Appendix 2
Public Hearings and Witnesses
Brisbane
– Wednesday, 15 July 2009
Mrs
Gwynneth Bridge, President,
Childcare Queensland
Ms Nadine
Elyse Broit, Franchisee,
Dial an Angel Brisbane
Ms
Sheridan Dudley, Chief Executive Officer,
KU Children’s Services
Ms Vicki
Hall, Manager, Policy,
Queensland Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian
Mrs Tempe
Margaret Harvey, Director,
Children Need Parents Campaign
Ms Lesley
Kaye Penrose, Senior Policy Officer,
Queensland Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian
Mrs Prue
Walsh
Sydney
– Thursday, 16 July 2009
Dr Marian
Pam Baird, committee member,
National Foundation for Australian Women
Ms Rhonda Bignell,
Chief Executive Officer,
Family Day Care Australia
Professor
Deborah Jane Brennan, Independent Researcher,
University of New South Wales
Ms Gillian
Calvert, Acting Commissioner,
Children and Young People, New South Wales
Mrs Marie
Yvonne Coleman, Chair,
Social Policy Committee, National Foundation for Australian Women
Mrs Beverley
Lynette Foden, Director, National Board,
Family Day Care Australia
Ms Renate Gebhart-Jones,
Acting Chief Executive Officer,
Community Child Care Cooperative Ltd (NSW)
Mrs Sheila
Ghosh, Principal Consultant,
WeeWunz Corporate Child Care Solutions
Ms Catherine
Leigh Hamill, Project Officer,
Early Childhood Australia, New South Wales
Ms
Christine Gail Legg, Executive, Early Childhood Australia,
New South Wales; and National Board Member, Early Childhood Australia
Ms Wendy Lindgren,
Deputy Chair,
Community Child Care Co-operative Ltd (NSW)
Mr Greg Mclean,
Assistant National Secretary,
Australian Services Union
Mrs Nicole
Mills, Principal Consultant,
WeeWunz Corporate Child Care Solutions
Ms Jenny Mountney,
Director,
Family Day Care Australia
Professor
Susan Margaret Newberry
Mr Paul Slape,
National Secretary,
Australian Services Union
Ms Prue Warrilow,
National Convenor,
Australian Community Children’s Services
Hobart
– Monday, 20 July 2009
Mrs Tania Ackerly,
General Manager,
Children’s Services North, Lady Gowrie Tasmania
Ms Cathryn
Ackroyd, Children’s Services Workforce Learning Leader,
Tasmanian Polytechnic
Mrs
Annette Barwick, General Manager,
Professional Support Coordinator, Lady Gowrie Tasmania
Ms Barbara
Blest, Children’s Services Representative,
Early Years Reference Group
Mrs Tracey
Bradley,
Minister’s Childcare Advisory Council
Mrs
Janelle Brennan, President,
Family Day Care Council of Tasmania
Ms Pamela Cahir,
Chief Executive Officer,
Early Childhood Australia
Ms Jenni
Connor
Mrs Ros Cornish,
Deputy National President,
Early Childhood Australia
Mrs
Katherine Cripps, General Manager,
Children’s Services, Lady Gowrie Tasmania
Ms Judy Hebblethwaite,
Director (Early Years),
Department of Education, Tasmania
Mrs
Kathryn Anne Laing, Member,
Minister’s Childcare Advisory Council
Mrs
Lynette (Lynne) Maree Moran, Committee Member,
Minister’s Child Care Advisory Council
Mrs Susan Nolan,
Tasmanian representative,
Australian Community Children’s Services
Mr David
O’byrne, Secretary,
Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union
Dr Bronwyn
Reynolds, Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood Education,
University of Tasmania
Ms
Katherine Whitty, Childcare Industry Coordinator,
Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union
Mrs
Lynette Ethel Woolley, State President, Tasmania Branch,
Early Childhood Australia
Mrs Helen Yost,
Lecturer in Early Childhood Education,
University of Tasmania
Melbourne
– Tuesday, 21 July 2009
Mr Ian Blandthorn,
National Assistant Secretary,
Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association
Ms Meredith Carter, Chief
Executive Officer,
Kindergarten Parents Victoria
Ms Sally Everitt, Early
Years Policy Adviser,
Municipal Association of Victoria
Mr Barry Hahn, Manager,
Social Policy and Early Years, Moreland City Council
Ms Rebecca Haig, Manager
of Community Partnerships,
Community Child Care
Ms Clare Hargreaves, Social
Policy Manager,
Municipal Association of Victoria
Councillor Rose Iser, President,
Victorian Local Governance Association
Ms Louise Mitchell, Coordinator,
Policy and Research, Kindergarten Parents Victoria
Dr Tim Moore, Senior
Research Fellow,
Centre for Community Child Health
Mrs Angela Morcos,
Project Officer,
Early Childhood, Centre for Community Child Health
Ms Annette Polites, Unit
Manager,
Children’s Services, Moreland City Council
Ms Alice Pryor,
Councillor,
Moreland City Council
Ms Barbara Romeril,
Executive Director,
Community Child Care
Adelaide
– Wednesday, 22 July 2009
Ms Kaye
Marie Colmer, Executive Director,
Lady Gowrie Child Centre Inc. (Adelaide)
Mr David
Terence d’Lima, South Australia State Officer,
FamilyVoice Australia
Mrs Dianne
Gloyn, Childcare Professional,
Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union—Childcare Union
Ms Jacinta
Leighton, Childcare Professional,
Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union—Childcare Union
Ms Susan Lines,
Assistant National Secretary,
Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union—Childcare Union
Mrs Roslyn
Helen Phillips, National Research Officer,
FamilyVoice Australia
Professor
Barbara Ann Pocock, Director,
Centre for Work and Life, University of South Australia; and Co-convenor, Work
and Family Policy Roundtable
Mr
Christopher Robinson, Chief Executive,
Department of Education and Children’s Services, South Australia
Ms Lynne Rutherford,
Children’s Program Manager,
Lady Gowrie Child Centre Inc. (Adelaide)
Mr Chris Shakes,
Assistant Director, Policy,
Department of Education and Children’s Services, South Australia
Ms Jodie Thiele,
Childcare Professional,
Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union—Childcare Union
Mr Stephen
Trzcinski
Ms
Kathrine Whitty, Childcare Industry Coordinator,
Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union—Childcare Union
Ms Trish Winter,
Executive Director, Early Childhood Services,
Department of Education and Children’s Services, South Australia
Perth
– Friday, 7 August 2009
Mrs Nancy
Elizabeth Cox, Member,
Council for the National Interest, Western Australia
Mrs Sadie
(Bobbie) Robinson Craig, Member,
Council for the National Interest, Western Australia
Ms Helen Creed,
Executive Director,
Children and Family Services, Department for Communities, Western Australia
Ms
Bernadette Eileen Giambazi, Principal,
Nedlands School of Early Learning
Mr Evan
Graham Hicks, Committee Member,
Childcare Association of Western Australia
Ms Karri
Karyn Patrice Hillier, Chief Executive Officer,
Children’s Services Support Unit Western Australia Inc
Mrs Sarah Bernadette
Lovegrove, Assistant Director,
Nedlands School of Early Learning
Ms Judith Maurice,
Senior Practice Development Officer,
Department for Communities, Western Australia
Ms Jackie Murray,
Committee Member,
Wheatbelt Organisation for Children’s Services
Mr
Jonathan Pilkington, Acting Director,
Child Care Licensing and Standards, Department for Communities, Western Australia
Ms Nola
Anne Poland, Project Officer,
Wheatbelt Organisation for Children’s Services
Ms
Marcelle Psaltis-Saratsis, Committee Member,
Early Childhood Australia, Western Australia
Mr Dawson Ruhl,
President,
Early Childhood Australia,Western Australia
Hon.
Barbara Scott
Mrs Denise
Taylor, Chief Executive Officer,
National Childcare Accreditation Council Inc.
Mrs Roslyn
Coleen Thompson, Treasurer,
Childcare Association of Western Australia
Ms
Cora-Ann Wilson, Secretary,
Early Childhood Australia, Western Australia
Canberra
– Friday, 14 August 2009
Mr Adam
Baker, Member,
Child Care National Association
Mr
Christopher Buck, President,
Child Care National Association
Mrs Eileen
Byrnes, Patron and Member,
Child Care National Association
Mrs Robyn Calder,
Branch Manager,
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Ms
Christine Cooper, Assistant Federal Secretary,
Independent Education Union of Australia
Ms
Elizabeth Death, Director,
UnitingCare Children’s Services
Ms Jan
Louise Faulkner, Senior Manager,
Children’s Services, Centacare Broken Bay, Catholic Social Services Australia
Ms Verena Heron,
Industrial Officer,
NSW/ACT Independent Education Union of Australia
Ms Lisa James,
Early Childhood Services Organiser,
NSW/ACT Independent Education Union of Australia
Mr Murray Kimber,
Branch Manager,
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Mrs
Barbara Louise Langford, President,
Childcare Associations Australia
Mr Michael
Manthorpe, Deputy Secretary and Director,
Office of Early Childhood Education and Child Care, Department of Education,
Employment and Workplace Relations
Mr Anthony
Parsons, Group Manager,
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Mrs Jacky
Purcell, Member,
Child Care National Association
Mr Frank Quinlan,
Executive Director,
Catholic Social Services Australia
Mrs Ann
Young, Director,
Child Care National Association
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