Public Hearings 2014
Community consultations for the Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry were held between 10 April 2014 and 8 May 2014.
Consultations individuals and non-government organisations from Morwell and the Latrobe Valley an opportunity to discuss their views about key issues in relation to the Board of Inquiry’s investigation.
Details of consultation sessions:
Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry hearings were held between 26 May 2014 and 18 June 2014. See below for the order of proceedings.
Week One: Origin of and response to the fires
Date: Monday 26 May 2014
Order of proceedings:
- Appearances
- Opening remarks from Chair of the Board of Inquiry
- Opening remarks from Counsel Assisting
- Craig Lapsley, Fire Services Commissioner
- William Brown, former Fire Services Officer at the Hazelwood Mine
Date: Tuesday 27 May 2014
Order of proceedings:
- Jaymie Norris, Acting Manager, Strategic Bushfire Risk Assessment Unit,
- David Shanahan, GDF Suez Services Superintendent
- James Mauger, GDF Suez 1×7 Operator
- Graeme Freshwater, Community Witness
- Steven Harkins, GDF Suez Director, People, Culture and Environment
Date: Wednesday 28 May 2014
Order of proceedings:
- Steven Harkins, GDF Suez Director, People, Culture and Environment
- Romeo Prezioso, GDF Suez Senior Mine Planner
- James Faithfull, GDF Suez Technical Services Manager – Mine
- Robert Dugan, GDF Suez Mine Production Manager
- Anthony Lalor, CFA Volunteer
- Laurence Jeremiah, Incident Controller
Date: Thursday 29 May 2014
Order of proceedings:
- Costa Katsikis, Deputy Incident Controller
- Robert Barry, Incident Controller
- John Haynes, Incident Controller
- Doug Steley, CFA Volunteer
- Alan Roach, GDF Suez Security and Emergency Services Manager
Date: Friday 30 May 2014
Order of proceedings:
- Craig Lapsley, Fire Services Commissioner
- Steven Harkins, GDF Suez Director, People, Culture and Environment
- Tracie Lund, Morwell Neighbourhood House Coordinator
- Robert Kelly, Victorian WorkCover
Week Two: Health and Environment
Date: Monday 2 June 2014
Order of proceedings:
- Introductory remarks from Board member John Catford
- John Merritt, former Chief Executive Officer, Environment Protection Authority
- Simon Ellis, former President of Voices of the Valley
- Nicholas Pole, Deputy Secretary, Regional Services Group, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
Date: Tuesday 3 June 2014
Order of proceedings:
- Paul Torre, Science officer
- Claire Richardson, Managing Director and Principal Consultant, Air Noise Environment Pty Ltd
- Vicki Hamilton, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary, Asbestos Council of Victoria and Gippsland Asbestos Related Diseases Support Inc
- Christopher Brook, State Health and Medical Commander
Date: Wednesday 4 June 2014
Order of proceedings:
- Rosemary Lester, Chief Health Officer
- Donald Campbell, Professor of Medicine, Southern Clinical School, Monash University and Program Director, General Medicine Program, Monash Health
- Annette Wheatland, Gippsland Regional Manager, Southern Cross Care Victoria
Date: Thursday 5 June 2014
Order of proceedings:
- Macnamara, Professor of Public Communication, University of Technology and Lachlan Drummond, Consultant, Research and Strategy Lead, Redhanded Communications
- Brooke Burke, Morwell Business Owner
- Merita Tabain, Chair, Emergency Management Joint Public Information Committee
- John Mitchell, Acting Chief Executive Officer, Latrobe City Council
Date: Friday 6 June 2014
Order of proceedings:
- John Mitchell, Acting Chief Executive Officer, Latrobe City Council
- Alan Hall, State Recovery Coordinator and Director
- Karen Andrews, Youth Suicide Prevention Counsellor, Ramahyuck District Aboriginal Corporation
- Steven Harkins, GDF Suez Director, People, Culture and Environment
Week Three: Mitigation and Prevention
Date: Monday 9 June 2014 – Public holiday
Date: Tuesday 10 June 2014
Order of proceedings:
- Opening remarks from Board member Sonia Petering
- Kylie White, Executive Director, Earth Resources Regulation Branch, Department of State Development, Business and Innovation
- Robert Gaulton, former Mine Geologist with the Hazelwood Mine
- Jason Pullman, Coordinator of Strategic Planning, Latrobe City Council
Date: Wednesday 11 June 2014
Order of proceedings:
- Kevin Hayes, Field Subject Matter Expert and Workplace Inspector, Earth Resources Unit, Victorian WorkCover Authority
- Leonard Neist, Executive Director, Health & Safety, Victorian WorkCover Authority
- Robert Jackman, Morwell resident
- Lance King, Coordinator of Emergency Management, Latrobe City Counci
Date: Thursday 12 June 2014
Order of proceedings:
- Lisa Wilson, WitnessGippsland Homeless Network Coordinator, Quantum
- James Faithfull, GDF Suez Technical Services Manager – Mine
- Richard Polmear, GDF, Suez Carbon Efficiency and Improvement General Manager
- David Cliff, Professor of Occupational Health and Safety in the Mineral Industry and Director, Mineral Industry Safety and Health Centre, University of Queensland
Date: Friday 13 June 2014 (9.30 am start)
Order of proceedings:
- Rod Incoll, Bushfire Risk Consultant
- Romeo Prezioso, GDF Suez Senior Mine Planner
- George Graham, GDF Suez Asset Manager
- Craig Lapsley, Fire Services Commissioner
Week Four: Submissions
Date: Monday, 16 June 2014
Non-hearing day
Date: Tuesday, 17 June 2014
Order of submissions:
- Counsel Assisting the Board of Inquiry
- Environment Victoria
- United Firefighters Union
Date: Wednesday, 18 June 2014
Order of submissions:
- GDF Suez
- VGSO
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