2026-27 State Budget Briefing Webinar

Name: 2026-27 State Budget Briefing Webinar
Start: 2026-05-10T23:00:00-0400
End: 2026-05-11T00:30:00-0400

Sun, 10 May, 11pm - Mon, 11 May, 12:30am EDT

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Western Australian Council of Social Service

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The State Budget has such a strong impact on what our sector can deliver — from frontline services to long‑term community wellbeing. If you want to understand what the 2026–27 State Budget really means for people on low incomes, for housing, for community services and for the organisations holding communities together, this is the one briefing you cannot miss.

The WA State Budget will be handed down on Thursday 7 May 2026.

On Monday 11 May, WACOSS will hold a Budget Briefing Webinar in partnership with Shelter WA, with special guests from the WA Department of Treasury and Finance. and Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre.

Assistant Under Treasurer Lisa Bednarczyk will provide a clear, accessible overview of the budget’s priorities, pressures and implications for our sector — and importantly, you’ll have the chance to ask her questions.

WACOSS and Shelter WA will also share early analysis and insights from our fact sheets, highlighting what the budget means for those most impacted by cost‑of‑living pressures and service gaps.

We’re deliberately leaving plenty of time for a Q&A, so you can raise the issues that matter most to your organisation, your clients and your community.

This is a free webinar for WACOSS members and Shelter WA members but is open for anyone to join.
Cost for non-members is $40 per person (paid during checkout).

Lineup

Lisa Bednarczyk, Assistant Under Treasurer, Strategic Policy & Evaluation, WA Department of Treasury and Finance
Alan Duncan, Director, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre
Rose Newbury-Freeman, Manager Social Policy and Projects, WACOSS
Kath Snell, CEO, Shelter WA

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The Western Australian Council of Social Service has a vision for an inclusive, just and equitable society. Our purpose is to drive social change with communities, through collective action and policy formulation, strengthening community services and influencing decision makers to ensure justice and equity. As the peak body for the Western Australian community service sector, we believe that communities flourish where people are given the opportunity to contribute and create. We are committed to enabling and leading change that supports healthy, active and inclusive communities. To create equitable and empowered communities, WACOSS must be a strong Peak body voice that works with its members to advocate with and on behalf of those who are the furthest from levers of power and influence, to amplify their concerns, their voices, and seek justice, to create a society that genuinely works for the benefit of all. To change the systems, behaviours and attitudes that perpetuates entrenched poverty, inequity and exclusion WACOSS challenges and develops alternative solutions to systematic structures, community priorities and galvanises community support. We also partner with the national Council of Social Service network, as one of nine peak councils of the community services sector across Australia to ensure that there is a Western Australian perspective on the national stage. WACOSS is bold in its ambition, challenging belief structures and cultural norms, and building community empathy. It is time for us as a community to come together and create a fair and just society. We invite all Western Australians to join with us and our 300 members to drive change and overcome entrenched poverty, inequity and exclusion.