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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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Joint media release: COVID-19: Confusion still exists over access to PPE for people with disability
Joint media release, ACTCOSS, People with Disabilities ACT Inc and Carers ACT. The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) has joined disability and carer peak bodies in a call for urgent action to ensure people with disabilities, carers and disability service providers have clear advice and appropriate access to personal protective equipment (PPE) during the […]
Media release: Planning decisions must reflect community needs
The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) has welcomed the recommendations by a major ACT inquiry into planning and urban renewal as an opportunity to better engage with diverse members of the Canberra community on development in the Territory. The report from the Inquiry into Engagement with Development Application Processes in the ACT recommends a […]
COVID-19 Update No.11, 5 May 2020
Key Updates Submissions to the select committee on the COVID-19 response are ongoing and still being accepted. Individuals and organisations are still able to make a submission. ACT Government announcements on: Additional support for the VET sector and VET students. Community service organisations to benefit from community facility upgrades and maintenance. ACTCOSS COVID-19 Advocacy ACTCOSS […]
Take the annual ACTCOSS Stakeholder Survey!
Our annual ACTCOSS stakeholder survey is now open! It may take up to 15 minutes to do – we would really appreciate you taking the time to fill it out. You can give us as much information as you want to share or have time for. We would greatly value your feedback on ACTCOSS’s performance […]
COVID-19 Update No.2 for Organisations Supporting Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Communities, 1 May 2020
Welcome to the second edition of our CALD-focused newsletter. Information develops daily concerning COVID-19, and to support your important work, we are sharing some useful resources and links to assist organisations supporting culturally and linguistically diverse communities. If you would like us to get answers to particular issues or if you have information to share, […]
Media release: Housing report highlights need to maintain JobSeeker increase
The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) today highlighted the importance of maintaining increased levels of income support and called for more government action to address the shortage of affordable housing in the ACT following the release of data on rental affordability in Canberra. Anglicare’s 2020 Rental Affordability Snapshot data on the ACT and Queanbeyan […]
COVID-19 Update No.10, 29 April 2020
Key Updates Moratorium on evictions: The moratorium on evictions related to COVID-19 is now in force. The Declaration (pdf) and Explanatory Statement (pdf) are available. The ACT Government’s COVID-19 resources site includes factsheets for tenants (pdf), landlords (pdf), and real estate agents (pdf) which reference the moratorium. Support for people on temporary visas: The ACT […]
Joint statement: ACT community services support National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services’ COVID-19 policy statement
The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) has united with the Women’s Centre for Health Matters, the Women’s Legal Centre ACT and Professor Lorana Bartels to support the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services’ (NATSILS) COVID-19 policy statement and to call for its implementation in the ACT. The NATSILS statement calls on government, the […]