National Compact Article

Today the Hon. Kevin Rudd MP, Prime Minister of Australia launched the National Compact between the Australian Government and the Third Sector at Parliament House. 
 

The Prime Minister, the Hon Jenny Macklin, Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Senator the Hon Ursula Stephens,  Parliamentary Secretary for Social Inclusion and the Voluntary Sector and Sector leaders signed a canvas representing their commitment to the Compact’s Shared Vision.

 

To find out more about the National Compact visit www.nationalcompact.gov.au .  At this website you can hear from Senator Stephens about the new Compact and how the Government is seeking to work together with not-for-profit organisations.

 

You can also join in online through tweets and conversations. We thought we’d start the conversation by asking for your thoughts and ideas about promoting the Compact, so please visit www.nationalcompact.gov.au and join in!

 

If you haven’t already done so, your organisation can sign up to the National Compact online and join the following organisations:

 

Australian Council of Social Service

Australian Federation of Disability Organisations

Australian Red Cross

Conservation Volunteers Australia

Families Australia

Federation of Ethnic Communities Councils of Australia

Foundation for Young Australians

Foundation House (Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture)
Lifeline

Mental Health Council of Australia

Midnight Basketball Australia

Museum of Contemporary Arts

National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation

National Council of Churches in Australia

National Foundation for Australian Women

Philanthropy Australia

Reconciliation Australia

Royal Life Saving Society Australia

School for Social Entrepreneurs Australia

Volunteering Australia

World Vision Australia

 

By creating a website link from your site to the National Compact website (www.nationalcompact.gov.au) you can help increase awareness about the National Compact. You may also like to include the attached article on your website or in newsletters.

 

To download a copy of the National Compact please visit www.nationalcompact.gov.au.
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For further information about the National Compact you can email us at nationalcompact@fahcsia.gov.au

 

Please send this email on to other organisations you think may be interested in becoming aware of and signing up to the National Compact.

 

Looking forward to working together,