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Emerging Issues Forum 2023

A future-focused scan, to analyse the most current and relevant trends affecting the sector, providing an opportunity for members of WACOSS to gather information on the evolving landscape of the community services sector in WA for their future planning needs. 

This webinar was recorded on Friday 25 August 2023.

Utility Hardship Forum

This webinar details some of the utility assistance programs that exist for people in Western Australia, who are having difficulty paying their gas, electricity and water bills.

Thanks goes to Water Corporation, Horizon Power, Kleenheat, Synergy and Alinta for their contributions to this webinar. 

This webinar was recorded on Thursday 18 May 2023. 

Communities will have conflict. How can we lessen the pain? 

Navigating disruption, crisis, and conflict are normal challenges in community organisations. Things go awry from time to time, with people, relationships, and whole group dynamics.

Dr Megan Paull and Dr Katherine Sugars present their research and offers perhaps reframe a seemingly stuck situation—from the present or the past—or to strengthen your organisation’s capacity to manage the inevitable incidence of conflict in the future. 

This webinar was recorded on Wednesday 26 July 2023. 

Tough Times and the Caring Workforce

This webinar presents economic insights for the community services sector and the people we care for in light of the Federal Budget presented in October 2022, the threat of an approaching recession and proposed tax cuts. 

Presented by Dr Richard Denniss, Executive Director of The Australia Institute. 

This webinar was recorded on Wednesday 23 November 2022. 

President Mark Glasson talks about the importance of supporting a Voice to Parliament

Mark Glasson, President WACOSS and CEO Anglicare WA, talks about his reasons for supporting a Voice to Parliament.

Authorised by Louise Giolitto, Western Australian Council of Social Service, Level 2, 3 Loftus Street, West Leederville, 6007 Western Australia.

Planning for Partnerships

WACOSS, with support from the WA Department of Health, developed a Planning for Partnerships Framework, providing clear guidance on how to build the most robust, effective cross-sector partnerships and collaborations.

The Framework is designed to help organisations understand, identify and select the most appropriate forms of collaboration, providing a series of tools that support organisations through each step of partnership development, management and measurement.

Watch the Presentation and access the a digital copy of the Framework, and the PowerPoint Presentation on the Planning for Partnership page.