Witness list
Please note that the below list and order of witnesses is subject to change at short notice.
- Opening statements by Chair and Counsel Assisting
- Darren Paul, Engineering Geologist and Lead Technical Director Geotechnics and Tunnels, WSP
- Dane Pope, Principal Geotechnical Engineer, PSM Consult Pty Ltd
- Bulent Oz, former Acting Chief Executive Officer, Mornington Peninsula Shire Council
- David Simon, Acting Director Planning and Environment, Mornington Peninsula Shire Council
- Kellie Moran, McCrae area resident
- Nicholas Moran, McCrae area resident
- Brett Cooper, McCrae area resident
- Kevin Hutchings, McCrae area resident
No hearings will be held on Tuesday 13 May 2025.
- John Bolch, McCrae area resident
- Paul Willigenburg, McCrae area resident
- Gerrard Borghesi, McCrae area resident
- Gerrard Borghesi, McCrae area resident
- Lara Olsen, Managing Director, South East Water
- David Smith, Director – Assets & Infrastructure, Mornington Peninsula Shire Council
- Claudio Flores, Principal Building Surveyor, Mornington Peninsula Shire Council
- Katanya Barlow, Manager, Strategic & Infrastructure Planning, Mornington Peninsula Shire Council
- Tim Lloyd, General Manager for Service Delivery, South East Water
- Jason Marsh, former employee of South East Water
Jonathan Crook, Group Manager for Analytics and Performance, South East Water
- Julian Tully, Technical Director of Civil and Environmental Engineering, South East Water
- Andrew Forster-Knight, General Manager, Digital and Transformation, South East Water
Board of Inquiry expert team:
Mr Darren Paul, WSP
Mr Stephen Makin, WSP
Dr Hong Vu, WSP
Mornington Peninsula Shire Council expert team:
Mr Dane Pope, PSM
Mr Phillip Hitchcock, Australian Environmental Auditors Pty Ltd
South East Water expert team:
Mr David Hartley, SMEC
Mr Hugo Bolton, SMEC
Mr Chris Jewell, C.M. Jewell & Associates Pty Ltd
Board of Inquiry expert team:
Mr Darren Paul, WSP
Mr Stephen Makin, WSP
Dr Hong Vu, WSP
Mornington Peninsula Shire Council expert team:
Mr Dane Pope, PSM
Mr Phillip Hitchcock, Australian Environmental Auditors Pty Ltd
South East Water expert team:
Mr David Hartley, SMEC
Mr Hugo Bolton, SMEC
Mr Chris Jewell, C.M. Jewell & Associates Pty Ltd
Mr Darren Paul, WSP
Mr Dane Pope, PSM
Updated