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Mothers Support Groups starting again after school holidays, from 20 July – join today!

Four community organisations across Western Sydney, working together through the Western Sydney Region Settlement Consortium (WSRSC), will deliver a coordinated program of events to celebrate Refugee Week 2026.

Join us at our upcoming Community Expo with Bert Oldfields Primary School

SydWest’s response to the Federal Budget – Investments are welcomed yet equity gaps remain.

Join the Blacktown Multicultural Playgroup

SydWest Multicultural Services is pleased to announce the appointment of Nazia Ahmed as its new Head of Disability Support.

Did you know that SydWest is part of the NSW Return and Earn Recycling Program, making it easy to give back while reducing waste.

Free Cooking Program Kicks Off for Blacktown Women

Multicultural Road Safety Information Sessions continue throughout 2026.

Join us for a vibrant community event celebrating diversity, inclusion, and belonging.

SydWest is excited to support Sanctuary Runners Australia, a new 2026 initiative that brings people of all backgrounds together.

Western Sydney Region Settlement Consortium and SSI to host ‘Silence to Power’ event at Park Royal Parramatta for International Women’s Day 2026.

SydWest Multicultural Services will host its 2026 International Women’s Day celebration this Friday at Glenwood Community Hub

Joining SydWest means becoming part of a team that genuinely values and supports you.

Are rising energy and water costs causing you stress? Help is at hand for Blacktown residents and small businesses.

SydWest Multicultural Services marked a major milestone yesterday, celebrating 40 years of service and community impact at its Annual General Meeting.

Join Our Multicultural Mothers Group, a welcoming space for migrant and refugee mums to connect, learn, and grow with their children at Bert Oldfield Primary School in Seven Hills.

Palliative care is more than just end-of-life support — it’s a specialised approach that helps people living with serious or life-limiting illnesses to live as fully and comfortably as possible.

Backswing is an 18-week program that helps people with disabilities from culturally diverse backgrounds build confidence, gain work experience, and prepare for employment. Join us to develop essential skills, connect with employers, and create a tailored career pathway.

SydWest Multicultural Services, a leading not-for-profit organisation in Greater Western Sydney, is proudly sponsoring the United Nations 80-year ‘Shaping Our Future Together’ conference.

October marks the time to raise awareness of breast screening for keeping women safe from breast cancer.

SydWest Multicultural Services continues to deliver vital Multicultural Road Safety Information Sessions throughout 2025 and into 2026, helping our diverse communities stay informed and safe.

SydWest is excited to launch Tuning into Kids, a free 6-week parenting program designed to help parents build stronger, more emotionally connected relationships with their children.

Congratulations to our Aged Care team on your ACE Award win!

SydWest Multicultural Services and Western Sydney MRC, are proud to announce its upcoming advocacy event, aimed at championing an increase in Australia’s refugee intake.

Training that connects workers to their community and fits around their jobs

SydWest Multicultural Services congratulates Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the Australian Labor Party (ALP) on their return to government.

Our Penrith Mothers Support Group enjoyed a very special outing recently – to see The Very Hungry Caterpillar live!

Our Mothers Support Groups are a great way to develop new friendships and social networks, as well as learn new things and engage in lots of fun and educational activities.

Blacktown Women’s Support Group meets every Thursday from 10am and Term 2 is starting soon!

Two of Sydney’s most trusted community organisations are coming together to strengthen and expand disability support services across the Western Sydney region.

SydWest Multicultural Services is proud to announce that it will be celebrating the annual Harmony Day event on Wednesday 19th March 2025 from 10am in Bowman Hall, Blacktown.

Join us in celebrating Harmony Day 2025 where Everyone Belongs!

Last weeks! We’re hosting two more Multicultural Road Safety information sessions in Tagalog and Tamil in May and hope you can join us!

We’re kicking off the new year with another round of the exceptional WESTERN SYDNEY BACKSWING program.

Our offices will be closed from Monday 23 December 2024 and re-opening on Monday, 6 January 2025.

SydWest Multicultural Services is excited to announce its annual Seniors Christmas Celebration, taking place on Saturday, December 7th, at Bowman Hall in Blacktown

Walk with Us on Wednesday 27 November from 9.30am at the Village Green Blacktown and show your support for the elimination of violence against women and girls!

New funding will support an Australian-first project that brings together engineering students and diverse communities in search of solutions.

Assistant Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs the Hon. Julian Hill MP has officially launched the new Western Sydney Region Settlement Consortium (WSRSC) at a special community event in Blacktown last week. 

Assistant Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs the Hon. Julian Hill MP will officially launch the new Western Sydney Region Settlement Consortium – a group of 4 community organisations delivering settlement services for refugees and migrants.

SydWest Multicultural Services has welcomed Brent Pitts to its Board of Directors. 

A first-of-its-kind community co-design consortium will provide engineering students the opportunity to ‘shift the dial’ on some big challenges facing diverse communities across Australia. 

A new settlement partnership has been announced for Western Sydney which will provide services to support newly arrived refugees and humanitarian entrants through the Settlement Engagement and Transition Support (SETS) program.

SydWest Multicultural Services is pleased to advise that we have won the Outstanding Community Arts and Culture category in this year’s Zest Awards, hosted by Western Sydney Community Forum.

A new partnership between SydWest Multicultural Services and RMIT University will see humanitarian engineering students working with our culturally diverse community to solve local issues, using local resources.

SydWest welcomes several measures announced in last night’s Federal Budget that provide assistance across settlement, aged care, the NDIS and cost of living.

Jobseekers interested in a career supporting seniors to live independently at home turned out to connect with Home Care employers in person at the first Employment Accelerator event for 2024.

Home Care is a meaningful career where you can make a difference to people’s lives & a great opportunity to meet employers and learn about a career in Home Care.

Launched at SydWest Multicultural Services-Participate Australia AGM on 2 November 2023, Bhutanese Migration History – a life in three countries is an important contribution to the history of migration to Australia.

SydWest Multicultural Services is pleased to announce it is a partner in the upcoming Employment Accelerator being held 11th October 2023 in Blacktown.

Participate Australia has developed a suite of video resources to help disseminate information about The Voice referendum to people with disability.

SydWest Multicultural Services is pleased to announce that it is a premium sponsor of this year’s WEXPO Blacktown and will be delivering an important Cost of Living Community Leaders Forum on Tuesday 5 September 2023 at Workers Blacktown.

SydWest Multicultural Services is pleased to announce that it is a Bronze Sponsor of the upcoming inaugural National Multicultural Health and Wellbeing Conference 2023.

SydWest Multicultural Services encourages the Western Sydney community to recognise those who care for older Australians and say “thanks for caring” ahead of Aged Care Employee Day (ACED) on Monday 7 August 2023

SydWest Multicultural Services is pleased to advise that we have recently set up two new Seniors Social Support Groups for Cumberland that meet fortnightly in Granville.

We welcome the Government’s decision to remove the 5-year eligibility criteria for migrants and refugees to access settlement services.

SydWest is pleased to announce the upcoming merger with Participate
Australia, effective 1 May 2023.

SydWest is pleased to announced that the Australian Government now allows Temporary Protection visa and Safe Haven Enterprise visa (SHEV) holders eligible to apply for a permanent Resolution of Status (RoS) visa, and to convert applications for TPV/SHEVs to applications for RoS visas.

For the first time ever, this year’s Social Impact Summit brings together Government, corporate and not-for profit sectors in one setting to discuss what the implementation of the well-being budget announced by the Federal Government looks like.

Western Sydney Backswing is starting soon – a creative job preparation and employer engagement program.

Our employment services were recently profiled in the Greater Blacktown News with ACU Report: Skilled Migrants Battle Job Lock Out published 23 November 2023.