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SUMMARY:Workshop: Introduction to the ACT Budget\, how to
read it and some advice for writing submissions
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:This wo
rkshop provides an overview of the ACT budget proc
esses and supports our members to be able to navig
ate key documents and write budget submissions.
\n \n
\n We will first cover a broad ove
rview of how public sector budgets work by steppin
g through the politics of budget-making and the ro
le of key actors in creating it. This includes the
different roles and priorities of politicians and
public servants in crafting a budget. We will the
n work through how the budget is structured\, with
some practical advice for reading and understandi
ng the different documents that end up in the budg
et.
\n \n
\n The second half of the wo
rkshop works through the practical elements of dev
eloping a budget submission by breaking down how p
olicies make it into a budget. This includes looki
ng at the timeline for the development of budget p
roposals\, what the public sector and government c
over in their internal submissions and some practi
cal notes on writing budget submissions.
\n
\n About the facilitator: <
br />\n Dr Jacob Priergaard a social policy resear
cher who joined ACTCOSS in June 2025. Jacob began
his career in the Australian Public Service\, work
ing on social security and then health policy. Whi
le in the public service\, he worked on a variety
of social policies and programs including the impl
ementation of the Child Care Subsidy\, developing
more humane compliance policies in the aftermath o
f Robodebt\, and supporting international engageme
nt on climate change and health. Jacob was the Dir
ector of safety and quality in healthcare during t
he early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic before mo
ving to the Crawford School of Public Policy at AN
U to undertake a PhD.
\n \n Pricing
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n \n \n \n |
\n Member pric
e \n | \n \n $100.00 \n | \n
\n \n | \n Non-Member price \n | \n \n $150 \n
| \n
\n \n | \n Government Employee pri
ce \n | \n \n $250 \n | \n
\n
\n
\n \n *all prices exclude G
ST
\n \n ACTCOSS may be able to reduce or
waive fees for consumer representatives\, people
experiencing disadvantage or small community organ
isations. Please contact ACTCOSS and we’ll do our
best to offer support to participate.
\n
\n Read the training cancellation and re
fund policy here and the privacy policy here.<
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DESCRIPTION:This workshop provides an overview of the ACT budg
et processes and supports our members to be able t
o navigate key documents and write budget submissi
ons.\n \n \n \n \n \n We will first cover a broad
overview of how public sector budgets work by step
ping through the politics of budget-making and the
role of key actors in creating it. This includes
the different roles and priorities of politicians
and public servants in crafting a budget. We will
then work through how the budget is structured\, w
ith some practical advice for reading and understa
nding the different documents that end up in the b
udget.\n \n \n \n \n \n The second half of the wor
kshop works through the practical elements of deve
loping a budget submission by breaking down how po
licies make it into a budget. This includes lookin
g at the timeline for the development of budget pr
oposals\, what the public sector and government co
ver in their internal submissions and some practic
al notes on writing budget submissions.\n \n \n \
n About the facilitator: \n \n Dr Jacob Priergaard
a social policy researcher who joined ACTCOSS in
June 2025. Jacob began his career in the Australia
n Public Service\, working on social security and
then health policy. While in the public service\,
he worked on a variety of social policies and prog
rams including the implementation of the Child Car
e Subsidy\, developing more humane compliance poli
cies in the aftermath of Robodebt\, and supporting
international engagement on climate change and he
alth. Jacob was the Director of safety and quality
in healthcare during the early stages of the Covi
d-19 pandemic before moving to the Crawford School
of Public Policy at ANU to undertake a PhD. \n \n
\n \n Pricing\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mem
ber price \n \n \n \n \n $100.00 \n \n \
n \n \n \n \n \n Non-Member price \n
\n \n \n \n $150\n \n \n \n \n \n
\n \n Government Employee price \n \n \n
\n \n $250\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
*all prices exclude GST\n \n \n \n ACTCOSS may be
able to reduce or waive fees for consumer represe
ntatives\, people experiencing disadvantage or sma
ll community organisations. Please contact ACTCOSS
and we’ll do our best to offer support to partici
pate.\n \n \n \n Read the training cancellation an
d refund policy here (https://actcoss.org.au/wp-co
ntent/uploads/2025/10/Training-cancellation-and-re
fund-policy.pdf) and the privacy policy here (http
s://actcoss.org.au/privacy/).\n \n
CATEGORIES:Workshop
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
DTSTAMP;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260818T130000
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260818T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260818T160000
LOCATION:Weston Community Hub\n 1/6 Gritten Street\n Weston
\, ACT 2611\n Australia\n
URL:https://actcoss.org.au/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=225
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