South Sydney Community Aid at 40: Help write the history!

Looking forward, the South Sydney Community Aid Co-operative Ltd (SSCA) is truly grateful to Clover Moore and the City of Sydney Council for giving it 3 years of tenancy at a nominal rate in the Alexandria Town Hall so that it may go on serving the community.

Looking back, from the beginnings in the, then, St. Luke’s Presbyterian Church in Regent Street Redfern, the staff are keen to collect a 40-year history of such service. They know that, in 1967, the Good Neighbour Council of Redfern identified a desperate need to provide a service for the local community to meet the needs of multicultural people migrating to the area who had no service provision.

In 1968 the SSCA was established and in that year held its first AGM. Funding for the service was provided by the Department of Immigration. It currently has 89 members and individuals and organisations are welcome to join.

South Sydney Community Aid Multicultural Neighbourhood Centre (SSCA-MNC) is now auspiced by South Sydney Community Aid Co-operative Ltd and funded by the Department of Community Services.

The organisation is 39 years old and is proud to be celebrating its 40th birthday in 2008. As part of its year-long celebration in 2008 it would like to invite other government and non-government agencies to join with it by presenting information and ideas at information sharing sessions to be held during the year, focusing on Global Multiculturalism.

The Multicultural Neighbourhood Centre services the communities of Redfern Waterloo, Darlington and Alexandria and the broader City of Sydney Local Government areas.

To coincide with the launch of its 40-year history it will be holding three workshops at the Alexandria Town Hall for individuals and organisations wanting to have a broader understanding of issues and concerns related to Global Multiculturalism and the Culturally And Linguistically Diverse issues for organisations and individuals.

Through this exchange and sharing of information the SSCA hopes to be able to advise the Government on the extent of unmet need for CALD people within our community and to provide them with a list of current issues and concerns.

The South Sydney Community Aid Co-Op invites people who were involved with its organisation over the past 40 years and those wanting to provide information for the Global Multiculturalism sharing and information sessions to make contact.

Please contact Jan Leach Manager on 9319 4073 or write to SSCA-MNC c/- P.O.Box 3199 Redfern 2016.

Source: South Sydney Herald May 2007 http://www.southsydneyherald.com.au/