Witnesses and Inquiry Transcripts

18 May 2004     Jubilee Room, Parliament House

Transcript of Evidence 18/05/2004, 445 Kb.         

 

Dr Col Gellatly – Director General, NSW Premier’s Department

Mr Michael Ramsey   Director, Redfern/Waterloo Partnership Project, NSW Premier’s Department

Mr Gary Moore – Director, Council of Social Services New South Wales (NCOSS)

Ms Marcia Ella-Duncan – Chairperson, Regional Council of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission

Deputy Commissioner David Madden – Operations, NSW Police

Assistant Commissioner Morris West – Western Region Commander, Corporate Spokesperson for Aboriginal Issues, NSW Police

Assistant Commissioner Robert Waites – Region Commander, Inner Metropolitan Region and Corporate Aboriginal Spokesperson, NSW Police

 

19 May 2004     Redfern Community Centre, Redfern

Transcript of Evidence 19/05/2004, 379 Kb

 

Witness A

Mr Michael Mundine – Chief Executive Officer, Aboriginal Housing Company

Ms Lani Tuitavake – Property Manager, Aboriginal Housing Company

Mr Peter Valilis – Project Manager, Aboriginal Housing Company

Mr Colin James – Director, Ian Buchan Fell Housing Research Centre, University of Sydney

Mr David Liefer – Lecturer in Facilities Management, University of Sydney

Ms Angela Pitts – Urban/Social Planning Consultant, Aboriginal Housing Company

Mr Richard Green – Youth Liaison Officer, Elouera Gym

Witness B

Witness C

Witness D

Mrs Joyce Ingram – Aboriginal Elder

Mr Lyall Munro – Aboriginal community representative

Mr Kevin Smith – Aboriginal communityrepresentative

Mr Shane Phillips – Aboriginal community representative

 

25 May 2004     Jubilee Room, Parliament House

Transcript of Evidence 25/05/2004, 502 Kb.

 

Mr Robert Welsh – Chairperson, Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council

Mr Paul Coe -Chief Executive Officer, Metropolitan Aboriginal Land Council

Mr Lindsay Hardy – Manager, Tunggare News

Superintendent Dennis Smith  – Commander, Redfern Local Area Command, NSW Police

Mr Darren Bennett – Detective Inspector, Crime Manager, Redfern Local Area Command, NSW Police

Ms Georgina Owens  Senior Constable, Crime Prevention Officer, Redfern Local Area Command, NSW Police

Mr Charlie Richardson – Coordinator, Inner Sydney Regional Council for Social Development Co-op

Mr Tony Pooley -Councillor, City of Sydney

Ms Linda Burney, MP – Member for Canterbury

Ms Clover Moore, MP – Member for Bligh and Lord Mayor of the City of Sydney

 

26 May 2004     Redfern Town Hall, Redfern

Transcript of Evidence 26/05/2004, 397 Kb.

 

Rev Bill Crews – Chairman, Exodus Foundation

Mr Richard Boyd – Treasurer, Exodus Foundation

Mr Stuart Rosewarne – Chairperson, Fact Tree Youth Service

Ms Sharne Dunsmore – Executive Officer, Fact Tree Youth Service

Ms Jody Broun – Director General, Department of Aboriginal Affairs

Ms Helen Campbell – Director, Redfern Legal Centre

Ms Lyndal Gowland – Coordinator, Women’s Domestic Violence Court Assistance Scheme, Redfern Legal Centre

Ms Kirrillie Moore – Solicitor, Redfern Legal Centre

Ms Shirley Lomas – Aboriginal community representative

 

4 June 2004      Jubilee Room, Parliament House

Transcript of Evidence 04/06/2004, 288 Kb.

 

Ms Deirdre Cheers – Senior Manager, South East Sydney Barnardos Australia

Ms Tanya Plibersek MP – Member for Sydney

Dr Naomi Mayers – Chief Executive Officer, Aboriginal Medical Service

Dr John Daniels – Medical Director, Aboriginal Medical Service

Mr Brad Freeburn – Coordinator, Drug and Alcohol Unit, Aboriginal Medical Service

 

7 June 2004      Jubilee Room, Parliament House

Transcript of Evidence 07/06/2004, 228 Kb.

 

Dr Neil Shepherd – Director General, Department of Community Services

Ms Anne-Maree Sabellico – Regional Director Metro Central, Department of Community Services

Ms Brenda McDonnell – Coordinator, Aboriginal Catholic Ministry

 

8 June 2004      Jubilee Room, Parliament House

Transcript of Evidence 08/06/2004, 575 Kb.

 

Mr Bob Pritchard – President, Police Association of        NSW

Mr Greg Chilvers – Director, Research and Resource Centre, Police Association of NSW

Mr Paul Huxtable – Branch Administrator, Redfern Branch, Police Association of NSW

Mr Frank Reitano – Delegate, Redfern Branch, Police Association of NSW

Mr Russell Taylor – Chief Executive Officer, Aboriginal Housing Office

Dr Greg Stewart – Deputy Director General, Public Health and Chief Health Officer NSW Health

Mr Richard Gilbert – Director, Health Services Planning, Central Sydney Area Health Service

Ms Karen Becker – Director, Drug Health Services, Central Sydney Area Health Service

Mr Andrew Cappie-Wood – Director General, Department of Education and Training

Dr Phil Lambert – Regional Director (Sydney), Aboriginal Education, Department of Education and Training

Ms Kristina Keneally, MP – Member for Heffron

Ms Monica Barone – Director, Community Living, City of Sydney Council

Mr John Maynard – Community Safety Officer, City of Sydney Council

 

24 September 2004      Jubilee Room, Parliament House

Transcript 24/09/2004, 330 Kb.

 

Mr Derek Wilson – Aboriginal Community Liaison Officer, Redfern Local Area

Command

Mr Paul Wilkinson – Aboriginal Community Liaison Officer, Marrickville Local Area Command

Assistant Commissioner Mark Goodwin – Operations Support Command, NSW Police

Ms Doreen Peters – State Coordinator, Aboriginal Community Liaison Officer Program, NSW Police

Ms Mary Gillespie – Vine and Hugo Action Group

Mr Geoffrey Turnbull – Resident

Ms Lyn Turnbull – Resident

 

15 October 2004 Alexandria Town Hall

Transcript of Evidence 15/10/2004 2pm, 153 Kb.

 

Private briefing – Members of the Koori South Eastern Sydney Interagency          Ms Betty Bullivant – Waterloo Neighbourhood Advisory Board

Mr Harry Hardy – Waterloo Neighbourhood Advisory Board

Ms Barbera Hillbrink – Waterloo Neighbourhood Advisory Board

Ms Alice King – Waterloo Neighbourhood Advisory Board

Ms Norah McGuire – Waterloo Neighbourhood Advisory Board

Ms Marlene Newton – Waterloo Neighbourhood Advisory Board

Mr Ross Smith – Waterloo Neighbourhood Advisory Board

Ms Diana Whitworth – Waterloo Neighbourhood Advisory Board

Mr Shane Brown – Director, South Sydney Youth Services

 

15 October 2004 Waterloo Neighbourhood Centre

Transcript of Evidence 15/10/2004 4pm, 103 Kb.

 

Mr Mihail Fainshtein – Representative of the Russian community – Waterloo Estate

Ms Bella Fainshtein – Representative of the Russian community – Waterloo Estate

Mr Solomon Gutman – Representative of the Russian community – Waterloo Estate

Ms Colina Khait – Representative of the Russian community – Waterloo Estate

Mr Lev Khait – Representative of the Russian community – Waterloo Estate

Ms Lipkina Lidiya – Representative of the Russian community – Waterloo Estate

Ms Nina Shapiro – Representative of the Russian community – Waterloo Estate

Mr Michael Shapiro – Representative of the Russian community – Waterloo Estate

Ms Frida Shinderman – Representative of the Russian community – Waterloo Estate

Ms Fanya Tesler – Representative of the Russian community – Waterloo Estate

Mr Ilya Vaitsman – Representative of the Russian community – Waterloo Estate

 

Friday 22 October 2004 Room 814/815, Parliament House         

There is no transcript available

 

Mr Peter Laybutt – Chairperson, Metropolitan and Environment Sub-Committee,

Planning Institute of Australia (NSW Division)

Ms Elizabeth Rice – Member, Metropolitan and Environment Sub-Committee, Planning Institute of Australia (NSW Division)

Ms Lesley Townsend – Aboriginal Community Liaison Officer, Redfern Local Area Command, NSW Police

Youth Forum    – Fact Tree Youth Services

 

Tuesday 2 November 2004       Jubilee Room, Parliament House

Transcript 02/11/2004, 607 Kb.

 

Mr Mike Allen – Executive Director, Central Sydney Division, Department of Housing

Dr Andrew Byrne – General Practitioner, Redfern

 

Wednesday 3 November 2004 The Redfern Centre

There is no transcript available

Private briefing – Members of the South Sydney Interagency

 

Wednesday 3 November 2004 Jubilee Room, Parliament House

Transcript 03/11/2004, 264 Kb.

 

Superintendent Dennis Smith – Commander, Redfern Local Area Command

Dr Neil Shepherd – Director General, Department of Community Services

Ms Trina Whitton – Manager, Client Services, Eastern Sydney

Ms Anne-Marie Sabellico – Regional Director, Metropolitan Central, Department of Community Services

 

Friday 12 November 2004        Room 814/815, Parliament House

Transcript 12/11/2004, 240 Kb.

 

Dr Col Gellatly – Director General, Premier’s Department

Mr Michael Ramsey – Director, Redfern Waterloo Partnership Project

 

The information for this list was taken from the Appendix 2 Witnesses Legislative Council Standing Committee on Social Issues Inquiry into issues relating to Redfern and Waterloo Final Report – Report 34 December 2004. The links to the witness transcripts have been added to the Inquiry website.