Welcome to Community Information Support Services (CISS)

Community Information Support Services (CISS) is a not for profit organisation established to support the community sector across Australia, manage information, develop strong networks and shared resources.

Knowledge is power.

Information is liberating.

Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family *

* Kofi Annan quotes (Ghanaian diplomat, seventh secretary-general of the United Nations, 2001 Nobel Peace Prize.)

The team at CISS believes that knowledge and accessible, reliable and up to date information is critical to the growth and development of the community sector in Australia.

The organisation has been established to take a lead in this area and they have developed a range of relevant products and programs, using new and exciting technology, to achieve their mission.

LATEST NEWS

10 MAR 2012

Working Together

The Working Together Green Paper examines how the sector could work better together in the face of significant and unprecedented change in the state and national community service environment.  Read more Is it time to develop an Industry Body?

16 FEB 2012

The economic and soical contrubitons of Queensland's Health and Community Services Industry 

Each and every Queenslander depends of the services provided by the Health and Community Services Industry (the Industry) to participate in employment, educaiton, family and community life. All Queenslanders benifit from the Indursty's significant economic contrubutions. This is good news that the sector is now recognised as an industry. Read more

08 FEB 2012

New Partnerships

In 2012 CISS and Healthy Places plans to deliver training across Australia to people in communities who can deliver Cook Well Be Well, How to be an Urban Hippy, My Future Our Community and Health @ Home. Contact us for more information.

06 JAN 2012

New Partnerships 

We are excited to announce a new Partnership with Healthy Places - Local programs for local people - take a look at their work - Find it here. 

01 AUG 2011

Queensland Floods Commission of Inquiry Interim report

The report will have a significant impact of the community sector - make sure you read the recomendations - its worth a general read. Find it here.

 05 MAY 2010

WEBSITE GOES LIVE

CISS Website is now available.

03 MAY 2010

Queensland Compact - Good Practice Guide for Data and Information Sharing

Closing date for feedback: 09 May 2010 – Click here for more information.

29 APRIL 2010

NEW PARTNERSHIP

CISS signed an MOU to be sole supplier of Community Access to My Community Directory. This partnership provides opportunities to develop relationships across the Community Sector.

10 MAY 2010

Government Response to the Report of the Government 2.0 Taskforce

The Engage: Getting on with Government 2.0 report was released on 3 May 2010, its worth a read. Read it

16 FEB 2012

The economic and social contributions of Queensland’s Health and Community Services Industry 

Each and every Queenslander depends on the services provided by the Health and Community Services Industry (the Industry) to participate in employment, education, family and community life. All Queenslanders also benefit from the Industry's significant economic contributions. Read more.