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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: Groups call for mandatory insulation to make the most of recent EEIS changes
Joint statement from ACTCOSS, Better Renting and Conservation Council ACT Region. ACT community organisations have called on the ACT Government to require ceiling insulation in rental properties to complement recent changes to its Energy Efficiency Improvement Scheme, announced today. Under the expansion of the EEIS scheme, households can receive a rebate from their energy retailer […]
Community Joint Statement for Healthy Affordable Homes
All Australians deserve a healthy, safe, affordable home. Community organisations call for a national strategy for low energy homes. Rapidly rising energy prices over the last decade have left many Australians struggling to afford the energy services they need to live a safe and healthy life. But price is only part of the energy hardship […]
Media release: Statement on Constitutional Recognition of Australia’s First Peoples
Joint statement from the Councils of Social Service (COSS) Network. Formally acknowledging and reconciling the wrongs perpetrated against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people—and their long legacy of ongoing trauma—must be a national priority. It’s crucial the Federal Government works genuinely with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and organisations to get the process and […]
ACT Women’s Plan: We need your help
We need your help by 30 August 2019 to produce a Context Analysis for the ACT Women’s Plan! YWCA Canberra, Women’s Centre for Health Matters and ACTCOSS are working with the Office for Women to help develop the Second Action Plan 2020-2022 under the ACT Women’s Plan 2016-2026. Wehave a short timeframe to produce a […]
Albert Barker receives ACT NAIDOC Community Sector Award 2019
Each year, ACTCOSS sponsors the Canberra & District Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Sector Worker of the Year Award. This year we received 5 nominations. Thank you to everyone who took the time to nominate a worker or volunteer for this award. The panel commends all the nominees for their excellent contributions to the […]
Media release: Raise the Rate Week of Action, 15-21 July 2019
There are currently over 10,000 people in the ACT living on Newstart, Youth Allowance, and other related payments. ACTCOSS is calling on everyone in the ACT to stand up for people living on these completely inadequate allowances by taking part in the national Week of Action to Raise the Rate from 15-21 July. ACT Council […]
NAIDOC Week 2019 events calendar – ACT & region
Calendar last updated 8 July 2019. ACTCOSS has compiled a calendar of NAIDOC Week events being held in the ACT and region.Check it out below. If you have any events to add to the calendar, please email [email protected]. NAIDOC Week (7-14 July 2019) events are held across Australia each July to celebrate the history, culture […]
Media release: Good investment to address recognised risks, but limited resourcing for community-led services
(See also our 2019-20 ACT Budget Snapshot) The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) has welcomed the release of the 2019-20 Budget by ACT Chief Minister and Treasurer Andrew Barr MLA and its alignment with a number of key priorities outlined in the ACTCOSS Budget submission. ACTCOSS’ submission to the 2019-20 ACT Budget said we […]