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Energy supply is a basic household need. People’s lighting, refrigeration, communications, cooking, heating and cooling facilities all rely on it.

The Economic, Education, Jobs and Skills Committee of the Victorian Parliament is inquiring into the portability of long service leave

A report from Carers Australia estimates that more than 1 in 8 Australians are providing informal care in 2015 and

Australia needs to increase its investment in chronic disease prevention to reduce the burden of chronic disease on disadvantaged communities,

People with disability should have the same right to use public transport as everyone else. VCOSS has had a long

Report released by Australian Red Cross, Beyond the Blanket: The role of not-for-profits and non-traditional stakeholders in emergency management, confirms

Providing a quality education to all learners is widely acknowledged as being a key way of developing a strong and

The VCOSS Submission to Melbourne Water’s Draft Flood Management Strategy warns that the social and economic context in which floods

As community workers, advocates and policy makers, we are in the business of social transformation. We work to transform the

Tiffany Overall, Convenor of Smart Justice for Young People, writes on how trialling a justice reinvestment approach could help tackle

More than 120 people from across state and local government, community and social service organisations, emergency services organisations and academia

A new Reconciliation Action Plan and new permanent signage to be displayed at all 350 Red Cross offices and sites

Access to high quality Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) promotes immediate and long-term benefits to the learning and wellbeing

Connection to community, family and culture is fundamental to wellbeing of Aboriginal people. However, approximately 70 per cent of Aboriginal

With the election of the Andrew’s government in November last year, the first half of 2015 has proved to be

The Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission has released its 2014 Report on the operation of the Charter of

Deborah Fewster is the Head of Policy, Advocacy and Government Relations at Melbourne City Mission. In this guest post she

Victoria’s tenancy laws should be reformed to reflect the reality of long-term renting and provide greater protections and security for

The review of Victoria’s Charter of Human Rights is a chance to strengthen the protection and promotion of human rights.

One year on from the Hazelwood mine fire, the communities of Morwell and the broader Latrobe Valley are calling for

Victoria’s vocational education and training system has undergone significant changes over recent years which are having drastic effects on how

The issues vulnerable children and young people face, and the important role the community sector and families play in supporting

Promoting important research into the causes and impacts of poverty and disadvantage in Victoria will be the focus of a

A low-income energy efficiency program that complements and works with the VEET scheme, in addition to other measures within VEET,

Today, VCOSS joins with the whole community to mourn the passing of Joan Kirner, former Premier of Victoria and powerful

Victoria’s escalating rate of family violence demands a societal shift in thinking that calls our entire community to focus on

Preventing family violence, and responding holistically to the people who experience it is complex and multi-dimensional, and beyond the capability

Victoria’s support services for vulnerable children and families are being overwhelmed by rising and more complex demands, according to a

The severe adverse effects of 2014-15 Federal Budget cuts on Aboriginal people and services have been highlighted by the federal

Cuts to the community sector locked in by the recent federal budget will put at risk the substantial economic and