Analysis

The 2015-16 Victorian State Budget contains some initiatives aimed at helping people overcome housing stress and homelessness, but leaves considerable

VCOSS welcomes the funding certainty provided to community sector organisations in the 2015-16 Victorian State Budget. The state government has

VCOSS and the community sector strongly support the introduction of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and the additional funding

VCOSS welcomes the focus in the 2015-16 Victorian State Budget on reducing recidivism and investing in health, education and rehabilitation

With the number of child protection reports continuing to rise to record levels in Victoria, the state government’s 2015-16 budget

With the federal government having axed the longstanding National Partnership Agreement on Concessions, VCOSS welcomes the state government’s decision to

The 2015-16 Victorian State Budget delivered some welcome initiatives to reduce inequality in health outcomes, including suicide prevention programs in

The 2015-16 Victorian State Budget contains positive measures aimed at supporting vulnerable children and families, and better integrating services for

The government has made a substantial investment in public transport in its 2015-16 state budget, including infrastructure projects such as

The state government has prioritised tackling unemployment in its 2015-16 budget, with a range of measures. These include jobs and

VCOSS welcomes the substantial funding in the 2015-16 State Budget aimed at building local communities and promoting social inclusion.

The 2015-16 Victorian State Budget funds a range of welcome key initiatives in the areas of early childhood, youth engagement

Tens of thousands of Victorian families will receive welcome assistance with spiralling school costs this year, with confirmation that new

Prevent family violence VCOSS welcomes $81.3 million funding in the 2015-16 Victorian State Budget that delivers on a range of

VCOSS welcomes those commitments in today’s state budget that will help tackle poverty and disadvantage in the Victorian community. Today’s

Family violence is deeply traumatic for the people and families involved, and has consequences for the justice, health, housing, education

Moves by the Victorian Government to stop energy retailers from being able to vary prices midway through fixed-term contracts or

Finding ways to connect people with the information and services that can support them can be a challenge. VCOSS member,

The 2015-16 state budget, to be presented in May 2015, presents an excellent opportunity for the Victorian Government to fund

Evidence of Victoria’s affordable housing crisis continues mount. In Melbourne alone, there are over 50,000 households living in unaffordable rental

Victorian energy retailers are breaching customer protections and wrongfully disconnecting people from their essential energy supplies at a growing and

It is clear that Victoria today is facing a jobs crisis. Youth unemployment is at its highest level since the

The state government can increase vulnerable people’s ability to prepare for, respond to and recover from disaster and emergency events

It is time for Victoria to pursue a new approach to reducing crime in the community that addresses the reasons

City of Whittlesea leads the way with its Safe in Our Homes, Safe in Our Communities Family Violence and Gender

Victoria’s unemployment and youth unemployment rates are at their highest levels in decades. In late 2014 the State’s unemployment rate

The VCOSS State Budget Submission 2015-16 Building a Victoria without poverty recommends the state government build on the success of

This guest post from VAADA, examines an evaluation they commissioned of the processes employed by the then Department of Health

An Auditor General report released today on Education Transitions found that while the Department of Education and Training (DET) has

Today’s report by the Auditor General provides further evidence to support VCOSS’ call for better ‘middle years’ transition planning for