Elizabeth Street Common Ground opened
On 17 August Melbourne's landmark Supportive Housing development, Elizabeth Street Common Ground, was officially opened by Premier John Brumby, Federal Housing Minister Tanya Plibersek, Victorian Housing Minister Richard Wynne, Grocon CEO Daniel Grollo, HomeGround Services CEO Stephen Nash and Yarra Community Housing Chairperson Linda Hoskins.
The event celebrated the contribution of all project partners and acknowledged the uniqueness of this one of a kind building.
Via a video future HomeGround tenant Suzie spoke of the damage done by a history of homelessness and her excitement at moving in to her new, permanent home.
Suppliers and sub-contractors who also contributed their goods and time, often at or below cost price, were also acknowledged.
Mr Nash said “Elizabeth Street Common Ground will show unequivocally that ending homelessness in Melbourne is possible through the combination of permanent housing and tailored support. That is the principle behind Supportive Housing and we are very happy to be here today with the Premier and our other partners to greet a new chapter for homelessness and housing services.
Elizabeth Street Common Ground is a partnership between HomeGround Services, Yarra Community Housing, the Victorian and Federal Governments, the Victorian Property Fund and Grocon. HomeGround will manage all on-site support services for Elizabeth Street Common Ground tenants.
Read HomeGround's media release.
Read the Premier's media release.
