Luke Michael, Tuesday, 5th June 2018 - Victorian social enterprises and organisations looking to start a social enterprise will be able to apply for up to $50,000 in funding, after the state government launched a new round…
Luke Michael, Tuesday, 22nd May 2018 - There has been a renewed push in Victoria to extend the age of care for foster children from 18 to 21 years, as a new survey indicated three quarters of Victorians supported the reform.…
Luke Michael, Monday, 30th April 2018 - Victoria has launched a “whole-of-government approach” to social procurement, with the Andrews government hoping to leverage its significant buying power to bolster the state’s…
Luke Michael, Thursday, 29th March 2018 - A new report has estimated that 90 per cent of Victorians living with severe mental illness will be worse off under the National Disability Insurance Scheme, with vital community …
Luke Michael, Friday, 9th March 2018 - Churches, charities and other non-government institutions have been urged to join the national child sexual abuse redress scheme, after New South Wales and Victoria became the …
Wendy Williams, Wednesday, 21st February 2018 - Australia’s largest social impact bond to date has been launched in a bid to help young people leaving out-of-home care make a successful transition to adulthood and prevent youth…
Luke Michael, Monday, 15th January 2018 - Increased support will be given to the 1,100 Victorians sleeping rough every night, with the state government launching a $45 million homelessness action plan. The Homelessness…
Luke Michael, Wednesday, 10th January 2018 - There has been a 13 per cent increase in school children experiencing homelessness in Victoria, which is jeopardising their education prospects, the peak body for homelessness …
Wendy Williams, Friday, 15th December 2017 - Whether the advancement of religion should be considered a charitable purpose is coming under scrutiny in Victoria.Victorian Upper House MP, Fiona Patten read a bill in the Victorian…
Luke Michael, Tuesday, 5th December 2017 - Social enterprises in Victoria contribute more than $5 billion to the state’s economy, and employ around 60,000 people – including 12,000 people with disability – according to a …
Luke Michael, Monday, 16th October 2017 - The Victorian government has announced it is cutting the cost of registration for wheelchair users who modify their cars to drive, but disability advocates say people with disabilities’…
Ellie Cooper, Tuesday, 28th February 2017 - Homelessness in Victoria will be exacerbated if proposed new laws to make it faster and easier to evict tenants from private rentals are passed, the state’s peak homelessness body…