Select Committee on Victoria Planning Provisions Amendments VC257, VC267 and VC274
Inquiry into Victoria Planning Provisions amendments VC257, VC267 and VC274
Report Tabled | The Committee tabled its Final Report on 13 May 2025.
Previous public hearings
Corrected transcripts of these hearings are published below when finalised by the Committee.
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Wednesday 30 April
9:00 AM
Liveable Moonee Valley Anne Ferris, Representative Mark Cassar Boroondara Heritage Group for Advocacy and Protection Christina Branagan Highett Progress Association Douglas Klein, President Boroondara Community Group Jane Oldham10:10 AM
YIMBY Melbourne Jonathan O'Brien, Lead Organiser Ethan Gilbert, Co-Lead Organiser Housing All Australians Daniel McKenna, Chief Executive Officer Robert Pradolin, Executive Director, Co-Founder11:10 AM
Municipal Association of Victoria Kat Panjari, Director Strategic Foresight and Partnerships James McLean, Planning and Sustainable Development Lead12:40 PM
Bayside City Council Matthew Cripps, Acting Chief Executive Officer Stonnington City Council Annaliese Battista, Director of Planning and Place Hannah McBride-Burgess, Manager City Futures Boroondara City Council Scott Walker, Director Urban Living Cr Sophie Torney, Mayor Whitehorse City Council Jeff Green, Director City Development2:20 PM
Casey City Council Kathryn Seirlis, Manager Growth and Investment Cr Stefan Koomen, Mayor Kingston City Council Jonathan Guttmann, General Manager, Planning and Place Moonee Valley City Brett Walters, Director Strategy and Planning Kate Murphy, Strategic Planner4:00 PM
Department of Transport and Planning Andrew McKeegan, Deputy Secretary, Planning and Land Services Colleen Peterson, Head of State Planning Victorian Planning Authority Justin O'Meara, Executive Director - Metropolitan Melbourne -
Tuesday 29 April
9:00 AM
Planning Institute of Australia Patrick Fensham, President Jane Keddie, Vice President Victorian Planning Environmental Law Association Mark Sheppard, Board President10:40 AM
Committee for Economic Development of Australia James Brooks, Economist Centre for Independent Studies Peter Tulip, Chief Economist11:25 AM
Victorian Trades Hall Council Danae Bosler, Assistant Secretary Tiarne Crowther, Lead Politics and Research Organiser1:35 PM
Property Council of Australia (Victoria Division) Andrea Towson, Partner Gadens, specialising in Planning and Environment Michael Meyer, Director Urbis Cath Evans, Executive Director Housing Industry Association (Victoria) Keith Ryan, Executive Director, Victoria Urban Development Institute Australia (Victoria) Linda Allison, Chief Executive Officer Oscar Stanley, General Manager – Strategic Partnerships, ABN Group, UDIA Director Ashley Williams, Founder Evolve Development, UDIA Immediate Past President3:10 PM
Grattan Institute Brendan Coates, Program Director, Housing and Economic Security Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Dr Michael Fotheringham, Managing Director -
Thursday 17 April
10:45 AM
Department of Transport and Planning Andrew McKeegan, Deputy Secretary, Planning and Land Services Colleen Peterson, Head of State Planning