Every year, WACOSS makes a Pre-Budget Submission to the WA State Government advocating for better investment in community services. This submission provides a way for WACOSS to take community concerns directly to the State Government. We are seeking your input into what we should include in this year’s submission at this short workshop. Register […]
Emerging Issues is the principal strategic forum for the Western Australian Council of Social Service. Held annually, the forum provides analysis to inform the service and strategic planning needs of the executives and Boards of community service providers into the future. Emerging Issues is an environmental scan, focusing on the future of the changing […]
Forum with Craig Sanderson - Chief Executive of Link Group Ltd. This event is co-hosted with Shelter WA, CHIA and the Department of Communities, an interactive forum to learn from the Scottish experience of community and affordable housing, and community service delivery. Link Group Ltd consists of eight social enterprise companies servicing more than 15,000 tenants and […]
WACOSS has been working in partnership with the Department of Premier and Cabinet, and with support from the Department of Finance, on a whole-of-sector Outcomes Framework. The aim of the Framework is to create scaffolding that assists in linking outcomes across different agencies and programs, and in particular to address some of the siloes in […]
With pressure building across the sector the Western Australian Council of Social Service in partnership with Community Employers WA will be holding a consultation with community service organisations to assist with funding, contracts, and how to renegotiate the terms of your contracts. This is particularly important given the increasing impact of the Equal Remuneration Order (ERO) […]
The Emerging Issues Forum held annually, provides analysis to inform the service and strategic planning needs of the executives and Boards of community service providers into the future. Emerging Issues is an environmental scan, focusing on the future of the changing social, economic, and political contexts. It offers the sector the most current and relevant […]
The Western Australian Alliance to End Homelessness and the Western Australian Council of Social Service invite you to examine the current state of charity food distribution for people experiencing homelessness with the aim of learning how we can deliver healthy and nutritious food. Join and engage in the forum either in person or via Zoom, […]
WACOSS invites you to attend our State Budget Submission conversation in Albany. Annually WACOSS make a State Budget Submission to the WA Government advocating for better investment in community services, highlighting emerging issues and priorities of front-line community services. WACOSS are genuinely seeking input on whether the priorities we have identified for our state budget […]
WACOSS invites you to attend our State Budget Submission conversation in Bunbury. Annually WACOSS make a State Budget Submission to the WA Government advocating for better investment in community services, highlighting emerging issues and priorities of front-line community services. WACOSS are genuinely seeking input on whether the priorities we have identified for our state budget […]
The Western Australian Council of Social Service are pleased to announce the 2022-23 State Budget Submission and 2021 Annual General Meeting. Each year, WACOSS provides the Western Australian Government with a State Budget Submission which reflects the sector's priorities for expenditure in the following State Budget. The Submission is a culmination of sector-wide consultation, forming […]
It's now been two years since COVID-19 first appeared and radically changed the ways in which we all we work and live. Being just months away from the first Federal Election since the pandemic began, these two topics - the 2022 Federal Election alongside COVID-19 and its long-term impacts - are the two most current and […]