Fred Smith, a well-known Canberra musician, will be putting on a concert to welcome to Canberra Afghans recently evacuated from Kabul and to recognise the efforts of public servants and…
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Australia finally gets the refugee sponsorship model the community wants
The Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) has welcomed the Federal Government’s new refugee sponsorship pilot, saying it is the model Australian communities have been seeking for more than a decade.…
SIEV X Memorial – 20th Anniversary
Canberra is home to the SIEV X Memorial, which is located in Weston Park on the shores of Lake Burley Griffin. The memorial is a beautiful yet sombre reminder of…
CRS car donation for new Afghan family
Mohhammed, who only arrived in Canberra from Afghanistan in September 2021, has today very gratefully received the keys to a car kindly donated by CRS member Elizabeth. The car will…
Community Support and Community Benefit
Malual Kuir and Dabora Moses first became aware of Canberra Refugee Support (CRS) when they needed help to transport two of their five sons to swimming lessons. With no license,…
Refugee support group appeals to caring Canberra
Anja de Rozario September 28, 2021 - Canberra Weekly In Kabul 2012, an internationally regarded boxer abandons his success in the sporting community, to gather his wife and sons and…
“Call Out to Caring Canberra”
Thank you Canberra our appeal is now closed. We have reached our target! If you would like to donate we are still accepting donations through our normal donations page. Canberra…
A Canberra Tale of Selfish Acts and Generous Hearts.
In just a few short days one of our CRS asylum seeker families has experienced both the worst and the best of humanity. After a medical appointment at one of…
CRS stands by our Afghan community
The situation we are seeing in Afghanistan is extremely distressing. CRS is supporting refugee families from Afghanistan who are of course very worried for their country and friends and family who…
Refugee Council of Australia Media Release
https://www.refugeecouncil.org.au/over-300-organisations-businesses-and-community-groups-call-on-all-parliamentarians-to-respond-to-the-crisis-in-afghanistan/ Over 300 organisations, businesses, and community groups have signed on to a joint letter to all Federal MPs and Senators calling on them to take urgent action on the…