Inner Sydney Voice

13/10/2026

📢 Have your say: Indigenous Advancement Strategy Survey

The National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA) wants to hear from First Nations people and communities about how the Indigenous Advancement Strategy (IAS) can better support their needs, priorities and aspirations.

🗣️ Share your experiences and ideas to help shape future programs and services.
📝 The online survey takes approximately 15 minutes to complete.
📅 Consultation closes: 11:59pm AEDT, Wednesday 4 November 2026.

🔗 Find out more and complete the survey:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this website may contain images and voices of deceased people.

13/10/2026

Next week, come along to Koori Radio 93.7FM's NSW Languages Week Gathering!

There’ll be performances by Loren Ryan and DJ Naian, cultural workshops including weaving and emu egg carving, a free feed and much more.

📍 Roof Top 27-29 Cope Street Redfern NSW
📅 Thursday 22nd October
⏰ 4–7 pm

All welcome!

11/10/2026

We’re excited to share Weave Youth & Community Services' youth-led celebration of creativity and young people with lived mental health experience. 💜

Join the fun with an art exhibition, live performances, market stalls, games, activities for all ages and free food trucks!

📍 Carriageworks – Track 8
📅 Thursday 15 October
⏰ 4–7 pm
🎟️ Free entry | Drug and alcohol-free event

Come along, celebrate creativity and help challenge mental health stigma!

08/10/2026

💜 We’re supporting and the call to put community-based mental health care first.

Community-managed mental health organisations play an important role in helping people stay well, recover and remain connected to their communities. But too many people are still missing out on the support they need.

We’re joining Mental Health Coordinating Council in calling for greater investment in the services, supports and workforce needed to make community-based mental health care available to more people.

Learn more: mhcc.org.au/care-beyond-crisis

07/10/2026

Mental Health Month is an opportunity to strengthen our understanding of the factors affecting young people's wellbeing and how we can respond effectively.

Next Wednesday, we are hosting Neurodivergence, Social Connection and Isolation: Understanding Challenges and Supporting Young People, a session designed for practitioners interested in better supporting neurodivergent young people. This session, run by clinicians at headspace, will explore how challenges with interpreting social expectations and cues can contribute to loneliness and social isolation, particuarly during adolescence and young adulthood. Attendees will leave with practical strategies for creating inclusive environments and fostering connection.

🎟️ Find out more and register:

Join us online for Neurodivergence, Social Connection and Isolation: Understanding Challenges with headspace clinicians.

06/10/2026

Are you a mother aged 16-24? 👩‍🍼

Take part in a PhD research project exploring body image and feeding decisions by completing this short, online, anonymous survey.

✅ You just need to be living in Australia, have an infant aged 12 months or younger and be aged 16-24 (at the time of the birth of your baby).

https://surveyswesternsydney.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cOVJ8RJMWvcGygu

01/10/2026

Not sure what to do with the kids over the school holidays? 🤔 Check out these free activities happening in City of Sydney! 🏀

From yoga and table tennis to painting and singing classes, find out what's going on at all of our community and recreation centres.

29/09/2026

At a recent Protected Together workshop, we shared helpful resources with participants, including information about upcoming vaccination clinics.

💉 Know someone who could benefit? Share these clinic details with your community to help make sure everyone can access the vaccinations they need.

29/09/2026

🌞 Waterloo is feeling extra EmergencyRedi!

Yesterday, we kicked off EmergencyRedi Week with a wonderful community event alongside City of Sydney, NSW SES, Australian Red Cross, Fire and Rescue NSW, Counterpoint Community Services and City of Sydney Library.

More than 80 residents came along for information stalls, presentations, fruit, ice cream and so much more! 🍦🍉

We showcased our Done By Us project and had some of our awesome peers talk about their workshops and experiences over the past year. Everyone had a taste of Betty’s delicious Beat the Heat cooling drink and took home a recipe card. 🧊🥤

We also promoted our upcoming immunisation and misinformation workshops in Waterloo and across Sydney.

Thank you to all who helped make it such a fun, informative and community-oriented event! 🤩

27/09/2026

💡 Help bring community ideas to life

Small ideas can make a real difference and the Homes NSW Tenant Community Fund is here to support them.

Funding between $500 to $5,000 is available.

Public housing tenants and local community groups can work together on simple, one-off projects that strengthen connections and improve neighbourhoods.

Project ideas can include:
🎨 arts and cultural activities
💻 skills workshops
🍽️ shared equipment or small local events

This is a great opportunity to support tenant-led ideas, build partnerships, and create positive change at a local level.

Funding is limited and applications close once fully allocated — early applications are encouraged!

👉 Learn more and apply: http://nsw.gov.au/tenant-community-fund

Note: This fund is open to public housing tenants and Aboriginal Housing Office (AHO) tenants. It is not available to community housing or Aboriginal community housing tenants.