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Keeping Elders safe in the heat
Its the time of year where things start heating up, and we want to ensure Elders know how to keep safe in the heat! According to the Aged Care Quality
My Job as a Receptionist at Aboriginal Community Services
I often get asked by family and friends what I do here at ACS. My reply is a receptionist and a jack of a few trades. I like what I
Aged Care Reform Passes Parliament
Below is is a media release from the Minister for Aged Care, Anika Wells, on Aged Care Reforms, released 25th November: The Albanese Labor Government’s Aged Care Bill has today
“Once in a generation aged care reforms” Media Release – Prime Minister, Treasurer & Minister For Aged Care.
Below is is a media release from Anthony Albanese, Jim Chalmers & Anika Wells on Aged Care Reforms, released 12th September: ANTHONY ALBANESE MPPRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA JIM CHALMERS MPTREASURER
Elders’ Stories Shared Nation-Wide
Aboriginal Community Services has developed a record-keeping project aimed to keep the stories of Elders alive and share their inspiring stores. There I Was, Here I Am is a short
NAIDOC Lunch & Documentary Screening
Aboriginal Elders from around South Australia gathered at the Adelaide Convention centre on the 16th of July to celebrate NAIDOC week with the screening of our new film, There I
Staff trip to the APY Lands
From the perspective of Jessica Rowe, Marketing and Communications Officer Through the work that staff do with Aboriginal Community Services, there are often opportunities for them to get out of
Rosemary’s Story: Helping Aboriginal Elders find Housing
ACS is privileged to have been given permission to share the story of Rosemary, an Elder who has been through a lot, and come out the other side in a
Minister for Aged Care Statement
Media event date: 3 April 2024 Date published: 3 April 2024 Media type: Statement Audience: General public Thank you to the older people, their families and carers, workers, advocates and
Respecting the knowledges of ACCOs through collaboration
Respecting the knowledges of Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs) through collaboration was pushed in the recent Closing The Gap Review, and Aboriginal Community Services (ACS) aims to reflect this through
Our friends at the Fringe Festival
Aboriginal Community Services was pleased to find out that some of our community members and friends are involved in events showing as part of the Fringe Festival. Perhaps other Elders
ACCOs to the forefront and the aged care gap: Aboriginal Community Services on the Closing the Gap Review
There was one thing resoundingly clear in the recent Closing the Gap review, and that was the government’s failure to recognise Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs) as the way forward.