Research into COVID supplement, Tassie training on offer, SA milestone, upcoming Qld webinar

A new report from the Poverty and Inequality Partnership led by ACOSS and UNSW Sydney has found that while the Coronavirus supplement introduced in 2020 gave recipients the breathing space to afford basics such as food and medication, its removal had a pernicious effect that hit hard. Australian experiences of poverty: risk precarity & uncertainty during COVID-19 found the extra $275 a week from April 2020 was critically important to improving wellbeing during the pandemic. Click here to read report findings.

This November SACOSS had our 75th AGM, and in honour of this special milestone, our Annual Report includes extracts from our history, The SACOSS Story, and annual reports across the decades. It also includes highlights from our 2021-22 financial year and, in particular, our pre-election Cover the Basics campaign. Check it out here.

QCOSS‘ final Research and Evaluation Network webinar for 2022 will explore elements of data governance in the community services sector. On Tuesday, 13 December from 10:00am to 11:30am (AEST), hear from sector guest speakers on how they navigate issues around client consent, privacy and confidentiality, data sharing agreements and governance of data projects.

WACOSS is promoting Social Reinvestment WA’s ask for support from the community service sector. Over the last few months, the crisis in WA’s youth justice system has been exposed. It is clear the WA Government’s current approach is not working. Aboriginal Leaders are calling for change. Social Reinvestment WA are calling for change. Leading legal and medical experts are calling for change. Sign the petition here and share it with your networks.

Have you considered a career as a Trainer and Assessor with a Registered Training Organisation (RTO)? As part of the Workforce Coordination Project, TasCOSS are currently offering funded places in Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE40116). This is a fantastic opportunity to share your skills to deliver quality training in aged care, disability, education and care or social services. Register for a information session or make an EOI for a funded place in the next intake today!

ACTCOSS has welcomed the ACT Government’s commitment to introduce a right to a healthy environment in the Human Rights Act 2004 but has called on the ACT Government to enact all Economic, Social and Cultural Rights including a right to housing. Click here to read the full response.

NTCOSS CEO Deborah Di Natale has penned an op ed for the Sunday Territorian outlining why ‘Locking up children makes us less safe’. Click here to read the full text.

NCOSS put forward eight recommendations for policymakers to consider, in a bid to better support vulnerable NSW citizens, outlined in its 2023 Policy Platform. NCOSS CEO, Joanna Quilty, said the past three years of constant upheaval has taken a toll, and the community is looking for practical support around the rising cost of living, housing insecurity and healthcare.

VCOSS has an exciting opportunity for a Project Coordinator to implement an innovative project that will support the growth and development of the community services industry. Click here to read the full position description.