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Information and support to help you find or keep your housing, including emergency housing, applying for social housing and making an appeal or complaint.
Information for Aboriginal people and communities in NSW
Find Aboriginal services, support and programs in NSW. Including business, health, transport, families, legal, languages, culture and more. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, First Nations, Indigenous Australian focused information.
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- Coercive control
- Domestic and family violence support
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- Information for victims of crime
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- Support services for refugees
- Young people
- Countering violent extremism
- KEYS Network
- Foundational Supports for Children
Latest community services updates
Ministerial media release
The Minns Labor Government is backing greater recognition and support for unpaid carers in NSW with $1.6 million under the 2026/2027 Carers Investment Grant Program.
Ministerial media release
The Minns Labor Government is investing $10.5 million into 30 local projects to enhance community facilities and services across the local government areas of Cessnock, Dungog, Lake Macquarie, Maitland, Mid-Coast, Newcastle, Port Stephens and Upper Hunter.
Ministerial media release
Maitland’s war memorials are among 48 memorials across 25 local government areas receiving nearly $285,000 of Minns Labor Government funding for essential conservation to ensure the service and sacrifice of veterans continue to be honoured across NSW.
News
This free online training developed by Everymind supports primary care and mental health professionals to recognise, engage and support the family, friends and carers of someone experiencing mental health concerns or suicidal distress.
Ministerial media release
The outstanding work of NSW public servants were celebrated last night at the 2026 NSW Premier’s Awards.
Upcoming events
Recent community services publications
Publication
This plan sets out how the Department of Customer Service will build a more inclusive workplace and improve outcomes for people from all cultural, linguistic and religious backgrounds.
Fact sheet
Create NSW supports an arts, culture and creative sector where d/Deaf and disabled people can create, lead, work and take part on an equal basis.
Template, Form
Use these forms and resources to apply for the Aged Care Supported Accommodation Program Statewide Provider grant 2026-2031.
Report
The NSW Government has conducted a mid-term review of the NSW Volunteering Strategy 2020 – 2030.
Order
The object of this Order is to amend the Reconstruction Area (Northern Rivers) Order 2023 to specify that the Residential Tenancies Act 2010 and the Residential Tenancies Regulation 2019 do not apply to a head lease granted by the NSW Reconstruction Authority to a social housing provider to facilitate the use of a residential property in the reconstruction area for the purpose of social housing.