Public hearing - Canberra, Thursday 19 May 2011

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

Public hearing - Canberra, Thursday 19 May 2011

Committee Room 2S1
Parliament House
Canberra

9.00 am - 4.20 pm

Time

Witness

9.00am

Dreamworld (Submission 8)
Mr Al Mucci, General Manager Life Sciences

9.40am

Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre (Submission 18)
Mr Greg Mifsud, National Wild Dog Facilitator

10.20am

Mr Chris Allen, Private capacity (Submission 35)

11.00am

Morning Tea

11.10am

Property Council of Australia (Submission 39)
Ms Caryn Kakas, Executive Director, Residential Development Council
Peet Limited
Mr Paul Engeman, State Operations Manager for Queensland

11.50am

Mr Rod McKelvey, Private Capacity (Submission 16)
Conservation Council ACT Region (Submission 61)
Mr John Hibberd, Executive Director

12.30pm

Koala Research Centre of Central Queensland (Submission 7)
Dr Alistair Melzer, Program Leader and Adjunct Research Fellow

1.10pm

Lunch

2.00pm

Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management (Submission 79)
Ms Andrea Leverington, Assistant Director-General, Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
Mr Wade Oestreich, Director, Koala Policy and Operations Branch
Queensland Department of Local Government and Planning
Mr Gary White, Government Planner (via teleconference)

2.40pm

Australian Forest Products Association (formerly National Association of Forest Industries) (Submission 56)
Mr Allan Hansard, Transitional Chief Executive
Mr Mick Stephens, Manager, Strategic Policy

3.20pm

Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (Submission 73)
Dr Kimberley Dripps, Deputy Secretary
Ms Deb Callister, Acting Assistant Secretary, Wildlife Branch
Dr Michael Deering, Director, Species Listing

4.20pm

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