Sturdy Framac is a proud Corporate Associate of Aged & Community Services NSW & ACT.
Aged & Community Services began in 1965 as the Association of Voluntary Geriatric Agencies (NSW). The foundation members were the Anglican Church, the Baptist Church, the Big Sister Movement, the Catholic Church, and the Churches of Christ. The Association was created to develop an industrial award covering conditions of employment and rates of pay for workers in residential aged care services. Its name changed in 1969 to the Voluntary Care Association, and it became an industrial union of employers under the NSW Industrial Arbitration Act.
In 1991, the Association became known as the Aged Services Association (ASA). From July 2001, it adopted the name Aged & Community Services NSW & ACT (ACS), reflecting its growing role in representing and providing community care services. The Association is registered with the NSW Industrial Registrar and the Federal Industrial Registrar.
ACS is a registered industrial organisation of employers who are aged and community care providers in the non-profit, charitable sector. It represents members’ views politically at a Commonwealth and State level, either directly in its own right or indirectly via Aged and Community Services Australia (ACSA).
ACS provides a comprehensive, one-stop shop for not-for-profit member organisations, and for for-profit organisations that join its Industry Advice Scheme. No other industry association in NSW or the ACT covers the full spectrum of residential care, self-care, and community care.
Aged and Community Services Australia (ACSA) later merged with Leading Age Services Australia (LASA) to form a single national body, which has since been rebranded as Ageing Australia, the current national peak body for aged care.
