Public hearing - Brisbane, Tuesday 3 May 2011

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

Public hearing - Brisbane, Tuesday 3 May 2011

Speaker's Hall
Queensland Parliament
Brisbane

9.00 am - 4.50 pm

Time

Witness

9.00am

Koala Research Network (Submission 29)
Dr Clive McAlpine, Associate Professor, Landscape Ecology, University of Queensland
Prof. Paul Young, University of Queensland
Prof. Peter Timms, Queensland University of Technology
Dr Greg Baxter, University of Queensland
Dr Bill Ellis, University of Queensland
Ms Christine Adams-Hosking, University of Queensland

10.10am

Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors Worldwide (Submission 22)
Ms Jo Loader, Research Scientist
Dr Jon Hangar, Private capacity (Submission 34)

10.50am

Morning Tea

11.05am

Australian Koala Foundation (Submission 25)
Ms Deborah Tabart OAM, Chief Executive Officer

11.45am

Koala Action Group Queensland (Submission 17)
Ms Lynn Roberts, Vice President
Koala Action Pine Rivers (Submission 41)
Ms Vanda Grabowski, Secretary

12.25pm

Lunch

1.15pm

Koala Diaries (Submission 32)
Ms Carolyn Beaton, Co-founder/Administrator

1.55pm

Urban Development Institute of Australia, Queensland (Submission 52)
Mr Brian Stewart, Chief Executive Officer and General Counsel
Mr Peter Sippel, Director
Ms Kirsty Chessher, National EnviroDevelopment Manager

2.35pm

Redland City Council (Submission 46)
Cr Melva Hobson, Mayor, Redland City Council
Mr Dan Carter, Principal Advisor Natural Environment
Sunshine Coast Regional Council (Submission 24)
Dr Stephen Skull, Manager, Environment Policy Branch
Mr Charles Hammond, Coordinator, Biodiversity

3.15pm

Afternoon Tea

3.30pm

Friends of Felton (Submission 13)
Mr David Allworth, Researcher, Biodiversity
Dr Nicola Laws, Private capacity (Submission 74)
Mr Glenn Beutel, Private capacity (Submission 74)

4.10pm

Open microphone session – 3 minutes per pre-registered witness (approx 9 witnesses)

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