Review of the operations of the NSW Reconstruction Authority

Review of the operations of the NSW Reconstruction Authority

List of Witnesses

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Appendix Six – List of Witnesses

03 November 2025

Jubilee Room, Parliament House, Sydney, NSW

Witness Position and Organisation

Ms Joy Kyriacou Director of Programs, Members and

Volunteers, St Vincent de Paul Society NSW

Ms Clare Van Doorn Regional Director, Operations North East,

St Vincent de Paul Society NSW

Mr Jacob Walsh NSW State Director, Australian Red Cross

Mr Brendan Pearce Senior Adviser – Engagement, Australian

Red Cross

Ms Cara Varian CEO, NSW Council of Social Service (NCOSS)

Ms Eleanor Harris Senior Project Officer, NSW Council of

Social Service (NCOSS)

Mr Omar Bensaidi Senior Policy Officer, Homelessness NSW

Ms Sally Bryant Manager, Legal Aid NSW

Ms Elizabeth Lehmann Senior Outreach Solicitor, Disaster

Response Legal Service, Legal Aid NSW

Ms Sharon Gudu CEO, Carers NSW Australia

Ms Bastien Wallace Senior Policy Officer, People with Disability

Australia (PWDA)

Mrs Jill Samuels RSS Team Manager, Mid Richmond

Neighbourhood Centre

Mr Sam Henderson CEO, Northern Rivers Community

Resilience Alliance (NRCRA)

Ms Elly Bird Executive Director, Northern Rivers

Community Resilience Alliance (NRCRA)

Mr Graeme McCrabb RFS Member, Menindee Headquarters

Brigade, NSW RFS

Ms Kylie Macfarlane Deputy CEO and Chief Operating Officer,

Insurance Council of Australia

The Hon. David Elliott CEO, Institute of Public Works Engineering

Australasia (IPWEA) NSW & ACT

Mr Tim Mackney Board Director, Institute of Public Works

Engineering Australasia (IPWEA) NSW &

ACT