Jo Cannington

Jo has a specialised competency in the development of housing and social policy blending expertise in community needs assessments, community wellbeing indicators, social impact, design, consultation and facilitation. Her professional expertise spans 20 years, in private consultancy and working within local state and international contexts. Jo is known for being a creative and passionate leader. She is currently the Manager of Affordable Housing at City of Melbourne. Jo is deeply committed to delivering innovative and human centric solutions to the housing crisis.

Wominjeka (Welcome). We acknowledge the Yaluk-ut Weelam as the traditional custodians of the land on which we meet. Yaluk-ut Weelam means ‘people of the river camp’ and is connected with the coastal land at the head of Port Phillip Bay, extending from the Werribee River to Mordialloc. The Yaluk-ut Weelam are part of the Boon Wurrung, one of the five major language groups of the greater Kulin Nation. We pay our respects to the land, their ancestors and their elders—past, present and to the future.