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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