Author Archives: Emma King

Nov 28

VCOSS response to the Mental Health Royal Commission interim report

The Commission is giving us an early look at the first steps for a system that works.

Nov 22

Ending homelessness. It can be done.

Imagine if we declared enough was enough. That, from today, the State of Victoria would not allow one more person

Nov 21

Call to cut energy bills for people on low incomes while acting on climate change

“Acting on energy efficiency for people on low income is critical to tackling poverty and inequality."

Nov 12

“A good start”: VCOSS reviews Victoria’s new rental rules.

The Victorian Government has unveiled an impressive though imperfect list of minimum standards for rental properties

Oct 20

Don’t abandon the poor and the sick in a rush to combat climate change

It shouldn’t just be the ‘healthy and wealthy’ who are supported through climate change.

Sep 2

Sustainable employment for disadvantaged jobseekers

Poor quality jobs are perpetuating or compounding disadvantage. The market cannot be relied on to fix this; governments must act.

Jul 8

Urgent need for authorities to be more ‘hands on’ with NDIS market stewardship

The NDIA must move from its ‘hands off’ approach to market oversight in favour of active market stewardship.

Jul 3

VCOSS welcomes bipartisan shift on justice

VCOSS is applauding a shift towards bipartisanship on the traditional political battleground of ‘law and order’.

Jun 12

Community service trainees begin work

We're helping train young job seekers for long and rewarding careers in Victoria’s booming community sector.

May 30

VCOSS hails default energy deal as a win for Victorians

Default pricing is a significant and very justified intervention in the Victorian energy market.

May 27

VCOSS welcomes Victoria’s “steady as she goes” budget

This is a budget which largely delivers the policy platform Labor took to the state election.

May 7

Power bosses need to get on board with fairer pricing.

There are two ways you know Victoria is on the right track with its plan to introduce some price controls

May 6

Power bosses should get out of the way and back fairer pricing.

Victorian energy retailers are attempting to block power users from getting a fairer priced deal, the state's peak social advocacy

Mar 13

VCOSS unveils pre-budget blueprint to ‘deliver fairness’

Victoria doesn’t have to settle for the title of Australia’s most progressive state. We can be Australia’s fairest state, too.

Feb 19

Melbourne at eight million

So how do we ensure a big and growing Melbourne delivers a good life for every person?

Jan 29

Victorian parents desperate as schools impose unfair fees

VCOSS is urging the State Government to take significant steps to ease the financial burden for school families.

Nov 21

Don’t forget us when you vote, regional social organisations urge

People living across regional Victorian have the same stake in our democracy as people living in Melbourne.

Nov 20

VCOSS welcomes the (metaphoric) death of a (dodgy) salesmen

It has to end. Power is an essential service. We need to put people before profits.

Nov 18

VCOSS all smiles at public school dental pledge

There’s a well established link between poverty and poor oral health. No child should be ashamed to smile or scared

Nov 13

No corner of Victoria untouched by poverty, new ‘atlas’ reveals

VCOSS and NATSEM analysis reveals there is not a single pocket of Victoria that is poverty free

Nov 9

Call the doctor on energy costs

The healthcare sector could be a great ally in providing guidance and support to people battling to afford adequate energy.

Oct 26

Consumers in the box seat as power pledges rain

We welcome a political tussle over which party will do the most to get Victorians the best possible power deal.

Oct 24

Mental Health Royal Commission will save lives

The Victorian Council of Social Service is hailing plans for a Royal Commission into Mental Health as a landmark step

Oct 17

VCOSS applauds social housing ‘downpayment’ but urges more

Victoria’s peak social advocacy body has welcomed Victorian Labor’s pledge to build 1,000 new public housing units if re-elected.

Oct 12

Alliance demands ‘a Whittlesea a year’ to end social housing crisis

Victoria needs an ambitious social housing building program to provide a roof to those most in need.

Sep 26

Cash injection to train Victoria’s disability workforce

People with disability will help shape Victoria's care workforce of the future.

Sep 7

Statement on fair rental laws victory

The Victorian Parliament has done the right thing by renters.

Sep 6

Social service jobs to “dodge the automation bullet”, fuelling jobs boom

VCOSS & FSSI MEDIA RELEASE Victoria has a window of opportunity to put itself ahead of the game in building

Aug 29

A state-owned energy retailer?

A state owned energy retailer for Victoria? It might just help.

Jul 18

Fast-track to expulsion plan fails students

VCOSS blasts plan for more school expulsions in Victoria

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