News and Media
Here you’ll find news, announcements, and media releases from ACTCOSS and the Gulanga Program, along with major community sector news.
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Media release: Record breaking weather hits poor hardest
Only a few weeks into summer and extreme weather conditions are reminding us all of the need for strong action on climate change and better planning to ensure our city works for those most at risk in extremes of heat and cold. According to Craig Wallace, ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) Policy Manager, “After […]
Health access for people with disability
ACTCOSS has been working with project partners and the Office For Disability to understand what can be learned about barriers to, and enablers of, better access for people with disabilities to health care in the ACT and region. The work is part of the ACT’s commitment to the National Disability Strategy. Imagining Better Report […]
Media release: Health barriers focus of new report
Barriers to health care access by people with a disability are the focus of a new report being released today by the ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) called Imagining Better – Reflections on access, choice and control in ACT health services for people with disability. The Executive Director of ACTCOSS, Susan Helyar, said, “The […]
Media release: Over 25,000 Canberrans experiencing food stress as food rescue more than doubles over 8 years
A report released today by the ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) has found that a significant number of Canberrans living in low-income households are experiencing food stress. Food stress is when a low-income household spends 30% or more of its income on food. The report also found that the supply of rescued food to […]