Public hearings and
witnesses
Wednesday 14 March 2018- Cairns
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Disability Network of
Queensland
Mrs Bronwyn Clark, Project
Officer
Aftercare
Ms Toni Hines, Regional Manager
Aged and Disability Advocacy Australia
Mr Geoff Rowe, Chief Executive Officer
ARC Disability Services Inc.
Mr Benjamin Keast, Chief Executive Officer
Cairns Disability Network
Mrs Sheridan Lawton, Chair
FNQ Independent Living Support Association Inc
Ms Nita Louise Carling, President
Good Start to Life
Ms Lyndsey Lee Kotsch, Director, GSL
Ozcare
Mr Russell Brighouse, Head of Community Care
National Disability Insurance Agency
Mr Desmond Lee, Regional Manager, Queensland North
Ms Liz Neville, Branch Manager
Rights in Action
Mrs Robyn Renton, Manager
Synapse
Mr Adam Schickerling, National Disability Reform Manager
TAFE Queensland North
Ms Melanie Clarke, Business Manager
WorkAbility Queensland Project
Mr Matthew Gillett, General Manager, Programs, Community Services Industry
Alliance; State-wide Project Manager
Ms Kylie Hogan, Senior Sector Development Officer, National
Disability Services; Senior Sector Development Officer
Thursday
15 March 2018- Townsville
AbbaCare Australia Pty Ltd
Ms Robyn Broadley, Manager
Ability SDA
Mr Paul Thornton Simmons, Director
Cootharinga North Queensland
Mr Peter Mewett, Chief Executive Officer
Disability Services and Seniors
Ms Helen Ferguson, Senior Executive Director, Department of
Communities
Feros Care
Mr David Thomson, General Manager Local Area Coordinator
Independent Advocacy in the Tropics Inc.
Ms Joanna Mullins, Advocate and National Disability Insurance
Scheme Appeals Support Officer
Martin Locke Homes
Mr Martin Locke, Managing Director
Palm Island Community Company
Ms Rachel Atkinson, Chief Executive Officer
Sport and Recreation Aboriginal Corporation
Ms Jenny Pryor, Chief Executive Officer, Bindal Sharks United
Training and Employment
Townsville Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation for
Aged and Disabled Care—North Queensland
Ms Evelyn Lymburner, Director
Ms Patricia Staines, NDIS Support Coordinator
Townsville Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation for
Women
Dr Kathy Anderson, Chief Executive Officer
Mrs Angelina Akee, Chairperson
UnitingCare Community, Townsville
Mr Richard (Ricky) Esterquest, Service Design Coordinator,
Tuesday
17 April 2018- Perth
Department of Communities, Western Australia
Mr Grahame Searle, Director General
Ms Marion Hailes-MacDonald, Assistant Director General
Enable WA
Mr Robert Holmes Chief Executive Officer
Nulsen Disability Services
Mr Gordon Douglas Trewern, Chief Executive Officer
Private capacity
Professor David Gilchrist
Regional Chambers of Commerce and Industry (WA)
Ms Caterina (Kitty) Prodonovich, Chief Executive Officer
Rocky Bay
Mr Michael Tait, Chief Executive Officer
UnitingCare West
Mr Michael Chester, Executive Manager Individualised Services
University of Western Australia
Ms Penny Knight, National Performance Benchmark Project
Wednesday
18 April 2018- Kalgoorlie
Accessibility
Mr Graeme Mason, Chief Executive Officer
Activ Foundation
Ms Danielle Newport, Chief Executive Officer
Bay of Isles Community Outreach
Mr Ian Gardner, Chief Executive Officer
Bega Garnbirringu Aboriginal Health
Mr Clive Holt, Chief Executive Officer
Council of Regional Disability Services
Mr Robert Holmes, Chairperson
Empowering People in Communities
Mrs Stephanie Soter, Chief Executive Officer
Goldfields Individual & Family Support Association Inc.
Mr Robert William Hicks, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Graham Selkirk Thomson, Chairman
Far North Community Services
Mrs Kathryn Hough, Chief Executive Officer
Forrest Personnel
Ms Anna Bagshaw, Chief Executive Officer
Full Circle Therapies Inc
Mr Luke Bowler, Vice Chairman of the Board
Life without Barriers
Ms Stephanie Knox, Regional Manager North
National Disability Services WA
Ms Julie Waylen, State Manager
National Disability Insurance Agency
Mr Barny Lee, Director, Market Stewardship
Ms Mary Ashe, Community Engagement
Ms Liz Neville, Branch Manager
Ms Marita Walker, Regional Manager, Western Australia
Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Women’s Council
Ms Kim McRae, Tjungu Team Manager
Regional Development Australia Goldfields Esperance
Mrs Lee Jacobsen, Chair
Ms Kate Mills, Acting Director
Thursday
14 June 2018- Melbourne
Allied Health Professions Australia
Ms Claire Hewat, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Cris Massis, Chair
Australian Association of Social Workers
Dr Sebastian Cordoba, Professional Officer, Policy and Advocacy
Ms Angela Scarfe, Professional Officer, Policy and Advocacy
Australia Institute
Dr Jim Stanford, Economist and Director, Centre for Future Work
Australian Physiotherapy Association
Mr Phil Calvert, President
Australian Services Union
Ms Natalie Lang, Secretary, New South Wales and Australian Capital
Territory Services Branch
Ms Linda White, Assistant National Secretary
Ms Deborah Anderson, Member
Ms Maree Geraghty, Member
Community and Public Sector Union
Mr Stewart Little, General Secretary, Public Service Association
of New South Wales; and Branch Secretary, New South Wales Branch, (State Public
Services Federation Group)
Flinders University
Associate Professor Christine (Chris) Brebner, Dean of Education,
College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Future Social Service Institute
Professor David Hayward, Director
Occupational Therapy Australia
Ms Rachel Norris, Chief Executive Officer
Mrs Andrea Douglas, Professional Adviser, National Disability
Insurance Scheme
RMIT University
Dr Fiona Macdonald, Senior Research Fellow, School of Management
Ms Eleanor Bentham, Researcher, NDIS Workforce
Ms Jennifer Malone, Researcher
Speech Pathology Australia
Ms Gail Mulcair, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Catherine Olsson, National Advisor, Disability
Victorian Healthcare Association
Mr Tom Symondson, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Emma Liepa, Director of Policy
Wednesday
4 July 2018- Sydney
Council for Intellectual Disability
Ms Alanna Julian, Facilitator
Mr Jim Simpson, Senior Advocate
Department of Social Services
Ms Sarah Hawke, Acting Branch Manager, NDIS Quality and Safeguards
Policy
MC Two Pty Ltd
Mr Joseph Connellan, Director
Moores
Mr Tony Rutherford, Principal
National Disability Services
Dr Ken Baker, Chief Executive Officer
NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
Mr Graeme Head, NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commissioner
Ms Samantha Taylor, Registrar
Summer Foundation
Mr Luke Bo'Sher, Chief Executive Officer
Summer Housing Ltd
Mr Dan McLennan, Chief Executive Officer
The University of Queensland
Adjunct Associate Professor Elizabeth Grant, Indigenous Design
Place
University of New South Wales
Associate Professor Gemma Carey, Director, Centre for Social
Impact
Associate Professor Helen Dickinson, Director, Public Service
Research Group
Dr Sue Onley, Research Fellow, Public Service Research Group
University of Sydney
Professor Gwynnyth Llewellyn, Director, Centre for Disability
Policy and Research
Youngcare
Mr Anthony Ryan, Chief Executive Officer
Young People in Nursing Homes National Alliance
Mr Alan Blackwood, Director, Policy and Innovation
Mrs Deborah Farrell, Senior Advisor Transition Project
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