Submissions

The Centre for Just Places engages in advocacy to address place-based inequities and injustice in Australia. We bring a social and ecological lens, inviting discussion on what action can be taken by governments, individuals, organisations and the community services sector within Australia to build a socially and ecologically just society. Read more about our calls to action.

Northern Territory Election Platform
- 19 July 2024
Our vision for the NT - ‘a fairer, more equal and sustainable future for all Territorians’. We believe Government should be partnering with community to achieve these priorities to help ensure a fairer, more equal and sustainable future for all Territorians. For a long time, a range of systems have worked against people facing generational…
Submission to the Inquiry into the Protections within the Victorian Planning Framework
- 11 April 2024
Our submission is based on our decades of experience working with people who are experiencing or have experienced homelessness, housing instability and housing stress, inappropriate or unsafe housing, as well as other forms of disadvantage. Through our work, we also witness how these populations are often most affected by ecological risks and threats, and least…
Community sector organisations call on incoming government to resource sector climate adaptation
- 20 October 2022
In the lead up to the 2022 Victorian election the Victorian Resilience Community of Practice, coordinated by the Centre, put forward a state election platform calling for strong climate action and urging the incoming Victorian Government to resource a range of measures to strengthen place-based climate adaptation and resilience.
Submission to Victoria’s emission reduction target for 2035
- 24 June 2022
Jesuit Social Services welcomed the opportunity to contribute to consultation on Victoria’s emissions reduction target for 2035. We note the importance of this consultation given that climate change is having unprecedented impacts on people and nature across every region of the globe, including Victoria.