Mr Gregory Manning, Assistant Secretary, Assessments and Post Approvals Branch, Environment Standards Division
Mr Chris Videroni, Director, Major Projects West Section, Assessments and Post Approvals Branch, Environment Standards Division
Tourism Australia
Ms Karen Halbert, Executive General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Government and Industry
Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
Mr Mark Coffey, Head, Office of Northern Australia
Mr Cam Charlton, Tourism Sector Director, Entrepreneurs’ Programme
Ms Jennifer Kay, General Manager, Business Management Branch, Entrepreneurs’ Programme
Department of Home Affairs
Mr Michael Willard, Assistant Secretary, Global Mobility
Australian Federal Police
Commander Amanda Kates, Manager Pacific
Private Briefings
Thursday, 16 February 2017 - Canberra
Inland Queensland Roads Action Plan Working Group
Mr Rick Britton, Mayor, Boulia Shire Council
Mr Tom Gilmore, Joint Deputy-Chair, IQ-RAP Working Group
Mrs Jane McNamara, Mayor, Flinders Shire Council
Mr Michael Roth, Head of Public Policy, RACQ
Ms Glenys Schuntner, Secretariat, IQ-RAP Working Group
Outback Highway Development Council Inc
Mr Patrick Hill, Chairman
Mrs Helen Lewis, General Manager
Thursday, 8 February 2018 – Canberra
Inland Queensland Roads Action Plan Working Group
Councillor Rick Britton, Chair
Councillor Tom Gilmore, Joint Deputy-Chair
Councillor Jane McNamara, Joint Deputy-Chair
Ms Glenys Schuntner, Secretariat