Appendix 2 - Public Hearings

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry & Department of Environment and Heritage
- Mr Peter Baker, Program Leader, Integrated Water Sciences, Bureau of Rural Sciences
- Mr Mike Lee, General Manager, Australian Government Natural Resource Management Team, Natural Resource Management Division, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
- Dr Mirko Stauffacher, Scientific Adviser, Australian Government Natural Resource Management Team, Natural Resource Management Division, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
- Mr Simon Veitch, Manager, Landcare and Invasive Species, natural Resource Management Division, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
- Mr Charles Willcocks, General Manager, Landcare and Sustainable Industries, Natural Resource Management Division, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
- Mr Malcolm Forbes, First Assistant Secretary, Natural Resources Management Programmes Division, Department of the Environment and Heritage
Land & Water Australia
- Mr Andrew Campbell, Executive Director
- Ms Lisa Robins, Consultant
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Land and Water
- Dr Ian Prosser, Theme Leader, Water Resources
Murray-Darling Basin Commission
- Mr Leslie Roberts, General Manager, Natural Resource Management
- Mr Matthew Kendall, Salinity Manager
- Mr Anthony Meissner, Project Officer, Irrigation Salinity Impacts

Department of Natural Resources
- Mr Geoff Fishburn, Executive Director, Coastal, Rural and Regional Implementation and Catchment Management Authority Support
- Dr Natasha Herron, Senior Natural Resource Officer
- Ms Sian McGhie, Senior Natural Resource Officer, Urban Salinity
Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils Ltd
- Mrs Sharon Fingland, Assistant Director
- Councillor George Campbell, Spokesperson on Natural Environment and Resources
Namoi Catchment Management Authority
- Mr George Truman, Catchment Officer, Projects (Salinity)
University of Sydney
- Professor Les Copeland, Dean of Faculty, Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources and Director, Centre for Salinity Assessment and Management
- Dr Dhia Al Bakri, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Management
- Dr Rutger Vervoort, McCaughey Senior Lecturer, Hydrology and Catchment Management, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
Water for Australia Pty Ltd
- Mr Barry Dunn, Director
- Mr Robin Gaskell, Support Team Member
Hunter-Central Rivers Catchment Management Authority
- Ms Sharon Vernon, Program Manager
Hawkesbury-Nepean Catchment Management Authority
- Mr Neville Pavan, Catchment Coordinator, Implementation

Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation, South Australia
- Mr Roger Wickes, Executive Director, Natural Resources Management (Policy, Information and Infrastructure)
- Mr Phil Cole, Program Leader, Salinity
- Mr Glenn Gale, Senior Project Officer, Dryland Salinity
- Mr Michael Leak, Upper South East Program
- Mr Frank Burden (Private Capacity)
- Mr William Hayward (Private Capacity)
- Mr Dean Prosser (Private Capacity)
- Mrs Susan Prosser (Private Capacity)
- Miss Karyn Prosser (Private Capacity)
River Murray Catchment Water Management Board
- Mr Daniel Meldrum, Senior Project Officer, Salinity and Water Use
- Dr Bruce Munday (Private Capacity)
- Mr Patrick Ross (Private Capacity)

Department of Environment
- Mr Fred Tromp, Director, NRM and Salinity
- Mr John Ruprecht, Manager, Salinity and Land Use Impacts
Cooperative Research Centre for Plant-Based Management of Dry Salinity
- Mr Alex Campbell, Chairman
- Mr Kevin Goss, Chief Executive Officer
- Dr David Masters, Program Leader
Avon Catchment Council Inc
- Mr Peter Sullivan, Chief Executive Officer
- Mrs Merrilyn Temby, Acting Chair
- Mr Donald Cummins, Program Manager
Northern Agriculture Catchments Council
- Mrs Elizabeth Eaton, Chair
- Mr Alan Bradley, Chief Executive Officer
Saltland Pastures Association Inc
- Mr Michael Lloyd, Chairman
- Ms Sally Phelan, Project Manager
Western Australian Farmers Federation Inc
- Mr Trevor De Landgrafft, President
- Mr Andrew McMillan, Director of Policy
Conservation Council of Western Australia
- Mr Christopher Tallentire, Director
- Ms Anna-Marie Penna, Salinity and Rural Liaison Officer
Wheatbelt Catchment Alliance of Western Australia
- Mr John Dunne, Chairman
- Mr Greg Richard, Member, Executive
Western Australian Local Government Association
- Mr Nathan Malin, Acting Policy Manager (Environment)
- Councillor Clive Robartson, State Councillor

Community Panel
- Mrs Paula Charnock, President, Wagga Wagga Urban Landcare
- Mr Robert (Dick) Green, Owner-Manager, Go Green Services
- Mr James Phillips, Private Capacity
- Dr Petrina Quinn, Secretary/Treasurer, Central Riverina Landcare Network and Murrumbidgee Landcare Association
- Sister Carmel Wallis, Administrator, Erin Earth
Murrumbidgee Catchment Management Authority
- Mr Gregory Bugden, Business Manager (Investment)
- Mr John Francis, Program Manager, Sustainable Ecosystems
Lachlan Catchment Management Authority
- Mr Robert Gledhill, Chairman
- Mr Christopher Glennon, General Manager
Wagga Wagga City Council
- Mr Bryan Short, Director, Asset Management
- Mr Tony Hepworth, Natural Resource Management Facilitator
- Mr Paul Kimble, Environmental Audit Officer

Grains Research and Development Corporation
- Mr Gregory Fraser, Executive Manager, Practices
- Dr Martin Blumenthal, Manager, Agronomy, Soil and Environment
Arts, Heritage and Environment, Chief Minister's Department, ACT
- Dr Maxine Cooper, Executive Director
- Mr John Foster, Senior Policy Officer
Greening Australia
- Mr Carl Binning, Chief Executive Officer
- Mr Bruno Yvanovich, Business Development Manager
Australian Conservation Foundation
- Mr Corey Watts, Acting Manager, Land and Water Program
Department of the Environment and Heritage and Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
- Mr Malcolm Forbes, First Assistant Secretary, Australian Government Natural Resource Management Program Division, Department of the Environment and Heritage
- Mr David Calvert, Acting General Manager, Australian Government Natural Resource Management Team, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
- Mr Tom Aldred, Executive Manager, Natural Resource Management, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
- Dr Mirko Stauffacher, Science Communications Adviser, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry