Inquiry into Homelessness in Victoria

Submissions

Created: Tuesday, 25 June 2019 15:23

Last Updated: Thursday, 04 March 2021 07:37

Submissions for this inquiry closed on 12 June 2020.  If you were not able to make your submission by that date for any reason but wish to make a contribution please contact the Committee Secretariat.

The following submissions have been accepted by the Committee:

1. John Sharpe678.19 KB
2. Heidi Tobin1.20 MB
3. Phillippa Phillips647.70 KB
4. Annabel Warner647.74 KB
5. Kristine Shephard652.11 KB
6. Jeffrey Anderson646.96 KB
7. Anne Laver1.22 MB
8. Peter Gell677.95 KB
9. Clyde Roberts680.46 KB
10. Ingrid Pezzoni678.62 KB
11. Lucy Kennedy680.51 KB
12. Confidential
13. Confidential
14. Milton Wilde680.37 KB
15. John Sharpe678.19 KB
16. Anne Peters681.06 KB
17. Confidential
18. Confidential
19. Sally Heggen678.61 KB
20. Confidential
21. Confidential
22. Igor Rogov677.96 KB
23. Confidential
24. Je Rose678.40 KB
25. Confidential
26. Confidential
27. Violet Browne677.87 KB
28. Sandra Lucas678.27 KB
29. Confidential
30. Confidential
31. Confidential
32. Confidential
33. Anne Gostelow677.80 KB
34. Confidential
35. Confidential
36. Tamara Boyd680.89 KB
37. Inner South Rooming House Network3.82 MB
38. Ross Mogridge684.65 KB
39. Jude Power681.08 KB
40. Confidential
41. Danny Kooyong1.21 MB
42. Confidential
43. Maryse Usher684.11 KB
44. Cathy Fischer678.57 KB
45. Confidential
46. Dianne Paramour679.16 KB
47. Minnie Perry677.99 KB
48. Confidential
49. Bill Richardson678.75 KB
50. Donna Brond677.71 KB
51. Rebecca Bowles680.46 KB
52. Dora Paras678.67 KB
53. Paul Ross680.95 KB
54. Margaret Byron678.35 KB
55. Confidential
56. John O'Callaghan1.32 MB
57. David Bowman687.34 KB
58. Jane Smith1.24 MB
59. Nicholas Kay Hui677.82 KB
60. Confidential
61. Mary Madigan681.16 KB
62. Confidential
63. Kieran Prescott570.41 KB
64. Debra Barry568.94 KB
65. Justin Dean570.10 KB
66. Confidential
67. Diane Ewin565.93 KB
68. Trudy Hairs565.46 KB
69. Anna Ferrari1.1 MB
70. Grace McCaughey1.1 MB
71. Ellie O'Connor1.65 MB
72. Joanne Colcott1.66 MB
73. Duncan Rouch1.73 MB
74. Michelle Welsh1.68 MB
75. Mornington Community Information and Support562.81 KB
76. Andrew Withall574.84 KB
77. Joanne Nolan2.42 MB
78. Alan Coe1.10 MB
79. Old Colonists Association of Victoria1.35 MB
80. Melbourne Social Equity Institute661.26 KB
81. Anonymous568.12 KB
82. Merryn Stevenson1.65 MB
83. Patrick Mount1.65 MB
84. Bridget Koc1.65 MB
85. Emerge868.43 KB
86. Confidential
87. Shanae Best802.61 KB
88. Jacinta Heffernan706.50 KB
89. Confidential
90. Hannah Bloxidge1.65 MB
91. Save Public Housing Collective1.35 MB
92. Bendigo Winter Night Shelter1.21 MB
93. Jane Brownrigg1.65 MB
94. Lord Mayors Charitable Foundation4.50 MB
95. Confidential
96. Confidential
97. Glenelg Shire1.86 MB
98. Confidential
99. Melbourne Institute2.19 MB
100. Australian Association of Gerontology685.40 KB
101. Maroondah City Council1.38 MB
102. Interface Councils1.81 MB
103. Western Homelessness Network7.75 MB
104. Backpack bed for Homeless1.65 MB
105. Ambulance Victoria1.55 MB
106. Don Stokes764.21 KB
107. Name Withheld558.73 KB
108. Women and Mentoring835.42 KB
109. Aaron Booth669.28 KB
110. Stewart Enpersby708.66 KB
111. Confidential
112. Tammy Davern797.58 KB
113. Youthlaw1.07 MB
114. Maribyrnong City Council1.62 MB
115. 300 Blankets1.55 MB
116. Kenneth McLeod1.10 MB
117. Cafs Ballarat1.11 MB
118. John1.23 MB
119. Belinda Robbie606.94 KB
120. Commissioner Residential Tenancies801.91 KB
121. The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists632.60 KB
122. Frankston City Council3.28 MB
123. Howard Marosi634.01 KB
124. North East Support and Action for Youth Inc.2.63 MB
125. Beryl Jarrett1.11 MB
126. Marlise Brenner1.17 MB
127. Committee Echuca Moama1.06 MB
128. Confidential
129. Jane McCracken1.10 MB
130. Housing for Aged Action2.03 MB
131. Community Information Support Vic847.57 KB
132. Benjamin Cronshaw565.35 KB
133. Hands Up Mallee1.04 MB
134. Whitelion Youth2.13 MB
135. City of Boroondara1.28 MB
136. Southern Homelessness Services Network7.25 MB
137. City of Monash1.58 MB
138. Infrastructure Victoria944.70 KB
139. Confidential
140. Confidential
141. City of Stonnington1.28 MB
142. Municipal Association of Victoria5.62 MB
143. Joseph Edmonds695.83 KB
144. Mildura City Council2.59 MB
145. Mornington Peninsula Shire3.23 MB
146. Barbara Hall1.06 MB
147. Nightingale Housing577.49 KB
148. Food Access Network and Ballarat Community Health 4.99 MB
149. Per Capita776.44 KB
150. Wayss1.50 MB
151. Greater Shepparton City Council1.03 MB
152. Australian Psychological Society1.43 MB
153. Jacqueline Whittaker565.21 KB
154. City of Port Phillip949.16 KB
155. Homes for Homes910.56 KB
156. Dr Bruce Watson608.16 KB
157. Property Industry Foundation1.66 MB
158. Gabriel Waldron570.69 KB
159. Confidential
160. David Bath575.82 KB
161. Allison Millward564.90 KB
162. Peter Maher562.16 KB
163. Peter May562.79 KB
164. Confidential
165. Alfred Mental and Addiction Health - HRG954.98 KB
166. Brimbank City Council1.91 MB
167. Bass Coast Shire Council1001.42 KB
168. Vic Public Tenants Association951.37 KB
169. Seniors Rights Victoria1.58 MB
170. Housing All Australians10.08 MB
171. Ange Kenos562.55 KB
172. Wombat Housing Support Services1.85 MB
173. Victorian Centres Against Sexual Assault Forum891.57 KB
174. Maroondah Winter Shelter Homelessness Advocacy Group671.52 KB
175. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare3.98 MB
176. Tenants Victoria1.87 MB
177. Northern Homelessness Network2.85 MB
178. Chris Chamberlain & Guy Johnson832.60 KB
179. G21655.79 KB
180. Eastern Homelessness Service System Alliance1.01 MB
181. Confidential
182. Geoffrey Constable
183. Hobsons Bay City Council825.56 KB
184. Confidential
185. Wyndham H3 Alliance2.46 MB
186. Dementia Australia1.24 MB
187. Dr Andrew Hollows2.29 MB
188. Zoe Hunter564.59 KB
189. WEstjustice743.76 KB
     
     1. WEstjustice2.42 MB
190. City Partnering Legal & Consulting566.99 KB
191. Womens Property Initiatives914.34 KB
192. Windana Drug and Alcohol Recovery Ltd788.91 KB
193. Sialas Butic839.08 KB
194. Anonymous817.33 KB
195. Pedro880.87 KB
196. Alicia Farrugia650.60 KB
197. Youth Projects866.48 KB
198. Domestic Violence Victoria 922.92 KB
199. City of Greater Dandenong786.93 KB
200. Bayside City Council2.60 MB
201. Isocracy Network735.24 KB
202. Inner Melbourne Community Legal7.64 MB
203. SANE Australia839.62 KB
204. Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association1.46 MB
205. Submission Under Review
206. safe steps1.04 MB
207. The Salvation Army1.56 MB
208. Community Housing Industry Association Victoria922.39 KB
209. Hope Street Youth and Family Services1.47 MB
210. Helen Dawson562.66 KB
211. Michael McMahon565.07 KB
212. Jan Lacey561.06 KB
213. Robert Heron566.07 KB
214. Tim Singh Laurence566.82 KB
215. Russell Northe MLA1.60 MB
216. Uniting Vic.Tas2.41 MB
217. Melbourne City Mission3.64 MB
218. Shadac Inc21.91 MB
219. Darebin City Council1.02 MB
220. Confidential
221. Jennifer Mockett 425.12 KB
222. Abrehet Taye349.86 KB
223. Brett Berry2.20 MB
224. Andrew McVeigh910.31 KB
225. Christine Kinman1.48 MB
226. McAuley Community Services for Women4.97 MB
227. Shelley Bowman604.48 KB
228. Confidential
229. St Vincent de Paul Society Victoria1.49 MB
230. Yarra Ranges Housing Action Group920.04 KB
231. Rhonda Pryor565.08 KB
232. Jody Letts662.26 KB
233. Robyn Evans563.01 KB
234. Rhys Green562.14 KB
235. Council of the Ageing, Victoria1.35 MB
236. Kids Under Cover750.21 KB
237. Sex Work Law Reform Vic13.55 MB
238. Confidential
239. Office of the Public Advocate of Victoria949.49 KB
240. Brian Woods719.93 KB
241. Susan Sherbak571.30 KB
242. Darren Browning569.95 KB
243. Liz Aird570.90 KB
244. Friends of Public Housing Victoria565.21 KB
245. Yarra City Council1.48 MB
246. Junction Support Services2.35 MB
247. Confidential
248. Jesuit Social Services1.55 MB
249. Unison Housing Research Lab RMIT813.63 KB
250. Paul Reiner562.28 KB
251. Knox City Council798.60 KB
252. David Hollis702.83 KB
253. Confidential
254. Central Highlands Creating Connections Youth Homeless Practitioners Hub646.95 KB
255. Melton City Council530.01 KB
256. Confidential
257. Jim McInerney562.66 KB
258. Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency844.83 KB
259. Elizabeth Silke847.92 KB
260. Public Housing - Everybody's Business671.65 KB
261. Jillian Fryer1.75 MB
262. Family Access Network708.44 KB
263. Confidential
264. Women's Health West922.38 KB
265. Gigi Weiss1.10 MB
266. Marion Harper562.33 KB
267. Loddon Mallee Homelessness Network789.26 KB
268. Kay White562.25 KB
269. Bolton Clarke Homeless Persons Program12.17 MB
270. Confidential
271. Deborah Moore717.62 KB
272. Sushma Shrestha562.28 KB
273. Phillip Kelly718.40 KB
274. We are here876.18 KB
275. Manningham Inclusive Community Housing697.55 KB
276. David Evans610.66 KB
277. Fair Go for Pensioners Coaltion Vic Inc930.34 KB
278. Elizabeth Morgan House Aboriginal Women's Services14.71 MB
279. Kate Hamilton559.42 KB
280. Ross Findlay558.09 KB
281. Nolan Tyrell557.97 KB
282. Amanda Penno601.61 KB
283. Lighthouse Foundation104.57 MB
284. Annie Rivera681.72 KB
285. Wayne Davis557.70 KB
286. Confidential
287. Confidential
288. Womens Health Victoria842.96 KB
289. Ballarat Community Health6.57 MB
290. Northern and Western Homelessness Network CPWG2.65 MB
291. Susan Carew1015.78 KB
292. City of Greater Geelong982.87 KB
293. Bethaliah Ambrym582.11 KB
294. Barwon South West Homelessness Network1.09 MB
295. Council of Single Mothers and their Children1.70 MB
296. City of Melbourne1.54 MB
297. Sacred Heart Mission1.98 MB
298. David Henderson558.12 KB
299. Confidential
300. Seamas McCarthy557.91 KB
301. Safe Place610.23 KB
302. Quantum Support Services1.24 MB
303. Magistrates Court of Victoria1.26 MB
304. Home Stretch1.58 MB
305. Statewide Children's Resource Program 2.00 MB
306. Alliance for Gambling Reform 661.76 KB
307. Grattan Institute1.88 MB
308. Colac Area Health597.14 KB
309. Julie O'Connor1.81 MB
310. Confidential
311. Confidential
312. Pamela Byron1.42 MB
313. Confidential
314. Lucy Skelton559.47 KB
315. Deborah Moore558.04 KB
316. Boroondara and Manningham Housing and Homelessness Network2.32 MB
317. St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne2.95 MB
318. City of Whittlesea682.13 KB
319. Suellen Murray13.88 MB
320. Pride Foundation Australian5.76 MB
321. Charlie Beckley853.01 KB
322. Anchor Inc - Rapid Response Pilot Project721.02 KB
323. Confidential
324. Blessing Bags Melbourne719.27 KB
325. Action for More Independence & Dignity in Accommodation943.55 KB
326. Amber May562.79 KB
327. Ross Proud51.04 MB
328. Council to Homeless Persons5.27 MB
329. VACRO769.86 KB
330. Centre for Multicultural Youth 1.36 MB
331. Law Institute of Victoria2.77 MB
332. Orygen1.43 MB
333. Beryl Langer559.83 KB
334. Y-Change6.21 MB
335. Fitzroy Legal Service2.56 MB
336. Wellways1.05 MB
337. Louise Kelly841.02 KB
338. Moreland City Council890.16 KB
339. Asylum Seeker Resource Centre911.53 KB
340. Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute2.09 MB
341. Victorian Council of Social Service 3.90 MB
342. The Royal Women's Hospital693.86 KB
343. RMIT CIJ & LACW joint submission1.95 MB
344. Children's Court of Victoria1.32 MB
345. City of Kingston946.68 KB
346. St Vincent de Paul Conference Foster1.96 MB
347. Aged & Community Services Australia1015.96 KB
348. inTouch951.88 KB
349. Mind Australia1.35 MB
350. Victorian Trades Hall Council1.01 MB
351. Colin Smith562.58 KB
352. Youth Affairs Council VIC 5.65 MB
353. Bethany Community Support1.55 MB
354. Victorian Electoral Commission 892.75 KB
355. Brotherhood of St Laurence1.63 MB
356. Emerging Minds4.98 MB
357. WISHIN1.93 MB
358. Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare734.86 KB
359. The Constellation Project 4.17 MB
360. Penington Institute1.03 MB
361. Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand1.07 MB
362. Federation of Community Legal Centres 1.73 MB
363. Star Health711.50 KB
364. PriceWaterhouseCoopers4.71 MB
365. Shai Diner692.52 KB
366. YWCA Australia1006.77 KB
367. Victoria Legal Aid1.13 MB
368. National Foundation for Australian Women830.68 KB
369. Salvatore Furfaro1.60 MB
370. Mission Australia1.45 MB
371. North East Multicultural Association
372. The Barnett Foundation1.06 MB
373. Probus Women's Housing Association of Victoria Inc.981.79 KB
374. Anglicare Victoria1.05 MB
375. Justice Connect2.26 MB
376. Janet Graham563.53 KB
377. Confidential
378. VincentCare881.59 KB
379. Carers Victoria1.03 MB
380. Project Respect949.71 KB
381. Wintringham1.48 MB
382. Australian Association of Social Workers1.82 MB
383. Jack Verdins677.13 KB
384. Mental Health Legal Centre 694.82 KB
385. Mercy Foundation1.11 MB
386. Flat Out1.54 MB
387. Victorian Gay & Lesbian Rights Lobby821.57 KB
388. Northern Community Legal Centre717.94 KB
389. EACH818.48 KB
390. Confidential
391. Catholic Social Services Victoria1.47 MB
392. CoHealth1.19 MB
393. Anne Heyes562.56 KB
394. David Mackenzie8.65 MB
395. Alcohol Drug Foundation1005.76 KB
396. Angela Zhang558.09 KB
397. Ahmad Masri560.52 KB
398. Nanci Moore561.25 KB
399. Pam Lynch562.65 KB
400. Ann Jeffree562.42 KB
401. Christine Elder562.87 KB
402. Spencer Cameron562.41 KB
403. Kathy Gibbs562.40 KB
404. Confidential
405. Frank Haddy568.22 KB
406. Sian Priya Woolston564.67 KB
407. Ezilia Dring562.19 KB
408. Confidential
409. Kerrie Byrne718.62 KB
410. City of Casey1.20 MB
411. Confidential
412. Confidential
413. Confidential
414. Philip Anthony Give Me A Room Project562.16 KB
     1. Phillip Anthony Give Me A Room Project9.38 MB
415. Confidential
416. Philip Mendes and Robyn Martin972.26 KB
417. Gippsland Homelessness Network2.23 MB
418. Property Owners Association of Victoria1.43 MB
419. Triggs Advocacy Group657.36 KB
420. The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists Faculty of Forensic Psychiatry818.46 KB
421. Mallee Family Care 3.68 MB
422. Launch Housing1.17 MB
423. Department of Health and Human Services - Director of Housing 11.15 MB
424. Holly Marchioni578.17 KB
425. Seaford Housing Action Coalition632.58 KB
426. Confidential
427. Confidential
428. Kathleen Lovelock567.08 KB
429. Castan Centre for Human Rights980.05 KB
430. Assoc Prof Luke Beck1.24 MB
431. Angus Atkinson583.52 KB
432. John Bellerby600.95 KB
433. Diane Holroyd647.17 KB
434. Kerry Lee Wenning584.74 KB
435. HAAG Joint Submission955.50 KB
436. Martina Macy651.77 KB
437. Confidential
438. Confidential
439. Cobaw Community Health - Name not provided1.01 MB
440. Confidential
441. Cobaw Community Health - Summa Simonis986.11 KB
442. Tina Van Nispen261.86 KB
443. Commission for Children and Young People1.09 MB
444. Burnet Institute2.61 MB
445. Victoria Police630.67 KB
446. Australian Services Union1.08 MB
447. Wally Edwards736.08 KB
448. Meret-Field Sally-Brown926.44 KB
449. Youth2 Alliance4.49 MB
450. Victorian Women Lawyers771.66 KB
451. Prosper Australia5.41 MB
452. Name Withheld5.33 MB

Hearings and Transcripts

Created: Tuesday, 25 June 2019 15:24

Last Updated: Thursday, 04 March 2021 07:37

Public hearings for this inquiry have concluded. Transcripts of the hearings can be downloaded from the links below.

Further information regarding the Committee's public hearing schedule will be posted here as it becomes available.

Corrected transcripts of these hearings will also be published here when finalised by the Committee.

10 September 2020
Live broadcast of the hearing can be viewed here

Time	Witness	Transcript
10.00 am	Panel discussion - Local Government City of Greater Bendigo Vicky Mason - Director, Health and Wellbeing Cr Margaret O’Rourke - Mayor Central Goldfields Shire Council Martin Collins - General Manager, Community Wellbeing	Transcript143.21 KB
10.45 am	Housing Justice Kirsty Waller - Manager	Transcript194.25 KB
11.30 am	Ballarat Community Health Jane Measday - General Manager, Social Support, Ballarat Community Health Katrina Leehane - Manager, Youth, Family and Community Support, Ballarat Community Health Mr Warrick Davison - Assistant Senior Manager, Housing and Homelessness, Uniting	Transcript212.98 KB
12.00 pm	Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation Rodney Carter - Group Chief Executive Officer Njernda Aboriginal Corporation Hazel Hudson - Family Services Manager	Transcript218.67 KB
1.45 pm	Sidney Myer Haven Rachel Gellatly - Executive General Manager Operations, North Haven; Home, Safe HeyVan Donna Gillard - General Manager Support Services North, Haven; Home, Safe Bendigo Winter Night Shelter Terry Westaway - Chair Matthew Parkinson	Transcript240.60 KB

9 September 2020
Live broadcast of the hearing can be viewed here

Time	Witness	Transcript
10.45am	Victorian Public Tenants Association Katelyn Butterss - Manager, Policy and Communications	Transcript150.96 KB
11.30 am	City of Melbourne Linda Weatherson - General Manager, Community and City Services Graham Porteous - Director, Strategic Projects Barney Wilson - Acting Team Leader City People, Executive Services	Transcript208.16 KB Presentation258.76 KB Response to question on notice54.22 KB
1.15 pm	Panel Discussion Ambulance Victoria Assoc. Professor Tony Walker - Chief Executive Officer Victoria Police Assistant Commissioner Timothy Hansen, Service Delivery Transformation Command	Transcript243.29 KB Response to question on notice57.74 KB
2.15 pm	Grattan Institute Mr Brendan Coates - Program Director, Household Finances	Transcript227.87 KB Presentation690.99 KB
3.15 pm	Victorian Department of Health and Human Services Mr Ben Rimmer - Director of Housing Ms Sherri Bruinhout - Deputy Commander, COVID-19 Public Housing Response, and Executive Director, Housing Pathways and Outcomes Housing Division	Transcript233.94 KB Presentation489.32 KB

Thursday 13 August

Time	Witness	Transcript
10.00am	Loddon Mallee Homelessness Network Mellissa Edwards, Network Coordinator	Transcript133.07 KB
10.45am	Panel discussion Mildura Rural City Council Mark Jenkins, Manager Community Futures Renée Ficarra, Community Development Officer Mallee Accommodation and Support Service (MASP) Gary Simpson, CEO Mallee Haven; Home, Safe Trevor Gibbs, General Manager	Transcript251.56 KB
12.00pm	Mallee Family Care Teresa Jayet, CEO	Transcript213.36 KB

Wednesday 12 August

Time	Witness	Transcript
10.00 am	Panel discussion Mind Australia Dr Sarah Pollock, Executive Director of Research and Advocacy Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, Victorian Branch Dr Kerryn Rubin, Chair	Transcript183.67 KB
11.00 am	Monash University Dr Brian Vandenberg, Health Economist, School of Social Sciences	Transcript219.70 KB
11.45 am	Anglicare Victoria Paul McDonald, CEO	Transcript238.71 KB
1.30 pm	Office of the Public Advocate Colleen Pearce, Public Advocate	Transcript232.82 KB
2.30 pm	Panel discussion Magistrates’ Court of Victoria Magistrate Pauline Spencer, Head, Specialist Courts Division Victorian Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders (VACRO) Marius Smith, CEO Sarah Hughes, Program Manager, ReConnect	Transcript271.88 KB

Monday 27 July

Time	Witness	Transcript
4.00 pm Melbourne (9.00 am Helsinki, Finland)	Panel discussion Y Foundation (Y-Säätiö) Juha Kaakinen, CEO Housing Finance and Development Centre of Finland Jarmo Linden, Director	Transcript219.47 KB

 Tuesday 14 July 

Time	Witness	Transcript
2.00 pm	Panel discussion Centre for Multicultural Youth Jemal Ahmet, Executive Manager Programs and Services Bec Lean, Program Manager – South East Youth Projects Melanie Raymond, Chair Melbourne City Mission Vicki Sutton, CEO	Transcript167.30 KB
3.15 pm	Mission Australia Nada Nasser, State Director Troy Crellin, Manager of Social Enterprises Kea Bamblett-Edwards	Transcript233.49 KB
4.15 pm	Youth Affairs Council Victoria Sebastian Antoine, Policy & Research Officer Cassandra Prigg	Transcript232.30 KB

Monday 13 July

Time	Witness	Transcript
10.00 am	Barwon South West Homelessness Network Rebecca Callahan, Homelessness Network Coordinator	Transcript138.74 KB
10.45 am	Emma House Domestic Violence Services Ruth Isbel, Executive Officer South Western Centre Against Sexual Assault Mary Clapham, Manager	Transcript220.91 KB Response to question on notice108.84 KB
11.45 am	Bethany Community Support  Betti Chapelle, Manager Bernadette McCartney, Executive Manager	Transcript221.34 KB
1.15 pm	The Geelong Project  Associate Professor David Mackenzie, Director Anne-Marie Ryan, Executive Officer Max Broadley, Executive Director Ken Stewart, Geelong High School Bec Glen, Project Coordinator, The Albury Project	Transcript313.87 KB
3.15 pm	Wellways Kate Higgins, Regional Manager, Western Victoria Rosalie Frankish, Housing Programs Coordinator, Victoria	Transcript222.20 KB
4.00 pm	City of Greater Geelong  Robyn Stevens, Director  Janice Lane, Manager	Transcript202.80 KB Response to question on notice57.66 KB

Wednesday 1 July

Time	Witness	Transcript
10.00 am	Western Homelessness Network Sarah Langmore, Coordinator Zoe Vale, Chair	Transcript178.19 KB
10.45 am	McAuley Community Services for Women Jocelyn Bignold, CEO Megan	Transcript192.33 KB
11.45 am	Maribyrnong City Council Mr Malcolm Roberts-Palmer, Senior Social Policy and Research Officer Brimbank City Council Brook Quinn, Social Policy Officer Community Planning & Advocacy	Transcript194.86 KB Response to QoN_Maribyrnong Response to QoN_Brimbank
1.45 pm	Unison Housing James King, Acting Chief Executive Officer Sue Grigg, Director Housing	Transcript185.43 KB
2.30 pm	WEstjustice Melissa Hardham, Chief Executive Officer	Transcript200.93 KB Response to QoN
3.30 pm	Per Capita Emma Dawson, Executive Director Abigail Lewis, Research Associate	Transcript183.71 KB Response to QoN

Thursday 2 July

Time	Witness	Transcript
10.00 am	Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) Dr Michael Fotheringham, Executive Director	Transcript196.19 KB
10.45 am	Infrastructure Victoria Dr Jonathan Spear, Deputy Chief Executive & Chief Operating Officer Llewellyn Reynders, Team Leader, Policy and Strategy	Transcript173.72 KB
11.30 am	COTA Vic Tina Hogarth-Clarke, Chief Executive Officer Housing for the Aged Action Group Inc. Fiona York, Chief Executive Officer	Transcript206.71 KB   Transcript206.72 KB
1.15 pm	Law Institute of Victoria Mel Walker, Criminal Law Section Co-Chair Castan Centre for Human Rights Law Professor the Hon Kevin H Bell AM QC, Director	Transcript226.46 KB   Transcript226.45 KB
2.45 pm	Domestic Violence Victoria Alison Macdonald, Acting Chief Executive Officer Alison Birchall, Acting Manager of the Policy Unit Women's Property Initiatives Jeanette Large, Chief Executive Officer	Transcript223.18 KB   Transcript223.18 KB
4.00 pm	Uniting Vic.Tas Bronwyn Pike, Chief Executive Officer Jenny Smith, Senior Manager of Homelessness Services at Uniting	Transcript191.42 KB

Tuesday 23 June

Time	Witness	Transcripts
10.00 am	Southern Homelessness Services Network Ruth Gordon, Homelessness Network Coordinator - Southern Region	Transcript141.38 KB
10.45 am	Bolton Clarke Mary-Anne Rushford, Manager - Homeless Persons Program Julie Fry, Team Coordinator Karyn Gellie, Team Coordinator	Transcript216.19 KB
11.30 am	Towards Home + Frankston Rough Sleeper Initiative Amanda Williams, Service Manager, Towards Home+ Frankston, Neami National Karren Walker, Group Manager, Entry Points, Launch Housing Lauren Crawford, Assertive Outreach, Program Manager, Getting Housing, Launch Housing	Transcript142.07 KB
12.45 pm	Panel discussion Greater Dandenong City Council Ashish Sitoula, Team Leader Community Advocacy Frankston City Council Venita Mackinnon, Social & Community Planner Mornington Peninsula Shire Council John Baker, CEO Casey City Council Nick Grant-Collins, Acting Coordinator Inclusion & Wellbeing, Connected Communities	Transcript285.69 KB
2.30 pm	Wayss Elizabeth Thomas, CEO Sean Quigley, Manager, Dandenong Homelessness Services	Transcript217.36 KB
3.15 pm	Brotherhood of St Laurence Professor Shelley Mallett, Director, Research & Policy Centre Emma Cull, Senior Manager Youth, Service Development	Transcript215.67 KB

Wednesday 20 May 2020

Time	Witness	Transcripts
11.00 am- 1.00 pm	The Salvation Army Shane Austin Victorian State Manager Council to Homeless Persons Jenny Smith, CEO Launch Housing Bevan Warner, CEO St Vincent's Hospital Margaret Stewart, Executive Director Mission	Transcript271.05 KB

Thursday 12 March 2020
The Ovens Room, The Quality Hotel Gateway Wangaratta, 29-37 Ryley Street Wangaratta Victoria 3677

Time	Witness	Transcripts
9.30 am	Rural City of Wangaratta Jamie Chubb, Director - Community Wellbeing	Transcript148.08 KB
10.15 am	Women's Health Goulburn North East Amanda Kelly, CEO	Transcript216.41 KB
11.15 am	Darran Stonehouse Lecturer - Social Work, La Trobe University	Transcript223.28 KB Presentation238.82 KB
12.00 pm	NESAY (North East Support & Action For Youth Inc.)  Leah Waring, CEO Claire Anderson, Community Services Manager Georgie Gray, Youth & Family Services Manager	Transcript250.11 KB
1.30 pm	Junction Support Services Michelle Fell, Client Services Manager Katharine Hodgens, Senior Manager	Transcript244.04 KB
2.15 pm	Towong Shire Council Lenny Jenner, Acting CEO	Transcript219.96 KB
3.15 pm	Community Comment • Michelle Harmer • Cassandra Pollock • Sue Ingleton • Leah Khoo • Kirstin Seaver	Transcript211.82 KB

Wednesday 11 March 2020
The Connection, Shepparton, 7287 Midland Hwy, Shepparton VIC 3630

Time	Witness	Transcripts
9.30 am	Berry Street, Shepparton Youth Foyer  Anita McCurdy, Education First Youth Foyer Manager Shepparton Brotherhood of St Laurence Mark Cox, Foyer Practice Dr Joseph Borlagdan, Foyer Research and Evaluation	Transcript164.52 KB
10.15 am	Shadac Inc (The Cottage Shepparton) Maria Hutchison, Director Rob Bryant, Founder Timothy Ridgeway, Support Worker	Transcript244.51 KB Presentation1017.44 KB
10.45 am	The Bridge Youth Services Shepparton Melinda Lawley, CEO Renae Ford, Program Manager - Youth & Family Support	Transcript127.21 KB
11.30 am	Greater Shepparton City Council  Cr Seema Abdullah, Mayor Kaye Thomson, Director Community	Transcript144.16 KB
12.15 pm	Primary Care Connect Shepparton Rebecca Lorains, CEO	Transcript202.62 KB
1.45 pm	Wintringham Specialist Aged Care Bryan Lipmann, CEO Jane Barnes, Chief of Staff Gayle Reece, Regional Community Care and Outreach Manager, Cresswick, Shepparton and Geelong	Transcript230.02 KB
2.15 pm	VincentCare Marie Murfet, Hub Manager, Hume Community Hub, Shepparton Berry Street Childhood Institute Janelle Graham, Lived Experience Consultant	Transcript204.25 KB
3.15 pm	Beyond Housing Catherine Jefferies, Client Services Manager Laura Harris, Business Development Manager	Transcript249.47 KB
4.00 pm	Community Comment • Ms Suzanna Sheed, Independent Member for Shepparton • Mr Myles Peterson, Adviser to Ms Sheed • Father Simon Robinson • Chris Blizzard • Allan Mitchell • Kim O’Keeffe • Patricia Moran • Brenda Keenan • Kelly James • Aaron Gilhooley • Vicki Scott • Zafer Coskun	Transcript164.91 KB

Thursday 27 February 2020
Galada Community Centre, 10A Forum Way, Epping VIC 3076

Time	Witness	Transcripts
9.30 am	Whittlesea Community Connections Belinda Leon, Manager – Community Support Emma Antonetti, Equity and Impact Manager	Transcript130.17 KB Additional Evidence245.44 KB
10.00 am	City of Whittlesea Carmen Faelis, Team Leader Social Policy and Planning Mitchell Shire Council Jo Wilson, Manager Community Strengthening	Transcript248.09 KB
11.00 am	Berry Street (Northern Region), Eaglemont Office Leanne Roberts, Head of Public Policy and Media	Transcript126.97 KB
11.45 am	WISHIN (Women's Information, Support and Housing in the North) Jade Blakkarly, CEO Elizabeth Morgan House Aboriginal Women’s Service Jo Doherty, Practice Lead	Transcript264.32 KB
1.00 pm	Haven; Home, Safe Jo Smith, General Manager - Support Services South VincentCare Northern Community Hub Quinn Pawson, CEO Paul Turton, General Manager Homelessness Services Tony Clarke, Hub Manager, Northern Community Hub, Glenroy Grace Hyde, Manager, Initial Assessment and Planning team	Transcript249.50 KB      Presentation145.85 KB
2.00 pm	Hope Street Youth and Family Services Donna Bennett, CEO Jennifer McAughtrie, Operations Manager	Transcript186.64 KB
2.45 pm	DPV Health Whittlesea Gerda Zimmermann, Senior Housing Case Manager	Transcript202.64 KB
3.15 pm	Victorian Aboriginal Community Services Association Ltd Julie Bamblett, Case Manager Karin Williams, Manager – Bert Williams Aboriginal Youth Services Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA) Vickianne Purcell, Program Manager Tracey Brown, Senior Caseworker, Wilam Support Service	Transcript239.94 KB

Wednesday 12 February 2020
Federation Room, Parliament House, East Melbourne

Time	Witness	Transcripts
9.15 am	The HoMie Store Nicholas Pearce, Director  Danielle Howe, Evaluations Manager	Transcript123.98 KB
9.45 am	Hon. Wade Noonan Executive Director, WoMEDA; Associate Director of Social Enterprise and Investment, RMIT University; Chair, JobsBank	Transcript222.77 KB
10.30 am	John O'Callaghan Deakin University Nick Jahnecke, Teaching scholar, School of Architecture and Built Environment	Transcript200.12 KB Video14.86 MB
11.15 am	Panel Discussion Housing All Australians Robert Pradolin, Founding Board Member Louise Rutten, Chair Quest Apartment Hotels David Mansfield, Chief Operations Officer PwC Australia Ross Hamilton, Partner Metricon Sam Gribble, General Manager, Alternative Housing Community Sector Banking Jim Hardy, Senior Manager Simonds Group Kelvin Ryan, Managing Director APD Projects Brad Paddon, Director	Transcript283.84 KB
1.15 pm	Infoxchange David Spriggs, CEO	Transcript191.10 KB Presentation1.16 MB
1.45 pm	Kids Under Cover Sarah Davies, Board member; CEO of Philanthropy Australia  Jo Swift, CEO  Brittnie Stock-Lopez, former Kids Under Cover client	Transcript203.80 KB
2.30 pm	Homes for Homes/Big Issue Peter Danks, Advisor Tracy Longo, National Operations Manager, Homes for Homes	Transcript 215.21 KB Presentation1.36 MB
3.15 pm	Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation Dr Catherine Brown, CEO; Expert panel member, Social Impact Investment Taskforce, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Erin Dolan, Program Manager, Affordable Housing & Homelessness	Transcript209.88 KB

 
Tuesday 3 December 2019
Conference Room, Morwell Club, 136 Helen Street, Morwell

Time	Witness	Transcripts
10.15 am	Bass Coast Shire Council Chris Wightman, Coordinator Social and Community Planning Nina Barry-Macaulay, Senior Advocacy Officer, Bass Coast Shire Council	Transcript153.66 KB
11.00 am	The Orange Door Emma Dobson (Project Coordinator, Anglicare Victoria) Amelia Vincent (Advanced Family Violence Practice Leader, Quantum Support Services) Alicia Hudson (RAMP Coordinator, Quantum Support Services) Teressa Watt (Team Leader, Latrobe Community Health)	Transcript152.27 KB
11.45 am	Quantum Support Services Naomi Webb, Practice Leader - Advocacy and Support Cheryl Barnes, Manager Homelessness Services Nicole Larkin, Practice Leader - Homelessness and Support	Transcript314.41 KB
12.30 pm	Community Housing (Vic) Limited Courtney Eacott, Coordinator Homelessness Services, Gippsland Aleisha Olivier, Brief Intervention worker	Transcript163.39 KB
1.45 pm	Salvation Army Erin Price, State Manager, East Victoria Homelessness	Transcript142.64 KB
2.30 pm	Uniting Gippsland Heidi Hunter, Practice Leader, Client Services	Transcript143.37 KB
3.15 pm	Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA) Corey Harrison, Executive Manager Navinda Wickramasinghe, Team Leader – Youth Services	Transcript133.33 KB

Monday 2 December 2019
Lakes Room, Bairnsdale RSL, 2 Bairnsdale-Forge Creek Rd, Bairnsdale

Time	Witness	Transcripts
11.00 am	Gippsland & East Gippsland Aboriginal Co-operative Ltd Ryan Hedley, Manager Jamie Williamson, CEO Christofer Beal, Operations Manager	Transcript170.40 KB
11.45 am	Community Housing (Vic) Limited Robert Ashton, Initial Assessment and Planning Officer; Outreach Officer, Fulham Correctional Centre Sale Paula Healey, Private Rental Assistance Program worker	Transcript150.42 KB
12.30 pm	Gippsland East Local Learning & Employment Network Inc. Jane Ponting, Executive Officer	Transcript112.17 KB
1.00 pm	Allan T Coe, Wiradjuri, Eora, Yorta Yorta Elder	Transcript96.77 KB
1.30 pm	Gippsland Women’s Health Service Melanie Brown, Principal Strategic Advisor - Family Violence Chris McNamara, Gippsland Homelessness Network Coordinator	Transcript150.10 KB Presentation173.78 KB
2.15 pm	Gippsland Homelessness Network Chris McNamara, Gippsland Homelessness Network Coordinator	Transcript215.58 KB
3.00 pm	Salvation Army Captains David and Claire Jones	Transcript137.56 KB Presentation129.01 KB
3.30 pm	Orbost Regional Health Louise McCarthy, Director Primary and Community Services Kathy Woods, Housing Support Worker	Transcript122.46 KB
4.00pm	Gippsland Lakes Community Health Richard Evans, Family, Youth and Childrens Services Manager Donna Pendergast, Homelessness Support Program Case Manager	Transcript129.28 KB

Friday 22 November 2019
Legislative Council Committee Room (LCCR), Parliament House, East Melbourne

Time	Witness	Transcripts
9.30 am	RMIT University Professor Guy Johnson, Inaugural Unison Chair of Urban Housing and Homelessness	Transcript160.78 KB Presentation312.71 KB
10.15 am	Council to Homeless Persons Kate Colvin, Manager Policy & Communications	Transcript228.27 KB Presentation740.93 KB
11.00 am	Sacred Heart Mission Cathy Humphrey, CEO; Chair, Council to Homeless Persons Board	Transcript138.21 KB Presentation229.63 KB
11.45 am	Launch Housing & HomeGround Real Estate Bevan Warner, CEO Karren Walker, Manager - Entry Points	Transcript163.54 KB
1.15 pm	The Salvation Army Major Jenny Begent, National Head of Social Mission Livia Carusi, General Manager Homelessness Australia Shane Austin, General Manager Homelessness Victoria; Social Mission Coordinator Victoria	Transcript162.92 KB Presentation90.30 KB
2.00 pm	Justice Connect Samantha Sowerwine, Principal Lawyer, Homeless Law Cameron Lavery, Manager & Principal Lawyer, Homeless Law	Transcript226.57 KB
2.45 pm	Victorian Council of Social Service Emma King, CEO Karen Taranto, Policy Advisor	Transcript249.98 KB
3.30 pm	Aboriginal Housing Victoria Darren Smith, CEO Jenny Samms, Special Adviser Peter Jones, Senior Policy Officer	Transcript158.88 KB

Interim Report

Created: Tuesday, 25 June 2019 15:25

Last Updated: Thursday, 29 July 2021 14:23

The interim report was tabled in Parliament on 4 August 2020.

Inquiry into Homelessness in Victoria - Interim Report3.1 MB

Ms Fiona Patten, Chair of the Legislative Council Legal and Social Issues Committee, tables the interim report
of the Inquiry into Homelessness in Victoria. 

Interactive dashboard of survey results

A survey of submitters to the Legal and Social Issues Committee's Inquiry into Homelessness was conducted. The results are discussed in the Interim Report. 

An interactive dashboard of the survey results is accessible at the link below:

Homelessness inquiry survey data dashboard