Time

Witness

Submission No.

9.15 am

Transport and Logistics Centre (TALC)
Dr Darryl Hull, Managing Director of TALC Limited

15

10.15 am

Tourism and Transport Forum (TTF)
Mr Liam McKay, National Manager, Transport
Ms Kate Davidson, National Manager, Research

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11.00 am

Tea break

11.15 am

Transport Workers' Union of Australia
Mr Tony Sheldon, National Secretary, NSW Secretary
Mr Paul Walsh, TWU member
Mr Ron Christiansen, TWU member
Mr Ray Driscoll, TWU member
Mr Brian Thomas, TWU member

30

12.00 pm

Bus and Coach Association of Australia
Mr Steven Lynch, Manager, Policy Communication and Training
Mr Peter Jones, Chairman of Employment and Training Committee

21

12.45 pm

Lunch break

2.00 pm

Site visit – QANTAS Maintenance, Building S148, Qantas Jet Base, Qantas Drive, Mascot
The committee will tour the Qantas jet base, which houses the airline's Flight Control, where the movements of all Qantas aircraft world wide are monitored continuously. The base also features a catering centre that produces up to 20,000 meals a day, an advanced air cargo complex, and its computer network, the biggest installation of its kind in Australia. Another facility at the jet base trains cabin crew.

The committee will also tour the aircraft maintenance facilities and receive a briefing on the workforce issues facing Qantas.

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