The NCOSS Blog is the place to keep up-to-date with the work being done by NCOSS and the latest events and information of importance to the NSW Community Services sector.
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Housing
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Date added: 09 July 2008 |
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 (This article originally published in NCOSS News July 2008)
by Warren Gardiner
While it is good to see heightened concern about housing
affordability on the part of both the media and the new Federal
Government, there is a continuing need to be vigilant about analysis
and policy advocacy by vested interests that suggests remedial action
that would be ill-directed and counter-productive.
A case in
point is the recent Bank West Key Worker Housing Affordability Report,
whose findings were reproduced uncritically by large sections of the
country’s tabloid newspapers.
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Statistics
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Date added: 11 June 2008 |
 New data available from the Australian Bureau of Statistics website:
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NSW Community Sector
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Date added: 06 June 2008 |
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 After many years working in the community sector, Faye Williams has decide to call it a day. She will be retiring from her current position as Executive Officer for Inner Sydney Regional Council for Social Development from July 2008.
Faye has also worked at the Botany Neighbourhood Centre and the Local Community Services Association (LCSA).
In recognition of her hard work and contribution to the sector she was given an appropriate send off at today's FONGA (Forum of Non-Government Agencies) meeting held at NCOSS.
NCOSS Director Alison Peters spoke of Faye's achievements, adding that she would be greatly missed and wishing her all the best for her future retirement. Alison then presented Faye with flowers and other gifts of appreciation. The 40 or so FONGA members in attendance wished her well and burst into applause.
Everyone at NCOSS wishes Faye Well on her retirement and look forward to reading the book she plans to write!
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NSW State Budget
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Date added: 03 June 2008 |
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All NCOSS Policy staff were present at NSW Parliament House for the handing down of the State Budget today. Director Alison Peters and Deputy-Director, Policy and Communications, Samantha Edmonds were present at the pre-Budget lock up for business groups, giving them the opportunity to preview the content of this year's Budget and the Government's media releases.
As Treasurer Michael Costa handed down the Budget both Alison and Samantha joined other NCOSS policy staff on floor 8 of Parliament House to listen to the Treasurer's speech, and sift through and analyse the details of the Budget Papers .
Returning to NCOSS later that day, the policy staff continued to break down the costings in between attending specific departmental briefings for the human services community sector.
Download: summary analysis (a full analysis will be available in the next issue of NCOSS News)
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NSW State Budget
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Date added: 27 May 2008 |
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 Today, in the upstairs meeting room at NCOSS, two guest speakers from NSW Treasury - (Financial Analyst) – presented a Budget seminar for 45 members of the human services community sector.
The seminar covered:
- Understanding the NSW State budget
- How the budget is prepared
- How to analyse the budget
- How to find human services information
Attendees said they found the seminar to be extremely useful.
The State Budget will be released on 3 June 2008.
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