Legislative Council Legal and Social Issues Committee

Inquiry into the redevelopment of Melbourne’s public housing towers

Conducting Public Hearings

The Committee will hold public hearings for this inquiry.

The current schedule is as follows:

- 22 July 2025
- 5 August 2025
- 6 August 2025

More information on the hearings will be provided here when available.

Upcoming public hearings

  • North Richmond Community Health, 23 Lennox Street, Richmond, 3121
    Witnesses and their timings will be published when final.

Previous public hearings

Corrected transcripts of these hearings are published below when finalised by the Committee.

  • Building, 2 Simmons Street, South Yarra, 3141

    10:00 AM

    Port Phillip City Council Mike Fisher, Manager City Planning and Sustainability Felicity Symons, Head of Strategic Planning
    Submission

    11:00 AM

    Southern Homelessness Services Network Ruth Gordon, Homelessness Network Coordinator - Southern Region Maurya Bourandanis, Member, SHSN and Port Phillip and Stonnington Zero Port Phillip and Stonnington Zero George Hatvani, Head of Systems Change and Advocacy, Launch Housing Veena Mishra, Chair
    PPSZ Submission SHSN submission

    12:45 PM

    Southside Justice Lloyd Murphy, Housing Justice Lead Jess Richter, Legal Director
    Submission

    1:30 PM

    Better Health Network (BHN) Sally Hoffmann, Director, Strengthening Communities and Social Impact Ian Symmons, Program Manager - Volunteers, Consumers and Connected Communities
    Presentation Submission Submission Attachment

    2:30 PM
    Public housing tower residents

    Heaven Waters John Lowndes
    HW Submission JL Submission

    3:00 PM

    South Yarra Public Tenants Association Incorporated Ana Rufatt-Ruiz, Chair
    Submission

    3:30 PM
    Public housing tower residents

    Janice McCall Dianne Chaucer Katrina Yurha

    4:15 PM

    Rev Jon Cox Teresa Warren
  • Djerring Flemington Hub (Flemington Community Centre), 25 Mount Alexander Road, Flemington, 3031

    10:00 AM

    Inner Melbourne Community Legal Louisa Bassini, Managing Lawyer Michelle Reynolds, Director of Policy and Advocacy Social Housing Legal Program Stephanie Price, Principal Lawyer, West Heidelberg Community Legal

    11:45 AM

    Moonee Valley Legal Service Ilo Diaz, Community Lead Barry Berih

    1:15 PM

    Carlton Housing Estates Residents Services Hamdi Ali, Secretary Church of All Nations Community Support & Carlton Neighbourhood Learning Centre Elle Morrell, Community Development Manager, Carlton Neighbourhood Learning Centre Ayan Mohamud, Food Security Coordinator, CAN Community Support

    2:00 PM

    Katherine Ceballos Ruth Eyakem Reem Yehdego

    2:45 PM

    Ka Wah Alamin Ramadan