National Press Club Address
16 June 2011
Thank you very much for having me here today. I have long been an
occasional listener, albeit from a distance, to these lunch time addresses and
I find it an extraordinary privilege to be at this podium today.
As I’ve said many times this year, I feel somewhat awkward about having
been named the 2011 Australian of the Year. Let me explain.
Introduction
This submission briefly outlines a response to the consultation paper: Scoping study for a national not-for-profit regulator. It has been prepared through a process of consultation with the membership of the Community Council for Australia (see Appendix 1 list of CCA members) and key organisations in the not-for-profit sector.
Submission to the Assistant Treasurer
Federal Budget Submission 2011
Introduction
This submission briefly outlines key issues for Australia’s not-for-profit sector (NFPs) over the coming financial year and provides a summary of the emerging budget implications for government and the NFP sector. It has been prepared through a process of consultation with membership of the Community Council for Australia (see Appendix 1 listing of CCA members) and key organisations in the not-for-profit sector.
‘The organisations Australians rely on in times of crisis will now be able to get government assistance to repair and re-establish their own organisations as well as support the communities around them,’ according to David Crosbie, CEO of the Community Council for Australia.
Until yesterday, disaster recovery grants and concessional loan programs put in place to support Queensland small business and primary producers had excluded not-for profit organisations.
Community organisations are critical in rebuilding flood ravaged regions of Australia, yet, programs put in place to support recovery often exclude not-for profit organisations from receiving assistance.
David Crosbie, CEO of the Community Council for Australia said today he had been very disappointed to receive representations from a number of community organisations in places like Ipswich and Toowoomba that could not understand why they were ineligible to receive recovery grants that were available to small businesses and primary producers.
‘Community organisations are tired of jumping through bureaucratic hoops that provide no useful information and serve no useful purpose. Despite the fact that the not-for profit sector contributes $43 billion to Australia’s economy, the needs of the sector have largely been ignored by governments in the past,’ according to David Crosbie, CEO of the Community Council of Australia.
Mr David Crosbie has accepted the position of Chief Executive Officer of the Community Council for Australia (CCA). He will commence in this new role from the 8th of November 2010.
The Reverend Tim Costello, CCA Chair and World Vision CEO said “I am looking forward to working with David – he has an excellent reputation for achieving real outcomes in the organisations he has managed and is experienced working collaboratively across sectors in complex policy areas.”
The Community Council for Australia commends the Assistant Treasurer for initiating this consultation and providing the Public Ancillary Funds discussion paper ‘Improving the integrity of public ancillary funds’.
This submission has been prepared through a process of consultation with the membership of the Community Council for Australia, other key organisations in the not for profit sector and a number of key stakeholders in the finance and philanthropy sectors.
Press Release 9 August 2010
"We welcome the commitment of Labor to establish an Office for the Not-for-Profit Sector," CCA Chair and World Vision CEO, Reverend Tim Costello, said.
"This was a key recommendation of the Productivity Commission and will play an important role in having consistency across the nation and across government. This is the first time that the sector has had a single reference point within Government."
CCA also welcomed the proposal to harmonise the tangle of complex state and federal regulations.
Australian taxpayers support many community and other not-for-profit (NFP) organisations. The activities of these organisations have considerable social impact and touch the lives of many Australians, including some of the most disadvantaged members of the community.