- Australian Council of Social Service
The Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) is an Australian advocacy group that represents the interests of organisations and individuals engaged in
social welfare in Australia. It was formed in1956 .ACOSS is active in areas of
social policy that are of interest or benefit to these organisations and individuals, mainlysocial security andsocial service matters. Indirectly, ACOSS also advocates on behalf of those primarily serviced by social welfare organisations and individuals, such as theworking poor and unemployed, the homeless, the disabled, and those otherwise impacted by social disadvantage orpoverty .The ACOSS President is often interviewed by Australian media for social comment on social matters and policies of the
Government of Australia .Governance
ACOSS has a 20 person volunteer Board of Governors. An Executive of 7 carries out business between Board meetings.
Presidents
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2006 -presentLin Hatfield Dodds
*2001 -2005 Andrew McCallum
* ?-2000 Michael Raper
* previously: Merle Mitchell, Judith Green,Members
National ACOSS Members
* A.C.E. National Network
* Anglicare Australia
* Australian Association of Social Workers
* Australian Bahá'í Community
* Australian Council of State School Organisations
* Australian Federation ofAIDS Organisations
* Australian Foster Care Association
* Australian Institute of Welfare and Community Workers
*Australian Psychological Society
* Brain Injury Australia
*Brotherhood of St Laurence
* Carers Australia
* Collective of National Link of Neighbourhood Houses & Community Learning Centres
* Community Housing Federation of Australia
* Consumers' Health Forum
* Council of Australian Humanists' Societies
* COTA/National Seniors
*Cystic Fibrosis Australia
* Deafness Forum of Australia
*Doctors Reform Society of Australia
* Family Services Australia
* Homelessness Australia
* Jewish Care Australia
* Job Futures Ltd
* Jobs Australia
*Lifeline Australia
*Mission Australia
* National Association of Community Based Children's Services
* National Association of Community Legal Centres
* National Association of People Living with HIV/AIDS
* National Association of Services Against Sexual Violence
* National Council of Single Mothers and their Children
* National Rural Health Alliance
* National Shelter
* National Welfare Rights Network
* People with Disabilities Australia
* Public Health Association of Australia
*Relationships Australia
**Catholic Social Justice Council
*SANE Australia
* Secretariat National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care
* Superannuated Commonwealth Officers Association
* TheSalvation Army Australia Eastern Territory
* The Salvation Army Australia Southern Territory
*The Smith Family
*UnitingCare Australia
* Women with Disabilities Australia
* Women's Electoral Lobby Australia
* WESNET – The Women’s Services Network
* Young Women's Christian Association of AustraliaAffiliate ACOSS Members
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Australian Education Union
* National Council of theYMCA s of AustraliaExternal links
* [http://www.acoss.org.au/ Australian Council of Social Service (Official Site)]
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