Our vision
To welcome, respect and support refugees and people seeking asylum.
To promote the acceptance and integration of refugees and people seeking asylum in Australia, by thinking globally and acting locally.
What we do
Volunteers across the Northern Rivers coming together to:
Refugee resettlement
Welcome refugees to settle locally and support them to access health, education and other services. >>
Raise awareness
Educate and inform the community on the need to care for people seeking asylum. >>
Fundraise
Fundraise and organise events, markets stalls and donor functions to achieve our vision. >>
Get involved
There are many ways you can act to change a refugee family’s life! You really can make a difference, one family at a time!
Refugee family welcome
- Join or start a support group.
- Undergo training & link with other local groups.
- Mentor a refugee family and change their lives.
Volunteer at events
- Get involved in local fundraising activities, or organise an event.
- Commit ad hoc or more often.
- Skilled and unskilled opportunities.
- Join our volunteer register.
“Truly, I am very grateful for your presence in my life and the life of my family, which has finished its first year in Australia. My family and I are enjoying a new life filled with love, friendship and happiness in every sense of the word.”
Foaad Makansi
Celebrating his first anniversary in Australia, supported by NRFR volunteers.
Latest news
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Hand of Friendship
Read more: Hand of FriendshipWhen Year 10 students Asher and Dylan heard how refugee families are being helped to settle in our region, they immediately offered their support. The result is a heart-warming story…
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First family moves on
Read more: First family moves onIt was a sad farewell last month for our first CRISP family (the first to Australia) who have now moved to Melbourne. Douaa, Essam, Rahaf and Drgham arrived in August…
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Tweed bids family farewell
Read more: Tweed bids family farewellIt was a tearful farewell in November as the Al Mustafa family were bid goodbye by their support group Tweed Welcomes Refugees (TWR) and their new friends in Murwillumbah. They…
Notices
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Let’s end inhumane policies
Read more: Let’s end inhumane policiesFor the first advocacy report I would like to pass on information from the Refugee and Casework Service (RACS) about the challenges they feel refugees have faced in the past…
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NRFR changing of the guard
Read more: NRFR changing of the guardVice President Isabelle Borrelli thanked outgoing President Marilyn Leeks for her generous, competent, diligent, and superlative leadership efforts. Marilyn has stepped back into a non-executive role. The committee will share…
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Urgent support needed for Afghan artists and journalists at risk
Read more: Urgent support needed for Afghan artists and journalists at riskA funding appeal has been launched to help three Afghan creatives in danger of being deported from Pakistan into the hands of the Taliban. Ocean Shores woman Sara Gloede has…
Latest events
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School students engage with refugee stories
Read more: School students engage with refugee storiesLindisfarne Anglican Grammar School Year 10 Geography students participated in an outstanding session as part of the ‘Changing Places’ unit. The event, delivered by NRFR, brought along a local CSG,…
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Meet our new Events Coordinator
Read more: Meet our new Events CoordinatorRachel Bracken has been deeply engaged in community life since arriving on the Northern Rivers last year, and has stepped into a volunteer role as Events Coordinator for NRFR. Rachel…
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A concert to inspire
Read more: A concert to inspireA concert to inspire hope and unity, celebrating community, culture, and compassion in support of refugees and their journeys to safety.
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