Funding for Frontline Services Must Match Minimum Wage RisesThe NSW Council of Social Service (NCOSS) is calling for urgent action to help the NGO sector meet recent 5.2 per cent minimum wage and… Read More
Social Services Peak: "This NSW Budget needs to include more social housing and a boost for social services"More social housing, measures to ease the strain on social services, and recognition of the vital role the sector plays when disasters strike should be… Read More
NSW Social Service Peak Body Launches Reconciliation Action PlanNCOSS today released its Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), building on the organisation’s efforts to support and advocate for First Nations peoples and communities. NCOSS… Read More
New Report Reveals Red Tape Pressures on Frontline ServicesThey are the organisations that do the heavy lifting supporting communities during floods, fires, droughts and pandemics, but a new report reveals the significant strain… Read More
The NSW floods show we need to overhaul the emergency response systemSocial Services Peak: “The NSW Floods show we need to overhaul the emergency response system" The NSW Council of Social Services (NCOSS) has made four… Read More
Local Services And Disaster Relief Payments Vital To Flood CommunitiesPeak social services body, NCOSS is urging the NSW Government and Resilience NSW to better use the network of frontline NGO services in its response… Read More
Rapid Antigen Tests Should Be Free for Those on Low IncomesThe NSW Council of Social Service (NCOSS) is urging the Australian Government to make rapid antigen tests free for those on low incomes. NCOSS CEO… Read More
Natural Disasters and Resilience in the Bega Valley ShireThe experiences of Bega Valley Shire residents impacted by severe droughts, multiple fires and the COVID-19 pandemic have been used to inform the development of… Read More
Building a More Resilient and Inclusive NSWA social housing investment boom is the centrepiece of NCOSS’s state-wide plan to support NSW’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of the peak… Read More
Health Equity Alliance Urges NSW Government to Take Further Action on Climate ChangeA coalition of non-government organisations, peak bodies and academic representatives have come together to urge the NSW Government to take further action to address climate… Read More
Pink Hi-Vis Recovery Underway Following Significant Government Investments During Ant-Poverty WeekThe NSW Council of Social Service (NCOSS) has welcomed the significant investments and fast-tracking of initiatives to support the State’s COVID recovery announced by the… Read More
Broad Coalition Urge New Premier to Invest in Pink Hi-Vis RecoveryNEW REPORT: WOMEN’S ECONOMIC SECURITY PLUMMETS IN WAKE OF PANDEMIC 61 per cent of job losses since May 2021 have been female jobs. Young women… Read More
