Inquiry status: 
Submissions closed
Date started:
02 November 2023
Submissions close:
23 February 2024
Reporting date: 
TBA

Submissions to this inquiry are now closed.

The closing date for submissions was 5pm on 23 February 2024.

If you wish to request to lodge a late submission, please contact the Secretariat: LAcommitteeECI@parliament.act.gov.au. Acceptance of late submissions is at the Committee’s discretion.

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  • By post: Standing Committee on Education and Community Inclusion, ACT Legislative Assembly, GPO Box 1020, Canberra ACT 2601

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Terms of reference

DescriptionPDFWord
Terms of Reference - Inquiry into Loneliness and Social Isolation in the ACT PDF (217.3 KB) Word (178.1 KB)
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Submission 36 - Migrant and Refugee Settlement Services (MARSS) PDF (421.6 KB)
Submission 35 - Centre for Ageing Research and Translation (University of Canberra) PDF (590.1 KB)
Submission 35 - Attachment A - SPICE Program Update Jan 2024 PDF (227.1 KB)
Submission 34 - ACT Government PDF (627.4 KB)
Submission 33 - ClubsACT PDF (663.2 KB)
Submission 32 - Mental Health Community Coalition ACT PDF (1.7 MB)
Submission 31 - Carers ACT PDF (2.5 MB)
Submission 30 - The Men's Table PDF (380.5 KB)
Submission 30 - Att B - The Men's Table - Ripple Effect 2023 compressed PDF (1.4 MB)
Submission 29 - Community Sport Alliance ACT PDF (826.7 KB)
Submission 28 - Women with Disabilities ACT (WWDACT) PDF (471.4 KB)
Submission 27 - ACT Mental Health Consumer Network PDF (660.4 KB)
Submission 26 - VolunteeringACT PDF (697.1 KB)
Submission 25 - Discrimination, Health Services, Disability & Community Services Commissioner PDF (520.2 KB)
Submission 24 - Dr Gunter Brandstetter PDF (310.0 KB)
Submission 24 - Attachment 1 - Speaking notes on social isolation presentation PDF (195.0 KB)
Submission 23 - Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drug Association ACT (ATODA) PDF (967.1 KB)
Submission 22 - Friends for Good PDF (405.2 KB)
Submission 21 - Health Research Institute University of Canberra PDF (591.7 KB)
Submission 21 - Attachment 2 - Cover Letter - Health Research Institute UC PDF (184.2 KB)
Submission 21 - Attachment 1 - ACT Living Well Survey Loneliness data - UC PDF (46.5 KB)
Submission 20 - The Salvation Army PDF (1.2 MB)
Submission 19 - Early Morning Centre PDF (471.1 KB)
Submission 18 - Relationships Australia (National) and Relationships Australia Canberra and Region PDF (739.0 KB)
Submission 17 - Lived Experience Australia PDF (12.4 MB)
Submission 16 - Advocacy for Inclusion PDF (552.8 KB)
Submission 15 - ACT Council of Social Services PDF (953.6 KB)
Submission 14 - Children and Young People Commissioner PDF (586.5 KB)
Submission 13 - Meridian PDF (575.0 KB)
Submission 12 - Health Care Consumers Association Inc PDF (514.2 KB)
Submission 11 - Humans Connecting PDF (2.0 MB)
Submission 10 - Orygen PDF (543.4 KB)
Submission 09 - ACT Youth Advisory Council PDF (504.2 KB)
Submission 08 - St Vincent de Paul Society Canberra-Goulburn PDF (707.1 KB)
Submission 07 - Suicide Prevention Australia PDF (532.9 KB)
Submission 06 - Lara Kaput PDF (655.3 KB)
Submission 05 - Ending Loneliness Together PDF (659.0 KB)
Submission 04 - Roundabout Canberra PDF (1.1 MB)
Submission 03 - Dementia Australia PDF (576.7 KB)
Submission 02 - Name Withheld PDF (423.3 KB)
Submission 01 - Name Withheld PDF (366.6 KB)

Public hearings

Day 1 - Tuesday, 7 May 2024 - 12:30pm to 3:30pm (Prince Edward Island Room)

Day 2 - Tuesday, 21 May 2024 - 11:00am to 3:00pm (Prince Edward Island Room)

Day 3 - Tuesday, 28 May 2024 - 11:00am to 3:00pm (Prince Edward Island Room)

Witness List - TBC.

View current public hearings schedule and click here to read transcripts from these hearings.

DescriptionPDFWord
Media Release - New inquiry into Loneliness and Social Isolation in the ACT PDF (162.4 KB) Word (220.0 KB)


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