A Feast Of Cultures: Celebrating Refugee Week at ASC

June 21, 2024

Winter was warm in the heart of Newtown where dozens of people from diverse backgrounds came together last night for… More

Reflecting on Family and the Journey to Freedom this Refugee Week

June 19, 2024

In a world often overshadowed by displacement and uncertainty, what does family mean to you? For many, it’s a simple… More

A woman knocks at the Asylum Seekers Centre

Aaliyah’s Journey: Resilience and Hope

June 11, 2024

What would you do to help your family survive? Seven years ago, Aaliyah* and her husband fled unimaginable dangers in… More

Meet Tricia: “I’m blessed to be a small part of their stories”

May 23, 2024

The ASC was built on the kindness of community members, powered from the start by volunteers who offered shared meals,… More

Photos from the ASC’s Family Day in Auburn

April 30, 2024

On Monday 29 April, the Asylum Seekers Centre hosted our Family Day at Auburn Community Centre for families within the… More

iftar dinner entracne auburn

Photos from the ASC’s 2024 community Iftar dinner

April 24, 2024

On Thursday 4 April, the Asylum Seekers Centre, together with Galaxy Foundation hosted an Iftar dinner in Auburn for members… More

Boston university students pose on front of mural in ASC's newtown building

Boston students reflect on their ASC adventure

April 08, 2024

Boston University students Kinsley Grant and Marjories Vasquez’s experience volunteering at the ASC as part of an international work placement… More

A message board made by the women attending our Mums and Bubs day at our Auburn centre

Women are the fabric of our community

March 08, 2024

As today is International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating the women in our community by highlighting one of the wonderful initiatives… More

Celebrating women in the Asylum Seekers Centre community

March 07, 2024

Women in our community face extensive and often prolonged hardship seeking asylum in Australia. Yet despite unimaginable trauma and against… More