Legislative Assembly Economy and Infrastructure Committee

Inquiry into the impact of road safety behaviours on vulnerable road users

Report Tabled | The final report was tabled in Parliament on 1 May 2024.

Information about past public hearings, including transcripts and a list of witnesses are published below.

 

Previous public hearings

Corrected transcripts of these hearings are published below when finalised by the Committee.

  • Booking room, 55 Saint Andrews Place, East Melbourne, 3002

    10:30 am

    Road Safety Camera Commissioner Neville Taylor
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  • The Carrington, 505 Wyndham Street, Shepparton, 3630

    9:00 am

    Greater Shepparton City Council Ben Gannon, Manager, Engineering and Assets Sam German, Team Leader, Engineering Services
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    9:20 am

    Coolheads Young Driver Program, Shepparton Police Mitchell Bull, Proactive Policing Unit Dean Williams, Tasking and Coordination
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    9:40 am

    RoadSafe Goulburn Valley Bill Winters, Executive Officer and Secretary
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    10:00 am
    Cycling organisations’ forum

    Greater Shepparton Bicycle User Group Fiona Johnson, President Catherine Meridith, Treasurer Shepparton Cycling Club Rhianon Norton, member Brett Lancaster, member
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    10:40 am

    Goulburn Valley Motorcycle Club Robert Palma, President
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    11:00 am
    Seniors’ forum

    Sylvia Campbell Colin Dowley
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    11:30 am

    Greater Shepparton Secondary College Luci Garner, College Captain Fabian Mucullori, College Captain Katy Paton, College Captain
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    12:00 pm

    Grahamvale Primary School Kristine James, teacher Narelle Freeman, Teacher Paula Muir, parent Virginia Campbell, parent Mooroopna North Primary School Daniel Hall, parent Samantha Jefferis, parent grade 6 student
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    1:00 pm

    Shepparton Search and Rescue Nacole Standfield, President Wayne Reither, Committee member
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    1:20 pm

    ConnectGV Ben Devening Karen Parr Brad McGilvray
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    1:40 pm

    Goulburn Valley FamilyCare Sue Caines, Team Leader, Child, Family & Disability Services Amanda Perry, Team Leader, Disability Services
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  • Meeting Room G6, 55 Saint Andrews Place, East Melbourne, 3002

    9:30 am
    Rural and regional councils–roundtable

    South Gippsland Shire Council Kerryn Ellis, CEO Tony Peterson, Director, Sustainable Infrastructure East Gippsland Shire Council Paul Rooney, Acting Manager Works/Civil Works Coordinator Moyne Shire Council Rob Stewart-Murray, Engineering Service Officer Mildura Rural City Council Sanam Chhusyabaga, Traffic and Transport Engineer
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    10:00 am

    Road Safety Education John Elliott, Head of Marketing and Program Delivery Brooke O’Donnell, General Manager, Education and Information
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    10:20 am

    RoadSafe Westgate Community Road Safety Council Jim Giddings, Chair
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    10:45 am

    Amy Gillett Foundation Jennifer Rivera-Gonzalez, Research Lead AusCycling Nick Hannan, Executive General Manager, Government Strategy We Ride Australia Stephen Hodge, Director, National Advocacy
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    11:15 am
    Cyclists’ groups

    BikeWest John Symons, President Elena Pereyra, Vice President Freestyle Cyclists Sundance Bilson-Thompson, President
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    11:45 am
    Equestrian organisations

    Bitless Inc Sue Lewis, President Animal Care Australia Karri Nadazdy, Horse & Livestock Representative
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    12:10 pm
    Motorcycling groups–forum

    Motorcycling Australia Simon Bailey, Director The Motorcycle Riders’ Association Australia Stephen Bardsley, Rider Safety Officer Damien Codognotto, Spokesperson Victorian Motorcycle Council Rob Salvatore, Deputy Chair
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    12:50 pm

    Blind Citizens Australia Francois Jacobs, Board member Corey Crawford, National Policy Officer
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    1:20 pm

    Natasha Cook
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  • Meeting Room G6, 55 Saint Andrews Place, East Melbourne, 3002

    9:30 am
    Melbourne councils’ roundtable 1

    Port Phillip City Council Nellie Montague, Manager, Partnerships and Transport Boroondara City Council Bhushan Jani, Coordinator, Transport Management Khanh Nguyen, Sustainable Transport Officer Kingston City Council Alex Reid, Principal Traffic and Transport Engineer
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    10:00 am
    Melbourne councils’ roundtable 2

    Knox City Council Shane Hardingham, Acting Coordinator, Traffic & Transport Greater Dandenong City Council Daniel Przychodzki, Coordinator, Transport Martin Halden, Coordinator, Strategic Transport Melton City Council Rayna Berg, Health Promotion Officer Hobsons Bay City Council Bivish Ghimire, Coordinator, Transport and Engineering Development
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    10:35 am

    Australasian College of Road Safety Ingrid Johnston, CEO Kathryn Collier, Deputy Chair, Victorian Chapter
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    11:05 am

    Deakin University Ashim Debnath, Director, Safe Future Mobility Research Lab, School of Engineering Anna Timperio, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Rebecca Bartell, Senior Manager, Strategic Research Partnerships David Broadbent, Lecturer, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Shannon Sahlqvist, Senior Lecturer, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
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    11:35 am

    Amber Community Bernadette Nugent, CEO Christine Harrison, Manager, Education Programs
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    12:00 pm
    Streets Alive groups 

    Streets Alive Yarra Jeremy Lawrence, President  Streets Alive Darebin Molly Hoak, Member Ruth Jelley, Member
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    12:30 pm

    Little Blue Dinosaur Foundation Michelle McLaughlin, CEO Bruce Morris, Board member
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    12:50 pm

    Injury Matters Sandy Lukjanowski, CEO
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    1:10 pm

    Transport Workers Union Nick McIntosh, National Branch Assistant Secretary
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  • Bagung-bulok and Kulin-bulok (Coburg Concert Hall), Merri-bek Civic Centre, 90 Bell Street, Coburg, 3058

    10:00 am
    Councils’ roundtable

    Darebin City Council Kevin De Leeuw, Team Leader, Transport Planning Allan Middlemast, Acting Manager, Climate Emergency & Sustainable Transport Merri-bek City Council Angelica Panopoulos, Mayor Anita Curnow, Director, City Infrastructure Whittlesea City Council Catherine Thwaites, Acting Unit Manager, Transport Planning Debbie Wood, Director, Infrastructure and Environment Yarra City Council Danny Millican, Senior Coordinator, Traffic
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    10:30 am
    Bicycle User Groups

    Merri-bek Bicycle User Group Faith Hunter, Convenor Lisa O'Halloran, Secretary Yarra Bicycle Users Group Chris Star, member
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    11:15 am

    Central Coburg Business Association Ray Jacobs, Administration Manager
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    11:35 am

    Walk on Merri-bek Andrea Bunting, Convenor Pauline Galvin, Deputy Convenor
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    12:05 pm
    Parents' forum

    Alexander Diamis Rory Dickson Catherine Hall Helen
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    1:10 pm

    Brunswick Residents Network Nancy Atkin, member Nic Maclellan, member
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    1:25 pm

    Pascoe Vale Residents Action Group Marion Attwater, member
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    1:40 pm

    Sustainable Fawkner and Climate Action Merri-bek John Englart, member, Climate Action Merri-bek and Sustainable Fawkner Maggie Cowling, member, Climate Action Merri-bek
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    2:00 pm

    Coburg High School Walking and Riding Sub-Committee Brent Houghton, Principal and Sub-Committee member Catherine Hall, Chair Jane Holroyd, Sub-Committee member Joshua Riordan, School Captain and Sub-Committee member
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    2:20 pm

    Safe Access over Bell Street Bridge for Everyone Lanie Stockman, member Jose Villadangos, member
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    2:45 pm
    Seniors’ forum (in conjunction with Merri Health)

    Brenda Kirkham, Social Support Consumer Lia Dimopolous, Social Support Consumer Alison Turvey, Social Support Consumer Lucille McDonald Merri Health Michelle Robin, Support Worker, Merri Health
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  • Davui Room, ground floor, 55 Saint Andrews Place, East Melbourne, 3002

    9:30 am

    Department of Transport and Planning Marcelo Vidales, Head of Road Safety Victoria Transport Accident Commission Samantha Cockfield, Head of Road Safety Department of Health Zoe Wainer, Deputy Secretary, Public Health
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    10:15 am

    Department of Justice and Community Safety Bill Kyriakopoulos, Deputy Secretary, Police, Racing, Victims and Coordination Victoria Police Glenn Weir, Assistant Commissioner, Road Policing Command
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    11:10 am

    Municipal Association of Victoria Troy Edwards, Executive Director, Policy, and Advocacy
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    11:30 am

    Victoria Walks Ben Rossiter, Executive Officer Duane Burtt, Principal Policy Advisor
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    12:00 pm

    Bicycle Network Leanne Tolra, General Manager, Public Affairs and Communications James Garriock, Board President Emilie van de Graaff, Board Vice President Garry Brennan, Senior Policy Advisor, Bicycle Network
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    1:00 pm

    Royal Automobile Club of Victoria James Williams, Head of Policy, Social Impact & Corporate Communications Julia Hunter, General Manager, Mobility
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    1:30 pm

    Council on the Ageing Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria Chris Potaris, CEO Ben Rogers, Manager, Policy and Advocacy
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    2:00 pm

    Friends of the Earth Melbourne Elyse Cunningham, Sustainable Cities Campaign Organiser
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    2:30 pm

    Kidsafe Victoria Melanie Courtney, CEO Kathy Taylor, General Manager, Child Car Restraints
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    3:00 pm

    Monash University Accident Research Centre Stuart Newstead, Director Janneke Berecki-Gisolf, Director, Victorian Injury Surveillance Unit
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    3:45 pm

    Sustainable Mobility and Safety Research Group Ben Beck, Head Lauren Pearson, Research Fellow
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    4:05 pm

    Fit to Drive Foundation Zoe Stewart, Program Coordinator Laura Kemp, Program Manager
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