Popular multicultural support services

LocalKind - Multicultural Service

LocalKind - Multicultural Service support and assist refugees and migrants as they navigate their new lives on the Northern Beaches and ensure a smooth transition into Australian society, particularly during the initial five years of settlement.

Services include:

  • Casework
  • Advocacy and Referral services
  • Employment and Education Information
  • Basic CV assistance
  • Assistance with filling out forms
  • Assistance with applying for and accessing government and non-government services, e.g. health, housing, education and training
  • Driving program
  • Swimming program
  • One-on-one English language lessons
  • Homework club for children with English as a second language
  • Free Immigration Advice
  • Free Tax Help
  • Social, educational and community programs
  • Material aid (food, clothes, homewares, furniture)
  • Free computer usage

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Northern Beaches Multicultural Communities

NBMC provides the following services during crisis:

  • Emotional support by friendly chats over the phone
  • Physical and cognitive activities led by phone (individual and group activities)
  • Advocacy and referral
  • Counselling by phone
  • Dog minding/walking
  • Purchasing or picking up of groceries and non-prescription medicine

Our volunteers speak English, Bosnian, Greek, Croatian, Italian, Serbian and Spanish languages and all counselling services are provided by a registered counsellor.

For more information call Ana on 0404 232 391, email us or check our Facebook.

Multicultural Health Service

The Multicultural Health Service  provides health services to multicultural community groups, including:

  • Referrals
  • Health education
  • Health check-up program for refugees and humanitarian entrants
  • Volunteer mentoring program

Phone: (02) 8968 3401

Email: NSLHD-MulticulturalHealth@health.nsw.gov.au       

MWP Community Care

MWP Community Care run social groups for culturally and linguistically diverse community members, fostering social connection and cultural inclusion. Current groups include: 

  • Italian
  • Serbian 
  • Chinese
  • Filipino
  • Korean

For more information visit the website, or call (02) 9913 3244.

Multicultural Directory

The Multicultural Directory is available in seven languages (English, Arabic, Hindi, Nepali, Simplified Chinese, Spanish and Tibetan). It includes essential information about education, healthcare, language classes, employment support, social groups and more.

You can also find a range of Council services, all explained in-language, from our libraries, waste and recycling services, and information on beach safety.