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The TasCOSS Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Paula Wriedt as the incoming Chief Executive Officer of the Tasmanian Council of Social Service (TasCOSS). Paula is an exceptional leader with a deep understanding of Tasmania’s community services landscape and a strong commitment to improving outcomes for Tasmanians.

The current fuel security challenge is creating real and immediate pressures for community service organisations across Tasmania. While the full extent of the disruption is still unfolding, it’s clear organisations will need the support of Government, along with adaptable, staged contingency plans to maintain essential services and protect the wellbeing of staff and clients.

My children and I are normal, ‘whole’ people in this community, but we have been homeless for a year, writes Angela Finch.

Tasmania’s Coalition of Community Service Peaks came together in an unprecedented show of unity today, launching a coordinated campaign urging the Government to deliver the increased funding and long-term investment needed to protect the wellbeing of all Tasmanians.

Ahead of International Women’s Day (8 March), TasCOSS is officially opening expressions of interest for this year’s Changemakers Community Leaders Program.

The Government must work alongside the local government sector to strengthen its regulatory response to short-stay accommodation in Tasmania, or risk more Tasmanians being excluded from the already stretched private rental market, new data shows. TasCOSS, in collaboration with the Local Government of Tasmania (LGAT), has released new short-stay accommodation indicators on the Tasmania’s State of Housing Dashboard, which quantify the rapid growth of the under-regulated short-stay market over the past decade.

TasCOSS CEO, Adrienne Picone, has informed the TasCOSS Board that she will not be renewing her contract when it concludes in June 2026. Adrienne has led TasCOSS for close to six years with commitment and integrity, and we thank her for her significant contribution to the organisation and to the broader community services industry in Tasmania.

TasCOSS, in collaboration with Tenants’ Union of Tasmania, has released new rental reform indicators on the Tasmania’s State of Housing Dashboard, which underscores the uphill plight facing Tasmanian renters who, despite growing in numbers, continue to be let down by inadequate government protections and regulations.