Please join us at a Community Hub session on the 24th September 2026 between 10am to 12pm for residents from the City of Canada Bay and local residents. It is a fun filled morning for young children and a wonderful way for their families to connect with other families and local community experts in health and early education. The Reverend Fred Crews Foundation kindly supports with light refreshments.
Registration for our next supported program in Rhodes will open on the 21st September 2026 for local residents of Rhodes and Canada Bay. A link to register will be emailed to local families. Feel free to send us an expression of interest on our contact page if you have not registered your interest. This community integration project is supported by the City of Canada Bay Council for local residents and their children to the age of six years from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Past Projects
Community Play and Learn Integration Project at Concord Library 2025
Food relief with support of Addi Road Food Pantry, Concord West Pre School, and WellBank Children’s Centre- 2025
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP WITH DIABETES NSW AND ACT: Commenced in Term four 2020, Term 2, 2021, Term 4, 2021 online, Term 4 2022 online 2023.
COMMUNITY RELIEF and COMMUNITY SUPPORT WITH FOODBANK NSW PARTNERSHIP to recommence Term 4 2022 in Inner West, St George, and Sutherland. On Wangal, Bidjigal and Dharawal Countries.
Ongoing Outreach support services
Where: Online ongoing from 2023
Who: Refugee, migrant families with children aged less than 6 years and stakeholders
Support for: NDIS, Health, Early Childhood, Primary School Transition guidance and support services
Community Webinars - Healthy and Happy Start to School
Where: Online
By request with: School principals | Early Childhood Directors | Diabetes NSW | Accredited Allied Health Specialists
Additional Support: translators when required
Past Projects
Healthy families COVID-19 FORUM -March 2020 to april 2021
NSW HEALTH South Eastern Sydney Local Health District Health Promotion Service, Chinese Australian Services, Georges River Council with community stakeholders including EYIA met regularly to discuss community needs in relation to COVID 19 and provide updates to each community of support directly from NSW Department of Health.
HEALTHY FAMILY LIFESTYLE EXPO
Where: Georges River Regions, NSW 2021
Below image: steering committee photo
Community Integration Project for children and mothers
Where: Hurstville Grove Infants School
Who: New arrival families and host country families
Support: Integration, partnerships and support services. Translators provided
Government Liaisons
2017 / 2018 - Australian Minister for Immigration in pivotal change to visas for the well being of children and their migrant or refugee families
2023 / 2024 - The Australian Government Inquiry into Early Childhood Education and Care in Australia
Local Government Supporters: Georges River Council: City of Canada Bay
Government Department Project supporters: NSW Health, Services Australia
Steering committee of Healthy Family Lifestyle Expo in partnership with NSW Health, Georges River Council, Diabetes NSW and ACT. and Sydney based charities
INTERNATIONAL CHARITY Research PARTNERSHIP- EECERA SIG: Children From Refugee or Migrant Backgrounds
The Inclusive Education for Refugee and Migrant Children: A Toolkit for Early Childhood and Care Settings was created to support early childhood practitioners worldwide to implement a research based and trauma informed pedagogical toolkit supporting the inclusion of young children from refugee and migrant families. Early Years Intercultural Association EYIA™ project lead and Board Director Jennifer is a co author of the toolkit and a member of the research team.
Research Project: February 2021 to November 2022 and continuing.