Adrienne Picone, Chief Executive Officer, is the designated TasCOSS media spokesperson.
For TasCOSS media enquiries (including weekends and out of hours), please contact:
- Cameron Allen, Communications Officer, on 0419 769 253 or email Cameron.
- Lucinda Szczypior, Manager Advocacy & Communications, on 0438 280 486 or email Lucinda.
View the TasCOSS Media Release archive.
Case Studies
Tasmanians experiencing poverty and disadvantage are often extremely vulnerable and engaging with media can be daunting.
As a peak body which doesn’t deliver frontline services, TasCOSS is often not in a position to source a case study. If we can’t find you somebody, we will put you in touch with a frontline service or emergency relief provider that is best placed to assist you find a case study with lived experience.
Peak Bodies
For specific comment on specialised issues, you may wish to contact the relevant community services industry peak organisation:
Aged & Community Services Australia (ACSA)
Carmen Ransley
p (03) 6231 3100
Email
Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drugs Council (ATDC) Tasmania
Alison Lai
p (03) 6231 5002 m 0427 551 600
Email
Carers Tasmania
David Brennan
p (03) 6231 5507
Email
Council on the Ageing (COTA) Tasmania
Sue Leitch
p (03) 6231 3265 m 0448 281 897
Email
Family and Children Tasmania (FACT)
Geraldine Ellis-Maguire
m 0459 022 122
Email
Mental Health Council of Tasmania (MHCT)
Connie Digolis
p (03) 6224 9222
Email
Multicultural Council of Tasmania (MCOT)
Duncan Spender
p (03) 6244 2820
Email
National Disability Services (NDS)
Alice Flockhart
p (03) 6212 7300
Email
Neighbourhood Houses Tasmania (NHT)
Michael Bishop
Email
Shelter Tasmania
Pattie Chugg
p (03) 6224 5488 m 0419 536 100
Email
Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre (TAC)
Heather Sculthorpe
p (03) 6234 0700
Email
Tasmanian Men’s Shed Association (TMSA)
Wendy Kennedy
p (03) 6254 1489
Email
Volunteering Tasmania (VT)
Dr Lisa Schimanski
p (03) 6231 5550
Email
Youth Network of Tasmania (YNOT)
Tania Hunt
p (03) 6223 5511 m 0427 466 189
Email