Select Committee on the Proposal to Raise the Warragamba Dam Wall

This inquiry was established on 20 June 2019 to inquire and report on the NSW Government's proposal to raise the Warragamba Dam wall.

Video recordings of committee hearings, where available, can be found on the NSW Parliament's YouTube channel here.

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Chair:		Field, Justin (IND, LC Member)
Deputy Chair:		Roberts, Rod (PHON, LC Member)
Members:		Fang, Wes (NAT, LC Member)
		Mallard, Shayne (LIB, LC Member)
		Martin, Taylor (LIB, LC Member)
		Searle, Adam (ALP, LC Member)
		Sharpe, Penny (ALP, LC Member)

Date	Milestone
20 Jun 2019	Referred
10 Sep 2019	Submissions closed
25 Nov 2019	Hearing - Macquarie Room, Windsor Function Centre, Windsor
30 Jun 2020	Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
28 Aug 2020	Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
06 Nov 2020	Hearing - Jubilee Room, Parliament House, Sydney
07 Jun 2021	Hearing - Jubilee Room, Parliament House, Sydney
05 Oct 2021	Interim Report
08 Nov 2021	Hearing - Virtual hearing, Video conference, Sydney
21 Feb 2022	Hearing - Virtual hearing, Video conference, Sydney
01 Apr 2022	Government Response to Interim Report
05 Apr 2022	Government Response to Interim Report due

Date	Venue Details
25/11/2019	Macquarie Room, Windsor Function Centre, Windsor	Schedule	Transcript
30/06/2020	Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
28/08/2020	Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
06/11/2020	Jubilee Room, Parliament House, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
07/06/2021	Jubilee Room, Parliament House, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
08/11/2021	Virtual hearing, Video conference, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
21/02/2022	Virtual hearing, Video conference, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript

DateSort	Report Name	Tabled Date	Government Response
	Proposal to Raise the Warragamba Dam Wall	2022-04-01
01/04/2022	Govt response to Report No 1 - Proposal to Raise the Warragamba Dam Wall	01/04/2022
05/10/2021	Interim Report No 1 - Select Committee on the Proposal to Raise the Warragamba Dam Wall	05/10/2021	Due 05/04/2022

DateSort	Date	Type	Title
2022-09-13	13/09/2022	Correspondence	Mr Andrew George, CEO, WaterNSW
2022-09-13	13/09/2022	Correspondence	Mr Andrew George, WaterNSW - Attachment A, Minter Ellison Report on Factual Inquiries, Warragamba Dam EIS
2022-09-13	13/09/2022	Correspondence	Mr Andrew George, WaterNSW - Attachment B, Letter to DPE re Warragamba Dam Raising EIS allegations on 9 September 2022
2022-04-24	24/04/2022	Answers to Questions on Notice	Department of Planning and Environment
2022-03-24	24/03/2022	Answers to Questions on Notice	Water NSW
2022-03-23	23/03/2022	Answers to Questions on Notice	Infrastructure NSW
2022-03-22	22/03/2022	Answers to Questions on Notice	NSW Planning, Department of Planning and Environment
2022-03-18	18/03/2022	Correspondence	Mr Andrew Kearns, Manager Strategic Planning, Hawkesbury City Council
2022-03-16	16/03/2022	Answers to Questions on Notice	Heritage NSW
2022-03-07	07/03/2022	Additional Information	Letter of advice, Mr Andrew Chalk, Director, Chalk & Behrendt Lawyers
2022-01-14	14/01/2022	Additional Information	Agenda, Mr Andrew Kearns, Manager Strategic Planning, Hawkesbury City Council
2022-01-14	14/01/2022	Additional Information	Submission, Warragamba Dam Raising Environmental Impact Statement, Hawkesbury City Council
2022-01-14	14/01/2022	Additional Information	Review of relevant EIS benefits and impacts, Hawkesbury City Council
2022-01-14	14/01/2022	Additional Information	Minutes, Mr Andrew Kearns, Manager Strategic Planning, Hawkesbury City Council
2021-12-24	24/12/2021	Answers to Questions on Notice	Mr Matthew Scard, Chief Executive Officer, Celestino Pty Limited
2021-12-22	22/12/2021	Answers to Questions on Notice	Ms Rachel Musgrave, Former ecology consultant involved in the development of the EIS
2021-12-22	22/12/2021	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Ms Rachel Musgrave, Former ecology consultant involved in the development of the EIS
2021-12-22	22/12/2021	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Mr Kevin Roberts, Ecology and environmental consultant involved in the development of the EIS
2021-12-16	16/12/2021	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Ms Helen Lardner, Immediate Past President, Australia ICOMOS
2021-12-13	13/12/2021	Answers to Questions on Notice	Dr Ross Crates, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Australian National University
2021-12-13	13/12/2021	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Dr Ross Crates, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Australian National University
2021-11-08	08/11/2021	Other	Submission, Mr Kevin Roberts, Technical Director Water and Environment, Cardno
2021-10-05	05/10/2021	Media Release	Interim report tabled
2021-07-09	09/07/2021	Answers to Questions on Notice	NSW State Emergency Service
2021-07-09	09/07/2021	Answers to Questions on Notice	Infrastructure NSW
2021-07-09	09/07/2021	Answers to Questions on Notice	Insurance Council of Australia
2021-06-23	23/06/2021	Additional Information	Report, Practice of floodplain buyouts, Mr Sam Kernaghan, Director of Resilience Program, Committee for Sydney
2021-06-07	07/06/2021	Tendered Document	Correspondence between Penrith City Council and Infrastructure NSW tendered by Mr Justin Field MLC
2021-06-07	07/06/2021	Tendered Document	March 2021 flood event, Hawkesbury Nepean Valley, Infrastructure NSW
2021-02-18	18/02/2021	Tabled Document	Ministerial Briefing incorporating return letter to Trish Doyle et al - Annexure A7
2021-02-18	18/02/2021	Tabled Document	Ministerial Briefing
2021-02-15	15/02/2021	Correspondence	Mr Andrew Hall, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Insurance Council of Australia
2020-12-16	16/12/2020	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Mr Michael Jackson, Archaeologist/Cultural Heritage Advisor, Jackson Ward Archaeology
2020-12-09	09/12/2020	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Ms Kazan Brown, Gundungurra traditional owner
2020-12-04	04/12/2020	Correspondence	Mr Chris Nielsen, McCullough Robertson Lawyers on behalf of Ms Renée Regal, Niche, providing response to adverse comment during hearing on 6 November 2020
2020-11-05	05/11/2020	Correspondence	Professor Jamie Kirkpatrick, Geography and Spatial Sciences, University of Tasmania
2020-09-25	25/09/2020	Answers to Questions on Notice	Infrastructure NSW, Water NSW and the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment
2020-07-29	29/07/2020	Answers to Questions on Notice	Infrastructure NSW and Water NSW
2020-07-28	28/07/2020	Answers to Questions on Notice	NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
2020-06-30	30/06/2020	Other	Presentation - Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE)
2020-06-30	30/06/2020	Other	Presentation - National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS)
2020-06-30	30/06/2020	Other	Presentation - Infrastructure NSW
2020-01-09	09/01/2020	Answers to Questions on Notice	Mr Nick Rigby - Environment Manger, Blue Mountains City Council
2020-01-07	07/01/2020	Answers to Questions on Notice	Mr Wayne Mitchell - Director, Development and Regulatory Services, Penrith City Council
2019-12-20	20/12/2019	Other	Letter - NSW Government
2019-12-20	20/12/2019	Answers to Questions on Notice	NSW Government
2019-12-03	03/12/2019	Answers to Questions on Notice	Councillor Mark Greenhill, OAM - Mayor, Blue Mountains City Council
2019-11-27	27/11/2019	Media Release	Future Hearings
2019-11-21	21/11/2019	Media Release	First Hearing
2019-09-25	25/09/2019	Proforma	Proforma A - Inquiry into the Proposal to Raise the Warragamba Dam Wall
2019-09-25	25/09/2019	Proforma	Proforma B - Inquiry into the Proposal to Raise the Warragamba Dam Wall
2019-07-24	24/07/2019	Media Release	Call for submissions

Name	Role	Phone	Email
Jessie Halligan	Principal Council Officer	9230 2064	warragamba.dam@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Stewart Smith	Director Committees	9230 3750	warragamba.dam@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Maddie Hollins	Administration Officer	9230 2062	warragamba.dam@parliament.nsw.gov.au

Select Committee on the Proposal to Raise the Warragamba Dam Wall

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Select Committee on the Proposal to Raise the Warragamba Dam Wall

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