Appendix G   Community roundtables

The Committee conducted 66 community roundtables in 52 locations around Australia between February and June 2009. In capital cities and other larger centres, two or three sessions were scheduled. Following are the locations of the roundtables:

Australian Capital Territory

  • Canberra

New South Wales

  • Bourke
  • Broken Hill
  • Cronulla
  • Dubbo
  • Newcastle
  • Penrith
  • Queanbeyan
  • Sydney
  • Taree
  • Tweed Heads
  • Wagga Wagga
  • Wollongong

Victoria

  • Ballarat
  • Bendigo
  • Dandenong
  • Geelong
  • Melbourne
  • Mildura
  • Wodonga

Queensland

  • Brisbane
  • Cairns
  • Charleville
  • Ipswich
  • Mount Isa
  • Palm Island
  • Rockhampton
  • Thursday Island
  • Townsville
  • Weipa
  • Yarrabah

South Australia

  • Adelaide
  • Coober Pedy
  • Mintabie
  • Mount Gambier
  • Whyalla
  • Tasmania
  • Burnie
  • Hobart
  • Launceston

Western Australia

  • Broome
  • Busselton
  • Geraldton
  • Kalgoorlie
  • Paraburdoo
  • Perth

Northern Territory

  • Alice Springs
  • Darwin
  • Katherine
  • Nhulunbuy (Gove)
  • Tennant Creek
  • Wadeye
  • Yirrkala

The Chair also met with groups in Lismore, Mornington Peninsula, Christmas Island and Santa Teresa.