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More Planning Needed for Vulnerable During Disasters – VCOSS

Staff Reporter, Monday, 16th June 2014 -  Socially vulnerable people are being put at increasing risk due to a lack of planning around their needs during disasters and emergencies, Victorian Council of Social Service has…

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Building a Victoria Without Poverty

Staff Reporter, Friday, 30th May 2014 -    It’s time to unite our community, not polarise it, writes Victorian Council of Social Service Chief Executive Officer Emma King, who recently launched the VCOSS State

Welfare Carries Budget Burden

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 14th May 2014 -  Welfare bodies nationally claim that those being asked to carry the greatest burden from the Federal Budget spending cuts are those who can least afford it. Representatives from…

Victoria Loosens Purse-Strings in State Budget

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 6th May 2014 -  The Victorian Government has delivered a big spending Budget on infrastructure and job creation, as well as a surplus of $1.3 billion in 2014-15 – offering a mixed bag for the…

NFPs Demand Social Housing Reform

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 2nd April 2014 -  An investment in 800 additional social housing units a year is urgently required to address Victoria’s worsening housing situation for people on low incomes, according to…

Truancy Fines Entrench Disadvantage – VCOSS

Staff Reporter, Friday, 20th December 2013 -  Plans by the Victorian Government to fine parents whose children do not attend school will do little to keep vulnerable young people in education and will  entrench their disadvantage,…

NFPs Call for Taskforce to Lead Post-Holden Recovery

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 12th December 2013 -  Peak welfare bodies have called for a high powered, community sector-led taskforce to assist communities that will be most affected by the collapse of the automotive manufacturing…

Collaboration Key to Reform Victorian Community Sector

Staff Reporter, Friday, 1st November 2013 -  Government and the community sector will come together to form the new Victorian Community Sector Reform Council which will examine ways to best meet the needs of an ageing and growing…
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