Jane Barnes
Chief of Staff
Wintringham
Jane is the Chief of Staff at Wintringham a specialist provider of housing and aged care to older people with experiences of homelessness. Jane has worked in the homelessness sector for more than 30 years and has extensive experience in service design and management, system reform, policy development and advocacy. Jane was deeply involved in the redevelopment and subsequent closure of Melbourne’s night shelters in the 1990’s, and is passionate about the need to continually work to improve service options for people experiencing homelessness. Jane has been a member of Ministerial Advisory Committees on Homelessness and Mental Health at both Commonwealth and State levels and is a past Chair of the Council to Homeless Persons Victoria.
SESSIONS
Day 1
2:25
Transforming emergency accommodation
Moderator: Jane Barnes, Chief of Staff, Wintringham
Safe Step’s Sanctuary: Evaluation and expansion
Dr Chelsea Tobin, Chief Executive Officer, Safe Steps Family Violence Response Centre
Beyond Shelter: The Power of Supported Temporary Accommodation
Sarah Kingsbeer, Regional Manager, Bridge
Day 2
11:20
Panel: Supportive housing: Joining up policy to address persistent homelessness
People experiencing persistent homelessness often have complex needs that intersect with disability, mental health, family violence, child and youth services, and aged care. With major reforms underway in aged care and disability — and growing government interest in supportive housing — this panel explores how the homelessness sector can leverage these shifts to deliver housing and support that lasts.
How can we tap into funding and policy beyond the homelessness portfolio to meet people’s full support needs? And how do we mitigate the risks of reform to ensure no one falls through the cracks?
Moderator: Gemma Pinnell, Principal, Right Lane Consulting
Danielle McAllister, Deputy Director-General, Policy, Performance and First Nations, Department of Housing and Public Works
Karen Walsh, Interim Chief Executive Officer, Community Housing Industry Association
Jane Barnes, Chief of Staff, Wintringham
Sue Pope, Chief Executive Officer, Common Ground Australia
Kate Colvin, Chief Executive Officer, Homelessness Australia