APPENDIX 2

Value-adding in Agricultural Production

APPENDIX 2

Witnesses who appeared before the Committee and date of transcript of evidence

11 April 1995

Melbourne

Upper Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges Authority

Mr George Wright, Director

12 April 1995

Melbourne

Australian Dairy Industry Council

Mr Peter Gallagher, Chief Executive Officer

Australian Wheat Board

Mr Timothy Edgecombe, Senior Manager, Project Investments

Dr Timothy Ryan, Senior Manager, Strategic Development

Beef Improvement Association of Australia

Mr Michael Stephens, Executive Officer

Business Victoria

Mrs Cecily Naughton, Industry Specialist

International Wool Secretariat

Mr John O'Connor, Director

Mr Stuart Ascough, Marketing Executive

Professional Resource Group

Mr Anthony Botsman, Managing Director

Victorian Department of Agriculture, Energy and Minerals

Mr Kevin Love, Manager, Sustainable Development

Victorian Government

Ms Carol Bate, Senior Policy Officer and Senior Adviser, Food Victoria

13 April 1995

Melbourne

Australian Dried Fruits Board

Mr Allan Knights, General Manager

Australian Natural Sausage Casing Association Inc

Mr Ernest Matkovich, President

Mr Selwyn Auster, Committee Delegate

Mr Cleeve Clark, Committee Delegate

Mr Paul Worsley, Committee Delegate

Merino Gold Ltd

Mr Philip Gardiner, Chairman

Murray Goulburn Cooperative Co Ltd

Mr Wayne McLean, General Manager

Vegco Ltd

Mr Christopher Egan, Managing Director

17 May 1995

Sydney

Australian Horticultural Corporation

Mr John Baker, Managing Director

Australian Meat and Livestock Corporation

Dr Bruce Standen, Managing Director

Dr Peter Barnard, Marketing Services Manager

Australian Supermarket Institute

Mr Bruce Bevan, Executive Director

Mr Kenneth Henrick, Assistant Director

18 May 1995

Sydney

Australian Cotton Foundation

Mr Henry Pepper, Consultant

Australian Pork Corporation

Mr Raymond North, General Manager

CSR Limited

Mr Peter Frawley, Executive General Manager, Sugar

Mr John Macarthur-Stanham, Manager Special Projects

Davey Financial Management

Mr Paul Brazenor, Executive Chairman

Mr Geoffrey Quinn, Private Citizen.

24 May 1995

Adelaide

Australian Taxation Office

Mr Peter Pledge, Assistant Commissioner

Mr Timothy Oliver, Tax Counsel

Mr Ross Robinson, Project Coordinator

Philip Morris Ltd

Mr John Scott, Operations Director

Ms Donna Staunton, Director, Corporate Affairs

South Australia Department of Primary Industries

Mr Hugh McClelland, General Manager

South Australia Development Council

Mr Philip Hagan, Deputy Chief Executive Officer

Ms Katrina Ball, Consultant

South Australia Economic Development Authority

Mr Murray Arthur-Worsop, Manager

South Australian Research and Development Institute

Dr Donald Plowman, Director

Professor Nicholas Samuel, Private Citizen

26 May 1995

Perth

Australian Natural Ingredients Ltd

Mr David Gray, Chairman and Executive Director

Big Square Baling Contractors Association (WA) Inc

Mr Ian Hannah, Secretary

Western Australia Department of Agriculture

Mr John O'Loughlin, Manager, Policy Analysis and Development Branch

Mr Gary Stokes, Director, Agwest Trade and Development

Professor John Hamblin, Private Citizen

4 September 1995

Hobart

Tasmania Development and Resources

Mr Ian Neeland, Assistant General Manager

Mr Malcolm Lovell, Project Manager

United Milk Tasmania

Mr Patrick Curran, Marketing Manager

Mrs Ailsa Bond, Private Citizen

3 October 1995

Canberra

Department of Housing and Regional Development

Mrs Paulette, Quang, Assistant Secretary, Policy and Analysis Branch

Department of Industry, Science and Technology

Mr Graeme Taylor, Assistant Secretary, Agri-Food Industries

Department of Primary Industries and Energy

Mr Robert Calder, Assistant Secretary, Agribusiness Branch

Mr Michael MacNamara, Acting Assistant Secretary, Meat and Livestock Branch

Mr Wayne Ryan, Manager, Agribusiness Policy Section

Ms Gail Stevenson, Director, Economic Policy Branch

Ricegrowers Cooperative Ltd

Mr James Kennedy, General Manager/Chief Executive Officer

Riverina Regional Development Board

Mr Mark Roberts, Executive Officer

4 October 1995

Canberra

Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories

Mrs Kaye Dal Bon, Assistant Secretary, Environment Standards Branch

Grains Research and Development Corporation

Mr Neil Fisher, Manager

National Farmers Federation

Mr Garry Goucher, Director of Policy

Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation

Mr Keith Hyde, Managing Director