Witnesses and Inquiry Transcripts

The information for this list of witnesses was taken from the Appendix 2 Witnesses of the 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 from the Inquiry website. The link follows the hearing date and is before the list of witnesses that appeared during the session covered by the transcript.

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.