We are pleased to announce that Mariam Issa will be the keynote speaker at this year's QCOSS State Conference - Leading change together in September. Mariam is a passionate speaker, author, storyteller, and community builder [...]
Changing Lives, Changing Communities works to create new ways for people – citizens, community organisations, the private sector and government representatives – to come together, envision and ask “what will it take to create communities [...]
The 2019 QCOSS State conference will focus on Leading change together and build on the work QCOSS has been doing during the past 18 months. Our focus will be on three areas of change – [...]
The five languages of love; existential irrelevance; and frank and honest conversations were all part of the budget discussion before 9:00am on Tuesday morning. Hon Coralee O’Rourke gave the keynote presentation outlining the key elements of the government’s [...]
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 [...]
People in Queensland who are having difficulty paying their energy bills may soon find it easier to get on retailer’s hardship programs. On 29 March, the Australian Energy Regulator (AER), the body responsible for ensuring [...]
The journey of more than 60 Changing Lives, Changing Communities local champions began last week in Brisbane. The initiative is part of Changing Lives, Changing Communities – a partnership with QDN and ADCQ. It is [...]
Everyone in Queensland deserves to live in a place where they can create a home – whether they rent or own their home. There are 1.5 million people who rent in Queensland and they all [...]
Are you interested in sharing your ideas and learning more about working on place-based initiatives? We heard from people working on place-based initiatives around Queensland that they would like more opportunities to meet and learn [...]
We call on the government to raise the single rate of Newstart, Youth Allowance and related payments. Over 800,000 people, including parents, carers, people with disability, other people locked out of paid work and students [...]
