ACOSS and our members share a vision of working for a fair, inclusive and sustainable Australia.
For over five decades ACOSS membership has brought together a diverse cross section of the community sector to be a strong voice against poverty and inequality in Australia.
The ACOSS membership is comprised of:
- Eight state and territory Councils of Social Service which represent thousands of front-line community agencies
- National peak organisations of consumers and service providers
- National religious and secular welfare agencies
- Low income consumer groups and unions
State and Territory Councils of Social Service
ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS)
NSW Council of Social Service (NCOSS)
Northern Territory Council of Social Service (NTCOSS)
Queensland Council of Social Service (QCOSS)
South Australian Council of Social Service (SACOSS)
Tasmanian Council of Social Service (TasCOSS)
National Members
Australian Alcohol and other Drugs Council
Australian Association of Social Workers
Australian Communications Consumer Action Network
Australian Association of Adolescent Health
Australian Council of State School Organisations
Australian Federation of Disability Organisations
Australian Foundation for Disability – AFFORD
Australian Health Promotion Association
Australian Injecting nd Illicit Drug Users League – AIVL
Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth – ARACY
Australian Youth Affairs Coalition
Catholic Social Services Australia
Community Housing Industry Association
Community Legal Centres Australia
Community Mental Health Australia
Community Transport Organisation
Consumers Health Forum of Australia
Disability Advocacy Network Australia
Family Relationship Services Australia
Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia
Financial Counselling Australia
Foundation for Young Australians
Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand
Good Things Foundation Australia
Indian (Sub-Cont) Crisis & Support Agency
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service
National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation
National Association of People Living with HIV in Australia
National Association of Tenant Organisations
National Ethnic Disability Alliance
National Family Violence Prevention Legal Services Forum
Office for Social Justice, Australian Catholic Bishops Conference
Public Health Association of Australia
Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC)
Settlement Council of Australia
Settlement Services International
Associate Members
Association of Children’s Welfare Agencies Ltd. (ACWA)
Australian Education Union (AEU)
Australian Refugee and Migrant Care Services Ltd
Australian Services Union (ASU)
Cairns Alliance of Social Services
Catholic Social Services Victoria
CentaCare New England North West
Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare
Community Housing Industry Association NSW
Community Information and Support Victoria
Cowra Information & Neighbourhood Centre
Melbourne’s Leading Nanny Agency
Mountains Community Resource Network (MCRN)
Nepean Community and Neighbourhood Services (NCNS)
Peninsula Community Legal Centre Inc.
Social Futures (Northern Rivers Social Development Council)
South Port Community Housing Group Inc
Southern Youth and Family Services