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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New family settles in Ballina
Read more: New family settles in BallinaWhat a rocky start the Kankoun family has had to their new life in Australia – first the drama of getting out of Iraq, then one of the children in…
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Ousama gets his licence – and a job
Read more: Ousama gets his licence – and a jobThe good news came thick and fast for the Bloudani family of Brunswick Heads. Father Ousama got his drivers licence and soon after was offered a job. The Bloudanis fled…
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Refugee scheme is now permanent
Read more: Refugee scheme is now permanentNRFR has welcomed the Australian Government’s decision to make the CRISP refugee settlement pilot permanent. Under the Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot (CRISP), NRFR has supported nine households in…
Notices
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Cup of Kindness coming your way
Read more: Cup of Kindness coming your wayWe are excited at the upcoming launch of our major fundraising campaign for 2025 – the Cup of Kindness. And you hardly have to do anything to help make it…
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Meet our new Volunteers Coordinator
Read more: Meet our new Volunteers CoordinatorWe’re delighted to welcome Ollie Heathwood as NRFR’s new Volunteers Coordinator. Ollie brings a wealth of experience and energy to this essential role. NRFR could not function without our incredible…
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Help an Afghani girl learn English
Read more: Help an Afghani girl learn EnglishManizha is an Afghani teenager denied an education by the Taliban – but for a small monthly donation you can help her learn English online with a Northern Rivers teacher.…
Latest events
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10th anniversary party
Read more: 10th anniversary partyAll members and volunteers past and present are invited to join us to commemorate our first 10 years with music and food. We’ll also be celebrating the launch of Refugee Week…
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Do you have short-term storage space?
Read more: Do you have short-term storage space?We urgently need somewhere to store goods in preparation for our Old and Gold Festival stall on June 7 in Brunswick Heads. Storage anywhere in the shire will do. If…
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Bangalow market stall
Read more: Bangalow market stallOn the fourth Sunday of the month, NRFR’s Bangalow Market fundraising stall is going from strength to strength! The stall is a valuable fundraising opportunity and it helps spread the…
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