Legislative Council Economy and Infrastructure Committee
The development and expansion of waste-to-energy (WtE) infrastructure in Victoria
Report Tabled | The Committee tabled its Final Report on 25 August 2026
Previous public hearings
Corrected transcripts of these hearings are published below when finalised by the Committee.
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Tuesday 26 May
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Committee Hearing Room 3, 55 St Andrews Place, East Melbourne, 300210:00 am
Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association Australia Gayle Sloan, Chief Executive Officer Dr Jackie Wright, Principal/Director at Environmental Risk Sciences11:00 am
Opal David Jettner, General Manager, Environment and Sustainability, Representative of the Maryvale Energy from Waste consortium O.C.O Technology Australia Pty Ltd Andrew Short, Director of Project Development ANZ HiQ Mark Rodgers, Chief Executive Officer Lance Ingrams, Chief Strategy Officer2:00 pm
Environmental Protection Authority Victoria Dr Jen Martin, Chief Environmental Scientist Recycling Victoria Tony Circelli, Head Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action Carolyn Jackson, Deputy Secretary, Regions, Environment, Climate Action and First Peoples Infrastructure Victoria Jill Riseley, Deputy Chief Executive Officer Department of Transport and Planning Colleen Peterson, Deputy Secretary Planning and Land Services Adam Henson, Director, Planning Facilitation4:00 pm
Dr Peter Tait, Public Health Association, ANU Dr Atiq Zaman, Curtin University, Sustainability Policy Janek Vahk, Policy Manager, Zero Waste Europe -
Friday 8 May
Committee Hearing Room 3, 55 St Andrews Place, East Melbourne, 300210:00 am
Al Siraat College Julie A, Assistant Head of Primary, Pastoral Care and Wellbeing Nisa Y Rayaan S Jana G Aicha H Tamara M11:00 am
City of Greater Geelong James Stirton, Executive Director, City Infrastructure Allana Bedggood, Manager,, Waste Services South East Metropolitan Advanced Waste Processing Tim Frederico, Project Manager Mick Cummins, Chair of Board12:00 pm
No Northern Incinerator Wollert Inc Cath Rouse No Waste Incinerators in Lara & Greater Geelong Incorporated Les Dew, President Chaz Street, Secretary Anti-Incinerator Alliance Marion Cincotta Max Sargent2:00 pm
Gippsland Trades and Labour Council Andy Smith3:00 pm
Friends of Latrobe Water (FLOW) Tracey Anton Friends of Merri Creek Phillip Sinclair Carmen Lahiff-Jenkins, Climate Justice and Community Garden Coordinator Sue Lanigan Lynbrook Residents Association Pty Ltd Vernadette Bilbao-Dickson4:00 pm
Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives Mariel Vilella, Director of Global Climate Program -
Thursday 7 May
Hume Global Learning Centre, 44 Macedon Street, Sunbury, 342910:00 am
No Sunbury Waste Incinerator Alison Medforth Adam Bremner Sarah Notaro Sunbury Clean Future Inc. Dan Kenney, President11:00 am
Toxics Free Australia Jane Bremmer, Chair Lee Bell, Senior Advisor to the International Pollutants Elimination Network Clean Air Communities Arabella Daniel Climate Action Merri-Bek Pauline Galvin, TreasurerTranscriptClean Air Communities - Submission Climate Action Merri-Bek - Submission Climate Action Merri-Bek - Submission - Attachment 1 Climate Action Merri-Bek - Submission - Attachment 2 Toxics Free Australia - Submission Toxics Free Australia - Submission - Attachment 1 Toxics Free Australia - Submission - Attachment 2 12:00 pm
Jenny Saal Paul Ross Christopher Wilson
Residents Panel2:00 pm
Clare Campbell Kate Johnston Mary MacKinnon
Residents Panel3:00 pm
Pat Carmody, Craiglee Wines Alan McKenzie, McKenzie Water Carriers Rodney Cummings4:00 pm
Hume City Council Carly Moore, Mayor Sheena Frost, Chief Executive Officer Merri-bek City Council Cr Nat Abboud, Mayor