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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COVID-19 Update, 11 February 2022
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Media release: Major report on ACT community sector funding released
The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) says that a major report released today shines a spotlight on the financial pressures faced by the ACT community sector and has applauded a commitment by the ACT Government to work with community services to develop a more sustainable model of funding. ACTCOSS CEO Dr Emma Campbell said: […]
Media release: Motion highlights serious shortage of ACT community facilities
The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) has today welcomed a motion calling on the ACT Government to work with the ACT community sector to address the shortage of quality community facilities in the ACT. Introduced by ACT Labor backbencher Suzanne Orr MLA, the motion includes calls to: Assess the location, accessibility, quality, type, range […]
Media release: Bill to Amend Crimes Act finally introduces Affirmative Model to ACT
The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) this week welcomes Dr Marisa Paterson MLA’s Crimes (Consent) Amendment Bill 2022 to be presented to the ACT Legislative Assembly. The Bill introduces a new definition of consent based on free and voluntary agreement and acknowledges that consent must not be assumed. Dr Gemma Killen, ACTCOSS Head of […]
Joint media release: Housing motion echoes calls from community sector to fix ACT’s housing crisis
Joint media release: ACTCOSS and ACT Shelter. The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) and ACT Shelter have today welcomed a motion by Shadow Minister for Housing, Mark Parton MLA, calling for an urgent review of the ACT Government’s Housing Strategy and for more support to enable Community Housing Providers to deliver additional social housing. […]
Media release: Urgent need to improve access to health services for the ACT’s most disadvantaged
The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) has today called on the ACT and federal governments to do more to reduce ongoing health inequalities experienced by people facing disadvantage in the ACT. The Productivity Commission’s Report on Government Services (RoGS) released today highlighted relatively low availability of GPs, low bulk billing rates, and high out-of-pocket […]
Joint media release: Over-incarceration of Indigenous people in the ACT continues
Joint media release: Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health and Community Services and ACTCOSS. Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health and Community Services and the ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) have today welcomed news that the average daily number of prisoners in the Alexander Maconochie Centre (AMC) has gone down but expressed deep concern about the ongoing over-incarceration […]
COVID-19 Update, 28 January 2022
To subscribe to our COVID-19 Update mailing list, please email [email protected] and we will subscribe you. If you would like to share any gaps or issues affecting your organisation, or any services that require increased funding to meet an immediate need in the COVID-19 response, please get in touch with ACTCOSS through our general email […]