Leeton’s Afghani community feature in ABC’s ‘Back Roads’.

The Riverina town of Leeton, NSW, champions the cause for welcoming and supporting multi-cultural migrants and refugees into the community. Both the Mayor and local Multicultural Officer are united to find ways to help people fit in, especially as they wait for long periods for their family members to join them from abroad.

Refugee Week, 2022

We had over 60 Afghan community members attend the event on Sunday at the CWA Hall in Griffith. Seven families attended and most of the group were ‘unaccompanied’ males (men still waiting for permission for their families to be granted visas to come to Australia).

Do it for Dolly Day

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Online Grooming – What To Do part 2

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Online Grooming – Knowing the Signs

News April 2022 April is SAAM  awareness month.  SAAM 2022 campaign continues to build on this vision with a call to action: “Building Safe Online Spaces Together.” We know that we can build and are building online communities centred on respect, inclusion, and safety — where harassment, assault, and abuse are taken seriously. Not only do we believe that together ...

“Sending nudes” Sexting

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“Hot Chocolate Talk”

News March 2022 April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Research shows that talking with your child about how to stay safe from sexual abuse is a powerful way to prevent it, but we know it can be hard to know what to say. HOT CHOCOLATE TALK That’s why we’re sharing some free resources from Committee for Children’s Hot Chocolate Talk ...

World Autism Awareness Day 2022: “Inclusion in the Workplace”

News April 2022 Autism Awareness World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD) aims to put a spotlight on the hurdles that people with autism and others living with autism face every day. Photo By: pngtree Autism is a condition that affects how a person thinks, feels, interacts with others, and experiences their environment. It’s estimated that 1 in 70 people are on ...

Self Harm in Children

News March 2022 Self Harm in Children Self harm is when someone hurts themselves on purpose. There are many reasons why someone might self-harm. Photo by: Photo credits Deliberate self-harm is where an individual hurts or injuries themselves to release or cope with big emotions or to just distract themselves. For children, the world can be a scary place which ...