WACOSS Media Releases

How Will Families Cope With This Budget? Thursday May 20

Budget Leaves 56,000 Unemployed West Australians Behind in the Recovery Tuesday May 11

Country Fuel Card Scheme Expanded Monday May 10

Water Corporation Takes Steps to Reduce Restrictions Fri April 30

State Budget Must Pay a Social Dividend Fri April 16

ERA Approves Pre-Payments Meters for WA Wed April 14

Interest Rate Pain Continues Tue April 6

Independent Performance Report: Increased Hardship and Disconnection for Gas Customers Tue March 30

WACOSS Welcomes New Australian Consumer Law  Wed March 17

Early Years Action a Matter of Urgency Tue March 16

Electricity and Gas Tariffs Set To Rise Mon March 8

ERA Electricity Performance Report Mon Feb 15

Productivity Commission Report Fri Feb 12

Christmas Message Thu Dec 24

Electricity Tariffs Tue Dec 22

Fridge Replacement Scheme Mon Dec 21

EAC Final Report Tue Dec 15

Childcare Licensing Fees Wed Dec 2

Rate Rise Tue Dec 1

Income Management Expansion Thu Nov 27

WACOSS Pre-Budget Submission Thu Oct 29

Productivity Commission Report Wed Oct 14

Anti Poverty Week 2009 Fri Oct 9

Unemployment Wed Oct 7

Interest Rate Rise Tue Oct 6

Social Housing Taskforce Tue Oct 6

Income Management Expansion Fri Oct 2

Property Repossessions Thu Oct 1

Bereavement Assistance Tue Sep 22

Water Tariff Increases Thu Sep 17

WACOSS Jobs Fund Wed Sep 2

Workforce Development Tue Sep 1

WACOSS Cost of Living Paper 2009 Tue Aug 18

Redress WA Wed Jul 29

Unemployment Thu Aug 6

Redress WA and Funeral Assistance Wed Jul 29

Unemployment Thu Jul 9

Federal Minimum Wage Tue Jul 7

Bankruptcy Fri Jul 3

Mortgage Repossessions Wed Jul 1

Shock Gas Price Hike Fri Jun 26

Essential Service Cost of Living Paper Mon Jun 22

State Wage Case Thu Jun 11

Unemployment Thu Jun 11

State Budget Essential Services Fri May 15

Unemployed People Miss Out Again in Federal Budget Tue May 12

Automatic Disconnection Puts Consumers at Risk Tue May 12

Spending Cuts Must Be Put Back Into Community Services Mon May 11

Fuel Card Thu 30 Apr

Ellenbrook Railway Must Not Be Delayed Thu 9 Apr

Low Income Earners Should Beware of Debt Tue 7 Apr

WACOSS welcomes Lord Mayor's social housing statement Fri 3 Apr

End of Job Network System Poorly Timed for Unemployed People Thu 2 Apr

Waterwise Rebates End Thu 2 Apr

Mortgage Repossession Thu 2 Apr

More Confusion and Uncertainty for Employment Service Providers Wed 1 Apr

Concession and Seniors COL Payment Tue 31 Mar

Employment Tenders Going Overseas Fri 20 Mar

WACOSS meets with Premier Barnett Fri 13th Mar

No Truancy Trials for WA Mon 16th Feb

Rising Unemployment Means Rising Pressure On Services Thurs 12th Feb

State and Commonwealth Must Pull Together on the Stimulus Tues 3rd Feb

Rate Cuts Won't Ease Cost of Living Pressures Tues 3rd Feb

Social Housing Pledge a Step in the Right Direction Mon 2nd Feb

Financial Crisis Needs an Emergency Community Service Response Wed 28th Jan

Government Shows Welcome Vision on Social Housing Thurs 11th Dec

Rising Unemployment Means Rising Demand for Community Services Thurs 11th Dec

Housing a priority on the 60th anniversary of the UN Declaration of Human Rights Wed 10th Dec

Rebate for Seniors Good First Step, but State Government Must Do More Tues 9th Dec

Rate Cuts Alone Won't Fix WA's Housing Crisis Tues 2nd Dec

Community Calls on Government to Rethink the State Budget for 2009-2010 Thurs 13th Nov

Shared equity funds needed, but changes exclude the most needy Thurs 16th Oct

WACOSS Welcomes State Government's cost of living rebates for seniors Wed 15th Oct

No Stimulus for Homeless or Unemployed Tues 14th Oct

Anti-Poverty Week Highlights Hardship in WA Mon 13th Oct

Homelessness Crisis Needs Urgent Attention Fri 10th Oct

WA Home Owners In Need Of Relief Tues 7th Oct

Suspending Welfare Payments Not In Children's Best Interests Thurs 2nd Oct

Pension Debate Highlights Need For State Action Tues 16th Sept

New Government Should Invest In Communities Mon 15th Sept

'Royalties for Regions’ Proposal Needs More Emphasis on People, Fri 12th Sept

Surprise Poll Results Show Community Concern Fri 5th Sept

Crisis in community services sector ignored in election campaign Wed 3rd Sept

Interest Rate Cut Won't Offset Cost of Living Tues 2nd Sept

Energy Initiatives Must Include Tenants Mon 1st Sept

Cost of Living: We Must Help More Than Seniors Mon 1st Sept

WACOSS Poll Showing Low Support for Majors Mon 1st Sept

Cost of Living Paper 2008, The Boom is Busting Household Budgets Fri 29th Aug

WACOSS launches Election Campaign Website Mon 25th Aug

WACOSS Welcomes Public Transport Inititatives Thurs 14th Aug

Free Public Transport Initiative a Good start, But...Fri 8th Aug

Wage Increase Provides Relief For State's Lowest Paid Workers June 2008

Cost of Essential Services Continues to Rise: New Paper, June 2008

Small to Medium Enterprises a vital link for stronger communities, June 2008

New CEO for WACOSS, May 2008

Budget Leaves Battlers Behind, May 2008

WACOSS Expresses Great Disappointment on Noongar Native Title Appeal Decision, April 2008

WACOSS State Conference: Thursday 1st & Friday 2nd May 2008, April 2008

Electricity Prices Go Up – Government Responds to WACOSS’s Call to Help Battlers, April 2008

WACOSS and Department for Communities team up to talk ‘social inclusion’ in WA, March 2008

Community Services Not Keeping Up With Rate Rise Pressures, March 2008

New Water Pricing Removes Equity From the Market, January 2008

WA Improves, But Again Rates Worst for Cutting Power to the Poor, January 2008

New Water Pricing Removes Equity From the Market, January 2008

WA Improves, But Again Rates Worst for Cutting Power to the Poor, January 2008

Price Rises May Lead to More Power Disconnections, November 2007

WACOSS Welcomes Action on Housing, 26 September 2007

A WA Charter of Accounts for Not For Profits?, 5 September 2007

The Cost of Living in WA - New Report, 13 August 2007

WACOSS Welcomes Action Plan to Tackle Housing Affordability, 2 July 2007

Budget Decisions Have No Social Vision, 10 May 2007

Budget Called to Deliver A Vision Beyond the Boom, 9 May 2007

Federal Budget Doesn’t Deliver a Fairer Australia, 8 May 2007

Government Fees Drive Up the Cost of Living, 7 May 2007

Social Housing Gets Much Needed Funding Boost, 1 May 2007

WA Rates Worst for Cutting Power from the Poor, 24 April

Struggling Families Need Help to Stay Connected, 10 April 2007

WACOSS Supports National Campaign Austrlians for Affordable Housing, 27 March 2007

New Approach to Child Protection depends on resource investment, 8 March 2007

WACOSS Welcomes Government Action to Reduce Renting Barrier, 4 March 2007

WACOSS Challenges the Call for Water Price Increases, 15 February 2007

WACOSS Supports Targeted Assistance for First Home Buyers, 13 February 2007

Government Needs to lead on Housing Sustainability, 25 January 2007

More Housing NOT just less stamp duty, 22 January 2007

WACOSS Defends Affordable Family Holidays in Southwest Caravans, 8 January 2007

The Boom Continues & Leaves More People Behind, 4 January 2007

Say No to Keno, 21 December 2006

WACOSS presents the Premier its Vision Beyond the Boom, 28 November 2006

Parents need Support not Punishment, 23 November 2006

Manditory Reporting Not The Answer to Child Protection, 13 November 2006

Interest Rate Rise Increases the Strain on Family Budgets, 8 November 2006

Fair Pay Commission Decision is Welcome Relief, 26 October 2006

Planned Electricity Price Rises Go Against the Intent of Reform, 10 October 2006

WACOSS Cheers the Passing of the Commissioner for Children and Young People Bill, 28 September 2006

WACOSS supports the Government’s ban on betting, 13 September 2006

Response to Child Protection Funding Boost, 12 September 2006

Community Services Conference - Major Event, 3 August 2006

Rate Rise Will Leave More People in Need of Services, 3 August 2006

Security and certainty for household gas supply, 2 August 2006

Time for social impact assessment, 21 July 2006

Low-income workers lose out thanks to Workchoices, 26 June 2006

Caution urged in reform of State Taxation system, 1 June 2006

WACOSS Response to State Budget 2006, 11 May 2006

WACOSS Response to Federal Budget 2006, 9 May 2006

Survey Reveals Basic Needs of Western Australians not Met, 18 April 2006

Charities criticise tax cuts in the face of social crisis, 21 March 2006

The $1billion Question: Community calls for social investment, 27 February 2006

Pokies still not welcome here, 15 February 2006

New Project To Strengthen Community Services Networks,  26 January 2006

Response to resignation of the Premier Dr Geoff Gallop, 16 January 2006

WACOSS Calls For Social Infrastructure Investment to Redress Housing Affordability