Appendix Two - Witnesses at Public Hearings
Wednesday, 11 December 2002 - Parliament House, Canberra
Wentworth Group
Mrs Leith Boully
Mr Peter Cosier
Professor Peter
Cullen
Dr Stephen Morton
Dr John Williams
Professor Michael
Young
Monday, 25 August 2003 - St George, Qld
Balonne Shire Council
Mayor John Stone
Mr John Barrett,
Deputy Mayor
Culgoa-Balonne Minor Water Users Association
Mr Reginald Betts,
Vice-President
Mr Owen Betts,
Honorary Vice-Secretary
Mr Richard Bucknell,
Member
Mrs Margaret
Petersen, Members representative
Smartrivers
Mr David Carson,
Co-Chair
Mr Richard Lomman,
Co-Chair
Mr Chad Prescott,
Member
Mr Tom Siddins,
Member
Lower Balonne Community Reference Group
Mr John Grabbe,
Member
Mr Glenn Rogan
Mr Ian Todd, Member
Brewarrina Shire Council
Mr Maurice Hagarty,
Special Representative
St George Irrigation Area Pty Ltd
Mr Raymond Kidd,
Chairman
Mr John Knights,
Member
Mr Ian Thomas,
Member
Balonne Indigenous Progress Group
Mr Ronald Waters,
Chairman
Tuesday, 26 August 2003 - Moree, NSW
Moree Plains Shire Council
Mr David Aber,
General Manager
Gwydir Valley Irrigators Association Inc.
Mr Richard Browne,
Chair
Mr Leslie Boland,
Vice Chairman
Mr Michael Murray,
Executive Officer
Mr William Kirkby,
Delegate
Lower Namoi Groundwater Association
Mr Jeffrey Carolan,
Chairman
Mrs Meryl Dillon, (Private capacity)
Lower Namoi Cotton Growers Association
Mr Andrw Greste,
Chairman of Executive Committee
Mr James Kahl,
Executive Committee Member
Upper Namoi Water Users Association
Mr John Warnock,
Former President
Miss Juanita
Hamparsum, Secretary
Namoi Valley Water Users Associations Inc.
Mr Jeremy Killen,
President, Coordinating Committee
Gwydir Valley Cotton Growers Association
Mr John Robinson,
Acting Chairman
Mr Troy Smith,
Member
Wednesday, 27 August 2003 - Griffith, NSW
Riverina Regional Organisation of Councils
Councillor Michael
Neville, Chairperson and Mayor, Griffith City Council
Mr Bob Laing,
General Manager, Griffith City Council and delegate
Mr John Blackwell,
Scientist, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation and
delegate
Coleambally Irrigation Cooperative Ltd
Mr Robert Black,
Chairman
Mr Mark Bramston,
Chief Executive Officer
Riverina Regional Development Board
Mr John Dal Broi,
Chairman
Department of Infrastructure Planning and
Natural Resources, NSW
Mr Warwick Ford,
Regional Director, Murrumbidgee Region
Murrumbidgee Ground Water Preservation
Association
Mr Bruce Gowrie
Smith, Trustee and Deputy Chairman
Mr Murray Shaw,
Trustee
Murrumbidgee Private Irrigators
Mr Rel Heckendorf,
Chairman
Mr Murray Shaw,
Vice-Chairman
Murrumbidgee Irrigation
Mr John Howe, Water
Policy Manager
Ricegrowers Association of Australia
Incorporated
Mr Matthew Linnegar,
Executive Director
Murrumbidgee River Mangement Committee
Mr John Ernest,
Mayor, Murrumbidgee Shire, Delegate, Riverina Regional Organisation of Councils
and member
Thursday, 30 October 2003 - Parliament House, Canberra
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial
Research Organisation
Dr Paul Cotterill,
Chief, Forestry and Forest Products
Dr Peter Hairsine,
Research Director, Integrated Catchment Management, Land and Water
Dr John Williams,
Chief, Land and Water
Mr Michael Young,
Director, Policy and Economic Research Unit, Land and Water
Mr Michael Young,
Member, Wentworth Group, Director, Policy and Economic Research Unit, Land and
Water
Wentworth Group
Mr Peter Cosier,
Member
Professor Peter
Cullen, Member
Murray-Darling Basin Commission
Mr Scott Keyworth,
Director, Rivers and Industries Unit
Mr Kevin Goss,
general Manager, Natural Resources Management Branch
Cooperative Research Centre for Catchment
Hydrology
Professor Robert
Vertessy, Chief Executive Officer
Monday, 17 November 2003 - Kununurra, WA
Department of Environmental Protection
Mr Leith Bowyer,
District Manager
Kimberley Primary Industries Association Inc
Mr Bruce Carey,
Deputy Chair
Mr David McKerrell,
Executive Officer
Ord Irrigation Cooperative
Mrs Elaine Gardiner,
Chairman
Mr Lindsay Innes,
Vice Chair
Mr Andrew Kelly,
Chief Executive Officer
Ord Land and Water
Mr Richard Pasfield,
Coordinator
Department of Agriculture, Western Australia
Dr Joseph Sherrard,
Research Officer
World Wide Fund for Nature
Ms Tanya Vernes,
Kimberley Wetlands Project Officer
Tuesday, 18 November 2003 - Darwin, NT
Environment Centre of the Northern Territory
Mr Henry Boer,
Northern Woodlands Campaigner
Nauiyu Nambiyu Community Government Council
Mr Mark Casey
Daly River Community Development Association
Mr Harold Sinclair,
Vice President
Mrs Valerie Cowan,
Secretary
Katherine Region Tourist Association
Mr William Daw,
General Manager
Wangamaty (Lower Daly) Landcare Group
Mr Paul Donohoe,
Landcare Coordinator
Northern Territory Horticultural Association
Mr Tom Harris,
President
Northern Territory Agricultural Association
Mr Philip Hausler,
Vice-President
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial
Research Organisation
Dr Sue Jackson,
Research Scientist
Northern Territory Cattlemen's Association
Mr Stuart Kenny,
Executive Director
Charles Darwin University
Dr Naomi Rea, Associate Dean, Research and
Postgraduate Studies, and Lecturer, Resource Management
Department of Infrastucture, Planning and
Environment, Northern Territory
Mr Ian Smith,
Controller of Water Resources, Director, Natural Resource Policy
Tuesday, 20 April 2004 - Berri, SA
Centre for Groundwater Studies
Dr Chris Barber,
Executive Director
Mr Trevor Pillar,
Manager, Industry Education and Training
River Murray Catchment Water Management Board
Ms Amy Goodman,
Manager
Mr Noel Johnston,
Coordinator, Water Use Efficiency Project, and Irrigation Field Officer
Mr Daniel Meldrum,
Senior Project Officer, Salinity and Water Use
Riverland Development Corporation Inc.
Mr Trent Mader,
Executive Director
Meningie and Narrung Lakes Irrigators Inc.
Mr Neil Shillaber, Committee Member, South Australian Murray Irrigators
Inc.; and Chairperson
South Australian Farmers Federation
Mrs Sharon Starick,
Deputy Chair, Natural Resources Committee
Hansard
South Australian Murray Irrigators Inc.
Mr Ian Zadow,
Vice-President
Wednesday, 21 April 2004 - Melbourne, Vic
Victorian Farmers Federation
Mr Paul Weller,
President
Mr Christopher
Hewitt, Chairman, Community Steering Committee, Wimmera Mallee Piping Project
Mr Paul McGowan,
Executive Officer, Wodonga District Committee
Mr William Bodman,
Chair, Joint Committee, Yarram and Stradbroke Branches
Mr Eric Greenaway,
Member, Joint Committee, Yarram and Stradbroke Branches
National Competition Council
Mr John Feil,
Executive Director
Mr Ross Campbell,
Director, Water Reform
Ovens Lancare Network
Mr Jack Jones,
President and Secretary, Mudgegonga Landcare Group
Mr Craig Hearson,
President, Hodson Horseshoe Landcare Inc.
Mr Ken Gaudion,
Member, Warby Ranges Landcare
Mr James Neary,
Member, Burgoigee Creek Group
Bureau of Meteorology
Mr Bruce Stewart,
Assistant Director, National Operations
Mr Ross James,
Acting Superintendent, Hydrology
Mr Neil Plummer,
Acting Superintendent, National Climate Centre
Visy Industries
Mr Anthony Gray,
Group Public Affairs Manager
Pratt Water
Dr William Hurditch,
Project Adviser
Wednesday, 14 July 2004 - Parliament House Canberra, Act
Culgoa Balonne Minor Water Users Association
Mr Rory Treweeks,
Chair
Mr Owen Betts,
Member
Ms Pop Petersen,
Member
Australian Bureau of Agricultural and
Resource Economics
Dr Stephen Beare,
Research Director
Land and Water Australia
Mr Colin Campbell,
Executive Director
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial
Research Organisation
Mr Colin Creighton,
Flagship Director, Water for a Healthy Country
Mr Michael Dunlop,
Research Scientist
Professor Shahbaz
Khan, Research Director, Sustainable Irrigation Systems
Darling River Food and Fibre
Mr Ian Cole, Chair
(by teleconference)
St George Irrigation Area Pty Ltd
Mr Ray Kidd,
Chairman (by teleconference)
Department of Environment and Heritage
Mr Tony Slatyer,
First Assistant Secretary, Land Water & Coasts Division
Mr Theo Hooy,
Assistant Secretary, Coasts and Water Branch
Professor Peter Cullen (Private capacity)
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and
Forestry
Mr Ross Dalton,
General Manager, Water and Murray-Darling Basin
Mrs Dianne Deane,
Manager, Water Policy and Reform
Thursday, 15 July 2004 - Sydney, NSW
The Hon David Evans (Private capacity) (by
teleconference)
Local Government and Shires Association of
New South Wales
Councillor Wayne
O'Mally, Member, Executive of the Shires Association
Australian Water Association
Mr Christopher
Davis, Chief Executive Officer
Cotton Australia Ltd
Mr Ralph Leutton,
Program Manager, Policy and Legislation
New South Wales Irrigators Council
Mr Doug Miell, Chief
Executive Director
New South Wales Farmers Association
Mr Jonathan Streat,
Policy Manager, Conservation and Resource Management
Mr Andrew Huckel,
Senior Analyst
NSW Department of Infrastructure, Planning
and Natural Resources
Mr Peter Sutherland,
Deputy Director-General
Mr Kim Alvarez,
Director, Water Management