Public Hearing - West Perth WA, Tuesday 8 April 2008

Public Hearing - West Perth WA, Tuesday 8 April 2008

Start 8.45am
Venue Committee Room 2,
Legislative Assembly Committee Office
Address Level 1, 11 Harvest Terrace, West Perth, WA

8.45am–9.30am

Western Australian Government
Department of Housing and Works
Mrs Kerry Fijac, Deputy Director General, Housing

Department for Planning and Infrastructure
Ms Dorte Ekelund, Deputy Director General, Policy Group

Department of the Premier and Cabinet
Mr Michael Thorn, Director, Policy Division

Department of Treasury and Finance
Mr Neil Thomson, Assistant Director

9.30am–10.10am

Community Housing Coalition of WA
Mrs Lynne Evans, Chair
Mr Colin McClughan, Executive Officer
Mr Daniel Guise, Best Practice Unit Manager

10.10am–10.20am

Morning Tea

10.20am–11.00am

Shelter WA
Ms Bronwyn Kitching, Executive Officer
Ms Heidi Stewart, Research Manager

11.00am–11.40am

Real Estate Institute of Western Australia
Ms Anne Arnold, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Stewart Darby, Director, Policy and Research

11.40am–12.40pm

Housing and Urban Research Institute of Western Australia
Professor Fiona Haslam McKenzie, Executive Director
Dr Chris Birdsall-Jones, Research Fellow
Ms Veronica Rodenburg, Chief Executive Officer, Yaandina Family Centre Inc, Roebourne
Dr Steven Rowley, Senior Lecturer, School of Economics and Finance, Curtin University

12.40pm–1.20pm

Lunch

1.20pm–2.00pm

Urban Development Institute of Australia (Western Australian Division)
Mr Warwick Hemsley, President
Mr Victor Marcelino, Councillor
Mr Nigel Satterley, Member
Ms Debra Goostrey, Chief Executive Officer

2.00pm–2.40pm

Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia
Ms Amy Ruddock, Executive Officer, Northwest Region

2.40pm

Adjournment

For more information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Select Committee on Housing Affordability in Australia
Department of the Senate
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3540
Fax: +61 2 6277 5719
Email: housing.sen@aph.gov.au