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.

SPHC's 2020 call to put public housing at the centre of Victoria's COVID-19 recovery. It asks the Government to refurbish vacant homes, halt the Renewal Program, stop selling public land, and strengthen protections for all renters.