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.