Community Support and Services Committee
Social housing study tour 7 – 10 June 2022
Itinerary
Date Activity Communication/details
Tuesday 7 June 2022 Travel from Brisbane to Sydney or other personal arrangements
Travel to New South Wales Department of Planning & Environment by taxi
Department of Planning and Environment, Cleveland Street, Strawberry Hills
Meeting and briefings:
8:50am
Department of Planning and Environment
Department of Communities and Justice
Sites visits:
55 Walker Street, Redfern
Belmore Park, Hay Street, Haymarket
586 Mowbray Road, Lane Cove
8.50am – 2.00pm
Office of the Deputy Secretary, Homes
Travel to Mosman by taxi 2.30pm
1 Alexander Avenue, Mosman
Site visit:
Mosman House, Women’s Community Shelters
3.00pm – 4.00pm
Overnight in Sydney
Date Activity Communication/details
Wednesday 8 June 2022
Travel to Glebe by taxi
8.45am
Corner Elger and Cowper Streets, Glebe
Presentation and site visit:
Bridge Housing
Elger Street and Cowper Street senior’s social housing units, Glebe
9:00 am – 11:00am
Travel to NSW Parliament by taxi
11.00am
NSW Parliament
6 Macquarie Street, Sydney
Meeting, working lunch and Question Time:
NSW Legislative Assembly Community Services Committee
11.30am – 2.00pm
Travel Sydney to Melbourne
Overnight in Melbourne
Date Activity Communication/details
Thursday 9 June 2022 Breakfast Meeting:
CEO, BlueCHP housing
7.30am – 8.30am
Walk to office of Homes Victoria 50 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
Meeting and briefings:
9:00 am Homes Victoria
Briefing on Homes Victoria vision and long- term strategy, Big Housing Build, growing social and affordable housing, Aboriginal housing and self determination
Briefing on community housing and the Ground Lease Model
Briefing on Homelessness to a Home program, Homes for Families
8.45am – 11.30am
Walk to Parliament of Victoria 11.35am 55 Spring Street, Melbourne
Meeting and briefings and Question Time:
Parliament of Victoria
12.00pm: Legislative Council, Question time, acknowledgement of committee by the President.
Briefing
12.30pm – 1.00pm: Committee Manager, Legislative Council Legal and Social Issues Committee, Parliament of Victoria, briefing on the Inquiry into Homelessness In Victoria
Working lunch meeting
1.00pm – 2.00pm: Legislative Council Legal and Social Issues Committee at Parliament House, Melbourne
12.00pm – 2.00pm
Travel to Fitzroy North by taxi 2.05pm 125/127 Scotchmer Street, Fitzroy North
Site visit:
2.30pm Aboriginal housing project, Reservoir
Meeting and briefing:
3.30pm Aboriginal Housing Victoria, Fitzroy North
2.30pm – 4.30pm
Overnight in Melbourne
Date Activity Communication/details
Friday 10 June 2022
Travel to Greater Melbourne region - Dandenong, Pakenham - by charter minibus service
8.30am – 9.30am
Meeting/presentation: 9.30am WAYSS: Advantaged Thinking framework for working with young people
Site visit:
10.00am WAYSS Emergency Youth Accommodation (Dandenong)
Travel Dandenong to Pakenham
Site visit:
11.00am WAYSS Step Ahead Youth Foyer (Pakenham)
9.30am – 12.00pm
26 Potter Street, Dandenong
Travel to Brunswick by charter minibus service 12.45pm – 2.15pm
1/6 Florence Street, Brunswick
Site visit:
Nightingale 1 and Nightingale Village
2.30pm – 3.45pm
Study tour ends
Travel from Melbourne to Brisbane or other personal arrangements