News & Events
Erica Pettener: ‘I gained greater insight into the realities of migrant settlement’
Erica Pettener started her student placement with Advance Diversity Services (ADS) in August 2022. Working with ADS’s Settlement and Community Services team has shown her how the theory she’s been learning at university can be applied in practice. It has also...
Performance night to showcase Indonesian art and culture
Traditional dances from Java and Bali, a costume parade from Sumatra and Sulawesi, sketches from Bahasa community language schools, music from Angklung groups ... these are just some of the exciting offerings that will feature at the Indonesian Arts and Culture Club...
Grants assist ADS to foster inclusion during Sydney WorldPride
Advance Diversity Services (ADS) will host a suite of activities during Sydney WorldPride 2023 to promote LGBTIQA awareness and inclusion in the Georges River region. Sydney WorldPride runs from February 17 to March 5, 2023, and is the largest global event to be held...
Migrant Information Day highlights contribution of Ukrainian new arrivals
Migrant Information Day (MID) 2022 will be unique in highlighting the contributions of Ukrainian new arrivals who have settled in the local area over the past eight months. ‘The Bayside and Sutherland Shire LGAs make up the top settlement locations of the Ukrainian...
ADS celebrates Mrs Georgia Sioris’s 100th birthday
Our Greek Seniors Social Group and staff at ADS were very excited to celebrate the 100th birthday of Mrs Georgia Sioris in August. Mrs Sioris has been attending the Multicultural Seniors Social group for over 20 years at ADS’s Bexley Centre. Mrs Sioris is keeping...
Sunnah of a Happy Family inspires Muslim community
Attentiveness, care, appreciation and praise are central to a happy home, marriage and family and were modelled by the Prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him) throughout his life. Sharing the load of household tasks and child-rearing responsibilities is also pivotal to...