Fairfield City Council Creative Communities Grant Workshops - February 2022, Cabramatta
From 1 March 2022, not-for-profit groups and organisations will be able to apply for a one-off Creative Communities Grant (formerly Social Change through Creativity Grant) of up to $5,000 to support creative projects that empower communities to voice important issues, while further developing cultural knowledge
Illuminate: Fairfield City New Year's Eve Celebration - 31 December 2021, Prairiewood
Send off 2021 with a picnic and fireworks celebration under the stars. Illuminate will see an exciting line up of family-friendly entertainment, food, free rides and spectacular fireworks finale at 9.30pm. Tickets are available exclusively to Fairfield City Residents only.
Western Sydney Arts Alliance December 2021-January 2022 Events Calendar
Upcoming events listed in the Western Sydney Arts Alliance calendar include Archibal Prize Regional Tour; photography workshop; theatre events; school holiday workshops; exhibitions; and much more.
Online Software to Assist with TEI Reforms & Data Exchange (DEX) Data Collection for DCJ Reporting?
Discounts apply if purchasing prior to June 30 2022. Community Data Solutions is a leading software provider for Not-for-Profit and Community Services agencies in Australia, and they have affordable software solutions available for both managing your organisation's confidential client data and at the same time
NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Services (STARTTS)' online training topics during February-March 2022 include: "Domestic and Family Violence, Refugee Trauma and Resettlement"; "Core Concepts in Working with Children and Adolescents from Refugee Backgrounds";
Race Running: Come & Try School Holiday Workshop - 17 January 2022, Prairiewood
Race Running is an innovative sport for people of all ages living with a physical disability who have impaired balance and are unable to functionally run. Participating in Race Running provides each individual the freedom to move and run in a supported and balanced way without a walker, wheelchair or similar device.
Kindy Kickstart Intensive School Holiday Program - Commences 17 January 2022, Prairiewood
Kindy Kickstart Intensive is designed to increase classroom participation across a range of areas including fine motor skills (early handwriting, cutting), social skills (sharing, taking turns, and waiting), attending skills (listening, following instructions and routine) and literacy skills. This program is for:
Family Planning NSW 2022 Disability & Sexuality Webinars
Family Planning NSW will be delivering free disability and sexuality webinars for disability sector workers starting 8 February 2022. The webinars provide participants with strategies and resources to build confidence and gain skills in how to proactively support people with intellectual disability in the area of
Fairfield City Early Learning Centre & Preschool Enrolments Open
Looking to enrol your child in Preschool in 2022? Fairfield City Early Learning Centre and Preschool enrolments are now open. There are limited vacancies for 2 free days of preschool in 2022 at Fairfield Preschool, Smithfield West Preschool, Tasman Parade Early Learning Centre and Marlborough Street Preschool.
Fairfield City Open Libraries lab.LX & lab.LX STEAM Activities January 2022
Fairfield City Open Libraries lab.LX & lab.LX STEAM free activities for children during January 2022 include Mad Lab - a flexible program that cycles through all the technology the lab has to offer giving kids a taster of new technologies and STEAM learning; BLOCK42 3D Modelling & Animation on iPads;
Fairfield City Open Libraries Children's Programs January 2022
Fairfield City Open Libraries Children's Programs during January 2022 are running a number of school holiday activities, including LEGO challenge; storytime; movies; dinosaur puppet show; crafts; and more.
Fairfield & Liverpool Playgroup Network Catch-up & Connect - 10 February 2022, Online
Catch-up and Connect session for playgroup workers in Fairfield and Liverpool. This will be an opportunity for playgroup workers and volunteers to talk with each other about your experience of going back to face to face playgroups. You can share the systems you have in place to keep everyone safe, activities
DFV Policy & Practice Initiatives in Response to COVID-19
Across the world, the risks of experiencing domestic and family violence (DFV) have increased due to restrictions put in place to slow the spread of COVID-19. While a number of policy initiatives and innovative practices have emerged to address these heightened risks, not much is known about their impact.
Fairfield Women's Health Service Term 1 2022 Services & Group Activities
Fairfield Women's Health Service Term 1 2022 services and group activities include gardening; info sessions in community languages; healthy lifestyle group; outings; Vietnamese cultural group; armchair exercises and relaxation; and more.
BreastScreen NSW's mobile clinic at Cabramatta is open until 11 February 2022, 8.45am-4.00pm weekdays. Vietnamese, Cantonese and Mandarin-speaking staff are available to provide assistance.
The Power in Understanding Patterns of Coercive Control - 19 January 2022, Online
This webinar by Child Family Community Australia (CFCA) will explore ways that services can use the language of coercive control to support women to expose patterns of abusive behaviour. Specifically, it will: describe coercive control and its prevalence in Australia; share one woman’s lived experience of coercive control;
The Western & South Western Sydney Youth Sector's Experience of COVID-19
At a time of increased case numbers and restrictions, the COVID-19 pandemic is having significant impacts upon communities throughout NSW, particularly in Western Sydney and South Western Sydney. In response, Youth Action has sought to gage the concerns and experiences of young people
Survey for Young People Working or Looking for Work in Western Sydney
Social Ventures Australia wants to talk with young people 17-24 from Western Sydney who are working or looking for work and are not in full time education. They want to understand young people's experiences of working or looking for work in Western Sydney, to then talk with employers about what young people need.
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