Annual Report 2018-2019
Message from the CEO This year, QCOSS celebrates 60 years of service to the community. With the support of the community, community sector, government and many other stakeholders, for 60 years we have led, and [...]
Below you will find a list of all posts that have been categorised as "Focus Area: Sector building"
Rural and Remote Initiative – Leonie Stevens
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 [...]
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 [...]
Changing Lives, Changing Communities – a graphical look at Round One
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 [...]
Skilling Queenslanders for Work (SQW)
For the past four years, QCOSS has partnered with the Queensland Department of Employment, Small Business and Training to deliver webinars and workshops across the state to help community-based organisations respond effectively to funding applications [...]
Place-based approaches for community change – QCOSS’ guide and toolkit
Place-based approaches are important. They provide communities with the flexibility to make decisions that are in the very best interests of the people living there. For several years now we have been working on some [...]
Rural and Remote Workforce Initiative
The Rural and Remote Workforce Initiative aims to provide additional study support to early childhood education and care educators in priority rural and remote areas of Queensland to gain approved early childhood qualifications. The Initiative has three separate but integrated elements, including the Rural and Remote Early Childhood Teacher [...]
Queensland Place-based Community of Practice
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 [...]
Actions for change … QCOSS State Government Priority Statement 2019-2020
It is from our extensive engagement and our strong policy base that we have developed a priority statement – the actions that need to be taken by our Premier and her Ministers to make positive [...]
Energy Savvy Families
The Energy Savvy Families Program helps give Queensland households the power to learn more about their energy use and manage their electricity bills. The program offers eligible customers a digital meter with no upfront cost [...]
