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Rallies Over NSW Delay to Community Sector Pay Rises

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 5th June 2012 - Community Workers are holding rallies across NSW today following claims that they may have to wait up to six years to receive the landmark equal pay increases awarded in February.…

Child Poverty in Sydney – Anglicare Report

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 10th May 2012 - Children from single parent families relying on Government payments like Newstart Allowance face significant risk of social and economic exclusion, according to ANGLICARE Sydney’s…

Charity Founder Named NSW Australian of the Year

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 24th November 2011 - Above: Fr Chris Riley, NSW Australian of the Year and founder of Youth Off The Streets. Charity founder Father Chris Riley AM has been named NSW Australian of Year 2012 in recognition…

Helping NSW Community Organisations Understand the Budget

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 24th August 2011 - In the lead up to the release of the NSW state budget, NCOSS, the NSW Council of Social Services, has held the first of a series of budget briefing sessions. The first briefing, held together…

Equal Pay Case ‘Must Fail’ – NSW Government

Staff Reporter, Friday, 29th April 2011 - In another blow for the social and community sector workers equal wage case, the newly elected NSW Government has backed away from supporting an equal remuneration order, saying…

NSW Govt Pledges $25 Million Social Impact Bond Pilot

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 8th March 2011 - A re-elected Labor Government in NSW would invest $25 million in a Social Impact Bond Pilot, NSW Premier Kristina Keneally has announced. Keneally told reporters in Newcastle that…

NSW Supports Emergency Flood Volunteers

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 9th December 2010 - The New South Wales Premier, Kristina Keneally, has moved to guarantee job security for volunteers working with emergency services on the state's worsening floods. Premier…

NSW Trials Social Impact Bonds

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 25th November 2010 - NSW is set to become the first Australian State to trial Social Impact Bonds – a social investment pilot to deliver non-government community programs. NSW will be the second…

Australian Vaccination Network Loses Charitable Status

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 14th October 2010 - The NSW Office of Liquor Gaming and Racing (OLGR) has rescinded the charitable status of the Australian Vaccination Network (AVN) after a two month investigation. But the national,…

Vinnies Sacks Execs

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 11th August 2010 - Two NSW executives from the St Vincent de Paul Society have been sacked one month after the welfare organisation suspended its NSW State Council over ongoing internal feuding over…

Union Welcomes Vinnies Suspension

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 14th July 2010 - The Australian Services Union (ASU) has welcomed the move by National Council of the St Vincent De Paul Society to suspend its NSW Board saying the bullying allegations may be just…

Vinnies Suspends NSW Board

Staff Reporter, Monday, 12th July 2010 - The Society of St Vincent de Paul has suspended its NSW State Council over ongoing allegations of bullying. John Falzon, Chief Executive Officer of the National Council of the Society…

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