House of Representatives Committees

House Standing Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Committee activities (inquiries and reports)

Skills: Rural Australia's Need

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Appendix D – List of public hearings and witnesses

 

Wednesday, 20 July 2005 - Perth

Agricultural Educators Association of Western Australia

Brother Francis Donohoe, Publicity Officer

Government of Western Australia

Mrs Kay Bodman, State Coordinator FarmBis, Department of Agriculture

Mr Bruce Thorpe, Director, Farm Business Development Unit, Industry and Regional Services Division, Department of Agriculture

Mr Garry Fischer, Manager, Agricultural Education, Department of Education and Training

Ms Wendy Newman, Council Member, Technology and Industry Advisory Council

Western Australian Farmers Federation

Mr Trevor De Landgrafft, President

Mr Julian Breheny, Research Officer

Agriculture Research Western Australia

Dr Walter Cox, Chairman of the Board

Dr Andy Paterson, Planning Director

Mr Richard Payne, Executive Officer

 

Wednesday, 10 August 2005 - Canberra

National Farmers' Federation

Mr Peter Arkle, Rural Affairs Manager

Mrs Denita Wawn, Workplace Relations Manager

Rural Skills Australia

Mr Geoffrey Bloom, Executive Director

Mr Wayne Cornish, Chair

 

Wednesday, 17 August 2005 - Canberra

Land & Water Australia

Mr Andrew Campbell, Executive Director

Dr Stuart Pearson, Senior Knowledge Broker

 

Wednesday, 7 September 2005 - Canberra

Individuals

Dr Sandra J Welsman

Agsafe Ltd

Mr Sam Ponder, General Manager

ChemCert Australia

Dr Margaret Clarke, Executive Manager

Avcare Ltd

Mr Claude Gauchet, Executive Director

 

Thursday, 20 October 2005 - Sydney

Applied Horticultural Research Pty Ltd

Dr Gordon Rogers, Managing Director

Australian Honey Bee Industry Council

Mr Stephen Ware, Executive Director

Australian Queen Bee Exporters Pty Ltd

Mr Warren Taylor, Managing Director

Australian Wool Innovation Ltd

Mr Paul Comyn, Program Manager, Education and Adoption

Cotton Australia Ltd

Mr Ralph Leutton, Program Manager, Policy and Legislation

Irrigation Association of Australia

Mr Jolyon Burnett, Chief Executive Officer

Ms Jann O’Connor, Training Development Manager

Meat & Livestock Australia

Mr Stephen Feighan, Project Manager, Producer Delivery and Adoption

Dr Reuben Rose, General Manager, Livestock Production Innovation

NSW Farmers’ Association

Mr Alan Brown, Chair of the Rural Affairs Committee and Board Director

Ms Brianna Casey, Senior Policy Manager, Rural Affairs

Nursery & Garden Industry Australia

Ms Jenny Lambert, Chief Executive Officer

Ms Candice McNamara, National Skill Development Manager

 

Friday, 21 October 2005 - Newcastle

Australian Mushroom Growers Association Ltd

Mr Gregory Seymour, General Manager

Tocal Agriculture College

Ms Margo Duncan, Chair, Advisory Council

Mr Cameron Archer, Member, Advisory Council and Principal

Mr Richard Chaffey, Deputy Chair, Advisory Council

National Conservation and Land Management Training Providers Network

Mr Darren Bayley, Chair

NSW Rural and Related Industries Skill Advisory Committee

Mr Niel Jacobsen, Project Manager

 

Wednesday, 9 November 2005 - Canberra

Institute of Foresters of Australia

Mrs Heather Crompton, Immediate Past President

Mr Adrian O’Loughlin, Executive Director

 

Monday, 14 November 2005 - Melbourne

Australian Agriculture Training Providers Network

Mr Colin Cook, Member and South Australian Representative

Mr William Kinsey, Committee Member

Mr Michael Schaefer, Outgoing Chairperson

Australian Dairy Farmers Ltd

Mr Robert Poole, Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Policy Director

Forest and Wood Products RDC

Dr Glen Kile, Executive Director

Department of Agricultural Sciences, La Trobe University

Dr Mark Sandeman, Head of Department

Dr Peter Sale, Associate Professor, Agricultural Science

Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE

Mr Andrew Coulthard, Operations Manager, Faculty of Earth Science

Mr Wayne Pappin, Head of Department of Agriculture and Animal Science

Primary Skills Victoria

Mr James Dennis, Chair, Agriculture Standing Committee

Mr Gregory Hallihan, Executive Officer

Rimfire Resources Pty Ltd

Mr Nigel Crawley, Director

University of Melbourne

Professor Frank Larkins, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) and Dean of the Faculty of Land and Food Resources

 

Tuesday, 15 November 2005 - Geelong

Individuals

Mr Peter Berrisford

Grains Industry Training Network

Ms Nickie Berrisford, Executive Officer

Marcus Oldham College

Mr Samuel Inglis, Director of Corporate Training

Mr Simon Livingstone, Principal

RMIT University

Dr David Hodges, Research Supervisor

Dr Kaye Scholfield, Manager, Community Partnerships & Projects

Dr Bill Vistarini, Lecturer/Supervisor

Ms Susan McArthur, Teacher in TAFE, Former RMIT Masters Student (Project)

Mrs Marilyn Lyons, M Ed (RMIT), RMIT Hamilton Masters by Projects Students

 

Wednesday, 7 December 2005 - Canberra

Indigenous Land Corporation

Mr David Galvin, General Manager

Mr Stephen McCarthy, National Capacity Development Manager

 

Wednesday, 8 February 2006 - Canberra

Rural Industries Skill Training

Mr Bill Hamill, Chief Executive Officer

 

Wednesday, 15 February 2006 - Canberra

Animal Health Australia

Dr Lorna Citer, Training Service Manager

Dr Robert Keogh, Director Programs

 

Wednesday, 1 March 2006 - Canberra

Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association of NSW

Mr Gordon Dunlop, Treasurer

Ms Susan Gordon, President

 

Thursday, 9 March 2006 - Tamworth

Individuals

Mr Raymond McInerney

Mr Keith Mutton

Mr Anthony Eden

Mr John Rhodes

Cotton Catchment Communities CRC

Prof Peter Gregg, Chief Scientist

Mr Guy Roth, Chief Executive Officer

Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School

Mr Zac Carrigan, Student

Mr Graeme Harris, Vocational Education Teacher

Mr James Levy, Relieving Principal

Mr Chris Schutz, Student

Mr Jamie Thomas, Relieving Head Teacher, Agriculture

National Association of Agricultural Educators

Mr Graeme Harris, Secretary

 

Friday, 10 March 2006 - Armidale

Individuals

Mr Richard Belfield

Mr Maxwell Woods

Australian Beef Industry Foundation

Mr Graeme Truscott, General Manager

Country Women’s Association of NSW

Mrs Margaret Brown, Representative, State Executive, State Social Issues Committee

University of New England

Dr Geoffrey Hinch, Associate Professor, Head, School of Rural Science and Agriculture

Professor Alan Pettigrew, Vice-Chancellor and CEO

Professor Margaret Sedgley, Executive Dean, Faculty of the Sciences

 

Wednesday, 29 March 2006 - Canberra

Agri-Food Industry Skills Council

Mr Arthur Blewitt, CEO

Ms Jane Brownbill, Senior Manager

Monday, 10 April 2006 - Brisbane,/

Individuals

Mr Donald Keith

Dr Max Whitten

CSIRO

Dr Peter Carberry, Group Leader, Agricultural Landscapes Program, Sustainable Ecosystems

Dr Brian Keating, Deputy Chief, Science Integration, Sustainable Ecosystems

Queensland Government

Mr Rod Camm, Executive Director, Industry Development, Department of Employment and Training

Ms Kirstine Harvie, Director, Office of Industry and Community Development, Department of Employment and Training

Mr Damien Killin, Policy Officer, Department of Employment and Training

Queensland Rural Industry Training Council

Mrs Jennifer Easlea, Council Member

Mr Michael McCosker, Council Member

Mrs Sheila Thompson, Chair

Mrs Yvon Wigley, Executive Officer

Rangelands Australia

Dr John Taylor, Director

 

Tuesday, 11 April 2006 - Toowoomba

AgForce Queensland

Mrs Wendy Allen, Manager, Training and Corporate Partners

Australian Agricultural College Corporation

Mr Malcolm McKay, College Director

Mr Ross Murray, Director, Education and Training

Australasia-Pacific Extension Network

Mr John James, Past President

Mr Greg Leach, Member

Mr Neale Price, National President

Conservation Farmers Inc.

Mr Michael Burgis, Executive Officer

Ms Jillian Condell, Consultant

Mr Jean-Francois Rochecouste, Consultant

Horizon Rural Management

Dr Peter Wylie

 

Wednesday, 24 May 2006 - Canberra

University of Queensland

Professor Richard Williams, Professor in Horticulture, School of Agronomy and Horticulture

Professor Roger Swift, Executive Dean, Faculty of Natural Resources, Agriculture and Veterinary Science, and Campus Director

 

Wednesday, 31 May 2006 - Canberra

Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology

Mr James McColl, Board Member, South Australian Division

Mr Geoffrey Thomas, President, South Australian Division

 

Wednesday, 9 August 2006 - Canberra

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Dr Dennis Bittisnich, Manager, Innovation Policy Section, Rural Policy and Innovation Division

Mr Bruce Bowen, General Manager, Industry Partnership, Training and Leadership, Rural Policy and Innovation Division

Mr Jeffrey Hillan, Manager, Farm Business Management, Rural Policy and Innovation Division

Mr Ian Thompson, Executive Manager, Rural Policy and Innovation Division

 

Wednesday, 16 August 2006 - Canberra

Department of Education, Science and Training

Dr Paul Balnaves, Acting Branch Manager, Transitions and Attainment Branch

Ms Rebecca Cross, Group Manager, Industry Skills Development Group

Mr Ben Johnson, Branch Manager, Skills Branch, Industry Skills Development Group



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