Lina Caneva, Friday, 4th November 2016 - Welfare peak body the Victorian Council of Social Service has warned of a social catastrophe in the Latrobe Valley if local communities aren’t adequately supported during the closure…
Emma King, Friday, 12th August 2016 - Opinion: Why is the tag of being a “cost to society” so hard to shake for charities, asks Emma King the CEO of VCOSS on the release of the organisation’s latest research, More Than Charity.…
Lina Caneva, Friday, 12th August 2016 - Victoria’s community sector charities are contributing billions to the state’s economy and creating thousands of jobs, despite battling convoluted and expensive reporting requirements,…
Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 15th June 2016 -
A government, tertiary institution and Not for Profit collaboration has established an education training institute for the social services sector, which has been described as…
Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 27th April 2016 - The 2016/17 Victorian Budget includes unprecedented social support spending for people facing disadvantage and hardship, while leaving scope for further initiatives …
Ellie Cooper, Tuesday, 19th April 2016 - The Victorian Government has announced a $156 million funding boost to provide additional support for students with special needs following a landmark review.The Program for Students…
Lina Caneva, Thursday, 14th April 2016 -
The Victorian Government has pledged half a billion dollars to reduce family violence in Victoria in response to the Royal Commission findings, including an immediate injection…
Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 30th March 2016 - The Royal Commission into Family Violence has made 227 recommendations in a report tabled in the Victorian Parliament receiving widespread praise from the Not for Profit sector …
Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 1st December 2015 -
The Victorian Government has been urged to set up a Social innovation Fund to allow local communities to be partners in solving social problems through local leadership and collaboration.…
Ellie Cooper, Monday, 28th September 2015 -
Disabled school students with additional health and development needs are being left out by a support system that is too rigid and narrowly focused, according to a state peak welfare…
Ellie Cooper, Tuesday, 15th September 2015 -
The peak Victorian welfare body has welcomed the State Government’s $566 million education funding “targeted to break the cycle of disadvantage”.
Under a new…
Ellie Cooper, Tuesday, 8th September 2015 -
Welfare peak body, the Victorian Council of Social Service has welcomed a State Government report that found that too many young people from disadvantaged backgrounds are missing…