A key aspect of ACTCOSS’ work is bringing together community organisations to network, discuss common issues and share information. Here are some of the networks that ACTCOSS facilitates or supports. In addition, ACTCOSS is also a member of the Community Development Network. If you are interested in finding out more about one of these groups, please e-mail us at actcoss@actcoss.org.au or call (02) 6202 7200.

The ACTCOSS General Committee (GC) is ACTCOSS' Board of governance and therefore provides policy leadership, financial and legal oversight and the strategic direction for the organisation. In providing policy leadership it debates and advises on ACTCOSS' social policy positions. Its members are elected from members of ACTCOSS for a two year term at the AGM in November.

Click here for a list of the ACTCOSS GC members.

The Peaks Forum is a monthly meeting of ACT Peak Body representatives. This meeting provides a forum for information sharing and discussion of current issues relevant to the ACT Community Sector. The Peaks Forum also enables the Peaks to represent the ACT Community Sector as a united body on issues of common importance, strengthening the voice of the Community Sector in public policy debate.

This network brings together social policy officers and researchers from across the ACT community sector to provide mutual support, share information and ideas, and develop collaborative and strategic research, policy and advocacy projects.

The Koori Women's Network provides a safe, supportive and encouraging environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women who work in the community sector.

This network provides an opportunity for information sharing and networking for HACC and Disability Services. ACTCOSS also facilitates a supporting email network for planning and sharing organisational news. Members of the network include board members and management level personnel from organisations funded by HACC, representatives from Disability ACT, the ACT HACC Program (ACT Health) and the HACC section of the ACT Office of Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care. Meetings take place monthly and are chaired by ACTCOSS.

The ACT Community Coalition on Corrections was formed in 2000 to assist ACTCOSS in developing its policies in the area of justice and to provide a forum for a community sector focus on the proposed ACT prison. The group includes members from a diverse range of organisations such as church-based organisations, Prisoner's Aid, youth representatives as well as groups with an interest in drug law reform. Despite the often disparate nature of those involved, they are united in their call for a more humane and progressive corrections system which sees rehabilitation and integration of offenders into the community as its goal.

This is an email discussion network that also coordinates the occasional community sector human rights discussion forums. This network grew out of the 2004 ACTCOSS biennial conference, and seeks to bring together human rights champions from across the community sector.

A network where community food providers share good practice and update each other on the latest in free food services.

An email network of SAAP community services which provides a forum for sharing the latest news in housing and homelessness matters, and innovations for SAAP providers.

This network offers peer support and learning opportunities for volunteer board members in the community sector. It has been established under the Governance Learning Circle Project

A large email network that discusses anything to do with good practice, using quality standards, updating or writing documentary infrastructure, sharing job vacancies, or anything to do with innovation in the community sector. This network also supports the Community Sector Managers Network.