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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 We will first cover a broad overview of
how public sector budgets work by stepping through
the politics of budget-making and the role of key
actors in creating it. This includes the differen
t roles and priorities of politicians and public s
ervants in crafting a budget. We will then work th
rough how the budget is structured\, with some pra
ctical advice for reading and understanding the di
fferent documents that end up in the budget.
\n
\n The second half of the workshop works throu
gh the practical elements of developing a budget s
ubmission by breaking down how policies make it in
to a budget. This includes looking at the timeline
for the development of budget proposals\, what th
e public sector and government cover in their inte
rnal submissions and some practical notes on writi
ng budget submissions.
\n \n About
the facilitator:
\n \n Dr Jacob P
riergaard a social policy researcher who joined AC
TCOSS in June 2025. Jacob began his career in the
Australian Public Service\, working on social secu
rity and then health policy. While in the public s
ervice\, he worked on a variety of social policies
and programs including the implementation of the
Child Care Subsidy\, developing more humane compli
ance policies in the aftermath of Robodebt\, and s
upporting international engagement on climate chan
ge and health. Jacob was the Director of safety an
d quality in healthcare during the early stages of
the Covid-19 pandemic before moving to the Crawfo
rd School of Public Policy at ANU to undertake a P
hD.
\n \n Pricing
\n \n \n \n \n | \n Member price \n \n | \n $100.00 \n | \n
\n \n <
td>\n Non-Memb
er price
\n \n \n $150 \n | \n \n
\n | \n Government Employee price \n \n | \n $250 \n | \n
\n \n \n \n *all prices exclude GST
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i>ACTCOSS may be able to reduce or waive fees for
consumer representatives\, people experiencing dis
advantage or small community organisations. Please
contact ACTCOSS and we’ll do our best to offer su
pport to participate.
\n
\n Rea
d the training cancellation and refund 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 We will first cover a broad overvi
ew of how public sector budgets work by stepping t
hrough the politics of budget-making and the role
of key actors in creating it. This includes the di
fferent roles and priorities of politicians and pu
blic servants in crafting a budget. We will then w
ork through how the budget is structured\, with so
me practical advice for reading and understanding
the different documents that end up in the budget.
\n \n \n \n The second half of the workshop works
through the practical elements of developing a bud
get submission by breaking down how policies make
it into a budget. This includes looking at the tim
eline for the development of budget proposals\, wh
at the public sector and government cover in their
internal submissions and some practical notes on
writing budget submissions.\n \n \n \n About the f
acilitator: \n \n \n Dr Jacob Priergaard a social
policy researcher who joined ACTCOSS in June 2025.
Jacob began his career in the Australian Public S
ervice\, working on social security and then healt
h policy. While in the public service\, he worked
on a variety of social policies and programs inclu
ding the implementation of the Child Care Subsidy\
, developing more humane compliance policies in th
e aftermath of Robodebt\, and supporting internati
onal engagement on climate change and health. Jaco
b was the Director of safety and quality in health
care during the early stages of the Covid-19 pande
mic before moving to the Crawford School of Public
Policy at ANU to undertake a PhD. \n \n \n \n Pri
cing\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Member 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 redu
ce or waive fees for consumer representatives\, pe
ople experiencing disadvantage or small community
organisations. Please contact ACTCOSS and we’ll do
our best to offer support to participate.\n \n \n
\n Read the training cancellation and refund poli
cy here (https://actcoss.org.au/wp-content/uploads
/2025/10/Training-cancellation-and-refund-policy.p
df) and the privacy policy here (https://actcoss.o
rg.au/privacy/).\n \n
CATEGORIES:Workshop
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
DTSTAMP;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260909T093000
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260909T093000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260909T123000
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=229
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