The Queensland Accessing Interpreters Working Group (QAIWG) is a coalition of non-governmental organisations formed to advocate for high quality interpreting, translating and culturally responsive services. QAIWG was formed 10 years ago in the wake of [...]
Changing Lives, Changing Communities Changing Lives, Changing Communities are 12, two-day events across Queensland, creating new ways for people – citizens, community organisations, the private sector and government representatives – to come together, envision [...]
Human Rights Commissioner Ed Santow addressed attendees at QCOSS Annual General Meeting on 29 November. He provided insights into the issues being faced by the LGBTIQ community beyond changes to marriage law, the potential benefits [...]
Having founded Sanctuary Family Solutions in early 2017, Managing Co-Director Kerri Gibson wanted to understand her local family support services better and find a role her organisation could take up in the community that supported [...]
Martin Locke tells his story Based in Townsville, Martin Locke is working hard to develop the housing industry to build new houses that are fully accessible to all people, regardless of ability or age. Martin [...]
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has come to life in Townsville and is making a big difference to people’s lives and to the community. QCOSS has been involved in community-led transition efforts in Townsville [...]
Empowerment went to the very core of the Switched On Communities program which has helped organisations support clients experiencing vulnerability in the South East Queensland deregulated energy market. Over nine months, more than 6,600 people [...]
The Mental Health system in Australia has often been labelled as complex and difficult to navigate by consumers and health professionals alike. The NDIS and current mental health reforms have only exacerbated this complexity, leaving [...]
Paige Armstrong is the CEO of Queenslanders With Disability Network (QDN), an organisation of, for, and with people with disability. “Our motto is nothing about us without us. QDN operates a state-wide knowledge network of over [...]
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is designed to change the way that support and care are provided to people with permanent and significant disability. It is currently being rolled out across Australia and is [...]