Legislative Assembly Environment and Planning Committee

Inquiry into the supply of homes in regional Victoria

Conducting Public Hearings

Upcoming public hearings

  • Century Inn Traralgon, 5 Airfield Road, Traralgon, 3844

    10:00 AM

    Gippsland Homelessness Network Chris McNamara, Network Coordinator

    10:45 AM

    One Gippsland Nathan Hersey, Chair

    11:45 AM

    Caravan & Residential Parks Victoria Sam Cohen, President Rod Hearn, General Manager, Residential Parks Scott Parker, Chief Executive Officer

    12:30 PM
    Builder and Developer Panel

    Villawood Properties Pty Ltd Chris De Silva, Director of Mesh Planning  Julian Perez, General Manager Parklea Developments Pty Ltd Kubra Koch, Planning Consultant, URPS Jarrod Mills, General Manager  Luke Van Lambaart, Project Manager  G.J. Gardener Homes Warragul Lochlin Wall, Sales Manager

    1:50 PM

    Wilson Property Alan Whitty, Property Consultant

    2:20 PM

    Gippsland Family Violence Alliance Kim Adams, Principal Strategic Adviser Peta Speight, Chair

    3:05 PM
    Local Government Panel

    Wellington Shire Council To be confirmed East Gippsland Shire Council Chris Stephenson, General Manager, Place and Community Chris Wightman, Senior Planning Advisor

    3:55 PM

    Safe and Equal Jelena Djurdjevic, Executive Director, Research, Policy and Evidence  Quantum Leslie Smith, General Manager, Family Violence and Prevention

Previous public hearings

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

  • Mercure Ballarat Hotel & Convention Centre, 613 Main Road, Golden Point, 3350

    10:00 AM

    Housing All Australians (HAA) Dan Mckenna, Chief Executive Officer Robert Pradolin, Executive Director

    10:30 AM

    ARC Justice Rebecca Edwards, Director, Legal Services Damian Stock, Executive Officer

    11:30 AM

    Integra Group Nick Grylewicz, Director of Land Development G.J. Gardner Homes Ararat, Hamilton & Horsham Corey Heard, General Manager Bauenort Management Anton Pound, Director Hygge Property Joseph van Dyk, Director

    12:30 PM

    Bendigo Bank Marisa Dickins, Head of Retail Banking Dennis Teale, General Manager Retail Banking

    1:45 PM
    Local Community and Business Groups

    Commerce Ballarat Jack Dodd, Board Member, Commerce Ballarat and Director, JV Dodd Building Jodie Gillett, Chief Executive Officer Darren Trigg, Commerce Ballarat and Project Development Manager, Integra Group Wedderburn Lions Club Aged Care Sub Committee Jude Raftis, Chairperson Ric Raftis, Member

    3:15 PM
    Local Government Panel

    City of Ballarat Joanna Cuscaden, Executive Manager, Development Facilitation Natalie Robertson, Director Development and Growth Macedon Ranges Shire Rebecca Stockfeld, Director Planning and Environment Hepburn Shire Council Lenka Thompson, Housing Officer  Ron Torres, Director Development and Community
  • Hearing Room, 55 Saint Andrews Place, East Melbourne, 3002

    9:00 AM

    Department of Transport and Planning Colleen Peterson, Head of State Planning Dean Rochfort, Rochfort Acting CEO, Victorian Planning Authority David Sykes, Deputy Director Planning and Population Insight
    DTP Transcript Presentation

    10:00 AM

    Development Victoria Niall Cunningham, Acting Chief Executive Officer Nemesia Kennett, Acting Group Head, Housing
    Transcript Presentation

    11:00 AM

    Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Michael Fotheringham, Managing Director
    AHURI Transcript

    11:30 AM

    Women's Housing Ltd. Judy Line, Chief Executive Officer Daniel Milentijevic, Project Manager Kate Ogilvie, Operating Manager
    Women's Housing Ltd Transcript

    12:30 PM

    Urban Development Institute of Australia (Victoria) Linda Allison, Chief Executive Officer Brad Paddon, Member, Board of Directors Jack Vaughn, Director of Policy Planning Institute of Australia (Victoria) Patrick Fensham, President
    PIA Transcript UDIA Transcript UDIA Presentation

    1:15 PM

    Tenants Victoria Cameron Bloye, Director for Client Services and Deputy Chief Executive Officer Damien Patterson, Director of Policy, Advocacy and Engagement Marisa Pattison, Policy Advisor
    Tenants Victoria Transcript

    2:00 PM

    Homes Victoria Sherri Bruinhout, Executive Director, Homelessness and Housing Support Madeline Di Pietrantonio, Low Rise Construction, Acquisition and Divestment Simon Newport, Chief Executive Officer
    Homes Victoria Transcript Presentation

    2:45 PM

    Master Builders Victoria Stuart Allen, Board Director Caroline Speed, Director Policy & Industry Collaboration Housing Industry Association Keith Ryan, Executive Director Victoria
    HIA Transcript Master Builders Transcript

    3:30 PM

    Victorian Aboriginal Housing and Homelessness Forum Paul Michaels, Manager Darren Smith, Chief Executive Officer, Aboriginal Housing Victoria & Chair, Victorian Aboriginal Housing and Homelessness Forum Housing for the Aged Action Group (HAAG) Fiona York, Executive Officer
    HAAG Transcript VAHHF Transcript Victorian Aboriginal Housing and Homelessness Forum Presentation
  • Colac Otway Performing Arts & Cultural Centre, 95-97 Gellibrand Street, Colac, 3250

    10:45 AM

    Barwon Water Seamus Butcher, General Manager, Planning, Delivery & Environment Shaun Cumming, Managing Director Wannon Water Andrew Jeffers, Managing Director
    Barwon Water and Wannon Water transcript

    11:30 AM

    Associated Kiln Driers Shane Vicary, Chief Executive Officer
    AKD transcript Presentation

    12:15 PM

    Friends of Lorne Penny Hawe, President
    Friends of Lorne transcript Presentation

    2:00 PM

    FormFlow Matt Dingle, Managing Director and Co-Founder
    FormFlow transcript

    2:45 PM

    Victorian Forest Products Association Andrew White, Chief Executive officer
    Victorian Forest Products Association transcript

    3:45 PM

    WinAngLo Ken McDonald, Committee Member Michelle Stocks, Secretary
    WinAngLo transcript Presentation

    4:30 PM

    Colac Otway Shire Blaithin Butler, Manager Planning and Building Darren Rudd, , Acting Coordinator Statutory Planning Ian Seuren, General Manager Community and Economy Warrnambool City Council Brooke Love, Director of Community Development Rob Wandell, City Strategy Coordinator Surf Coast Shire Council Chris Pike, General Manager Placemaking and Environment Kate Sullivan, Manager Integrated Planning
    Local government panel transcript Surf Coast Shire Presentation