This workshop combines an Introduction to FASD with a strong focus on practical strategies for supporting children in their homes and schools. The morning session provides an overview of FASD and its’ challenges including; a description of FASD, impacts on the individual, the diagnosis process, challenges for families living with FASD and strategies for support […]
The Annual General Meeting is a wonderful opportunity for members and supporters to join us in reflecting and celebrating our achievements and learnings, in what has been an extraordinarily challenging year for many of our organisations and communities. Guest speaker, Professor David Gilchrist, Director of Not-for-profits UWA at The University of Western Australia will present […]
Debra Zanella, President, and Louise Giolitto, Chief Executive Officer, invite you to attend our annual New Year Sector Breakfast. This event welcomes members to come together and celebrate our collective achievements over the past year, and to embrace a new and exciting year ahead. We would like to thank and acknowledge the work of our […]
In March, we made the decision to reschedule the WACOSS Conference to a date later in the year, due to the then-emerging COVID-19 crisis. Since then, it has become clear that it is too early to reliably gauge what will be possible across coming months in these still-evolving circumstances. We want to give our […]
Now more than perhaps ever, the outstanding contributions made by the community service sector need recognition. The new challenges we have come to face have made clear our reliance on these services and individuals, as well as the importance of fostering and celebrating them. The Community Services Excellence Awards – a partnership between the Department […]
The Department of Health, Shelter WA and WACOSS are inviting frontline community services employees to attend an online information session about the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. WHO? This session is designed for people who are at the forefront of providing guidance and information to vulnerable members of our community. WHAT? WA Health experts will talk about […]
The Department of Health, Shelter WA and WACOSS are inviting frontline community services employees to attend an online information session about the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. WHO? This session is designed for people who are at the forefront of providing guidance and information to vulnerable members of our community. WHAT? WA Health experts will talk about […]
The Department of Health, Shelter WA and WACOSS are inviting frontline community services employees to attend an online information session about the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. WHO? This session is designed for people who are at the forefront of providing guidance and information to vulnerable members of our community. WHAT? WA Health experts will talk about […]
WACOSS invites you to attend our State Budget Submission conversation in Albany. Annually WACOSS make a State Budget Submission to the WA Government advocating for better investment in community services, highlighting emerging issues and priorities of front-line community services. WACOSS are genuinely seeking input on whether the priorities we have identified for our state budget […]
This free 2 hour workshop will introduce participants to how and why outcomes are increasingly being used to measure and report the impact of services. The workshop will also provide guidance on how a volunteer or funded service might use outcome-focused assessment and referral tools.
The Department of Health, Shelter WA and WACOSS are inviting frontline community services employees to attend an online information session about the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. WHO? This session is designed for people who are at the forefront of providing guidance and information to vulnerable members of our community. WHAT? WA Health experts will talk about […]
WACOSS invites you to attend our State Budget Submission conversation in Bunbury. Annually WACOSS make a State Budget Submission to the WA Government advocating for better investment in community services, highlighting emerging issues and priorities of front-line community services. WACOSS are genuinely seeking input on whether the priorities we have identified for our state budget […]
The Western Australian Council of Social Service are pleased to announce the 2022-23 State Budget Submission and 2021 Annual General Meeting. Each year, WACOSS provides the Western Australian Government with a State Budget Submission which reflects the sector's priorities for expenditure in the following State Budget. The Submission is a culmination of sector-wide consultation, forming […]
Mark Glasson, President, and Louise Giolitto, CEO, invite you to attend our annual New Year Sector Breakfast. This event welcomes members to come together and celebrate our collective achievements over the past year, and to embrace a new and exciting year ahead. We would like to thank and acknowledge the work of our members - the […]
It's now been two years since COVID-19 first appeared and radically changed the ways in which we all we work and live. Being just months away from the first Federal Election since the pandemic began, these two topics - the 2022 Federal Election alongside COVID-19 and its long-term impacts - are the two most current and […]
The WA State Budget will be handed down on Thursday 12 May 2022 and WACOSS will once again be offering a briefing to our members on what the implications are for them, the broader sector and the community. The WACOSS team will be working late into the night to develop fact sheets and detailed analysis on how the State Budget will […]
The Western Australian Council of Social Service are pleased to welcome you to the State Budget Submission and Annual General Meeting. Each year, we provide the State Government with a State Budget Submission that reflects the sector's priorities for expenditure in the following State Budget. The Submission is a culmination of sector-wide consultation and conversations, […]
An event hosted by WACOSS and UnionsWA, featuring Dean Parkin, Director of From the Heart.
Join us for our first event of the year as we come together, set our intentions and celebrate our achievements from 2022.
Hosted in partnership with the State Emergency Management Committee and the National Emergency Management Agency.