Fairfield Multicultural Interagency
Fairfield City Council and CORE Community Services convene the Fairfield Multicultural Interagency (FMI), which addresses the needs and issues of migrants and refugees living in Fairfield City.
The FMI is comprised of members from local ethnic groups, neighbourhood centres and government and non-government organisations. It is a platform for members to discuss issues, propose strategies to improve services and actively represent the needs of people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds.
Through FMI, Council works collaboratively with other agencies to ensure a supportive environment, equity in decision-making among all members, and opportunities for members to build stronger partnerships and networks.
FMI meetings are face-to-face and usually held bi-monthly at the Fairfield City Council Administration Centre in Wakeley (86 Avoca Rd, Wakeley 2176).
Meetings will run on Fridays from 9:30-11:30am on the following dates:
- 21 February 2025
- 11 April 2025
- 13 June 2025
- 1 August 2025
- 26 September 2025
- 7 November 2025
For enquiries, email scd@fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au or call (02) 9725 0222.
Community Capacity Building Working Group
The Community Capacity Building Working Group (CCBWG) formed through the FMI to support communities and community groups to build their capacity. For example, through capacity building training, mentoring and volunteering/internships, support with grant applications and connecting them to supports.
Below are the current member organisations of the working group:
Fairfield City Council
Council is a co-convenor of the Fairfield Multicultural Interagency and Community Capacity Building Working Group. Council’s Social Planning and Community Development branch responds to social and community issues and advocates for policy and strategies to address disadvantage.
Address: Fairfield City Council Administration Centre, 86 Avoca Rd, Wakeley NSW 2176
Contact: scd@fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au| (02) 9725 0222
CORE Community Services
CORE is a co-convenor of the Fairfield Multicultural Interagency and Community Capacity Building Working Group. CORE Community Services (CORE) is a not-for-profit community organisation that delivers four main services – Children’s Services, Youth Services, Multicultural Communities Services, and Aged and Disability Care. CORE’s staff are experienced community workers and case managers, who speak over 20 community languages (including Arabic, Vietnamese and Assyrian), with strong community networks and understanding of the needs, priorities and aspirations of refugee and migrant communities.
Address: 165 Railway Pde, Cabramatta NSW 2166
Contact: info@corecs.org.au | (02) 9727 0477
Assyrian Australian Association
The Assyrian Australian Association (AAA) aims to strengthen the Assyrian community’s identity, while at the same time assisting new Assyrian migrants/refugees settle and integrate into Australian society. AAA services provided include case management, community capacity building, domestic violence support, Community Support Program, Multicultural Men's Project, Civil & Citizenship Classes, volunteer mentorship and Work Development Orders.
Address: 7 The Crescent, Fairfield NSW 2165
Contact: secretary@assyrianaustralian.org.au | 1300 832 962
Family Planning Australia
Family Planning Australia works to ensure everybody has access to quality reproductive and sexual health. We provide advice, clinical services, health promotion and education and training around reproductive and sexual health. Family Planning Australia supports priority communities including people from culturally and linguistically diverse and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds, people with disability, young people, and people from rural and remote communities.
Address: 24-26 Nelson St, Fairfield NSW 2165
Contact: healthpromotion@fpnsw.org.au | 1300 372 372
Navitas Skilled Futures
Navitas Skilled Futures support migrants and refugees to find a job, learn to speak and write in English and to settle into life in Australia. We do this by offering free English programs and working with you on your employability skills. Our classrooms are safe places to learn, with experienced teachers who understand your challenges. When you learn with us, you become part of our multicultural community, giving you the chance to make friendships that last a lifetime.
Address: 6-8 Alan Street, Fairfield NSW 2165
Contact: info@navitas-skilled-futures.com.au| 1300 798 111
Settlement Services International (SSI)
The Humanitarian Services Program (HSP) aims to provide refugees and asylum seekers with the structured support they need to adjust to life in Australia and successfully settle into communities. SSI delivers HSP services in several locations across NSW. Our case workers work closely with newcomers, connecting them with the skills, support and resources they need to find their feet and develop into independent members of society.
Address: 7 William Street, Fairfield NSW 2165
Contact: info@ssi.org.au| (02) 8111 7000
NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation for Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS)
Communities in Cultural Transition (CiCT) Program
CiCT assists non-funded associations and groups from newly arrived, small and emerging communities from refugee backgrounds to help develop their leadership and governance skills. The program provides free consultancy sessions to provide information about governance, legal requirements for incorporated associations, project implementation and management, leadership, training, submission writing, etc.
Address: 1st/44-50 Auburn Rd, Auburn NSW 2144
Contact: stts-cict@health.nsw.gov.au | (02) 9646 6700
South Western Sydney Local Health District (SWSLHD) Health Promotion Services
SWSLHD Health Promotion Services develops, implements, and evaluates community-based programs that improve and maintain population health and reduce inequities in health outcomes. Programs focus on lifestyle-related causes of ill health and creating physical and social environments that promote health and well-being.
The Healthy Environments team focuses on aspects of the physical, built, and social environments in which people work, live, and enjoy leisure time, to improve the underlying conditions which impact on people's lives and can contribute to, or present barriers to, the ability to live a healthy life.
Address: Waranara Building, Eastern campus, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool NSW 2170
Contact: SWSLHD-HealthPromotionUnit@health.nsw.gov.au | (02) 8738 5911
TAFE NSW
TAFE NSW is a leading provider of vocational education and training in Australia. We aim to skill the workforce for the future through high quality, personalised education and training. We also provide an extensive range of courses and qualifications to suit everyone from school leavers to career changers and businesses. We offer courses and short courses with qualifications from certificates to Diploma and Advanced Diploma level including Degrees. We provide a range of study options from full-time to part-time study, online or face-to-face. TAFE NSW also have an extensive range of support services to assist you on your student journey.
Contacts:
Phone: 131 601
rebecca.tongia@tafensw.edu.au, Cultural and Linguistic Diversity (CALD) Coordinator
mersaline.monteiro@tafensw.edu.au, R/AMEP SEE Coordinator