The Victorian state inquiry into unconventional gas in full swing. Gippsland and Melbourne hearings took place in July, and a hearing in Western Victoria – Torquay – took place on 12-13 August 2015.
Below are the transcripts which have been provided by www.parliament.vic.gov.au:
Tuesday 15 September 2015
Hearing in Parliament House
| Time | Witness | Transcript | Written submission |
| 12.00 noon | Energy Users Association of Australia |  Energy Users Association of Australia(PDF 291.27 KB) |
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| 12.35 pm | Environment Protection Authority | Environment Protection Authority Victoria(PDF 6.14 MB) |
Wednesday 2 September 2015
Hearing in Parliament House
| Time | Witness | Transcript | Written submission |
| 7.00 pm | Plastics and Chemicals Industries Association | Corrected Transcript(PDF 49.44 KB) |
Plastics and Chemicals Industries Association(PDF 948.95 KB) |
| 7.30 pm | CSR Limited | Corrected Transcript(PDF 38.4 KB) |
CSR Limited(PDF 139.78 KB)
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Tuesday 1 September 2015
Hearing in Parliament House
| Time | Witness | Transcript | Written submission |
| 12.00 noon | Department of Health and Human Services | Corrected Transcript(PDF 67.91 KB)
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Government of Victoria(PDF 4.52 MB)
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| 12.50 pm | Doctors for the Environment Australia | Corrected Transcript(PDF 30.61 KB)
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Doctors for Environment Australia(PDF 580.83 KB) |
Tuesday 18 August 2015
Hearing in Parliament House
| Time | Witness | Transcript | Written submission |
| 12.00 noon | Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources |
Corrected Transcript(PDF 103.64 KB)
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Government of Victoria(PDF 4.52 MB) |
Wednesday 12 August 2015 – Regional Hearing
Surf Coast Shire Council, 1 Merrijig Drive, Torquay
| Time | Witness | Transcript | Written submission |
| 12.00 noon | Surf Coast Shire Council
Greater Geelong City Council Colac Otway Shire Council |
Corrected Transcript(PDF 59.11 KB)
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City of Greater Geelong(PDF 601.66 KB)
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| 1.30 pm | Barwon Water | Corrected Transcript(PDF 44.64 KB)
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Barwon Region Water Corporation(PDF 290.2 KB) |
| 2.15 pm | Frack Free Moriac | Corrected Transcript(PDF 40.37 KB) |
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| 3.00 pm | Mike Forrester | Corrected Transcript(PDF 41.72 KB) |
Barwon Paediatricans(PDF 500.07 KB) |
| 3.45 pm | G21 Agribusiness
Otway Harvest Trail |
Corrected Transcript(PDF 40.84 KB)
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| 4.15 pm | Comments from the Floor | Ian Clarke(PDF 12.96 KB)
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Thursday 13 August 2015 – Regional Hearing
Surf Coast Shire Council, 1 Merrijig Drive, Torquay
| Time | Witness | Transcript | Written submission |
| 9.00 am | 3228 Residents Association | Corrected Transcript(PDF 42.4 KB) |
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| 9.45 am | Friends Of The Earth | Corrected Transcript(PDF 68.02 KB)
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Friends of the Earth(PDF 373.1 KB)
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| 10.45 am | Professor Samantha Hepburn, Deakin University | Corrected Transcript(PDF 76.68 KB) |
Samantha Hepburn(PDF 855.26 KB) |
| 11.30 am | Michael Blackam, Coffey | Corrected Transcript(PDF 60.25 KB)
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Michael Blackam(PDF 1.89 MB) |
| 12.45 pm | Dr George Carman | Corrected Transcript(PDF 66.14 KB)
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Dr. George Carman(PDF 178.79 KB) |
| 1.15 pm | Frack Free Geelong Gasfield Free Torquay |
Corrected Transcript(PDF 31.01 KB) |
Frack Free Geelong(PDF 4.27 MB) |
| 2.00 pm | Wurdale Landcare Group | Corrected Transcript(PDF 37.38 KB) |
Wurdale Landcare Group(PDF 27.96 KB) |
| 2.30 pm | Environmental Justice Australia | Corrected Transcript(PDF 49.84 KB)
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Environmental Justice Australia(PDF 2.8 MB) |
Wednesday 5 August 2015
Hearing in Parliament House
| Time | Witness | Transcript | Written submission |
| 7.30 pm | Environment Victoria Dr Nick Aberle, Safe Climate Campaign Manager Anne Martinelli, One Million Homes Energy Efficiency Campaigner |
Corrected Transcript(PDF 58.77 KB) |
Environment Victoria(PDF 538.08 KB) |
| 8.15 pm | Grattan Institute Tony Wood, Energy Program Director David Blowers, Energy Fellow |
Corrected Transcript(PDF 82.06 KB) |
Grattan Institute(PDF 10.59 MB) |
Wednesday 22 July 2015
Hearing in Parliament House
| Time | Witness | Transcript | Written submission |
| 10.00 am | Mr Tim Forcey, Melbourne Energy Institute, University of Melbourne | Transcript(PDF 86.94 KB)
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University of Melbourne Energy Institute(PDF 436.3 KB) |
| 10.45 am | Professor Peter Cook | Transcript(PDF 71.89 KB) |
Australian Academy of Technological Sciences & Engineering(PDF 263.44 KB)
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| 11.30 am | Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning | Transcript(PDF 66.74 KB)
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| 12.30 pm | Victorian Farmers Federation | Transcript(PDF 65.63 KB) |
Victorian Farmers Federation(PDF 1.55 MB) |
| 1.15 pm | Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA) | Transcript(PDF 91.45 KB) |
APPEA(PDF 1.88 MB) |
| 2.00 pm | Dr Matthew Currell, RMIT University, Hydrogeology and Environmental Engineering | Transcript(PDF 64.47 KB)
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Matthew Currell (PDF 197.98 KB) |
| 2.45 pm | Minerals Council of Australia | Transcript(PDF 328.4 KB) |
Minerals Council of Australia(PDF 5.99 MB) |
Wednesday 1 July 2015
Gippsland Regional Sports Complex (GRSC), 116 Cobains Road, Sale
| Time | Witness | Transcript | Written submission |
| 9.00 am | Dr Jo McCubbin | Corrected Transcript47.23 KB
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| 9.45 am | Dairy Australia | Corrected Transcript44.38 KB |
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| 10.45 am | Lakes Oil | Corrected Transcript101.60 KB
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Lakes Oil(PDF 1.51 MB) |
| 11.30 am | Ignite Energy Resources | Corrected Transcript46.52 KB
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Tuesday 30 June 2015 – Regional Hearing
Gippsland Regional Sports Complex (GRSC), 116 Cobains Road, Sale, Victoria
| Time | Witness | Transcript | |
| 12.00 noon | Wellington Shire South Gippsland Shire Baw Baw Shire LaTrobe Shire Bass Coast Shire |
Corrected Transcript72.64 KB |
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| 1.30 pm | Alex Arbuthnot | Corrected Transcript48.50 KB |
Alexander Arbuthnot(PDF 183.78 KB) |
| 2.15 pm | Lock the Gate | Corrected Transcript52.07 KB |
Lock the Gate(PDF 1.97 MB) |
| 3.15 pm | Ross Scott | Corrected Transcript51.62 KB |
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| 4.00 pm | Committee for Gippsland | Corrected Transcript38.28 KB |
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| 4.45 pm | Comments from the Floor | Corrected Transcript64.29 KB |
Transcripts source
The transcripts above are all provided by www.parliament.vic.gov.au
Final report
The the final report on 1 Dececember 2015. So there is still a few very vital weeks to keep the pressure on the committee and government.
» Here is a list of things you still can do:
www.melbourne.foe.org.au/protect_victoria
An article published in The Australian on 12 August 2015 under the headline ‘MPs to cede to gas ban activists’, and with the subtitle: ‘A deluge of “Lock the Gate”-style anti-exploration submissions to a parliamentary committee appear to have crushed the chances of Victoria establishing its own onshore gas industry in the short term.’ …would indicate that we are on the right track towards a total ban.
» Transcripts from the first hearings can be found here:
www.parliament.vic.gov.au/epc/article/2637
Submissions
Thank you so much to all of you that put in submissions to the inquiry commission. They received a total of 1,600 submissions, most of which can be read on the website here:
www.parliament.vic.gov.au/epc/article/2636
For instance:
» City of Greater Geelong (PDF 601.66 KB)
http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/images/stories/committees/EPC/Submission_601_-_City_of_Greater_Geelong.pdf
» Colac Otway Shire (PDF 292.12 KB)
http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/images/stories/committees/EPC/Submission_823_-__Colac_Otway_Shire.pdf
» Frack Free Geelong (PDF 4.27 MB)
http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/images/stories/committees/EPC/Submission_869_-_Frack_Free_Geelong.pdf
» Geelong Sustainability Group (PDF 802.98 KB)
http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/images/stories/committees/EPC/Submission_870_-_Geelong_Sustainability_Group.pdf
» Doctors for Environment Australia (PDF 580.83 KB)
http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/images/stories/committees/EPC/Submission_416_-_Doctors_for_Environment_Australia_.pdf
» Barwon Paediatricans (PDF 500.07 KB)
http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/images/stories/committees/EPC/Submission_864_-_Barwon_Paediatricans.pdf
» Environment Victoria (PDF 538.08 KB)
http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/images/stories/committees/EPC/Submission_400_-_Environment_Victoria.pdf
» Friends of the Earth (PDF 373.1 KB)
http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/images/stories/committees/EPC/Submission_466_-_Friends_of_the_Earth.pdf
» Lock the Gate (PDF 1.97 MB)
http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/images/stories/committees/EPC/Submission_393_-_Lock_the_Gate_.pdf
» University of Melbourne Energy Institute (PDF 436.3 KB)
http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/images/stories/committees/EPC/Submission_194_-_University_of_Melbourne_Energy_Institute.pdf
» Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/images/stories/committees/EPC/Submission_451_-_Australian_Academy_of_Technological_Sciences_and_Engineering_-_file_1.pdf
» Matthew Currell (PDF 197.98 KB)
http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/images/stories/committees/EPC/Submission_11_-_Matthew_Currell.pdf
Dr Matthew Currell, RMIT University, Hydrogeology and Environmental Engineering, spoke at the hearing in Melbourne on 22 July 2015.
» Climate Change Our Future (PDF 517.08 KB)
http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/images/stories/committees/EPC/Submission_867_-_Climate_Change_Our_Future.pdf
» Barwon Region Water Corporation (PDF 290.2 KB)
http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/images/stories/committees/EPC/Submission_504_-_Barwon_Region_Water_Corporation_final.pdf
Barwon Water supplies drinking water to a permanent population of 285,000 people – 20 percent of Victoria’s regional population – across an 8,100 square kilometre service area. However, their submission is disappointingly weak.
» Surf Coast Air Action Inc (PDF 393.87 KB)
http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/images/stories/committees/EPC/Submission_465_-_Surf_Coast_Air_Action_Inc.pdf
» Andrew Laird (PDF 314.96 KB)
http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/images/stories/committees/EPC/Submission_464_-_Andrew_Laird.pdf
» VFF – Victorian Farmers Federation (PDF 1.55 MB)
http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/images/stories/committees/EPC/Submission_471_-VFF_-_Victorian_Farmers_Federation.pdf
» Queenscliffe Community Association (PDF 465.87 KB)
http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/images/stories/committees/EPC/Submission_164_-_Queenscliffe_Community_Association.pdf
» Lakes Oil (PDF 1.51 MB)
http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/images/stories/committees/EPC/Submission_510_-_Lakes_Oil.pdf
» APPEA (PDF 1.88 MB)
http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/images/stories/committees/EPC/Submission_364_-_APPEA.pdf
» Minerals Council of Australia (PDF 5.99 MB)
http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/images/stories/committees/EPC/Submission_365_-_Minerals_Council_of_Australia.pdf
ARCHIVED | FROM 20 JULY 2015:
The Parliamentary Inquiry into Unconventional Gas in Victoria is holding a public hearing on 22 July at Parliament House in Melbourne. See below for details.
If you care to attend, your presence would help our numbers impact the hearing.
Media release from www.parliament.vic.gov.au/epc:
Public hearing into unconventional gas
On Wednesday 22 July, a Victorian parliamentary committee is holding a public hearing in Melbourne in relation to the inquiry into unconventional gas in Victoria. The Committee is examining the potential economic, social and environmental impacts of onshore unconventional gas development.
Chair of the Victorian Parliament’s Environment and Planning Committee, Hon David Davis, said “the inquiry is an opportunity for Victorian communities to have input into the Committee’s terms of reference”.
“The Committee has received many submissions to date from individuals, organisations and governments.
“The Committee has previously held two days of hearings and will continue to seek community input as the inquiry progresses. This hearing in Melbourne will be an opportunity for the Committee to receive evidence from expert witnesses and peak bodies.”
WHAT: Public hearing into onshore unconventional gas
WHEN: Wednesday, 22 July 2015 from 10:00 am to 3:30 pm
WHERE: Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House, Melbourne
WHO: Environment and Planning Committee will conduct the hearing with the following schedule:
10:00 am Melbourne Energy Institute, University of Melbourne
10:45 am Prof Peter Cook
11:30 am Department of Environment, Land, Water & Planning
12:30 pm Victorian Farmers Federation
1:15 pm Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA)
2:00 pm Dr Matthew Currell, RMIT University, Hydrogeology and Environmental Engineering
2:45 pm Minerals Council of Australia
Further details can be found on the Committee’s website: www.parliament.vic.gov.au/epc
Enquiries: Keir Delaney, Secretary, Environment and Planning Committee – 03 8682 2816
Issued: 16 July 2015
» Source: Parliament of Victoria