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70 Years Fighting for Fairness SOUTH AUSTRALIAN COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE 70 years fighting for fairness 70TH ANNUAL REPORT 2016-17 Contents OUR VISION Justice, opportunity and shared wealth for all South Australians. JOINT CHAIRS’ REPORT ........................................................................... 02 CEO’S REPORT......................................................................................... 04 OUR MISSION 2016-17 IN NUMBERS ............................................................................ 06 SACOSS does not accept poverty, inequity or injustice. 70 YEARS OF SACOSS ............................................................................ 08 We will be a powerful and representative voice that leads and supports our community FULFILLING OUR ROLE AS A PEAK BODY ................................................. 14 to take actions that achieve our vision. RESEARCH, POLICY DEVELOPMENT, ADVOCACY .................................... 15 We will hold to account governments, Research ...........................................................................................................................................................................................17 business and communities for actions that Policy Development and Advocacy ...................................................................................................... 18 disadvantage vulnerable South Australians. INFORMATION DISSEMINATION TO THE SECTOR .................................... 32 SACOSS News ..........................................................................................................................................................................33 OUR GOALS eBulletin ...........................................................................................................................................................................................34 Member Advisories ....................................................................................................................................................... 34 All social and economic policy in SA ensures Post-Budget Breakfasts ......................................................................................................................................... 34 all South Australians have their basic human needs met. INFORMATION DISSEMINATION TO THE COMMUNITY ............................. 35 South Australia has strong, cohesive Media ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 36 community services and health sectors Social Media ............................................................................................................................................................................ 37 driving social change. SACOSS Radio ..................................................................................................................................................................... 38 SACOSS is a sustainable, independent Fact Sheets ................................................................................................................................................................................40 organisation equipped to support the community services and health sectors to SECTOR DEVELOPMENT .......................................................................... 41 achieve our vision. Helping To Develop Our Sector ................................................................................................................. 42 Sector Development Events .............................................................................................................................42 Public Health MOU ..........................................................................................................................................................43 Advocacy on Student Placements ......................................................................................................... 44 SANFRAG .................................................................................................................................................................................... 44 CARF Consultation .........................................................................................................................................................45 Essential Services ..............................................................................................................................................................45 South Australian Council of Social Service 69th Annual Report 2016-17 Published by the South Australian Council of Social Service, November 2017 Australian Service Excellent Standards ............................................................................................45 Marjorie Black House REPRESENTATION ................................................................................... 46 47 King William Road Membership ............................................................................................................................................................................ 46 Unley, SA 5061 Australia COSS Network Collaboration ......................................................................................................................... 48 p (08) 8305 4222 External Committees ................................................................................................................................................. 49 f (08) 8272 9500 e [email protected] SECRETARIAT .......................................................................................... 50 FINANCIAL SUMMARY ............................................................................. 52 www.sacoss.org.au Treasurer’s Report ............................................................................................................................................................53 Income & Expenditure Statement ............................................................................................................54 © South Australian Council of Social Service, 2017 Assets & Liabilities Statement ...................................................................................................................... 55 This publication is copyright. Apart from fair dealing for the purpose of private study, research, criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright Act, no part may be reproduced by any process without written permission. Enquiries should be addressed to the Communications Officer, South Australian Council of Social Service. SACOSS 70TH ANNUAL REPORT 2016-17 01 during the renovations and we are confident that the resulting improvements provide much more pleasant SACOSS congratulates outgoing Chair Helen JOINT CHAIRS’ REPORT and functional workspaces and are likely to remain so Connolly who was appointed SA’s first for many years to come. Commissioner for Children and Young People in March 2017. As you will see in this Annual Report our work has been as diverse and challenging as ever. This year we’ve had a major focus on issues such as: child protection reform arising from the outcomes of the needed to be reviewed through this lens. Nyland Royal Commission; the continuing absence With the ever present challenge of ensuring SACOSS of investments in prevention and primary health remained relevant, representative and impactful, despite the State Government’s “Transforming Health” the Board decided that SACOSS should embark (aka hospitals) process; the impact on affordability on a significant renewal of our Strategic Plan. The resulting from reliability and security issues as our process included the Chair and CEO hosting a energy system transitions to a zero emissions future; series of conversations/provocations with members, the over-representation of Aboriginal people in stakeholders and thought leaders. our health, corrections, child protection and youth detention systems; arguing the state-based energy These sessions were intended to deliver the Board concession be reformed from a fixed amount to a and sector some up to date understandings of percentage of the bill; proposing realistic reform By incoming Chair David Panter and the political, economic, social, technological, of the tax system to improve fairness at both state outgoing Chair Helen Connolly environmental and legal landscape impacting on and federal levels; prosecuting the case for an large SACOSS as an organisation, on our members in increase to basic income support payments such as their roles as civil society and most importantly on The 2016/17 year was one of renewal and Newstart and Youth Allowance; contemplating the low income earners. Alongside these conversations impacts of climate change for vulnerable community change for SACOSS. There were significant we undertook traditional stakeholder surveys and members; understanding the consequences for changes at the Board level with the election of interviews with ‘critical friends’ from government, individuals and service organisations as consumer- a new Chair in David Panter. As outgoing Chair, politics and the sector. At the culmination of this directed care emerges across the aged care and can be no doubt one of the most important things Helen Connolly had served for six years and process SACOSS had a rich and vast pool of data at disability sectors; fighting for better contracting SACOSS will be doing is
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