Blood-stained Corruption: South Melbourne's Park Towers

Описание: The Victorian government has long neglected the Park Street public housing towers. This has manifested in low housing quality, high crime and low standard of living. This is underpinned by a lack of consultation and connection with the community. Recent decisions made by the government to demolish said towers reflect such a disconnect. While the towers are increasingly derelict due to low recurrent spending, they still provide stable and affordable housing to the most vulnerable who need it. The Victorian government’s attitude is antithetical to the public good provided by the Park Street housing towers.

The information provided in this video is either publicly known and documented facts, testimony from inquiries and court hearings, or opinions derived from personal experiences. All claims pertaining to the Park Towers Community Pantry, Troy Matthews and Better Health Network are presented as strictly opinion derived from circumstantial evidence and interviews with individuals.

Jordan* is a cover name given to the tenant interviewed who wanted to remain completely anonymous.

0:00-2:07 Introduction
2:07-5:10 History of Park Towers
5:10-7:01 The Previous Mob
7:01-11:28 Crime Crisis
11:28-19:32 Maintenance And Cleaning Failures
19:32-22:35 Culture of Silence and Intimidation
22:35-28:23 Martin Foley
28:23-35:27 Department of Families, Fairness & Housing
35:27-40:46 Better Health Network
40:46-50:10 Open Corruption and Violence
50:10-53:19 Summary and Conclusion
53:19-54:16 Credits

Park Towers Tenant Management: https://parktowersinc.weebly.com/

script and sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1x...

Over the course of producing this video, Nina Taylor MP, Harriet Shing MP, Josh Burns MP, the City of Port Phillip, the Park Towers Community Pantry, the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission and the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission have all been contacted for comment on the allegations made. Most ignored the questions raised, and the ones that did reply either weren't concerned or outright dismissed the problems discussed.