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.
More information on the hearings will be provided here when available.
Upcoming public hearings
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Wednesday 6 August
Federation Room, Parliament House, Spring Street East Melbourne, Parliament Place, Spring Street , East Melbourne, 3002Witnesses and their timings will be published when final.
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Tuesday 5 August
Federation Room, Parliament House, Spring Street East Melbourne, Parliament Place, Spring Street , East Melbourne, 3002
9:00 AM
OFFICE Simon Robinson, Managing Director and Architect Steve Mintern, Managing Director and Landscape Architect10:00 AM
Law Institute of Victoria Bill Swannie, Member, Human Rights Committee Anne Nielsen, Member, Property Law Committee The Honourable Kevin Bell AO KC11:15 AM
Housing@RMIT Dr David Kelly, Research Fellow Dr Iris Levin, Senior Lecturer, Sustainability and Urban Planning Dr Akvan Gajanayake, Lecturer, Project Management Dr Salman Shooshtarian, Senior Lecturer12:00 PM
The Retrofit Lab Associate Professor Rory Hyde Professor Brendon McNiven12:45 PM
Multicultural Centre For Women's Health Arundhathi Lekshmi, Research, Advocacy and Policy Officer Delaram Ansari, Research, Advocacy and Policy Officer3:45 PM
Renters and Housing Union Harry Milward, General Secretary Jordan van der Lamb, Member4:15 PM
44 Flats United R-Coo Tran Dijrshe Mohamed
Previous public hearings
Corrected transcripts of these hearings are published below when finalised by the Committee.
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Tuesday 22 July
North Richmond Community Health, 23 Lennox Street, Richmond, 3121
10:45 AM
Fitzroy Legal Service Hamish McLachlan, Chief Executive Officer Dr Sebastian Sharp, Acting Manager, Policy, Advocacy and Projects2:00 PM
Sahra Aden3:30 PM
David Fidel4:00 PM
Grace Bell -
Tuesday 1 July
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 Planning11:00 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, Chair12:45 PM
Southside Justice Lloyd Murphy, Housing Justice Lead Jess Richter, Legal Director1:30 PM
Better Health Network (BHN) Sally Hoffmann, Director, Strengthening Communities and Social Impact Ian Symmons, Program Manager - Volunteers, Consumers and Connected Communities3:30 PM
Janice McCall Dianne Chaucer Katrina Yurha
Public housing tower residents4:15 PM
Rev Jon Cox Teresa Warren -
Tuesday 24 June
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 Legal1:15 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