The City of Parramatta will kick off 2023 with a glittering display of lights, colours and sounds as it hosts a series of local New Year’s Eve fireworks displays across the City. The outdoor events will take place in five locations, following the success of last year’s program, allowing the community to stay local and […]
NSW Labor’s policy to introduce minimum five-year funding arrangements for key community service providers would divert money from back office to front line counselling and anti-violence services. The Opposition’s announcement comes off the back of RANSW calling for bipartisan support in NSW for longer-term funding contracts for the social services sector. “The social services sector […]
Drug and alcohol support services aimed at multicultural communities will continue after a successful rescue by Odyssey NSW. The Drug and Alcohol Multicultural Education Centre (DAMEC), based in Liverpool, provides drug and alcohol counselling for people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds. The service caters to CALD communities across western and south-western Sydney and […]
NSW Health is urging anyone who is at risk of HIV to speak to a healthcare professional about the many testing and prevention options available. Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant said the state has made great progress towards eliminating HIV transmission, however testing rates are lower than pre-pandemic levels. From January to September 2022, […]
Recipients include Tranby Aboriginal Co-operative Limited, Trafalgar Holden Museum, Queensland Braille Writing Association, Gay And Lesbian Archive of Western Australia, Flinders Palaeontology, Mawson’s Huts Foundation, Australian Academy of Science and the Ngurratjuta/Pmara Ntjarra Aboriginal Corporation and many others. These community-led and people-focused organisations from around Australia will receive small grants to support them in their […]