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Second Review of the Disability (Access to Premises – Building) Standards 2010 (the Premises Standards)
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For a brief moment, and for a lucky few, we eradicated poverty. Now we're letting people slip back below the
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Submission to the Victorian Parliament’s Inquiry into access to TAFE for learners with disability.
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Response to the Department of Social Services' National Disability Strategy Position Paper.
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Green space improves health and wellbeing but its distribution across Victoria is inequitable.
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COVID-19 has brought into sharp relief a problem that had been identified pre-pandemic: that is, our industrial relations framework has
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Good health is being compromised by income, location, cultural background or other circumstances.
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The Victorian Council of Social Service (VCOSS) welcomes this opportunity to respond to the Regulatory Impact Statement for the Proposed
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VCOSS submission to the 2020 Review of the Disability Standards for Education 2005 The Victorian Council of Social Service
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Submission to Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability – Rights and Attitudes Issues Paper
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VCOSS Response to the Australian Building Codes Board Regulatory Impact Statement on the Proposal to Include Minimum Accessibility Standards in
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VCOSS submission to Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability
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Submission to the Victorian Parliament’s PAEC Inquiry into Victoria’s Response to COVID-19
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VCOSS welcomes the opportunity to provide initial feedback on the Essential Services Commission’s (ESC’s) proposed approach and process to determining
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VCOSS Submission to the Family Violence Reform Implementation Monitor Family violence causes serious social, economic and health consequences. While it
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To support low-income Victorians through this crisis, regulatory changes must be accompanied by a combination of targeted financial support and
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A high-quality post-secondary education and training system is a corner stone for social and economic inclusion.
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Introduction The Victorian Council of Social Service (VCOSS) welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the draft Long Service Benefits
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Culturally and linguistically diverse families who experienced heightened vulnerability during COVID-19 should not have their access to a range of
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VCOSS welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on lessons from Remote and Flexible Learning, which was instituted as part of
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Having a place to call home that is safe, affordable, secure, healthy and fit-for-purpose creates the conditions to thrive.
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Victorian community organisations have prepared this joint submission to represent the interest of consumers, and especially vulnerable households, in the
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The Housing Peaks Alliance calls on the Victorian Government to develop a 10-year social housing plan.
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Introduction VCOSS welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements. VCOSS is the
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Submission to the Review of Vocational & Applied Learning in Senior Secondary Schooling. Introduction Victoria is on a journey to
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