Legislative Council Legal and Social Issues Committee
Inquiry into the redevelopment of Melbourne’s public housing towers
Report Tabled | The Committee tabled its Final Report on 2 December 2025.
The Committee has completed its public hearings for this Inquiry.
Details about previous hearings can be found in the tabs below.
Previous public hearings
Corrected transcripts of these hearings are published below when finalised by the Committee.
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Wednesday 6 August 2025
Federation Room, Parliament House, Spring Street East Melbourne, Parliament Place, Spring Street , East Melbourne, 30029:45 AM
Tenants Victoria Damien Patterson, Director of Policy, Advocacy and Engagement Victorian Public Tenants Association Katelyn Butterss, Chief Executive Officer11:30 AM
Community Housing Industry Association Victoria Sarah Toohey, Chief Executive Officer12:30 PM
Australian Institute of Architects Stephanie Bullock, Architect, AIA Victorian Chapter President and Sustainable Architecture Committee Chair Gavin Salt, Architect and Engineer Jacinda Sadler Architects Jacinda Sadler, Architect2:00 PM
Department of Families, Fairness and Housing Peta McCammon, Secretary Simon Newport, Chief Executive Officer, Homes Victoria Dannii de Kretser, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Homes Victoria Martin McCurry, Executive Director, Asset Management -
Tuesday 5 August 2025
Federation Room, Parliament House, Spring Street East Melbourne, Parliament Place, Spring Street , East Melbourne, 30029:00 AM
OFFICE Simon Robinson, Managing Director and Architect Steve Mintern, Managing Director and Landscape Architect10:00 AM
Law Institute of Victoria Dr 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 Delaram Ansari, Research, Advocacy and Policy Manager Arundhathi Lekshmi, Research, Advocacy and Policy Officer2:00 PM
Housing for the Aged Action Group Fiona York, Executive Officer2:45 PM
Save Public Housing Collective Kerrie Byrne Clare Hanson3:45 PM
Renters and Housing Union Harry Millward, General Secretary Jordan van den Lamb, Member4:15 PM
44 Flats United R-Coo Tran, Founder and Leader Diirshe Mohamed, Core Organiser Alicia Lay, Member Organiser Kylie Peterson, Member Organiser -
Tuesday 22 July 2025
North Richmond Community Health, 23 Lennox Street, Richmond, 312110:45 AM
Fitzroy Legal Service Hamish McLachlan, Chief Executive Officer Dr Sebastian Sharp, Acting Manager, Policy, Advocacy and Projects11:45 AM
Australian Vietnamese Women's Association Nicky Chung, Chief Executive Officer -
Tuesday 1 July 2025
Building, 2 Simmons Street, South Yarra, 314110:00 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 Communities2:30 PM
Heaven Waters John Lowndes
Public housing tower residents3:00 PM
South Yarra Public Tenants Association Incorporated Ana Rufatt-Ruiz, Chair -
Tuesday 24 June 2025
Djerring Flemington Hub (Flemington Community Centre), 25 Mount Alexander Road, Flemington, 303110:00 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