Appendix 2
Witnesses who appeared before the Committee at the Public Hearings
Friday 11 October 2002 - Albany, Western Australia
Department of Conservation and Land
Management
Mr John Bartle,
Manager, Farm Forestry Unit, Science Division
WA Plantation Resources Pty Ltd
Mr Murray Bowles,
Estate Manager
Timbercorp Ltd
Mr George Bray,
Planning Consultant
Forest Products Commission Western Australia
Mr Gavin Butcher,
Divisional Manager, Plantation Operations
Australian Forest Growers Commercial
Plantations Western Australia
Mr Gavin Ellis, Chairman,
Executive Director, Great Southern Plantations Ltd
Shire of Plantagenet
Councillor Kevin
Forbes, Shire President
Western Timber Cooperative Ltd
Mr James Frith,
Director and Secretary
Albany Plantation Export Co. Pty Ltd
Mr Peer George,
General Manager, Chipmill and Harvesting Division
Albany Port User Liaison Group
Mr Ian Peacock,
Chairman
Conservation Council of Western Australia
Dr Beth Schultz,
Vice-President
Western Australia Forest Alliance
Mr Rob Versluis,
Affiliated Member
Timber 2002
Mr John Walker,
Chairman, Plantation Grower, City councillor, Albany City Council
Plantall Forestry Consultants
Mr David Wettenhall,
Consultant
Albany Port Authority
Mr Bradley
Williamson, Chief Executive Officer
Friday, 29 November 2002 - Launceston, Tasmania
Guns Plantation Ltd
Mr Les Baker,
Executive Director
Mr Ian Blanden,
Manager
Forests and Forest Industry Council
Mr Trevor Bird,
General Manager
Department of Infrastructure, Energy and
Resources
Mr Andrew Blakesley,
Director
Mrs Geraldine de Burgh-Day (Private capacity)
Mrs Evelyn Devito (Private capacity)
Ms Colleen Dibley (Private capacity)
Forestry Tasmania
Dr Johannes
Drielsma, General Manager, Forest Management
Mr Paul Smith,
Assistant General Manager Operations
Mr John Hayward (Private capacity)
Private Forests Tasmania
Mr Desmond King,
Chief Executive Officer
Mr Malcolm Ryan (Private capacity)
Ms Gwenda Sheridan (Private capacity)
Launceston Environment Centre Inc.
Mr Peter Sims,
Chairman
Mr Christopher
Strong, Community Representative
Mount Arthur Environment Management Group
Mr Simon Wearne,
Member
Thursday, 20 February 2003 - Parliament House, Canberra
National Association of Forest Industries
Ms Kate Carnell,
Executive Director
Mr Phil Townsend,
Deputy Executive Director
Environment Australia
Dr Rhondda Dickson,
Acting First Assistant Secretary
Mr Theo Hooy, Acting
Assistant Secretary, Water Branch, Marine and Water Division
Dr Ryde James (Private capacity)
Rural Industries Research and Development
Corporation
Dr Rosemary Lott,
Research Manager, Joint Venture
Agroforestry Program
Dr Roslyn Prinsley,
General Manager, Research, Joint Venture Agroforestry Program
Mr Robert Newman (Private capacity)
Australian Greenhouse Office
Mr Paul Ryan,
Assistant Manager, Greenhouse and Land Management Team
Friday, 21 February 2003 - Parliament House, Canberra
Institute of Foresters of Australia
Mr Tony Bartlett,
Director
Mr Jim Donaldson,
Member, Executive Committee, ACT Division
Professor Peter Kanowski,
Member and Professor of Forestry, Australian National University
Greening Australia
Mr Carl Binning,
Chief Executive Officer
Ms Julia Chalmers,
Farm Forestry Program Coordinator
Australian National University
Ms Judy Clark,
Postdoctoral Fellow, Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies
Australian Forest Growers
Mr Warwick Ragg,
Executive Director
Mr Alan Cummine,
Executive Director, Treefarm Investment Managers Australia Branch
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and
Forestry - Australia
Mr Matthew Dadswell,
Manager, Forest Industry Development and Trade Section, Forest Industries
Branch
Mr Darryl Quinlivan,
Executive Manager, Fisheries and Forestry
Plantation Timber Association of Australia
Mr Peter Juniper,
Chief Executive
Mr Richard Stanton
Wednesday, 5 March 2003 - Parliament House, Canberra
Department of the Treasury
Mr Michael Buckley,
Manager, Resources and Environment Unit
Mr Peter Mullins,
General Manager, Business Income Division
Australian Taxation Office
Mr Nick Oliver,
Assistant Commissioner of Taxation, Office of the Chief Counsel
Ms Cheryl-Lea field,
Assistant Commissioner, Small Business
Mr Gary Hammersley,
National Business Manager, Product Rulings
Tuesday, 29 April 2003 - Hobart, Tasmania
Ms Naomi
Edwards (Private capacity)
Tasmanian Conservation Trust
Mr Alistair,
Representative
Bass Forest Focus Forum
Mr Duncan Mills,
Coordinator/Facilitator
Doctors for Forest
Dr Frank Nicklason,
Spokesman
Forestry Tasmania
Mr Paul Smith,
Assistant General Manager Operations
Ms Penny Warren,
Chief Financial Officer
Schwabenforest Pty Ltd
Mr Frank Strie,
Director, Forestry Consultant, Mobile Sawmiller and Community Ecoforestry
Adviser
Kentish Council
Ms Annie Willock,
Special Committee of Council - Forestry
Wednesday, 6 August 2003 - Launceston, Tasmania
Launceston City Council
Mr Stephen
Ratcliffe, Manager, Hydraulic Modelling and Systems
Wednesday, 8 October 2003 - Parliament House, Canberra
Timber Communities Australia
Mr Barry Chipman,
Tasmanian State Coordinator
Mr Jim Howes, Preolenna
Mothers Group
Mrs Diana Pinner,
Secretary, Preolenna Mothers Group
Mr Keith Smith,
Preolenna Mothers Group
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and
Forestry
Mr Daryl Quinlivan,
Acting Deputy Secretary
Mr Matthew Dadswell,
Manager, Industry Development and Private Forestry, Forest Indutries Branch
Mr William Manning (Private capacity)