New opening hours at Newtown from Monday 15 March: 10am – 4pm, Monday to Friday. Phones will be answered after 10am.
New opening hours at Auburn: Wednesdays only. We will not be open at Auburn on Monday.
Please wear a mask if you are coming to the ASC at Newtown or Auburn. We are keeping our community safe.
Come and play music at ASC with Phillip from Music for Refugees.
Anyone can come, if you are an experienced musician or if you are completely new to music.
WHEN: Every second Thursday from Thursday 18 August at Newtown – 1:30-3:30PM.
Come join our amazing Sewing Circle every Friday morning from 10:30am to 12:30pm at ASC Newtown.
Be part of a fun and creative sewing community, learn new skills and have a good time.
When: 10:30am – 12:30pm every Friday.
Where: ASC, 43 Bedford Street, Newtown
To book: Email ce.events@asylumseekerscentre.org.au
The 2022 Ballina Region 4 Refugees (BR4R) Seeking Asylum Poetry Prize celebrates the positive contributions that refugees make to our communities. It acknowledges the circumstances that forced them to flee their homelands and request refuge in Australia.
Entry is free and is open to anyone living in Australia. BR4R welcomes poems from refugees and those seeking asylum in Australia. The theme is ‘Turning Point’.
More information and entry forms
BR4R Poetry prize informationPoetry Prize theme: A Turning Point
Submit up to 3 poems of up to 50 lines each
Deadline: 21 August 2022
Cash prizes: First-place $300, second-place $150, and third-place $50.
Information and the entry form: BR4R Poetry prize information
We asked you, valued members of the ASC community, for your thoughts on our activities and programs. Here’s how we responded to your feedback.
Aesop is an Australian company which makes skincare, haircare and body products.
10am, Wednesday 17 August.
Aesop offices – Level 2,
13 – 15 Levey St
Chippendale, NSW, 2008.
Email employment@
Aesop is an Australian company making skincare, haircare and body products.
10am, Wednesday 17 August, 2022.
Aesop offices: Level 2, 13 – 15 Levey Street, Chippendale, NSW 2008.
Learn:
Email employment@asylumseekerscentre.org.au or call 9078 1900 if you are interested.
Asylum Seekers Centre offers in-person support with using computers or your mobile phone. Make the most of your digital tools with our free service. Book an appointment with one of our friendly volunteer computer tutors. They will help you use your technology, email, online services.
Book an appointment with one of our friendly volunteer computer tutors. They will help you use your technology, email, online services.
Please fill in this form.
https://forms.gle/ztZJEANJLy5ZbBdi8
We will get in touch with you to make an appointment.
Service NSW wants to improve its services for people seeking asylum. Give feedback for Service NSW about your experience with the online and in-person services, to get a $15 gift card to thank you for your time. It will take 20 minutes and can be on the phone or in-person at ASC Newtown.
Contact us on client.news@asylumseekerscentre.org.au if you would like to provide feedback.
Are you interested in storytelling? Do you want people seeking asylum to have a stronger voice in the media? Or do you have creative skills like photography or writing that you would like to use to work on ASC projects?
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We are creating a group of people who are interested in storytelling, how people seeking asylum and refugees are shown in the media, and participating in the ASC’s advocacy and campaigns.
Would you like to be part of this exciting new program at the ASC? Complete this form to let us know what you are interested in.
Free: Come and play iconic Australian sports such as AFL, Basketball, Cricket, Hockey, Netball, Rugby League, Soccer & Volleyball. Learn new skills, meet new friends, network and play in social matches. Adults aged 18+ are welcome, especially people from refugee and asylum seeker background.
WHEN: 1:00PM – 3:30PM, Sunday 28 August
Free: Come and play iconic Australian sports such as AFL, Basketball, Cricket, Hockey, Netball, Rugby League, Soccer & Volleyball. Learn new skills, meet new friends, network and play in social matches. Adults aged 18+ are welcome, especially people from refugee and asylum seeker background.
FREE to attend with FREE lunch provided!
WHEN: Sunday 28th of August 1:00PM – 3:30PM
WHERE: KGV Recreation Centre, 15 Cumberland St, The Rocks NSW
REGISTER: www.ausiso.com/asp
Contact us on 0410 104 758 or info@ausiso.com
Registrations are now open for upcoming cricket programs by Usman Khawaja Foundation.
Free cricket program for boys and girls aged 5 – 12. No experience necessary.
When: Sundays starting 24 July, 2022
Where: Wentworthville, Glendenning, Auburn.
Details are listed below:
When: Sundays from Sunday 24 July 2022 to Sunday 28 August 2022 (6 week program).
Locations:
Time: 9:30am – 10:30am
To book: Click here to register now.
Further information about the Usman Khawaja Foundation can be found on its website.
If you have any questions, please email programs@usmankhawajafoundation.org.au
When: Wednesday, beginning on Wednesday 20 July, 2022
Where: Auburn Ruth Everuss Aquatic Centre, Church St, Lidcombe
Join free street soccer once a week in Sydney city or Parramatta. For males and females 16+ years. This event is organised by the Big Issue to support social inclusion and link players to services if needed.
Parramatta Street Soccer
| When: | Thursdays, 3:30 – 5:30pm |
| Where: | Parramatta Park West Domain, near corner of Park Ave and Railway Parade, Parramatta New South Wales 2150 |
| Contact: | Email nswsoccer@bigissue.org.au. |
Mt Druitt Street Soccer
| When: | Tuesdays, 1:00 – 3:00pm |
| Where: | Mt Druitt Town Centre Reserve,Ralph Place, Mt Druitt |
| Contact to register: | Email nswsoccer@bigissue.org.au. |
Sydney CBD Street Soccer
| When: | Mondays, 2:30 – 4:30pm |
| Where: | King George V Recreation Centre Cumberland Street, The Rocks |
| Contact: | Email nswsoccer@bigissue.org.au. |
Reclink Australia offers a program of sports and fitness classes which are free to Asylum Seekers Centre clients. Sports classes include tennis, lawn bowls and table tennis. Fitness classes include Dancefit and Yoga. Reclink Connect also offers online health and fitness classes.
Check the Reclink NSW web page for more information. Reclink NSW
You can also contact Sam by email at samantha.devlin@reclink.org
Free swimming lessons are available on Monday evenings and Wednesday afternoons at City of Sydney indoor pools for adults and young people.
Free swimming lessons – Ultimo
| When: | Mondays, 7 -7:30pm |
| Where: | Ian Thorpe Aquatic Centre 458 Harris St, Ultimo NSW 2007 |
| To book: | Email ce.events@asylumseekerscentre.org.au. |
Free swimming fun time – Sydney City
| When: | Wednesdays, 2 – 3pm |
| Where: | Cook and Phillip Pool 4 College St, Sydney NSW 2000 |
| To book: | Email ce.events@asylumseekerscentre.org.au. |
Help your baby get confident in the water early in their lives.
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Mothers and babies swimming classes
When: Every Thursday 4 August – 22 September 2022
Where: Ruth Everuss Aquatic Centre Auburn (map here)
Session 1: 10:30am for 6-18 months old
Session 2: 11am for 18 months – 3 years old
To book: Email ce.events@asylumseekerscentre.org.au
Learn English at Auburn and Newtown. Classes are available for beginner students and intermediate students who can have a basic conversation in English.
| When: | Mondays, 10:30 – 11:30am |
| Where: | Auburn Centre for Community, 44a Macquarie Road Auburn |
| To book: | Email ce.events@asylumseekerscentre.org.au |
This class is good for you if you have attended other English classes and can hold a basic conversation in English.
| When: | Thursdays 10 – 11:30am |
| Where: | ASC Newtown, 43 Bedford St Newtown view on Google Maps |
| To book: | Email ce.events@asylumseekerscentre.org.au |
Now in Newtown: Learn English through storytelling with Sydney Theatre Company’s Connected drama program.
Weekly workshops help you learn and practise English in a fun and relaxed environment. These workshops by Sydney Theatre Company will run for 6 weeks.
| When: | Tuesdays 10:30am – 12pm from 26 July, 2022 |
| Where: | ASC, 43 Bedford St, Newtown |
| To book: | Email ce.events@asylumseekerscentre.org.au or phone 90781900 |
Drop in to Auburn Centre for Community to join a Computer class or English class run by Cumberland City Council.
Computer class: Wednesdays, 9:30am – 12pm
English conversation class: Wednesdays, 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Computer class run by Cumberland City Council
| When: | Wednesdays 9:30AM- 12:00PM |
| Where: | Auburn Centre for Community, 44a Macquarie Road Auburn |
| To book: | No booking required |
English conversation class run by Cumberland City Council
| When: | Wednesdays, 1:00pm – 3:00pm |
| Where: | Auburn Centre for Community, 44a Macquarie Road Auburn |
| To book: | No booking required |
The Asylum Seekers Centre offers a regular meeting for women to get together and talk.
All women are welcome.
When: Last Friday of each month 10:30am – 12:30pm (Next meeting: 26 August)
Where: Asylum Seekers Centre, Newtown
To join the women’s group, email ce.events@asylumseekerscentre.org.au for more details.
