Every day, our frontline services work tirelessly to support victim survivors and collaborate across the community services industry to meet the health, housing, social, legal and financial needs of the people they work with. The community services industry as a whole is essential to improving the lives of victim survivors.
In the lead-up to the 2025 state election, we are collaborating with 15 other community service peaks to Prioritise All Tasmanians. Our joint statement urges all candidates and political parties to set out how they will, if elected, strengthen and sustain the community services industry for the long term. The campaign highlights the critical role of our sector and the workforce behind it: with 28,000 employees and 46,000 volunteers contributing $1.9 billion to the state economy each year.
The Alliance recognises that addressing family and sexual violence cannot happen in isolation. It requires a well-resourced, stable, and respected community services sector. we are calling for fast-tracking of five-year funding contracts, fair indexation, early contract reviews, and a reset of the government-sector relationship through a formal Partnership Agreement. These priorities are essential to building secure, long-term service delivery and workforce stability - foundations needed to prevent violence, support safety meausres, promote wellbeing, and deliver real change for all Tasmanians.
Read the 'Prioritise All Tasmanians' Joint Statement here
To join in on the campaign head over to the TasCoss website here
Watch the campaign video here
