APPENDIX 3

APPENDIX 3

PUBLIC HEARINGS

Friday 25 March 2011

Parliament House, Canberra

Committee Members in attendance:
Senator Rachel Siewert (Chair)
Senator Judith Adams
Senator Sue Boyce
Senator Carol Brown
Senator Mark Furner
Senator Steve Fielding

Witnesses

Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency
Mr Andrew Bailey, First Assistant Secretary, Renewable Energy Efficiency Division
Mr David Tonna, Director, Strategy and Partnerships Branch, Renewable Energy Efficiency Division

Dr Nina Pierpont, Private capacity

Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Dr Peta Ashworth, Group Leader, CSIRO Science into Society Group
Dr Nina Hall, Social Scientist, SCIRO Science into Society Group

Greenpeace Australia Pacific
Mr Julien Vincent, Climate and Energy Campaigner

Aerial Agricultural Association of Australia Ltd
Mr Phillip Hurst, Chief Executive Officer

Dr James Prest, Private Capacity

AGL Energy Ltd
Mr Nigel Bean, Head - Generation Development
Ms Sarah McNamara, Head - Government Affairs

RES Australia Pty Ltd
Mr Matthew William Rebbeck, Technical Director

Union Fenosa Wind Australia
Mr Guillermo Alonso, Technical Manager
Mr Thomas Mitchell, Development Manager
Mr Shaq Mohajerani, Engineering Manager

Union Fenosa Wind Australia Crookwell 3
Mr Matthew Donoghoe, Landholder

Monday 28 March 2011

University of Ballarat, Ballarat

Committee Members in attendance:
Senator Rachel Siewert (Chair)
Senator Claire Moore (Deputy Chair)
Senator Steve Fielding
Senator Sue Boyce
Senator Judith Adams

Witnesses

Mr Carl and Mrs Samantha Stepnell, Private Capacity

Mr Noel Dean, Private Capacity

Australian Landscape Guardians
Mr Paul Miskelly, Member, Technical and Economic Committee
Mr Peter Mitchell, Member, Technical and Economic Committee

Artists for the Environment Landscape Guardians
Mr Peter Russell-Clarke, President

Prom Coast Guardians Inc
Mr Alexander McKinlay, President
Mr Peter Wingett, Secretary
Dr Alan Lacey, Public Officer

Grampians-Glenthompson Landscape Guardians Inc
Mr Adrian Lyon, Secretary
Mrs Judy Vanrenen, President
Mrs Helen Lyon, Committee Member

Western Plains Landscape Guardians
Mr Andrew Charles Gabb, Chair
Mr David Jackson, Committee Member
Mrs Megan Read, Secretary

Moyne Shire Council
Mr Russell Guest, Manager, Strategic Planning

Glenelg Shire Council
Mr Sydney Deam, Group Manager Planning and Economic Development
Ms Sharon Kelsey, Chief Executive Officer

Pyrenees Shire Council
Mr Stephen Cornish, Chief Executive Officer
Mr David Clark, Councillor, Mitchell Riding
Mr Chris Hall, Senior Town Planner,

Chepstowe Wind Farm Action Group
Mrs Jenny Bruty, Leader, Rural Zone Landowners Group

Mr Per Bernard, Private Capacity
Mrs Robyn Brew, Private Capacity
Mr Tony Briddy, Private Capacity
Mr Stephen Coleman, Private Capacity
Mrs Suzanne Dean, Private Capacity
Mr James Elsworth, Private Capacity
Mr William Elsworth, Private Capacity
Mr Richard Leigh Evans, Private Capacity
Ms Karen Jones, Private Capacity
Mrs Angela Kearns, Private Capacity
Mr Graeme Keating, Private Capacity
Mrs Cathy Keating, Private Capacity
Mrs Tanya Kehoe, Private Capacity
Mr Richard Kelly, Private Capacity
Mr Brian Kermond, Private Capacity
Dr David Mackay, Private Capacity
Mr Peter McLaughlin, Private Capacity
Mr John McMahon, Private Capacity
Mrs Heather McMahon, Private Capacity
Mrs Renate Metzger, Private Capacity
Ms Melanie Robertson, Private Capacity
Mr Allan Schafer, Private Capacity
Mrs Anne Schafer, Private Capacity
Mr Peter Seligman, Private Capacity
Mr Martin Shield, Private Capacity
Mr Donald Thomas, Private Capacity
Ms Alicia Webb, Private Capacity

Tuesday 29March 2011

St James Court Conference Centre, Melbourne

Committee Members in attendance:
Senator Rachel Siewert (Chair)
Senator Claire Moore (Deputy Chair)
Senator Judith Adams
Senator Sue Boyce
Senator Steve Fielding

Witnesses

Vestas Australian Wind Technology Pty Ltd
Mr Ken McAlpine, Director, Policy and Government Relations, Asia-Pacific Region

Ballarat Renewable Energy and Zero Emissions
Mr Andrew Bray, Community Campaigner

Clean Energy Council
Mr Russell Marsh, Policy Director
Mr Matthew Warren, Chief Executive Officer

Waubra Foundation
Dr Sarah Laurie, Medical Director

Country Fire Authority Victoria
Mr Geoffrey Conway, Deputy Chief Officer, Emergency Management

Hepburn Wind
Mr Simon Holmes à Court, Chairman

Acciona Energy
Mr Brett Wickham, Director Generation
Mr Andrew Thomson, Director Development

Infigen Energy
Mr Jonathon Upson, Senior Development Manager

Origin Energy Ltd
Mr Kyle Russell, Group Manager Development

Pacific Hydro Pty Ltd
Mr Lane Crockett, General Manager Australia

WestWind Energy Pty Ltd
Mr Phil Burn, Project Developer
Mr Tobias Geiger, Managing Director

Wind Pacific (Australia) Pty Ltd
Mr Craig Eyes, Director

Friends of the Earth Australia
Mr Cam Walker, Campaigns Coordinator

Victorian Planning and Environment Law Association
Mr Peter O'Farrell, Board Member,
Ms Jane Sharp, Executive Director

Climate and Health Alliance
Dr Susie Burke, Board Member and Senior Psychologist, Public Interest, Environment and Disaster Response, Australian Psychological Society
Professor Simon Chapman, Expert Adviser, and Professor of Public Health, University of Sydney
Ms Elizabeth Reale, Board Member and Federal Professional Research Officer, Australian Nursing Federation

Mr Andrew Cox, Private capacity

Thursday 31 March 2011

Legislative Assembly, Perth

Committee Members in attendance:
Senator Rachel Siewert (Chair)
Senator Claire Moore (Deputy Chair)
Senator Judith Adams
Senator Sue Boyce
Senator Steve Fielding

Witnesses

Sustainable Energy Association of Australia
Mr Neil Anthony Prentice, Advisory Services Manager

Friends of Collector Inc
Mr Anthony Hodgson AM, Inaugural President

Western Australian Farmers Federation Inc
Mr Dale Park, Senior Vice President

Professor Gary Wittert, Private Capacity

Doctors for the Environment Australia
Dr George Crisp, WA Representative

Mr Roger Bilney, Private Capacity


Ms Helen Bignell, Private Capacity


Mrs Elizabeth Atkins, Private Capacity


Oil Mallee Association of Australia Inc

Mr Lex Hardie, President

National Health and Medical Research Council

Professor Warwick Anderson AM, Chief Executive Officer
Professor John McCallum, Head of Research Translation Group

SkyFarming Pty Ltd

Mr Andrew Woodroffe, Technical Director

Collgar Wind Farm Pty Ltd

Mr Alistair Craib, Chief Executive Officer

Moonies Hill Energy Pty Ltd

Dr Sarah Rankin

West Hills Farm Pty Ltd

Mr Mathew Rosser

Tuesday 17 May 2011

Parliament House, Canberra


Committee Members in attendance:

Senator Rachel Siewert (Chair)
Senator Claire Moore (Deputy Chair)
Senator Judith Adams
Senator Sue Boyce
Senator Steve Fielding

Witnesses

Australian Energy Market Operator

Mr David Swift, Executive General Manager Corporate Development

National Acoustic Laboratories

Dr Warwick Williams, Senior Research Engineer

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