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1324th Ordinary General Meeting and Open Lecture of the Royal Society of NSW — 7 August 2024
“Our Housing Crisis: Dissolving Barriers and Delivering Solutions”
Medy Hassan OAM FRSN, Founder and Managing Director, Haus Holdings and
Panellists: Rebecca Pinkstone, Sue Cripps, Wilhelm Harnisch, and Adrian Harrington
https://royalsoc.org.au/blog/1324th-ogm-and-open-lecture
The presentation commences at 01:13
Timing Marks:
00:00:00 Introductions: Emeritus Professor Peter Shergold AC FRSN FASSA, Vice-President, Royal Society of NSW
00:01:13 Panel Session: Medy Hassan, Rebecca Pinkstone, Sue Cripps, Wilhelm Harnisch, and Adrian Harrington
00:55:33 Q&A session: moderated by Medy Hassan
01:16:05 Vote of Thanks: Emeritus Professor Peter Shergold
01:18:14 Meeting Close
Summary
The housing crisis in Australia, including social and affordable housing, has reached a critical level, posing significant challenges for all. The soaring property prices, rapid population growth, and limited investment in social housing are key contributing factors to this crisis. Governments and social entrepreneurs have attempted to address issues such as comprehensive reviews of housing policies, increased investment in social housing, sustainable urban development, and measures to curb speculative investment are crucial.
The evening's debate will provide an opportunity to identify possible solutions and pathways to overcome such barriers through the lens of a diverse panel of speakers including investment and industry, an insight into the independent housing authority, the social and homeless sectors, and crisis accommodation.
The debate, to be facilitated by Medy Hassan, will bring together diverse perspectives through an expert panel comprising:
* Rebecca Pinkstone, the inaugural Chief Executive of Homes NSW, a new division within the Department of Communities and Justice. Homes NSW is responsible for system stewardship across the affordable, social and homelessness sectors to ensure the delivery of more homes and better services for the community;
* Sue Cripps, the Assistant Director (Housing and Service Development) at the Women's Community Shelters, who will provide important insights into the impacts of the 'housing crisis' through examples of homelessness, innovation to create transitional housing options and crisis accommodation.
* Wilhelm Harnisch, an economist and past National CEO of the Master Builders Association and Investment Committee Chair, who will provide an investment and industry delivery perspective;
* Adrian Harrington, a funds management and institutional investment specialist and past Chair of the National Housing and Finance Investment Corporation, now known as Housing Australia—an independent national housing authority that works with the private sector, community housing providers, and all levels of government to facilitate and deliver programs to help access social and affordable housing and or to buy a home.
1324th Ordinary General Meeting and Open Lecture of the Royal Society of NSW — 7 August 2024
“Our Housing Crisis: Dissolving Barriers and Delivering Solutions”
Medy Hassan OAM FRSN, Founder and Managing Director, Haus Holdings and
Panellists: Rebecca Pinkstone, Sue Cripps, Wilhelm Harnisch, and Adrian Harrington
https://royalsoc.org.au/blog/1324th-ogm-and-open-lecture
The presentation commences at 01:13
Timing Marks:
00:00:00 Introductions: Emeritus Professor Peter Shergold AC FRSN FASSA, Vice-President, Royal Society of NSW
00:01:13 Panel Session: Medy Hassan, Rebecca Pinkstone, Sue Cripps, Wilhelm Harnisch, and Adrian Harrington
00:55:33 Q&A session: moderated by Medy Hassan
01:16:05 Vote of Thanks: Emeritus Professor Peter Shergold
01:18:14 Meeting Close
Summary
The housing crisis in Australia, including social and affordable housing, has reached a critical level, posing significant challenges for all. The soaring property prices, rapid population growth, and limited investment in social housing are key contributing factors to this crisis. Governments and social entrepreneurs have attempted to address issues such as comprehensive reviews of housing policies, increased investment in social housing, sustainable urban development, and measures to curb speculative investment are crucial.
The evening's debate will provide an opportunity to identify possible solutions and pathways to overcome such barriers through the lens of a diverse panel of speakers including investment and industry, an insight into the independent housing authority, the social and homeless sectors, and crisis accommodation.
The debate, to be facilitated by Medy Hassan, will bring together diverse perspectives through an expert panel comprising:
* Rebecca Pinkstone, the inaugural Chief Executive of Homes NSW, a new division within the Department of Communities and Justice. Homes NSW is responsible for system stewardship across the affordable, social and homelessness sectors to ensure the delivery of more homes and better services for the community;
* Sue Cripps, the Assistant Director (Housing and Service Development) at the Women's Community Shelters, who will provide important insights into the impacts of the 'housing crisis' through examples of homelessness, innovation to create transitional housing options and crisis accommodation.
* Wilhelm Harnisch, an economist and past National CEO of the Master Builders Association and Investment Committee Chair, who will provide an investment and industry delivery perspective;
* Adrian Harrington, a funds management and institutional investment specialist and past Chair of the National Housing and Finance Investment Corporation, now known as Housing Australia—an independent national housing authority that works with the private sector, community housing providers, and all levels of government to facilitate and deliver programs to help access social and affordable housing and or to buy a home.
