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Submission to Exposure Draft – Education Legislation Amendment Bill 2023
Submission to Exposure Draft – Education Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 The NT Council of Social Service (NTCOSS) is the peak body for the Northern Territory (NT)Community and Social Services Sector and is a voice for people affected by social and...
Expression of Interest (EOI) for a Backbone Organisation
Purpose: To select an Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation (or partnership/consortium) to act as a backbone to coordinate the implementation of justice reinvestment in Alice Springs, Town Camps and surrounding communities. An incorporated organisation is...
NTCOSS’s Jonathan Pilbrow talks about Cost of Living and the unaffordable housing environment in the NT.
https://vimeo.com/822851361?share=copy "Yes, times are tough. One of the concerns in our report is that when you look at the average median rent in ... Darwin, Palmerston, Katherine, Alice Springs ... all of the properties would put anyone on a low income into extreme...
NTCOSS CONFERENCE 2023
Don’t miss being a part of our two day Conference to lead discussions to instigate real community change. Held in Alice Springs from the 3 – 4 May 2023, this is the largest gathering of the Community Sector and Leaders in the Northern Territory to advance and advocate...
Northern Territory government promises power bill subsidy worth $71 million
This week NTCOSS released the latest Cost of Living fact sheets on Utilities, Housing and Transport in the NT. Jonathan Pilbrow, of NTCOSS, who helped compile the reports, spoke to ABC about the pressures the rising cost of living was was having on low income...
NTCOSS Cost of Living update shows utilities, transport and housing unaffordable for many households
24 April 2023 NTCOSS has released its latest Cost of Living report, which reveals the extent of rises in utilities, housing and transport costs in the NT over the last year. In some cases, the cost rises are higher than the rate of inflation – which reached a 32-year...
NTCOSS CONFERENCE 2023
Don’t miss being a part of our two day Conference to lead discussions to instigate real community change. Held in Alice Springs from the 3 – 4 May 2023, this is the largest gathering of the Community Sector and Leaders in the Northern Territory to advance and advocate...
Family Planning Northern Territory to stop bulk billing from May as inflation sees costs soar for social services
https://vimeo.com/814501350 ABC story by Lillian Rangiah NTCOSS Acting CEO and policy manager Sarah Holder spoke to ABC TV News about soaring costs for the social services sector and no funding to match it.. Australia's last free family planning centre will start...
NTCOSS supports Voice to Parliament
The Northern Territory Council of Social Service (NTCOSS), with full support of the NTCOSS Board, proudly supports constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples through a Voice to Parliament. The Voice to Parliament is one of the three...
Our CEO at NTCOSS Deborah Di Natale speaks about a jump in utilities prices and power disconnections
https://vimeo.com/796525053 NTCOSS CEO Deborah Di Natale spoke to Adam Steer and Jo Laverty on ABC Radio last week about our Cost of Living factsheet, showing low-income households severely impacted by high electricity costs. NTCOSS revealed an alarming jump in...