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Helping communities to thrive.

VCOSS works with communities and like-minded organisations to build resilience, promote inclusive growth and foster a strong social services sector.

This is in addition to our traditional policy development work.

Central to this work is our commitment to wellbeing approaches, and the desire for Victoria to formally embrace wellbeing as a guiding principal for our state.

The projects and work streams listed on this page are managed by VCOSS’ Thriving Communities and Policy and Advocacy teams.

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Disaster Resilience

Working with communities, social service organisations and emergency services to strengthen communities’ preparedness, response and recovery to emergencies.

Listening Tour

The simple act of listening has intrinsic value.

We’ve travelled the whole state and listened to communities’ needs and hopes—and the action they want for a better future.

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Improving student placements

This project will help overcome challenges in the supply and quality of student placements in the community services sector.

Partnering with the Department of Education

The Department of Education and the community sector are committed to increased collaboration, consultation and engagement.

Climate equity

We’re working to make sure fairness is at the heart of Victoria’s climate response.

Renters’ rights

Helping renters understand Victoria’s evolving tenancy laws, while pushing for new reform.

Mapping poverty in Victoria

A staggering 800,000 Victorians are living in poverty, including more than 200,000 kids.

Wellbeing approaches

Embracing wellbeing means looking beyond conventional economic metrics like GDP.

Tackling the energy-health nexus

Living in conditions that are too hot or too cold can significantly affect our health and wellbeing.

Sector funding and regulation

VCOSS plays a key role advocating for better and more secure funding, and fair and sensible regulation, for Victoria’s social sector.

Community Services Industry Plan

The 10-Year Community Services Industry Plan presents a unified vision for the Victorian community services industry and the actions required to achieve this vision.

Human Services and Health Partnership Implementation Committee

The Human Services and Health Partnership Implementation Committee (HSHPIC) was established in 2004 to guide and implement the commitments of the 2002 Human Services and Health Partnership Agreement.

Strengthening Sector Resilience

VCOSS is working wth organisations providing disability information and advocacy services to build their capacity for the transition to the NDIS ILC (and other funding sources).

Key contacts

Deborah Fewster
Director, Policy and Advocacy
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Meg Brodie
Acting Director, Thriving Communities
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VCOSS acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country, and we pay respect to Elders and Ancestors. Our business is conducted on sovereign, unceded Aboriginal land. The VCOSS offices are located on Wurundjeri Woiwurrung land in central Naarm.