Appendix 2 Public hearings and witnesses

Wednesday, 29 January 2020

Millmerran Cultural Centre

Walpole Street

Millmerran

Dr Rob Loch, Private capacity

Mr Gordon Van der Est, Private capacity

Ms Vicki Battaglia, Private capacity

Dr David Taylor & Mrs Sally Taylor, Private capacity

Mr Kevin Loveday, Private capacity

Mr Time Durre, Private capacity

Mr Jeffrey Hannaford, Private capacity

Mrs Sandra Robinson, Private capacity

Mrs Bronte Harris, Private capacity

Mrs Theresa Tickell, Private capacity

Mr Mark Rowland, Private capacity

Mr Garry Hayes, Private capacity

Ms Vicki Bond, Private Capacity

Mr Joel Richters, Private Capacity

Mr James Lister, Member for South Downs, Queensland Parliament

Goondiwindi Regional Council

Cr Graeme Scheu, Mayor

Mr Dion Jones, Director, Engineering Services

Pampas Progress Association

Mr Graeme Kelly, Chairman

Mr Lyndelle Pfeffer, Secretary

Mr Ross Harris, Treasurer

DA Hall

Mr Adam Birch, Chief Operations Officer

Mr James Borres, Maintenance Manager, Egg Processing Plant

Ms Eliz Quinlan, Human Resources Manager

Darling Downs Soil Conservation Group

Mr Mark Genrich, Representative

Mr Clive Knowles-Kackson, Representative

Mr Geoff Titmarsh, Representative

NSW Affected Landholders

Mr Robert Mackay, Boggabilla

Mr Kenneth Mackay, Boggabilla

Mr Richard Doyle, Boggabilla

Mr Ian Uebergang, North Star

Millmerran Rail Group

Mr Wesley Judd, Chairman

Mr Brett Kelly, Member

Mr Paul Curtis, Member

Mr Jason Mundt, Member

Mr Ross Harris, Member

Dr Sharmil Markar, Managing Director and Senior Principal Engineer

Inner Downs Inland Rail Action Group

Mr Larry Pappin, President

Mr Jim Keefer, Treasurer

Mr Neil Owen, Secretary

Ivory's Rock Foundation

Dr Jeffrey Johnson-Abdelmalik, Secretary and Member of Board of Directors

Ms Jan McGregor, Project Representative, Inland Rail Project

Mr Matthew Turnour, Lawyer Representing Ivory's Rock Foundation

Millmerran Rail Group

Ms Rebecca Perrin, Member

AgForce Queensland Farmers Limited

Mrs Caroline Harris, South East Regional President

Seidel Farming

Mr Carl Seidel, Managing Director

Ag-Rich Foods Pty Ltd

Mr Rob Rich, Director

Thursday, 30 January 2020

Grand Ballroom

Brisbane Marriott Hotel

515 Queen Street

Brisbane

Mr Graham Ewart, Private capacity

Mrs Shirley Ewart, Private capacity

Ivory’s Rock Foundation

Ms Jan McGregor, Project Manager, Inland Rail

Ms Kaye McKinnon, Public Relations Manager

Port of Brisbane

Mr Roy Cummins, Chief Executive Officer

Inland Rail Action Group

Mr Stan Corbett

Mrs Suzanne Corbett

Gladstone Regional Council [Via Teleconference]

Cr Matt Burnett Mayor

ARTC

Mr Richard Wankmuller, Chief Executive Officer, Inland Rail

Mr John Fullerton, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director

Mr Simon Eldridge, Director, Government and Stakeholder Relations

Ms Rebecca Pickering, Director, Community and Engagement

Logan City Council

Ms Tamara O'Shea, Interim Administrator

Mr David Hansen, Acting CEO

Scenic Rim Regional Council

Mr Richard Hancock, Project Manager, Capital Works and Asset Management

Toowoomba Regional Council

Mr Mike Brady, General Manager, Infrastructure Services Group

Mr Craig Sleeman, Principal Project Manager, Inland Rail Program Lead

Cr James O'Shea, Portfolio Leader, Infrastructure (TBC)

Toowoomba Chamber of Commerce

Ms Joy Mingay, President

Lockyer Valley Regional Council

Mr Ian Church, Chief Executive Officer

Mr Stephen Hart, Coordinator Council Business

Council of Mayors South East Queensland

Mr Scott Smith, Chief Executive Officer

Logan and Albert Conservation Association

Anne Page, President

Ms Robyn Keenan, Member

Panel Of Residents - (1)

Mr Craig Porter

Mr Mallory Wuthrich

Mrs Angela Davis-Smith

Mr Lloyd Stümer

Panel Of Residents - (2)

Ms Catherine Lund

Ms Alison Duke-Gibb

Ms Anita Waihi

Ms Kaye McKinnon

Thursday, 13 August 2020

Parliament House

Canberra

Dr Philip Laird, Private capacity

Australasian Railway Association

Mr Paul Doyle, General Manager, Rail Freight and Ports

Ms Caroline Wilkie, Chief Executive Officer

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development

Mr Drue Edwards, Director, Inland Rail Flood Modelling

Ms Sarah Leeming, General Manager, Regulatory, Environmental and Stakeholder Engagement

Mr Stephen Sorbello, General Manager, Inland Rail Operations Branch

Ms Kerryn Vine-Camp, First Assistant Secretary, Major Transport and Infrastructure Projects Division

Australian Rail Track Corporation

Mr Brad Jackson, Director, Program Delivery, Inland Rail

Mr Simon Ormsby, Group Executive Strategy and Corporate Development

Ms Rebecca Pickering, Director, Engagement, Environment and Property

Mr Richard Wankmuller, Chief Executive Officer, Inland Rail

Thursday, 19 November 2020

Parliament House

Canberra

Coonamble Shire Council

Mr Hein Basson, General Manager

Mr Ahmad Karanouh, Mayor

Moree Plains Shire Council

Mr Angus Witherby, Director, Planning and Community Development

Parkes Shire Council

Mr Kent Boyd, General Manager

Mrs Anna Wyllie, Economic and Business Development Manager

Gilgandra Shire Council

Mr Randall Medd, Inland Rail Project Manager

Mr David Neeves, General Manager

Mr Ashley Walker, Acting Mayor

Central West Inland Rail Realignment Group

Mr Stephen Campion, Member

Mr Paul Galley, Member

Ms Wanda Galley, Member

Mr David McBurnie, Member

Ms Karen McBurnie, Member

New South Wales Farmers Association

Mr David Carter, Illabo Branch

Mrs Shane Kilby, Chair, Dubbo Branch

Mr David McBurnie, Member, Dubbo Branch

Ms Wendy Morris, Secretary, Dubbo Branch

Mr Adrian Lyons, Chair, Inland Rail Taskforce

Mr Peter Holt, Legal Counsel

Narromine to Narrabri Community Consultative Committee

Mr Bill Fisher, Member

Country Women’s Association of NSW

Ms Danica Leys, Chief Executive Officer

Mr Peter Holt, Legal Counsel

Australian Rail Track Corporation

Mr Simon Eldridge, Chief of Staff, Inland Rail

Mr Simon Ormsby, Group Executive, Strategy and Corporate Development

Ms Rebecca Pickering, Director, Engagement, Environment and Property

Mr Richard Wankmuller, Chief Executive Officer, Inland Rail

Mr Carl Baldry, Private capacity

Mrs Amanda Blachut, Private capacity

Mrs Barbara Deans, Private capacity

Mr Ian Friend, Private capacity

Mr Ashley Hermes, Private capacity

Mr Martin Honner, Private capacity

Mr Andrew Knop, Private capacity

Ms Jennifer Knop, Private capacity

Mr Eric McKenzie, Private capacity

Ms Yvette McKenzie, Private capacity

Ms Vivien Thomson, Private capacity

Open Microphone session

Wednesday, 27 January 2021

Royal on the Park Hotel

Brisbane

Queensland Trucking Association Limited

Mr Gary Mahon, Chief Executive Officer

South Brisbane Suburban Forum

Mr Max Hooper, Founding Member

SCT Logistics [via teleconference]

Mr Damon Cantwell, Advisor, Public Policy and Government Relations

Mr Geoffrey Smith, Managing Director

Central Queensland Region Organisation of Councils

Mr John Abbott AM, Project Manager

Kagaru to Acacia Ridge and Bromelton Community Consultation Committee

The Hon Gary Hardgrave, Chair

Logan City Council

Cr Darren Power, Mayor

National Trunk Rail

Mr Martin Albrecht AC, Chairman

Mr Jon Grayson, Director

Formation Consulting

Mr Max Hooper, Director

Mr Everald Compton, Private capacity

Thursday, 22 April 2021

Rydges Melbourne

186 Exhibition Street

Melbourne

McLean Management Consultants Pty Ltd [via videoconference]

Mr Michael McLean, Managing Director

Victorian Transport Association

Mr Peter Anderson, Chief Executive Officer

Port of Melbourne Operations Pty Ltd

Ms Caryn Anderson, Executive General Manager

Mr Brendan Bourke, Chief Executive Officer

Roads Australia

Mr Royce Christie, Director, Policy

Mr Simon Morgan, Director, Corporate Affairs

Better Benalla Rail Inc.

Mrs Susan Pearce, Chair

Grain Trade Australia

Mr Tim Ross, Projects and Operations Manager

Australian Logistics Council

Mr Kirk Coningham, Chief Executive Officer

Mr Kerry Corke, Policy Consultant

Ms Rachel Smith, Director, Policy and Advocacy

Linfox

Mr Mark Mazurek, Chief Executive Officer

North East Rail Alliance

Mr Richard Hughes, Volunteer

Dr Kate Auty, Euroa Connect

Strathbogie Shire Council

Cr Chris Reburn, Mayor

Ms Julie Salomon, Chief Executive Officer

Australian Rail Track Corporation

Mr Mark Campbell, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director

Ms Rebecca Pickering, Director, Planning, Communications and Stakeholder Relations

Mr Ed Walker, General Manager, Victoria Projects

Mr Richard Wankmuller, Chief Executive Officer, Inland Rail

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications

Mrs Jessica Hall, First Assistant Secretary, Major Transport and Infrastructure Projects

Mr David Hallinan, Deputy Secretary

Tuesday, 8 June 2021

MacArthur Room

Oaks Grand Hotel

79 Goondoon Street

Gladstone

Inter-Port Global Consolidation Holdings Pty Ltd

Mr John Abbott, Chairman and Executive Director

Mr Desmond Euen, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director

Regional Development Australia Central and Western Queensland

Mr John Abbott, Deputy Chairman

Mr Neville Ferrier, Board Member

Mr Anthony Gambling, Director of Regional Development

Central Queensland Region Organisation of Councils

Mr Neville Ferrier, Chair

Banana Shire Council

Cr Neville Ferrier, Mayor

Gladstone Regional Council

Cr Matthew Burnett, Mayor

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Appendix 2

Public hearings and witnesses

About this inquiry

Past Public Hearings