Appendix 2

Public hearings and witnesses

Friday, 18 June 2021
Senate Committee Room 2S3
National Farmers Federation
Mr Tony Mahar, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Ash Salardini, Chief Economist
Community and Public Service Union
Mr Michael Tull, Assistant National Secretary
Mr Osmond Chiu, Senior Policy and Research Officer
East Gippsland Shire Council
Cr Mark Reeves, Deputy Mayor
NSW Irrigators' Council
Ms Claire Miller, Chief Executive Officer
Australian Meat Industry Council
Mr Patrick Hutchison, Chief Executive Officer
Red Meat Advisory Council
Mr Reith Parker, Chief Executive Officer
Mr John McKillop, Independent Chair
GrainGrowers
David McKeon, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Zachary Whale, General Manager, Policy and Advocacy
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Dr Graham Bonnett, Director, Drought Resilience Mission
Dr Chris Chilcott, Deputy Director, Land and Water
Dr Richard Matear, Climate Intelligence Portfolio Lead, Climate Science Centre
Bureau of Meteorology
Dr Peter Stone, Group Executive, Business Solutions Group
Mr Matthew Coulton, General Manager, Water Sector Program
Australian National Audit Office
Ms Carla Jago, Group Executive Director
Ms Peta Martyn, Executive Director
Mr Stephen Cull, Senior Director
National Recovery and Resilience Agency
Mr Shane Stone AC QC, Coordinator General
Mr Nico Padovan, Deputy Chief Executive officer and Chief Operating Officer
Ms Hannah Wandel OAM, Executive Director, Drought
Regional Investment Corporation
Mr Bruce King, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Chris Rawlins, Executive Director, Transformation and Engagement
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
Ms Kerren Crosthwaite, First Assistant Secretary, Drought and Bushfire Response Division
Ms Rachel Connell, First Assistant Secretary, Water Division
Ms Kirsty Bunfield, Assistant Secretary, National Water Policy Branch
Ms Courtney Bryant, Assistant Secretary, Drought Policy Branch
Dr Peta Derham, Assistant Secretary
Mr Jared Greenville, A/g Executive Director, Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences

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