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Sustainability of the dairy industry in New South Wales

This inquiry was self-referred on 17 October 2018 to inquire into and report on the sustainability of the dairy industry in New South Wales.

This inquiry was self-referred on 17 October 2018.

Date	Milestone
17 Oct 2018	Self-referred
05 Nov 2018	Submissions closed
12 Nov 2018	Hearing - Shotz Room, Moss Vale Golf Club, Moss Vale
16 Nov 2018	Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
19 Nov 2018	Hearing - Casuarina Room, Club Taree, Taree
26 Nov 2018	Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
13 Dec 2018	Final Report
22 Feb 2019	Government Response to Final Report
28 Feb 2019	Government Response to Final Report due

No. 1 Professor Ian Lean
No. 2 Dairy NSW
No. 3 Mr Murray Sowter
No. 4 Mr Peter and Mrs Jane Middlebrook
No. 5 Name suppressed
No. 6 Name suppressed
No. 7 Mr Cameron Quin
No. 8 Mr Gregory Schofield
No. 9 Mr Peter Graham
No. 10 Mrs Ruth Kydd
No. 11 Norco Co-operative Limited
No. 12 RH Boyd & Son Pty Ltd
No. 13 Narrawilly Farm
No. 14 Woolworths Group Limited
No. 15 Business Council of Co-Operatives and Mutuals (BCCM)
No. 16 Mr Phil Ryan
No. 17 Mr Tim Bale
No. 18 NSW Farmers' Association (NSWFA)
No. 19 Mr Trevor Middlebrook
No. 20 NSW Government
No. 21 Mr Tim Cochrane
No. 22 Dairy Farmers Milk Co-Operative Limited
No. 23 Parmalat Subcommitee Taree Collective Bargaining Group
No. 24 Dairy Connect Limited
No. 25 Mr Evan William Hayes

Date	Venue Details
12/11/2018	Shotz Room, Moss Vale Golf Club, Moss Vale	Schedule	Transcript
16/11/2018	Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
19/11/2018	Casuarina Room, Club Taree, Taree	Schedule	Transcript
26/11/2018	Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript

DateSort	Report Name	Tabled Date	Government Response
	Government response - Report No 51 - PC 5 - Industry and Transport - Sustainability of the dairy industry in New South Wales (PDF)	22/02/2019
	Report No 51 - PC 5 - Industry and Transport - Sustainability of the dairy industry in New South Wales (PDF)	13/12/2018	Due 28/02/2019

DateSort	Date	Type	Title
2018-12-13	13/12/2018	Media Release	Report released
2018-12-10	10/12/2018	Correspondence	Transcript clarifications - Mr Barry Irvin, Executive Chairman, Bega Cheese
2018-12-07	07/12/2018	Answers to Questions on Notice	Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd
2018-12-07	07/12/2018	Answers to Questions on Notice	Woolworths Group
2018-12-06	06/12/2018	Answers to Questions on Notice	Supplementary question - Mr Tim Bale
2018-12-03	03/12/2018	Correspondence	Transcript Clarification - Mr Scott Hansen, Director General, Department of Primary Industries
2018-12-03	03/12/2018	Correspondence	Transcript clarification - Professor Ian Lean
2018-11-29	29/11/2018	Answers to Questions on Notice	NSW Government
2018-11-29	29/11/2018	Answers to Questions on Notice	Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
2018-11-29	29/11/2018	Answers to Questions on Notice	Norco Co-operative Limited
2018-11-29	29/11/2018	Answers to Questions on Notice	Professor Ian Lean
2018-11-23	23/11/2018	Answers to Questions on Notice	NSW Farmers' Association
2018-11-16	16/11/2018	Media Release	Third public hearing - Taree
2018-11-09	09/11/2018	Media Release	First hearing - Moss Vale
2018-10-18	18/10/2018	Media Release	Establishment of inquiry into the sustainability of the dairy industry in New South Wales

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