Public hearing - Melbourne, Monday 1 August 2011

Inquiry into the status, health and sustainability of Australia's koala population

Public hearing - Melbourne, Monday 1 August 2011

Cliftons Conference Centre
440 Collins Street
Melbourne

9.00 am - 4.50 pm

Time

Witness

9.00am

Professor Frank Carrick AM, Private Capacity (Submission 86)

9.40am

Friends of the Earth Melbourne (Submission 50)
Mr Anthony Amis, Land Use Researcher (also appearing on behalf of Friends of Gippsland Bush, Submission 69)

10.20am

Morning Tea

10.35am

Phillip Island Nature Parks (Submission 80 )
Dr Rosalind Jessop, Environment Manager
Mr Ashley Reed, Senior Ranger
Ms Julia Greenfield, Ranger
Friends of the Koalas – Phillip Island (Submission 47)
Mrs Patricia Hunt, President

11.15am

Hancock Victorian Plantations
Ms Linda Sewell, Chief Executive Officer

11.55am

Dr Bronte Somerset, Private Capacity (Submission 96)

12.35pm

Lunch

1.35pm

Panel:
South Australian Department of Environment and Natural Resources (Submission 77 )
Mr Brenton Grear, Director Natural and Cultural Resources
Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment TBC

2.35pm

Forests NSW
Mr Peter Kambouris, Regional Ecologist, Southern
Mr James Stirling, Manager, Planning and Environment, Native Forests Operations

3.35pm

Afternoon Tea

3.50pm

Threatened Species Scientific Committee
Professor Peter Harrison, Committee member
Dr Andrea Taylor, Committee member
Dr Bill Humphreys, Committee member
Dr John Woinarski, Committee member

4.50pm

Adjournment

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Environment and Communications
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3526
Fax: +61 2 6277 5818
Email: eca.sen@aph.gov.au