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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: Election 2020: Mixed verdict on community services
As the ACT election enters its final week, the ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) today delivered an assessment on funding promises for Canberra’s community service sector. ACTCOSS’s community services sector election brief, released in August, called for increased funding following an analysis of community need and the increased costs of delivering community services. The […]
Anti-Poverty Week 2020: Affordable housing and welfare safety net key to tackling poverty in ACT
This week, 11-17 October 2020, is Anti-Poverty Week. Anti-Poverty Week 2020 is partnering with the Everybody’s Home campaign to call for affordable housing for all; and with ACOSS’s Raise the Rate campaign to ensure that unemployment payments never go back to $40 a day. Barnie van Wyk, CEO of St Vincent de Paul Society Canberra/Goulburn […]
Media release: ACT Election 2020: Supporting Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islander Self-Determination
The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) today released its final 2020 ACT Election issue brief, calling for a commitment from all parties to prioritise Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islander self-determination across all policy areas. In the issues brief, ACTCOSS calls on the next ACT Government to recognise Ngunnawal custodianship and ensure Aboriginal […]
Joint media release: Business and community sectors united on key elements of community and economic recovery
ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) and Canberra Business Chamber joint media release. The peak bodies representing the business sector and community not-for-profit organisations in the ACT today announced their shared priorities ahead of the 2020 ACT Election. The Canberra Business Chamber and the ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) highlighted shared priorities for the […]
Media release: Federal Budget misses key support measures
The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) said today that the Federal Budget was a missed opportunity to boost the Canberra economy and protect those on low incomes in the ACT. ACTCOSS CEO Dr Emma Campbell said: “The nearly 23,000 Canberrans currently receiving JobSeeker, Youth Allowance and related payments will be devastated to hear that […]
ACTCOSS Board 2020-21 – Call for nominations
The ACT Council of Social Service Inc. (ACTCOSS) is inviting Delegates from Member Organisations, and Associate Members, to nominate for four (4) Board positions that will be open for election at our Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday 12 November at 4pm online via video conference. Members will be sent an email with further details […]
Joint media release: Canberrans have opportunity to fix housing crisis at ACT election
ACTCOSS,ACT Shelter and CHIA ACT joint media release. The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS), ACT Shelter and the Community Housing Industry Association ACT (CHIA ACT) have today responded to the housing announcements of the three major parties contesting the 2020 ACT election. Shelter is fundamental to public wellbeing and Canberrans understand that rental affordability, […]
Media release: ACT Election 2020: Older Canberrans and Aged Care
The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) today released the 11th of twelve 2020 ACT Election issue briefs, calling for parties and candidates to commit to actions to support older Canberrans and their carers, and to improve the quality of aged care in the ACT. ACTCOSS CEO Dr Emma Campbell said: “A just and fair […]