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, 28 September 2021
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 […]
Media Release: ACTCOSS submission to Parliamentary inquiry into housing affordability & supply
The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) has made a submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry into Housing Affordability and Supply in Australia calling for urgent action by the Federal Government, alongside state and territory governments, to address the housing crisis facing all Australian jurisdictions including the ACT. In its submission, ACTCOSS called for measures including: […]
Media release: Mental health and care boost welcomed
The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) today welcomed substantial funding for Canberrans needing mental health, alcohol and other drug services and primary health care. The ACT packages announced by ACT Chief Minister, Andrew Barr, Minister for Health, Rachel Stephen-Smith and Minister for Mental Health, Emma Davidson includes $14 million from the ACT Government, delivered […]
Media Release: ACTCOSS welcomes $26m funding boost
The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) said today that a $26 million funding package for the community sector announced by the ACT Government represented a major commitment to address needs highlighted by ACTCOSS and its members during the COVID-19 health and economic crisis. The funding announcement includes: $8.6m for specialist homelessness programs $4m to […]
Media Release: ACT Inspector of Corrections highlights AMC human rights concerns
The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) today expressed concern about the finding by the ACT Inspector of Correctional Services that a forced strip search of an Aboriginal female detainee did not comply with ACT human rights legislation. The finding in the Report of a review of a critical incident by the ACT Inspector of […]
COVID-19 Update, 15 September 2021
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 […]
Urgent need for investment in community sector to meet challenge of COVID-19
The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) has today welcomed a motion by Johnathan Davis MLA calling on the ACT Government to support the ACT’s community sector organisations. The motion, to be tabled in the ACT Legislative Assembly tomorrow, will acknowledge the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 health and economic crisis on the most vulnerable […]
Updates for Organisations Supporting Multicultural Communities – 10 September 2021
Copy of update emailed to ACT organisations and groups supporting culturally and linguistically diverse communities. If you would like to be added to this contact list, please email [email protected] and let us know the culturally and linguistically diverse communities your organisation serves. Dear Community Leader Would you please share this information with your community? Ways […]