New South Wales
Media release
NSW Government bill relief for energy customers
Households struggling to pay their energy bills during COVID-19 now have access to additional financial support directly through Service NSW and the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment, thanks to a $30 million boost to the government's emergency support Energy Accounts Payment Assistance (EAPA) Scheme. Initiative: Energy Accounts Payments Assistance program increased
Evaluation
Creating Futures: Weave’s intensive support service for young people leaving custody or involved in the criminal justice system
'Creating Futures' is an intensive support service for young people leaving custody or otherwise involved in the criminal justice system on bail, community orders or court diversion. Weave invited independent researchers to evaluate Creating Futures over a three-year period beginning in 2017. This report outlines the findings.
Position paper
Drug harm reduction and treatment: opportunities to improve outcomes for our communities
This position paper outlines a set of public health and law enforcement recommendations that ACON believes need to be established and resourced, and that are critical in addressing the health needs of sexuality and gender diverse communities.
Report
All together: a new future for commissioning human services in New South Wales
Since the late 1990s, the term 'commissioning' as a concept and practice has steadily gained ground. What can good commissioning look like in NSW? And what can government agencies, service providers and peak bodies do to bring this to life? These are the key questions this report seeks to answer.
Media release
20-12 Modification of statutory requirements in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Regulations have been made under section 747B of the Local Government Act 1993 to temporarily modify the application of the Act in response to the COVID‑19 pandemic. Initiative: Allow councils to delay first quarterly rates notice for 2020/21