QCOSS AGM announced
Download the nomination and candidate statement form Register your attendance or apology for the AGM The Queensland Council of Social Service Ltd (QCOSS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place on [...]
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Hon Coralee O’Rourke addresses the budget breakfast
The Honourable Coralee O’Rourke MP Minister for Communities and Minister for Disability Services and Seniors Queensland Council of Social Service State Budget Breakfast 2019 7-9am, Tuesday, 18 June 2019 I would like to respectfully acknowledge [...]
Let’s take a better course
The Queensland Treasurer said that budget time was a time for choices, and this government has decided to stay the course. QCOSS (Queensland Council of Social Service) is asking for more. It is time to [...]
Everyone deserves a place to call home – the choice is yours
As Homelessness Week 2018 draws to a close, QCOSS (Queensland Council of Social Service) is determined to keep the spotlight on the importance of having a place to call home. Housing is foundational for getting [...]
Will sanity prevail?
The Auditor General’s report on the cashless debit card trial released this week supports QCOSS’ (Queensland Council of Social Service) findings that ‘evidence is lacking’ to support any expansion of the card to the Hinkler [...]
Disaster recovery preparedness
Are you prepared to support clients during the upcoming cyclone season? Below are some considerations for disaster planning for services providng accommodation to clients, eg. placement services and diversionary services. These are only suggested considerations [...]
Peaks election platform – Working together for the social and economic wellbeing of all Queenslanders
QCOSS has been working with 12 other peaks to develop a series of high level asks of any incoming government in Queensland. It is based on the QCOSS election statement in that it implores any incoming [...]
Yes it is a YES
Queensland Council of Social Service (QCOSS) is ecstatic that the vote on marriage equality has come back with a resounding YES from across Australia today. Whatever way you look at it – across the Australia, [...]
A government that … leads with vision, listens and acts together
Queensland Council of Social Service is calling on the incoming Queensland Government to govern differently, to work differently, to truly lead our state into the future. Outlined in the QCOSS Election Statement – a manifesto [...]