Member Profile: Deb Crompton, Mt Gravatt Community Centre
Deb Crompton is the Chief Executive Officer of Mt Gravatt Community Centre, which delivers a range of services to the community, including food parcels, support [...]
Below you will find a list of all posts that have been categorised as "Service Type: Financial Support"
QCOSS submission to Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Extension of Coronavirus Support) Bill 2020
QCOSS has made a submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs on the Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Extension of Coronavirus Support) [...]
Listen in: Aimee joins Geraldine Doogue on ABC Radio National to talk rental eviction moratorium
QCOSS CEO Aimee McVeigh joined Geraldine Doogue on ABC Radio National on 29 September 2020 to talk about the end of Queensland's private rental eviction [...]
Aimee’s update – 4 September 2020
In her latest video update, QCOSS CEO Aimee McVeigh talks about the need for smart stimulus in social housing - including our energy efficiency proposal, [...]
QCOSS launch campaign for no interest loan scheme support from the state government
Queensland Council of Social Service (QCOSS) has launched a campaign calling on the state government to fund community organisations that offer no interest loans to [...]
QCOSS six part webinar series on financial wellbeing
QCOSS presented a series of six free webinars to help you manage your financial wellbeing, spanning topics such as energy hardship, managing household energy and [...]
Profile: Karen Denham from Good Shepherd Microfinance
Karen Denham is the Queensland Manager for Good Shepherd for the delivery of Microfinance, including their flagship program No Interest Loan Scheme (NILS). Karen has [...]
Stop the debt trap
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 [...]
AEMC Wholesale demand response mechanism draft determination
In August 2019 the National COSS Network wrote to the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) about wholesale demand response mechanism draft determination. The network expressed [...]
Raise the Rate
Everyone in Queensland deserves to live a good life, but many people on low incomes don’t have enough money to afford the basics. QCOSS believes [...]