Media release
The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) has welcomed today’s announcement by the ACT Government of an additional $2.6 million for the ACT’s homelessness sector. The funding over the next four years will: Expand the Early Morning Centre to a seven day per week service Increase emergency support and accommodation to OneLink to provide tenancy […]
ACTCOSS and Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health and Community Services joint media release. The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) and Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health and Community Services today expressed their deep concern over the high rates of incarceration of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children and young people in the ACT detailed in a report […]
The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) yesterday made a submission to the Light Rail: City to Woden consultation calling on the ACT Government to build a flexible and responsive transport system that addresses the needs of Canberrans who face disadvantage or vulnerability. ACTCOSS CEO, Dr Emma Campbell, said: “Good public transport is vital to […]
The ACT Council of Social Service today expressed deep concern following a report in the Canberra Times that a large number of newly built ACT Housing properties were left sitting empty for well over a year as bureaucrats wrangled over revenue models. CEO of ACTCOSS, Dr Emma Campbell said: “If the Canberra Times report is […]
Around 28,000 Canberrans are facing a bleak new year following the Federal Government’s cruel cut to the Coronavirus Supplement effective from 1 January. ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) CEO Dr Emma Campbell said: “While many of us are lucky enough to have a job to return to after the holiday break, there are thousands […]
The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) today released its regular journal, Update, focused on Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples: Stories of good practice in the community sector. ACTCOSS Chief Executive Officer Dr Emma Campbell said: “ACTCOSS has long supported the establishment and funding of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community-controlled organisations to provide […]
As one of the last acts of the 2020 Parliament, the Federal Government last week cut the income of over 28,000 Canberrans by $100 per fortnight from 1 January 2021. The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) today condemned this latest cut to the Coronavirus Supplement which will push thousands of Canberrans deeper into poverty, […]
The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) today marked International Human Rights Day by calling on the ACT Government to enact all economic, social and cultural rights into legislation and fully realise the goal of the ACT as a human rights jurisdiction. ACTCOSS Chief Executive Officer Dr Emma Campbell said: “ACTCOSS is proud that in […]
The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) today expressed concern over an ACT Inspector of Correctional Services’ report on the ACT Court Transport Unit (CTU) that highlighted a lack of training for CTU officers, unfit vehicles and risks to children and young people. The ACT Corrective Services Court Transport Unit 2020 report, released last Friday, […]
The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) has welcomed the ACT Corrective Services Disability Action and Inclusion Plan launched today by the ACT Government. ACTCOSS CEO Dr Emma Campbell said: “This plan, released on the International Day for People with Disability, is an important step to improving the lives of people with disability involved with […]