A second round of grants of up to $150,000 each is now available to help Central Queensland communities further recover from the 2018 Central Queensland Bushfires, thanks to a $4.9 million recovery package jointly funded by [...]
Our elected representatives need to act now and make decisions that prioritise equality, opportunity and wellbeing for every person in every community. In response to this, QCOSS will be making four submissions to the Social [...]
It was an emotional day for Leonie Stevens, the Director at the Kirdi Mayarr Child Care Centre, a service operated by Save the Children in Mornington Island. It was Leonie’s last day working at [...]
No-one should be forced to choose between putting food on the table or paying off their loans, yet that is the reality for thousands of Australians caught in the debt trap due to high-cost fast [...]
QCOSS 2019 State Conference - register now! It is two and a half weeks to go and we are looking forward to what has shaped to be a tremendous event for Queensland, its communities and [...]
It has been five years since Commissioner Tim Carmody QC handed down his findings into the child protection system in Queensland and set out a 10 year reform agenda to protect some of those most [...]
You may remember Mick Jackson’s friendly face from the Toowoomba Changing Lives, Changing Communities event in October 2018. Mick passionately spoke about his love of motorbike riding – the feeling of freedom from getting behind [...]
The QCOSS conference is fast approaching. The overall conference theme is Leading change together – understanding that it takes more than one person in a community to lead change and is a collective venture. We [...]
Leading change together For those of you who have yet to register for the conference, now is the time to do so. We have a stellar line up that includes: ·Mariam Issa - speaker, author, storyteller, community [...]
Stacey De Calmer is a Senior Community Capacity Officer, focussing on place-based work and Human Services Quality Framework (HSQF) support. “Place-based work is a great way to invite the participation of communities into shaping their [...]
