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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: Shattered myths about prosperity for all in Canberra
Today the ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) will release a new report, Shattered Myths, charting 20 years of ACTCOSS work on poverty. Susan Helyar, Chief Executive Officer of ACTCOSS said, “In 1999, ACTCOSS and the ACT Government started the Poverty Task Group, beginning a concerted effort to quantify poverty in Canberra and highlight its […]
Media release: ACTCOSS celebrates success over past seven years and begins search for new leader
The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) has today announced the resignation of Susan Helyar, who has led the organisation since the beginning of 2013. Susan Helyar said, “After almost seven years at Executive Director and now CEO of ACTCOSS, I have learned a lot, enjoyed seeing our advocacy campaigns deliver good outcomes for people […]
Joint media release: Limited progress on reducing inequality in ACT labour market
Joint media release, Women’s Centre for Health Matters and ACT Council of Social Service. On Thursday 17 October, the Women’s Centre for Health Matters and the ACT Council of Social Service released an analysis of ACT labour market data and future trends, focusing on wages, levels of qualification and growth across major industries. The report […]
Media release: Anti-Poverty Week kicks off in Canberra – Show solidarity and learn something new
Next week, 13-19 October is Anti-Poverty Week and the ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) and the Australian Red Cross – ACT/SE NSW have been working with organisations across the community sector to intensify our advocacy against poverty. A vibrant calendar of events has been created to build public awareness and encourage people to take […]
ACTCOSS Board 2019-20 – Call for nominations
The ACT Council of Social Service Inc. (ACTCOSS) is inviting Delegates from Member Organisations, and Associate Members, to nominate for five (5) Board positions that will be open for election at our Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Tuesday 12 November at 4pm at the ACTCOSS offices in Weston. Members will be sent an email with […]
Joint media release: Better rent protections welcome
Joint media release, ACTCOSS and the Tenants’ Union ACT (TUACT). The Tenants’ Union ACT (TUACT) and the ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) today welcomed improved protections for renters in the ACT being introduced into the Assembly by ACT Attorney General Gordon Ramsay MLA. Key changes will increase the notice period from 4 weeks to […]
Joint media release: ACTCOSS and Youth Coalition welcome recognition of school-community partnerships for student safety and wellbeing
Joint media release, ACTCOSS and the Youth Coalition of the ACT. The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) and the Youth Coalition of the ACT have welcomed the release of the Standing Committee on Education, Employment and Youth Affairs’ report on the Management and Minimisation of Bullying and Violence in ACT Schools. In May 2019, […]
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 […]