One student in the University of the Sunshine Coast’s Pasifika Mentorship Program loved science but struggled to see herself pursuing it at university. Through the program, she met a Pasifika mentor studying…
Welcoming Wednesday – Finding a Place Through the Active Women Project
Ajete Kanacevic first heard about the Active Women Project through her daughter, who found the program online. Held in Greenvale, in the City of Hume, it offered something that appealed to her:…
Welcoming Wednesday – Hello from Nundah
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…