A dedicated Queensland police taskforce, specifically targeting high-risk youth offenders, has reported more than 1,000 arrests over more than...
Community Services
VIC road safety grants open to councils
Kody Cook Community Services, Council, News, Road, Safety, Safety & Training, Spotlight, VIC 0Applications are now open for Victorian councils, schools and not-for-profit organisations to receive State Government funding for road safety...
Bolstering traditional practices to ramp up bushfire resilience
Kody Cook Community Services, Council, Cultural Services, Disaster Management, Indigenous Australians, News, People, Spotlight 0A new program has been launched at four sites across regional New South Wales that is supporting Aboriginal cultural...
Sydney’s first Centre for LGBTQIA+ History opens
Kody Cook Arts, Community Services, Council, Cultural Services, News, People, Spotlight 0Sydney’s first Centre for LGBTQIA+ History and Culture has officially opened at the former site of the Old Darlinghurst...
$12.5M to fund social activities for older Queenslanders
Kody Cook Community Services, Council, News, People, Recreation, Regional, Spotlight 0The Queensland Government has announced that $12.5 million dollars in additional grant funding is now available for activities and...
New remote jobs program welcomed
Kody Cook Community Services, Council, Indigenous Australians, News, Spotlight 1The ALGA has welcomed the Federal Government’s new $707 million Remote Jobs and Economic Development Program (RJED), which is...
Federal funding to support 52 community rebuilding projects
Kody Cook Community Services, Council, Cultural Services, News, Project, Regional, Spotlight 0The Federal Government is investing more than $811,000 in 52 local-led projects across Australia, which are set to improve...
Report highlights demand for affordable housing
Kody Cook Community Services, News, Spotlight, Urban Development, Welfare 0A new report by Homelessness NSW has underscored the importance of government action to increase the supply of homes...
$3.25M in grants available for new green spaces
Kody Cook Community Services, Council, News, NSW, Parks, Planning, Public facilities, Spotlight 0The New South Wales Government has announced that $3.25 million in grant funding is available to select councils for...
$92M for North Queensland disaster recovery and resilience
Kody Cook Community Services, Disaster Management, News, QLD, Safety, Spotlight 0The Federal Government will be investing a further $91.8 million in funding to northern, Far North and north-western Queensland...
$600,000 for Safe and Diverse Communities grant program
Kody Cook Community Services, News, People, Safety, Spotlight 0Applications for the Safe and Diverse Communities (SDC) grant program have opened, with recipients set to receive as much...
New initiatives to deliver more housing for QLD
Kody Cook Community Services, News, Policy, Spotlight 0The Queensland Government has announced new initiatives as part of the Homes for Queenslanders plan, which are set to...
Increased disaster support for ex-TC Kirrily affected communities
Kody Cook Community Services, Disaster Management, News, Spotlight 0In the wake of ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily, the federal-state Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA) are being extended to more...
Majority of QLD councils financially unsustainable
Sarah MacNamara Community Services, News, QLD, Spotlight 1An audit report has revealed that a majority of councils in Queensland are financially unsustainable. Local Government Association of...
The State Government in New South Wales has announced it will conduct a review of the resources available to...