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BSL & Good Shepherd Housing roundtable 12noon-3pm, Wed 13 May 2009 Final program An invitation to attend a … Housing roundtable 12noon-3pm, Wednesday 13 May 2009 at the Brotherhood of St Laurence, Fr Tucker’s room 67 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy The Brotherhood of St Laurence, Good Shepherd youth & family services, and the Housing Justice Roundtable have organised this roundtable to assist people to be as fully informed as possible and involved in the current housing debate. Many things are happening in housing and not everybody has the chance to keep abreast of changing events. There are challenges but also opportunities. Housing is a critical area but in a civil society solutions to be successful need to involve as many committed people as possible. One of the big questions is how can we make the most of this golden opportunity to house homeless people and people with disabilities, to accommodate an ageing population, and provide opportunities for families to establish themselves in decent, affordable housing? Housing that also needs to be linked with employment, support services and community infrastructure. Please join us to hear notable speakers and respondents for an information exchange and to debate these and other issues with academics, community housing and welfare colleagues, housing industry, business and government representatives. RSVP by 5 May 09 to Kristine Philipp, Office Manager, Research & Policy Centre, Brotherhood of St Laurence, [email protected] or phone 9483 1364. Convenors: Tony Nicholson, Executive Director, Brotherhood of St Laurence, Michael Yore, Director, and Barry Pullen, Policy & Research consultant, Good Shepherd youth & family services [email protected] A light lunch will be provided. 1 BSL & Good Shepherd Housing roundtable 12noon-3pm, Wed 13 May 2009 Final program Housing Roundtable 12noon-3pm, Wednesday 13 May 2009 at the Brotherhood of St Laurence, Fr Tucker’s room 67 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy Program 12noon Welcome & introduction by Brian Howe, Chair of the Disability Housing Trust, DHS & Professorial Associate, Centre for Public Policy, University of Melbourne Panel speakers 12.10pm Tony Nicholson, Executive Director, Brotherhood of St Laurence and Chair, Federal Government Homelessness Steering Committee Housing stimulus package & opportunities for social inclusion 12.30pm Professor Julian Disney, Director, Social Justice Project, Faculty of Law, University of NSW Public - private housing and jobs 12.50pm Richard Wynne MP, Minister for Housing, Local Government & Aboriginal Affairs Future implications and the Victorian position Respondents 1.15pm Kate Colvin, Policy and Public Affairs Manager , VCOSS 1.30pm Michael Lennon, CEO, Housing Choices Australia 1.45pm Tony Dalton, Professor of Urban & Social Policy , RMIT 2pm Discussion and questions to the panel and respondents 2.30pm Wrap-up & ideas for the future Attendance list is overleaf… 2 BSL & Good Shepherd Housing roundtable 12noon-3pm, Wed 13 May 2009 Final program Attendance list Name Title, position & email (chair, panel speakers & organisation respondents) 1. Brian Howe (chair) Chair of the Disability [email protected] Housing Trust, DHS & Professorial Associate, Centre for Public Policy, University of Melbourne 2. Tony Nicholson Executive Director, [email protected] Brotherhood of St c/- Laura, EA Laurence [email protected] 3. Richard Wynne MP Minister for Housing, c/- Mandy, PA Local Government & Mandy.D'[email protected] Aboriginal Affairs ov.au 4. Julian Disney Professor & Director, [email protected] Social Justice Project, [email protected] Faculty of Law, UNSW 5. Kate Colvin Policy and Public Affairs [email protected] Manager , VCOSS 6. Michael Lennon CEO, Housing Choices [email protected] Australia PA: Deborah [email protected] 7. Tony Dalton Professor of Urban & [email protected] Social Policy, Global Studies, Social Science & Planning, RMIT University Participants (A-Z surname) 8. Peter Andrews Housing Manager, Social [email protected] Housing Victoria 9. Toby Archer Policy & Liaison, Tenants [email protected] Union Victoria 10. Jane Barnes Manager, Adult Services, [email protected] Salvation Army .org 11. Tony Barnett Research & Policy [email protected] Manager, Brotherhood of St Laurence 12. Chris Chamberlain Assoc. Professor & [email protected] 3 BSL & Good Shepherd Housing roundtable 12noon-3pm, Wed 13 May 2009 Final program Director, Centre for Applied Social Research, RMIT 13. Ray Cleary CEO, Anglicare Victoria [email protected] EA: sophie.fetherstonhaugh@anglica revic.org.au 14. Margaret Crawford Director of Housing and [email protected]. Executive Director au Housing and Community Building, DHS 15. Mark Dall Director National Building PA: Elke & Jobs Planning, DHS [email protected] 16. Preeti Daga Community Housing Ltd [email protected] 17. Erica Flentje A/Manager, Research & [email protected] Policy, Hanover Welfare Services 18. Greg Flynn General Manager, [email protected] SouthEast Housing Co-operative Ltd. 19. Janet Goodwin Manager, South Port [email protected] Community Housing Group Inc 20. Ainslie Hannan Electoral Officer, Federal [email protected] Member for Melbourne 21. David Hayward Professor & Dean, [email protected] Faculty of Business and PA: Enterprise, Swinburne [email protected] University 22. Heather Holst A/Manager, [email protected] Homelessness Policy and Partnership Development Housing & Community Building, DHS 23. Michael Horn Senior Manager, [email protected] Research & Policy Centre, Brotherhood of St Laurence 24. Bishop Philip Huggins Chair, Brotherhood of St c/- Susan, PA Laurence Board [email protected]. com.au 25. Kath Hulse Director, Swinburne- [email protected] 4 BSL & Good Shepherd Housing roundtable 12noon-3pm, Wed 13 May 2009 Final program Monash Research Centre, AHURI 26. Kate Incerti Team Leader, Housing & [email protected] Homelessness, City of Port Phillip 27. Helen Kimberley Research & Policy [email protected] Manager, Brotherhood of St Laurence 28. Myra Kitchenman Yarra Community [email protected] Housing 29. Peter Lake Homelessness services, [email protected] Office of Housing, DHS 30. Jeanette Large Director, Victorian [email protected] Women’s Housing Association Ltd 31. Rob Leslie CEO, Yarra Community [email protected] Housing 32. Alison McClelland Executive Director, [email protected] Strategic Policy, u Research & Forecasting, c/- Shannon, PA DPCD [email protected] 33. Jac Nancarrow Homeless Support [email protected] Services, DHS 34. Stephen Nash CEO, Home Ground [email protected] 35. Claire Nyblom General Manager [email protected] Homelessness Services Melbourne Citymission 36. Mark O’Brien CEO, Tenants Union of [email protected] Victoria 37. Cr Frank O’Connor Mayor, City of Port Phillip [email protected] PA:Barbara [email protected] 38. Laurel Papamihail Tenancy Team Leader [email protected] SASHS Western 39. Sharon Paten CEO, Aboriginal Housing [email protected] Victoria 40. Kristine Philipp Office Manager, [email protected] (Coordinator & scribe) Research & Policy Centre, Brotherhood of St Laurence 41. Brian Pound Executive Officer, [email protected] Community Housing Federation of Victoria 42. Rhonda Pryor CEO, Ringwood Area [email protected] Lions Aged Care 5 BSL & Good Shepherd Housing roundtable 12noon-3pm, Wed 13 May 2009 Final program (RALAC) 43. Barry Pullen Policy & Research [email protected] consultant, Good Shepherd youth & family services 44. Paul Smyth Professor of Social Policy [email protected] & General Manager, Research & Policy Centre, Brotherhood of St Laurence 45. Marcus Spiller Director, SGS Economics [email protected] and Planning 46. Gary Spivak Housing Development [email protected] Officer, City of Port Phillip 47. Eloise Tregonning Hanover Welfare [email protected] Services u.au 48. Anne Turley CEO, Melbourne [email protected] Citymission PA: [email protected] 49. Jim Williamson Community Services, [email protected] Brotherhood of St Laurence 50. David Wright-Howie CEO, Council of [email protected] Homeless Persons Victoria 6 .