Public hearing - Halls Creek, Tuesday 25 August 2009

Senate Select Committee on Regional and Remote Indigenous Communities

Public hearing - Halls Creek, Tuesday 25 August 2009

8:45am - 4:00pm
Halls Creek Recreation Centre, Meeting Room
Halls Creek, WA

Time Witness

8:45am – 9:30am

Halls Creek Shire Council
Mr Warren Olsen (CEO)

9:30am – 10:15am

Warmun Community
Mr Chris Clare (CEO)

10:15am – 10:30am

Morning Tea

10:30am – 11:15pm

Kimberley Language Resource Centre
Ms Josey Farrer (Chairperson)
Mr Stuart Morton (Vice-Chairperson)
Ms Olive Knight (Director for Central Kimberley)
Ms Vikki Butters (Manager)
Ms Patsy Bedford (Comm. Language Dev. Officer)
Ms Siobhan Casson (Comm. Language Dev. Officer)

11:15am – 12:00pm

Halls Creek People's Church
Mr Graham Thompson (Financial Manager)
Mr Robert Reichel (Sobering-up Shelter)

12:00pm – 12:45pm

Lunch

12:45pm – 1:30pm

Halls Creek Aboriginal Corporation
Ms Millie Hills
Ms Rose Stretch
Ms Angie Bedford

1:30pm – 2:15pm

Yura Yungi Aboriginal Medical Services
Mr Chris Loessl (Clinical Services Manager)
Ms Virginia O'Neill (executive assistant)
Ms Velma Banks (New Directions Project)
Mr Wayne Beddall (previous Clinic Manager/IT)

2:15pm – 2:30pm

Afternoon Tea

2:30pm – 3:15pm Dr David Shepherd

3:15pm – 4:00pm

Ngaringga Ngurra Aboriginal Corp Safe House
Ms Dale Reichel (Manager)

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