Cybele Koning is the CEO of Caxton Legal Centre, a community legal centre which has been operating for more than 40 years, and provides legal assistance and social work supports to thousands of vulnerable Queenslanders. [...]
In this week's video update, QCOSS CEO Aimee McVeigh wishes everyone a happy holidays and outlines some areas of focus for QCOSS as we move into 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjnHCdFu1iY&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=CommunityDoor TRANSCRIPT As the year draws to [...]
Volunteers Roger (left), Mary (far right), and Gary (second from right) help Communify Queensland's Miranda (second from left) and Kelly (centre) sort through donations for Market Day. More than a dozen volunteers are helping Communify [...]
From all of us here in the QCOSS Team we would like to wish you a safe and happy festive season. We are looking forward to 2021 and what we can achieve together. We wish [...]
In her latest video update, Aimee reflects on International Human Rights Day and invites you to join our Human Rights in Action webinar. https://youtu.be/6_ZgU-RoKqI TRANSCRIPT: This week, we celebrated International Human Rights Day. [...]
QCOSS CEO Aimee McVeigh joined Craig Zonca and Loretta Ryan on ABC Radio Brisbane to talk about Queensland's state budget, released on 1 December. Aimee says that while QCOSS is pleased to see investments in [...]
In her latest video update, QCOSS CEO Aimee McVeigh reflects on International Day to Eliminate Violence Against Women, invites you to join our new Policy Networks and discusses the State Budget and the analysis we'll [...]
Queensland Council of Social Service (QCOSS) is calling on the Palaszczuk Government to follow Victoria’s lead and inject more money into social housing to change Queenslanders’ lives and lift the economy out of recession. QCOSS Chief [...]
In her latest video update, QCOSS CEO Aimee McVeigh reflects on NAIDOC Week, shares the findings of our new energy report on how COVID-19 has affected consumers and explains why cuts to income support will [...]
A new report from Queensland Council of Social Service (QCOSS) has found that Queensland households are bracing for bill stress, with one survey cited finding one in four concerned about paying their energy bills during the COVID-19 crisis. QCOSS CEO Aimee McVeigh has warned [...]