One of the nicest parts of Welcoming Week is hearing back from the people who made it happen. From Nundah State School Community Hub came photos of an English class, people chatting…
Welcoming Wednesday – Around the hot pot: creating a neighbourhood of care
For Feifei Liao, founder of Our Point 3, a hot pot is more than a meal. Growing up in Sichuan, a province celebrated for its spicy food and lively mahjong tables, Feifei came…
Welcoming Cities – Townsville joins national ranks as Established Welcoming City
Townsville City Council has joined eight other Australian municipalities as an Established Welcoming City, highlighting the city’s success in developing and implementing initiatives and policies to help all residents and visitors feel…
Welcoming Wednesday – Community in Action During the Victorian Bushfires
At Welcoming Australia, we often speak about belonging not simply as a value, but as something lived, especially in moments of challenge. As communities across Victoria continue to respond to the 2026…
Welcoming Wednesdays – Bondi Beach: in grief, and in what followed
Wednesday 17th December Bondi Beach has always belonged to the ordinary rhythms of Australian life. It is where people gather without explanation, to swim, to walk, to sit, to pass time together.…
Welcoming Wednesdays – Belong in Hockey: finding your team when everything else is new
Wednesday 10th December When Amir Abdalla arrived in Toowoomba in 2022, almost everything felt unfamiliar. New streets, new language, new routines. Like many young people from refugee backgrounds, he was grateful to…
Welcoming Wednesdays – Darebin: Leading the way in Welcoming
Wednesday 3rd December In Melbourne’s inner north, the City of Darebin has been quietly doing something remarkable. In August 2024, it became the first local government in Australia to be accredited…
Welcoming Wednesdays – When a campus becomes a festival of belonging
Wednesday 26th November Each year, the Kensington campus of the University of New South Wales shifts its rhythm. Lecture theatres and walkways turn into places of conversation, music, quiet listening and brave…
Welcoming Wednesdays – Celebrating the Power of Speaking Our Names
Wednesday 19th November Speaking Our Names: This Welcoming Wednesday, we’re shining a light on The Multicultural Women’s Network at UTS It often begins with a name. The pause before someone says it.…
Welcoming Wednesdays – celebrating a milestone; Standing Together for Treaty
Standing Together for Treaty in Victoria There are moments in history when listening becomes a form of action. This month is one of them. Welcoming Australia has joined more than forty-five multicultural…