Completed
Public hearings are completed.
Previous public hearings
Corrected transcripts and question on notice responses of these hearings are published below when finalised by the Committee.
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Wednesday 19 May 2021
Meeting Room G6, 55 Saint Andrews Place, East Melbourne, 3002
10:05 AM
Central Goldfields Shire Council Martin Collins, General Manager, Community Wellbeing City of Greater Bendigo Vicky Mason, Director, Health and Wellbeing Margaret O’Rourke, Mayor11:30 AM
Ballarat Community Health Warrick Davison, Assistant Senior Manager, Housing and Homelessness, Uniting Katrina Leehane, Manager, Youth, Family and Community Support Jane Measday, General Manager Social Support12:00 PM
Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation Rodney Carter, Group Chief Executive Officer Njernda Aboriginal Corporation Hazel Hudson, Family Services Manager1:45 PM
Sidney Myer Haven Rachel Gellatly, Executive General Manager Operations, North Haven; Home, Safe HeyVan Donna Gillard, General Manager Support Services North, Haven; Home, Safe Bendigo Winter Night Shelter Matthew Parkinson Terry Westaway, Deputy Project Coordinator and Chair elect -
Wednesday 9 September 2020
Meeting Room G6, 55 Saint Andrews Place, East Melbourne, 3002
10:45 AM
Victorian Public Tenants Association Katelyn Butterss, Manager, Policy and Communications11:30 AM
City of Melbourne Graham Porteous, Director, Strategic Projects Linda Weatherson, General Manager, Community and City Services Barney Wilson, Acting Team Leader City People, Executive Services1:15 PM
Victoria Police Assistant Commissioner Timothy Hansen, Service Delivery Transformation Command Ambulance Victoria Tony Walker, Chief Executive Officer2:15 PM
Grattan Institute Brendan Coates, Program Director, Household Finances3:15 PM
Victorian Department of Health and Human Services Sherri Bruinhout, Deputy Commander, COVID-19 Public Housing Response & Executive Director, Housing Pathways and Outcomes Housing Division Ben Rimmer, Director of Housing -
Thursday 13 August 2020
Meeting Room G6, 55 Saint Andrews Place, East Melbourne, 3002
10:00 AM
Loddon Mallee Homelessness Network Mellissa Edwards, Network Co-ordinator10:45 AM
Mildura Rural City Council Renée Ficarra, Community Development Officer Mark Jenkins, Manager Community Futures Mallee Haven; Home, Safe Trevor Gibbs, General Manager Mallee Accommodation and Support Service (MASP) Gary Simpson, Chief Executive Officer -
Wednesday 12 August 2020
Meeting Room G6, 55 Saint Andrews Place, East Melbourne, 3002
10:05 AM
Mind Australia Limited Sarah Pollock, Executive Director of Research and Advocacy Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, Victorian Branch Kerryn Rubin, Chair11:00 AM
Monash University Brian Vandenberg, Health Economist, School of Social Sciences1:30 PM
Office of the Public Advocate of Victoria Colleen Pearce, Public Advocate2:30 PM
Victorian Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders (VACRO) Sarah Hughes, Program Manager, ReConnect Marius Smith, Chief Executive Officer Magistrates' Court of Victoria Magistrate Pauline Spencer, Head, Specialist Courts Division -
Monday 27 July 2020
Parliament of Victoria, 55 St Andrews Pl, East Melbourne Vic, Australia , East Melbourne, 3002
4:00 PM
Y Foundation (Y-Säätiö) Juha Kaakinen, Chief Executive Officer Housing Finance and Development Centre of Finland Jarmo Linden, Director -
Tuesday 14 July 2020
Meeting Room G6, 55 Saint Andrews Place, East Melbourne, 3002
2:10 PM
Centre for Multicultural Youth Jemal Ahmet, Executive Manager Programs and Service Bec Lean, Program Manager, South East Youth Projects Melanie Raymond, Chair Melbourne City Mission Vicki Sutton, Chief Executive Officer3:15 PM
Mission Australia Kea Bamblett-Edwards Troy Crellin, Manager of Social Enterprises Nada Nasser, State Director4:15 PM
Youth Affairs Council Victoria Sebastian Antoine, Policy & Research Officer Cassandra Prigg -
Monday 13 July 2020
Meeting Room G6, 55 Saint Andrews Place, East Melbourne, 3002
10:00 AM
Barwon South West Homelessness Network Rebecca Callahan, Network Coordinator10:45 AM
South Western Centre Against Sexual Assault Mary Clapham, Manager Emma House Domestic Violence Services Ruth Isbel, Executive Officer11:45 AM
Bethany Community Support Betti Chapelle Bernadette McCartney, Executive Manager, Access, Support and Family Services,1:15 PM
The Geelong Project Max Broadley, Executive Director, Client Services, Barwon Child, Youth & Family Rebecca Glen, Project Coordinator, The Albury Project David Mackenzie, Director, Upstream Australia, and Associate Professor, University of South Australia Anne-Marie Ryan, Executive Officer, Geelong Region Local Learning and Employment Network Ken Stewart, Assistant Principal, Student Wellbeing, Geelong High School3:15 PM
Wellways Australia Rosalie Frankish, Housing Programs Coordinator, Victoria Kate Higgins, Regional Manager, Western Victoria4:00 PM
City of Greater Geelong Janice Lane, Manager, Healthy Communities Robyn Stevens, Director -
Thursday 2 July 2020
Meeting Room G6, 55 Saint Andrews Place, East Melbourne, 3002
10:00 AM
Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) Michael Fotheringham, Executive Director10:45 AM
Infrastructure Victoria Llewellyn Reynders, Team Leader, Policy and Strategy Jonathan Spear, Deputy Chief Executive & Chief Operating Officer11:30 AM
Council on the Ageing (COTA) Vic Tina Hogarth-Clarke, Chief Executive Officer Housing for the Aged Action Group Inc. Fiona York, Executive Officer1:15 PM
Castan Centre for Human Rights Law Kevin H Bell, Director Law Institute of Victoria Mel Walker, Criminal Law Section Co-Chair2:45 PM
Domestic Violence Victoria Alison Birchall, Acting Manager of the Policy Unit Alison Macdonald, Acting Chief Executive Officer Women's Property Initiatives Jeanette Large, Chief Executive Officer4:00 PM
Uniting Vic.Tas Bronwyn Pike, Chief Executive Officer Jenny Smith, Senior Manager of Homelessness Services, Uniting (Victoria and Tasmania). -
Wednesday 1 July 2020
Meeting Room G6, 55 Saint Andrews Place, East Melbourne, 3002
10:05 AM
Western Homelessness Network Sarah Langmore, Coordinator Zoe Vale, Chair10:45 AM
McAuley Community Services for Women Jocelyn Bignold, Chief Executive Officer Megan11:45 AM
Brimbank City Council Brook Quinn, Social Policy Officer, Community Planning & Advocacy Maribyrnong City Council Malcolm Roberts-Palmer, Senior Social Policy and Research Officer1:45 PM
Unison Housing Sue Grigg, Director Housing James King, Acting Chief Executive Officer -
Tuesday 23 June 2020
Meeting Room G6, 55 Saint Andrews Place, East Melbourne, 3002
10:00 AM
Southern Homelessness Services Network (SHSN) Ruth Gordon, Homelessness Network Coordinator, Southern Region10:45 AM
Bolton Clarke Julie Fry, Team Coordinator Karyn Gellie, Team Coordinator Mary-Anne Rushford, Manager, Homeless Persons Program11:30 AM
Towards Home & Frankston Rough Sleeper Initiative Lauren Crawford, Assertive Outreach, Program Manager, Getting Housing, Launch Housing Karren Walker, Group Manager - Entry Points, Launch Housing Amanda Williams, Service Manager12:45 PM
Mornington Peninsula Shire Council John Baker, Chief Executive Officer Casey City Council Nick Grant-Collins, Acting Coordinator Inclusion & Wellbeing, Frankston City Council Venita Mackinnon, Social and Community Planning City of Greater Dandenong Ashish Sitoula, Team Leader Community Advocacy2:30 PM
Wayss Sean Quigley, Manager Dandenong Homelessness Services Elizabeth Thomas, Chief Executive Officer3:15 PM
Brotherhood of St Laurence Emma Cull, Senior Manager, Service Development and Strategy, Youth Shelley Mallett, Director, Research & Policy Centre -
Wednesday 20 May 2020
Meeting Room G6, 55 Saint Andrews Place, East Melbourne, 3002
11:00 AM
The Salvation Army Shane Austin, State Manager Homelessness Victoria; Social Mission Coordinator Victoria Council to Homeless Persons Jenny Smith, Chief Executive Officer, Council to Homeless Persons St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Margaret Stewart, Executive Director Mission Launch Housing Bevan Warner, Chief Executive Officer -
Thursday 12 March 2020
The Quality Hotel Gateway Wangaratta, 29-37 Ryley Street, Wangaratta, 3677
9:30 AM
Rural City of Wangaratta Jamie Chubb, Director - Community Wellbeing10:15 AM
Women's Health Goulburn North East Amanda Kelly, Chief Executive Officer11:15 AM
Latrobe University Darran Stonehouse, Lecturer, Social Work, La Trobe University12:00 PM
NESAY (North East Support & Action For Youth Inc.) Claire Anderson, Community Services Manager Georgie Gray, Youth and Family Services Manager Leah Waring, CEO1:30 PM
Junction Support Services Michelle Fell, Client Services Manager Katharine Hodgens, Senior Manager3:15 PM
Community Comment - Wangaratta Michelle Harmer, Diversity Adviser, Hume Region Alliance Sue Ingleton, President, North East Multicultural Association Leah Mootoosamy, Community Outreach Support Worker, North East Multicultural Association Cassandra Pollock Kirstin Seaver -
Wednesday 11 March 2020
Connection, Midland Highway, Shepparton, 3630
9:30 AM
Brotherhood of St Laurence Joseph Borlagdan, Foyer Research and Evaluation Mark Cox, Foyer Practice Berry Street, Shepparton Youth Foyer Anita McCurdy, Education First Youth Foyer Manager Shepparton10:15 AM
Shadac Inc (The Cottage Shepparton) Rob Bryant, Founder Maria Hutchison, Director Timothy Ridgeway, Support Worker10:45 AM
The Bridge Youth Services Shepparton Renae Ford, Program Manager - Youth & Family Support Melinda Lawley, Chief Executive Officer11:30 AM
Greater Shepparton City Council Seema Abdullah, Mayor Kaye Thomson, Director Community12:15 PM
Primary Care Connect Shepparton Rebecca Lorains, Chief Executive Officer1:45 PM
Wintringham Specialist Aged Care Jane Barnes, Chief of Staff Bryan Lipmann, Chief Executive Officer Gayle Reece, Regional Community Care and Outreach Manager, Cresswick, Shepparton and Geelong2:15 PM
Berry Street Childhood Institute Janelle Graham, Lived Experience Consultant VincentCare Marie Murfet, Hub Manager, Hume Community Hub, Shepparton3:15 PM
Beyond Housing Laura Harris, Business Development Manager Catherine Jefferies, Client Services Manager4:00 PM
Community Comment - Shepparton Chris Blizzard Zafer Coskun Aaron Gilhooley, Operations Manager, The Cottage Kelly James Brenda Keenan, Project Coordinator, winter night shelter Allan Mitchell, allan.mitchell@magistratescourt.vic.gov.au Patricia Moran Kim O’Keeffe, City of Greater Shepparton Myles Peterson, Adviser to Suzanna Sheed Father Simon Robinson, Mooroopna Anglican Church Vicki Scott, Community Project Coordinator, Greater Shepparton Lighthouse Project Suzanna Sheed, Independent Member for Shepparton, Legislative Assembly -
Thursday 27 February 2020
LCLSIC, 10A Forum Way, Epping VIC, Australia, Epping, 3076
9:30 AM
Whittlesea Community Connections Emma Antonetti, Equity and Impact Manager Belinda Leon, Manager – Community Support10:00 AM
City of Whittlesea Carmen Faelis, Team Leader Social and Policy Planning Mitchell Shire Council Jo Wilson, Manager Community Strengthening11:00 AM
Berry Street (Northern Region), Eaglemont Office Leanne Roberts, Head of Public Policy and Media11:45 AM
WISHIN (Women's Information, Support and Housing in the North) Jade Blakkarly, Chief Executive Officer Elizabeth Morgan House Aboriginal Women’s Service Jo Doherty, Practice Lead1:00 PM
VincentCare Northern Community Hub Tony Clarke, Hub Manager, Northern Community Hub, Glenroy Grace Hyde, Manager, Initial Assessment and Planning team Quinn Pawson, Chief Executive Officer Paul Turton, General Manager, Homelessness Services Haven; Home, Safe Jo Smith, General Manager - Support Services South2:00 PM
Hope Street Youth and Family Services Donna Bennett, CEO Jennifer McAughtrie, Operations Manager3:15 PM
Victorian Aboriginal Community Services Association Ltd Julie Bamblett, Case Manager Karin Williams, Manager – Bert Williams Aboriginal Youth Services Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA) Tracey Brown, Senior Caseworker, Wilam Support Service Vickianne Purcell, Program Manager -
Wednesday 12 February 2020
Parliament of Victoria , Spring Street, Melbourne, 3004
9:15 AM
The HoMie Store Danielle Howe, Evaluations Manager Nicholas Pearce, Director9:45 AM
Hon. Wade Noonan, Executive Director, WoMEDA; Associate Director of Social Enterprise and Investment, RMIT University; Chair, JobsBank10:30 AM
Deakin University Nick Jahnecke, Teaching scholar, School of Architecture and Built Environment John O'Callaghan11:15 AM
Metricon Sam Gribble, General Manager, Alternative Housing PwC Australia Ross Hamilton, Partner Community Sector Banking Jim Hardy, Senior Manager Quest Apartment Hotels David Mansfield, Chief Operations Officer APD Projects Brad Paddon, Director Housing all Australians Robert Pradolin, Founder and Director Louise Rutten, Chair Simonds Group Kelvin Ryan, Managing Director1:45 PM
Kids Under Cover Sarah Davies, Board member; CEO of Philanthropy Australia Brittnie Stock-Lopez, former Kids Under Cover client Jo Swift, Chief Executive Officer2:30 PM
Homes for Homes Peter Danks, Advisor, The Big Issue Tracy Longo, National Operations Manager3:15 PM
Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation Catherine Brown, Chief Executive Officer, Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation, and Expert Panel Member, Social Impact Investment Taskforce, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Erin Dolan, Program Manager, Affordable Housing and Homelessness, Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation -
Tuesday 3 December 2019
Morwell Club, 136 Helen Street, Morwell, 3840
10:20 AM
Bass Coast Shire Council Nina Barry-Macaulay, Senior Advocacy Officer Chris Wightman, Coordinator Social and Community Planning11:00 AM
The Orange Door Emma Dobson, Project Coordinator, Anglicare Victoria Alicia Hudson, RAMP Coordinator, Quantum Support Services Amelia Vincent, Advanced Family Violence Practice Leader, Quantum Support Services Teressa Watt, Team Leader, Latrobe Community Health11:45 AM
Quantum Support Services Cheryl Barnes, Manager Homelessness Services Nicole Larkin, Practice Leader - Homelessness and Support Naomi Webb, Practice Leader - Advocacy and Support12:30 PM
Community Housing (Vic) Limited Courtney Eacott, Coordinator Homelessness Services, Gippsland Aleisha Olivier, Brief Intervention worker3:15 PM
Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA) Corey Harrison, Executive Manager Navinda Wickramasinghe, Team Leader – Youth Services -
Monday 2 December 2019
Bairnsdale RSL, 2 Forge Creek Road, Bairnsdale, 3875
11:00 AM
Gippsland & East Gippsland Aboriginal Co-operative Ltd Christofer Beal, Operations Manager Ryan Hedley, Manager Jamie Williamson, Chief Executive Officer11:45 AM
Community Housing (Vic) Limited Robert Ashton, Initial Assessment and Planning Officer; Outreach Officer, Fulham Correctional Centre Sale Paula Healey, Private Rental Assistance Program worker12:30 PM
Gippsland East Local Learning & Employment Network Inc. Jane Ponting, Executive Officer1:30 PM
Gippsland Women’s Health Service Melanie Brown, Principal Strategic Advisor - Family Violence Gippsland Homelessness Network Chris McNamara, Network Co-ordinator2:15 PM
Gippsland Homelessness Network Chris McNamara, Network Co-ordinator3:00 PM
The Salvation Army Captain Claire Jones Captain David Jones3:30 PM
Orbost Regional Health Louise McCarthy, Director Primary and Community Services Kathy Woods, Housing Support Worker4:00 PM
Gippsland Lakes Community Health Richard Evans, Family, Youth and Childrens Services Manager Donna Pendergast, Homelessness Support Program Case Manager -
Friday 22 November 2019
Legislative Council Committee Room, 1 Spring Street, Melbourne, 3000
9:30 AM
RMIT University Guy Johnson, Director, Unison Housing Research Lab10:15 AM
Council to Homeless Persons Kate Colvin, Manager, Policy & Communications11:00 AM
Sacred Heart Mission Cathy Humphrey, CEO, Sacred Heart Mission, and Chair, Council to Homeless Persons board11:45 AM
Launch Housing Karren Walker, Group Manager - Entry Points, Launch Housing Bevan Warner, Chief Executive Officer1:15 PM
The Salvation Army Shane Austin, State Manager Homelessness Victoria; Social Mission Coordinator Victoria Major Jenny Begent, National Head of Social Mission Livia Carusi, General Manager Homelessness Australia2:00 PM
Homeless Law, Justice Connect Cameron Lavery, Manager & Principal Lawyer, Homeless Law Samantha Sowerwine, Principal Lawyer2:45 PM
Victorian Council of Social Service Emma King, Chief Executive Officer Karen Taranto, Policy Advisor3:30 PM
Aboriginal Housing Victoria Peter Jones, Senior Policy Officer Jenny Samms, Special Adviser Darren Smith, Chief Executive Officer