Impact of competition policy reforms on rural and regional Australia
Public hearings
The following public hearings were held following the release of the draft report on 18 May 1999.
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Adelaide, 22 June 1999 (PDF 154.7 KB)Public Hearing Transcript - Adelaide 22 June 1999
| Participants at Adelaide, 22 June 1999 | Pages |
|---|---|
| Local Government Association of South Australia (Wendy Campana, Ken Coventry) | 2-23 |
| South Australian Farmers Federation (Marie O’Dea, Dale Perskins, Anne-Marie Smart) | 24-46 |
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Public Hearing Transcript - Perth 23 June 1999
| Participants at Perth, 23 June 1999 | Pages |
|---|---|
| Wheatbelt Development Committee (Damien Martin) | 48-63 |
| Pastoralists and Graziers Association (Lynne Johnston) | 64-80 |
| Shire of Jerramungup (Murray Brown) | 81-93 |
| Goldfields Esperance Development Commission (Colin Purcell) | 94-107 |
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Public Hearing Transcript - Tamworth 29 June 1999
| Participants at Tamworth, 29 June 1999 | Pages |
|---|---|
| Tamworth City Council (Genevieve Harrison, Peter Roberts, David Mcintyre) | 109-124 |
| Hunter Economic Development Corporation (Bruce Jones) | 125-138 |
| University of England (Roger Epps) | 139-153 |
| Colly Cotton Ltd (John Cameron) | 154-168 |
| North and North-West Pharmacists Association (Sel Brown) | 169-178 |
| Country Women’s Association (Barbara Vance, Carol Connelll) | 179-193 |
| New South Wales Farmers Association (Keith Perret, Angus Gidley-Baird, Beverley Jordan) | 194-206 |
| New South Wales Farmers Chicken Meat Group (Ted Hebblewhite) | 207-213 |
| University of New England (Tony Sorenson) | 214-216 |
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Public Hearing Transcript - Albury 1 July 1999
| Participants at Albury, 1 July 1999 | Pages |
|---|---|
| Watering Australia Foundation (Ernie Bridge, Laurie Arthur, Bill Hetherington, Jenny McLeod, Jim McGann, Athol Roberts, Des O’Shea, Brian Sharp, Norm Brennan, Terry Brady, John Lane) | 216-315 |
| Towong Shire Council (Mary Fraser, Lyndon Webb) | 316-325 |
| Murray Regional Development Board (Dennis Toohey, Andrew Wynn, Herb Plunkett) | 326-334 |
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Public Hearing Transcript - Launceston 5 July 1999
| Participants at Launceston, 5 July 1999 | Pages |
|---|---|
| Circular Head Council (Ross Hine, Paul Arnold, Michael Weldon) | 336-358 |
| Launceston City Council (Robert Groenewegan) | 359-382 |
| Rod Linger | 383-395 |
| Dick Adams, MP | 396-414 |
| Anne Taylor | 415-425 |
| National Association of Retail Grocers of Australia and Tasmanian Independent Wholesalers (Lionel James Richardson, Alex Graeme-Evans) | 426-464 |
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Public Hearing Transcript - Bendigo 7 July 1999
| Participants at Bendigo, 7 July 1999 | Pages |
|---|---|
| City of Greater Bendigo (Barry Secombe) | 466-476 |
| Visitor’s Information Centre, Bendigo (Kathryn Mackenzie) | 477-483 |
| Greg Mcrae Fine Furniture (Greg Mcrae) | 484-486 |
| Bendigo Trust(James Thompson) | 487-490 |
| Sandhurst Trustees (Neil Athorn) | 491-495 |
| Goulburn-Murray Water (Chris Scriven) | 496-523 |
| Glenelg Shire Council (Frank Zeigler, Bill Braithwaite) | 524-541 |
| Latrobe Shire Council (Penny Holloway, Lorraine Bartling, Andrew Stephens) | 542-565 |
| Anne Hughes and Robin Hughes | 566-576 |
| Doug Lloyd | 577-584 |
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Public Hearing Transcript - Toowoomba 12 July 1999
| Participants at Toowoomba, 12 July 1999 | Pages |
|---|---|
| Queensland Farmers Federation (Richard Armstrong) | 586-602 |
| Queensland Opposition (Lawrence Springborg, Russell Cooper) | 603-626 |
| South-West Regional Council of The Queensland Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Richard Wood) | 627-637 |
| Civil Contractors Federation - Queensland Branch (Graham Dodd) | 638-646 |
| Rural Policy Institute (Mark McGovern, Ben Rees, Ted Kolsen, Rod Jensen) | 647-672 |
| Toowoomba City Council (Tony Bourke Peter Taylor, Mike Stalley) | 673-689 |
| Business Success Group (Irene Dewsberry) | 690-695 |
| Shadow Minister for Police and Corrective Services (Mike Horan) | 696-705 |
| Canegrowers (Bernard Milford) | 706-721 |
| Toowoomba and Golden West Regional Tourist Authority (Deborah Ralston, Peter Rice, Maryanne Anderson) | 722-728 |
| Boonah Shire Council (John Brent) | 729-735 |
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Public Hearing Transcript - Townsville 14 July 1999
| Participants at Townsville, 14 July 1999 | Pages |
|---|---|
| Watering Australia Foundation (Ernie Bridge, Noel Robertson, John Wharton, Peter Hoey, Bill Ballinger, Bob Katter, Steve Brimblecombe) | 737-772 |
| Townsville City Council (Graham King, Julie Walters) | 773-789 |
| Burdekin Shire Council (John Woods, Graham Webb) | 790-809 |
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Public Hearing Transcript - Canberra 20 July 1999
| Participants at Canberra, 20 July 1999 | Pages |
|---|---|
| National Farmers Federation (Todd Ritchie, Bob Lim, Terry Dwyer) | 839-866 |
| Grains Council of Australia (John Kreitals, Leigh Spencer) | 867-879 |
| Australian Gas Association (Greg Evans) | 880-892 |
| Australian Pipeline Industry Association (Allen Beasley) | 880-892 |
| Council of Small Business Organisations Of Australia (Robert Bastian, Kym Houghton) | 893-906 |
| Robert Caldwell | 907-936 |
| Brian Button | 907-936 |
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Public Hearing Transcript - Canberra 21 July 1999
| Participants at Canberra, 21 July 1999 | Pages |
|---|---|
| Murrumbidgee Irrigation Limited (John Chant, Dick Thompson, Cedric Hoare) | 938-960 |
| Bob Borbridge MLA | 961-974 |
| Junee Shire Council (Tony Hayward, Jill Macaulay) | 975-990 |
| New South Wales Irrigators Council (Gary Donovan, Greg Cutbush) | 991-1012 |
| One Nation Party (Heather Hill) | 1013-1031 |
| Balanced State Development Working Group (Charles Halton) | 1032-1048 |
| Macquarie Food and Fibre (Susan Benedyka) | 1049-1059 |
