by Caleb Arkapaw | Aug 27, 2024 | Arts/Lifestyle/Culture, mental health
A program to help refugees feel welcomed and connected in their new home has relaunched in Sydney with the opening of a new communal garden. Freedom to Flourish assists refugees with language integration as well as counselling to address issues of any trauma they may...
by Millie Black | Aug 20, 2024 | News
Refugees and volunteers have found innovative ways of avoiding food waste at the Green Connect Farm in Warrawong. Data from End Food Waste Australia has shown that this year 100,000 tons of bananas will be wasted nationally, enough to fill 4000 semi-trailers. A...
by Binaya Dahal | Aug 30, 2023 | Arts/Lifestyle/Culture, Feature
When asked where he’s from, Om Dhungel never says Bhutan — his answer will always be Blacktown, the Western Sydney city. As a refugee, he knows the importance of a community. “If I say I am from Bhutan, I will only be a part of the small Bhutanese community. But if I...
by Titilua Ikenasio | Jun 24, 2018 | Feature, News
Hariette Ntakirutimana and her family escaped hunger and deepest poverty for a new life in Australia. But one thing remained, a goodbye song that lives on in her heart and soul. She tells her story to reporter Titilua Ikenasio. At six Harriette Ntakirutimana sat on a...
by Bernadette Clarke | May 17, 2017 | News
With a rise of refugee entrants in the Illawarra, Shellharbour and Shoalhaven regions after accepting 463 re-settlers in 2016, you would expected support would increase. Since the year 2006, local regions have welcomed 2,293 refugees, the majority of which...
