Tasmanian Council of Social Service

03/09/2026

🚨 𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 — 𝗖𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗘𝗦 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬!

Today is your final chance to complete 𝗧𝗮𝘀𝗖𝗢𝗦𝗦’𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗣𝘂𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 and make sure your organisation’s experience is represented.

Your response will strengthen the evidence we take to government about the real cost of delivering community services, the pressures facing organisations and what’s needed to support a sustainable industry.

📣 No matter your size, location or area of work, we want to hear from you. You do not need to be a TasCOSS Member to take part.

👉 https://bit.ly/CommunityServicesPulseCheck

🎁 You’ll also go in the draw to win one of two registrations to the TasCOSS Conference in August 2027.

03/09/2026

To better understand what Tasmanians need in the future, we’re inviting you to participate in a short survey about your experiences living here. We’d love to know what is easy or hard about living in Tasmania, how connected you feel to your community, and the things that may influence you to leave or stay in your local area and in Tasmania.

✖️ tasmanian.com.au/population-survey

The survey takes 7 minutes to complete and is completely anonymous. It is open to anyone age 18 or older who is either currently living in Tasmania, or has lived here sometime in the past five years.

Share your thoughts, and you can choose to go into a prize draw to win one of five $50 gift cards.

Thank you for helping to shape Tasmania’s future!

This study has been approved by the University of Tasmania Human Research Ethics Committee (H40733).

02/09/2026

🚨 TasCOSS’s Community Services Industry Sustainability Pulse Check is closing soon. If you're yet to complete it, we want to hear from you!

📣 Your response will help build the evidence TasCOSS needs to advocate for sustainable funding and policy settings that reflect the true cost of delivering services. The more organisations that take part, the stronger the evidence.

👉 https://bit.ly/CommunityServicesPulseCheck

🎁 You’ll also go in the draw to win one of two registrations to the TasCOSS Conference in August 2027.

01/09/2026

It’s your last chance to join us in Pataway/Burnie from 16-18 September for 2.5 inspiring days of connection, learning, celebration, and fresh ideas, all centred around this year's theme: Be the Change: We Are Better Together

Co-hosted by the fantastic team at Burnie Community House, this year is set to be creative, thought-provoking, and lots of fun!

Don't miss this opportunity to build new relationships, celebrate the impact of our communities, and be part of the conversation.

Book your conference tickets and view the draft program on our website:
https://www.nht.org.au/events/nht-conference-2026

⏰ Registrations close this Friday 4 September.

31/08/2026

International Overdose Awareness Day spreads the message about the tragedy of drug overdose death and that drug overdose is preventable.

31/08/2026

📣 𝙇𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣’𝙨 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙙!

🚨 TasCOSS’s 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗣𝘂𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 closes this Friday.

We want to hear how rising costs, workforce pressures, fuel costs, growing demand and funding challenges are affecting community service organisations across Tasmania.

The more organisations that take part, the stronger the evidence we can take to government to advocate for sustainable funding that reflects the real cost of delivering services. You do not need to be a TasCOSS Member to participate.

👉 https://bit.ly/CommunityServicesPulseCheck

🎁 Complete the pulse check for your chance to win one of two registrations to the TasCOSS Conference in August 2027.

27/08/2026

Great to catch-up with Anglicare Tas this week to hear more about the breadth of services they provide, and discuss the challenges facing Tasmania’s community services industry and the people and communities we support.

We also heard about what’s on the boil for Anglicare’s Social Action and Research Centre (SARC), with their work continuing to build a strong evidence-base across key areas, including housing security, financial wellbeing and more.

Thanks to the Anglicare Tasmania team for the valuable conversation and insights.

27/08/2026

Are you holding an event or activity for Mental Health Week? Register it in our online Event Program! ✅

We will be promoting events right across Tasmania in the lead up to Mental Health Week. 🌱

Learn more and get involved at www.mhct.org/mentalhealthweek



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27/08/2026

⛽ How are fuel costs affecting your organisation?

For many community service organisations, travel is essential to delivering services, particularly in rural and regional Tasmania.

TasCOSS wants to understand how fuel disruptions and higher prices are affecting service delivery, staff and volunteers, client access, operating costs and your organisation’s ability to keep delivering essential services.

👉 https://bit.ly/CommunityServicesPulseCheck

Your experience will help us build the evidence to advocate for practical government support and sustainable funding that reflects the real cost of service delivery.

🎁 Complete the pulse check for your chance to win one of two registrations to the TasCOSS Conference in August 2027.

25/08/2026