House of Representatives Committees

House Standing Committee on Health and Ageing
Committee activities (inquiries and reports)

The Best Start
Report on the inquiry into the health benefits of breastfeeding

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Appendix C – Public Hearings and Inspections

Public Hearings

Monday, 26 March 2007Canberra, ACT

Individuals

Charndra Pile

Australian Centre for Economic Research on Health

Dr Julie Smith, Research Fellow

Department of Health and Ageing

Ms Jennifer Bryant, First Assistant Secretary, Population Health Division

Mr David Learmonth, Deputy Secretary

Ms Lesley Paton, Director, Nutrition Section

National Health & Medical Research Council

Prof Colin Binns, School of Public Health, Curtin University

Mrs Cathy Clutton, Acting Executive Director, Policy and Practice Branch

Wednesday, 4 April 2007 - Cairns, QLD

Individuals

Mrs Sandra Eales

Ms Ros Gabriel

Cairns Base Hospital

Ms Rita Ball, Nurse/Midwife Educator, Integrated Women's Health Unit

Mookai Rosie-Bi-Bayan - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Corporation

Ms Constance Archer, Acting Chief Executive Officer

Ms Sian Dalua, Project Officer, Building Healthy Communities

Ms Barbara Simpson, Health Worker

Royal Flying Doctor Service

Ms Jacinta Felsch, Senior Flight Nurse

Tropical Population Health Unit

Ms Dympna Leonard, Director, Public Health Nutrition

Ms Aletia Moloney, Senior Public Health Nutritionist, Public Health Nutrition

Ms Kani Thompson, Nutrition Promotion Officer, Indigenous Health

15 Community Statements

Tuesday, 17 April 2007 - Brisbane, QLD

Individuals

Prof Desley Hegney

Ms Maxine O'Brien

Ms Virginia Thorley

Australian Breastfeeding Association, Queensland Branch

Ms Robyn Hamilton, President

Bayside Breastfeeding Clinic

Ms Robyn Noble, Lactation Consultant

Queensland Health

Dr Amanda Lee, Manager - Nutrition and Physical Activity Health Promotion Unit, Population Health Branch

6 Community Statements

Wednesday, 18 April 2007 - Gold Coast, QLD

Individuals

Dr David McMaster

Gold Coast Hospital

Mrs Lyn Ahearn, Lactation Consultant

Dr Peter Schmidt, Staff Specialist Paediatrics, Paediatric Department

John Flynn Private Hospital

Ms Gaylene Hardwick, Registered Midwife

Mrs Sandra Penfold, Registered Midwife and Lactation Consultant

Mrs Adrienne Wheatley, Registered Midwife and Lactation Consultant

Logan Hospital

Ms Hazel Brittain, Nursing Director Women's and Children's Services

Ms Margaret Wendt, Clinical Midwife Lactation Consultant

Mothers Milk Bank

Ms Jenny Jones, Early Childhood Director

Ms Marea Ryan, Director

9 Community Statements

Monday, 7 May 2007 - Canberra, ACT

Individuals

Mrs Sally Eldridge

Australian College of Midwives

Ms Ros Escott, Consultant

Dr Barbara Vernon, Executive Officer

Dietitians Association of Australia

Ms Nerida Bellis-Smith, Professional Services Director

Ms Evelyn Volders, Member

Pharmaceutical Society of Australia

Mrs Lorraine Smith, Member Delegate

Women's Electoral Lobby Australia Inc.

Ms Ingrid McKenzie, Maternity Services and Breastfeeding Working Group

Ms Natasha Pollock, Maternity Services and Breastfeeding Working Group

Wednesday, 23 May 2007 - Canberra, ACT

Australian Rural Nurses and Midwives

Mrs Geri Malone, Executive Director

Monday, 4 June 2007 - Sydney, NSW

Advisory Panel on the Marketing in Australia of Infant Formula

Mr John Kain, Acting Chair

Australian Lactation Consultants Association

Ms Louise Duursma, Member

Ms Gwen Moody, President

Core of Life

Mrs Melissa Hoye, Central Coast Facilitator and Co-Coordinator

EMAP Australia Pty Limited

Ms Megan Baker, Hospitals Manager

Mrs Joanne Runciman, Publisher Parenting Division

Infant Formula Manufacturers Association of Australia, Inc.

Ms Janet Carey, Executive Director

Dr Jeanette Fielding, Chair, Technical Committee

Mr Peter Kelly, President

New South Wales Health

Ms Elizabeth Develin, Director, Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Advancement

NSW Centre for Public Health Nutrition

Dr Debra Hector, Representative

Public Health Association of Australia Inc.

Dr Lisa Amir, Member

Dr Debra Hector, Member

Tresillian Family Care Centres

Ms Wendy Carter, Outreach Team Leader, Clinical Nurse Specialist and Child and Family Health Nurse

Ms Julie Maddox, Clinical Nurse Consultant

4 Community Statements

Thursday, 7 June 2007 - Melbourne, Vic

Australian Breastfeeding Association

Ms Nina Berry, National Manager, Community and Government Relations

Ms Margaret Grove, National President

Ms Sue McIvor, Executive Officer

Ms Kate Mortensen, Manager, Lactation Resource Centre

BellyBelly.com.au

Mrs Cailin Thompson, Administrator-Moderator

Ms Kelly Zantey, Director

Clayton Utz

Ms Joanne Daniels, Partner

Ms Nicole Smith, Articled Clerk

Key Centre for Womens Health in Society, University of Melbourne

Dr Lisa Amir, Lecturer

Ms Amanda Cooklin, PhD Candidate and Research Assistant

Ms Amanda Tattam, former Community Liaison Officer

Post and Antenatal Depression Association

Ms Lisa Hanlon, Project Coordinator

Mrs Zelinda Hoyle, Volunteer Coordinator

The Royal Women's Hospital

Ms Kaye Dyson, Manager, Breastfeeding Education and Support Services

Ms Anita Moorehead, Clinical Midwife Consultant (Lactation)

Uniting Church in Australia (Synod of Victoria and Tasmania)

Dr Mark Zirnsak, Director, Justice and International Mission Unit

Ms Sarah Bearup, Social Justice Officer, Justice and International Mission Unit

Ms Cath James, Environmental Project Officer, Justice and International Mission Unit

Victorian Maternal and Child Health Coordinators' Group

Mrs Joanne Fittock, Minute Secretary

Ms Wendy Jones, Chairperson

Mrs Helen Rowe, Member

6 Community Statements

Wednesday, 13 June 2007 - Canberra, ACT

Australian Breastfeeding Association

Ms Sally Eldridge, National Manager, Breastfeeding Friendly

Workplace Accreditation Program

Ms Margaret Grove, National President

Mrs Nicole Maruff, Project Officer, Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace Accreditation Program

Food Standards Australia New Zealand

Mrs Jenny Hazelton, Acting General Manager, Food Standards Canberra

Mr Dean Stockwell, Acting Chief Executive Officer

Site Inspections

Tuesday 3 April 2007, via, QLD

Pormpuraaw

Pormpuraaw Aboriginal Council

Pormpuraaw Health Action Group

Thachkunpar Health Centre

Kowanyama

Kowanyama Aboriginal Council

Kowanyama Health Action Group

Wednesday 18 April 2007, Gold Coast, QLD

Mothers Milk Bank, John Flynn Private Hospital

Ms Marea Ryan, Director, Mothers Milk Bank and Nurse Unit

Manager, John Flynn Private Hospital

Monday 4 June 2007, Sydney, NSW

Westpac Head Office

Ms Ilana Atlas, Group Executive for People and Performance

Ms Monica Murray, Manager, Government and Industry Affairs


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