A record of formal public statements issued by the Save Public Housing Collective in response to key events affecting public housing residents and Indigenous land rights in Victoria - including the 2020 tower lockdowns, the destruction of sacred Djab Wurrung land, and subsequent government accountability processes. These statements are preserved here as part of SPHC's historical record.
In March 2024, 12 community organisations and three councillors called on Premier Allan to halt the demolition of Melbourne's 44 public housing towers. They demanded an independent review of refurbishment, a guaranteed right of return for residents, and a formal apology.
SPHC condemns the Victorian Government's destruction of sacred Djab Wurrung trees and stands with the Djab Wurrung Heritage Protection Embassy and all First Nations peoples fighting for justice on their lands.
SPHC's 2020 submission urging the Ombudsman to widen its investigation beyond 33 Alfred St to all nine locked-down towers. It examines the police-first response, the lack of support for residents, and whether their human rights were breached.
SPHC's 2020 statement on the racial politics behind Melbourne's tower lockdown and public housing redevelopment. It shows how renewal programs displace diverse communities, shut out larger families, and deepen the privatisation of unceded land.
Released the day the towers were locked down, SPHC's statement condemns the police-led detention of 3,000 residents in Flemington and North Melbourne. It demands a care-based public health response instead.
