ACTCOSS News
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
NOMINATIONS NOW EXTENDED TO 31 MAY 2019 Since 2006, the ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) has coordinated the Canberra & District Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Community Sector Worker of the Year Award for NAIDOC Week. This award recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander volunteers and workers at the forefront of the community […]
The leaders of Councils of Social Service (COSS) around the country have welcomed the ALP announcement of a ten year, $1.5 billion investment in housing in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and pledge to develop a new COAG partnership on remote housing and called on the Liberal Party to provide a similar commitment. […]
Come along to ACT Decides: A Community Conversation – ACTCOSS’ ACT federal election candidates forum next Monday 29 April 2019. We’ve invited federal election candidates across party or independent affiliations to share with you their responses and plans for federal priorities, services and programs for ACT residents. It’s an opportunity for local dialogue with a […]
Would you like to enter a draw for over $300 worth of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander resources for your workplace? Resources include items such as: AIATSIS Map of Indigenous Australia, The Little Red Yellow Black Book, Ngunnawal Plant Use Book, and more. In recognition of Australia’s first Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander […]
Open letter from the Community Sector Don’t rush to pass more tax cuts while three million live in poverty As community organisations providing essential services to people on low and modest incomes, we call on the Parliament not to rush to pass more income tax cuts before the elections, and to reverse those already legislated […]