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NFP Regulator Needs State Government Support

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 11th May 2011 -  Australia’s first free legal service for the NFP sector, PilchConnect has welcomed the announcement of the independent regulator, but says the states and territory governments need to join the governments reform agenda.

Welfare Reform in a Tight Budget

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 11th May 2011 -  The 2011 Federal Budget has a strong focus on moving people off welfare and into the workforce, through measures such as providing wage subsidies for the long-term unemployed and tightening the Disability Support Pension - however welfare groups have

Budget to Establish NFP Regulator, Tighten Tax Exemptions

Staff Reporter, Monday, 9th May 2011 -  The Federal Government is set to follow through on its promise of creating a one-stop independent regulator for the Not for Profit sector, with the 2011-12 Federal Budget to include $53.8 million for the creation of an independent regulator.

Funding for Volunteering in Victoria Remains Static: Peak Body

Staff Reporter, Friday, 6th May 2011 -  The peak body for volunteering in Victoria says it’s disappointed and concerned that funding for volunteering, revealed in the Victorian State Budget, is to remain static over the next four years.

Victoria to Trial Disability Insurance Scheme

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 5th May 2011 -  The Victorian Government is set to trial the national disability insurance scheme, the Minister for Community Services Mary Wooldridge has announced - but not until 2014.

Queensland Volunteers – Not Long Term

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 5th May 2011 -  Just one week after thousands of Queenslanders registered as volunteers to assist in the floods cleanup, the vast majority that were contacted were not prepared to volunteer according to Queensland’s peak volunteering body.

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Lack of NFP “Harmonisation“ Intolerable – Fitzgerald

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 5th May 2011 -  Charities Inquiry Productivity Commissioner Robert Fitzgerald says it is almost intolerable that three years on from the commencement of the Not for Profit reform process there is still no ‘harmonisation’ of fundraising laws around Australia.

$16 Million of Volunteer Grants for Australian NFPs

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 4th May 2011 -  Applications are open for Volunteer Grants 2011, a $16 million Federal Government initiative to help Not for Profit organisations support their volunteers.

Budget Should Focus on Causes not Consequences of Crime : VCOSS

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 4th May 2011 -  VCOSS says it welcomes some major initiatives in the 2011-12 Victorian State Budget – including water and electricity concession increases and community-based mental health funding – however it says the $300 million spend on police and prisons co

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