Launch of STARTTS’ Tibetan Community Consultation Report
To mark it's close and rewarding relationship with the Tibetan Community, STARTTS launched the Tibetan Community Report on Tibetan New Years Day.
STARTTS Clinical Trainer awarded Professional of the Year title at Australian Muslim Achievement Awards.
Our congratulations go to Dr Nooria Mehraby for her achievement in being awarded Professional of the Year at the Australian-Muslim Achievement Awards,(AMAAs).
TechFugees Hackathon supports newly arrived refugees
Refugees and asylum seekers can soon expect to benefit from a smart phone app that helps to create goals and achievement pathways, thanks to the joint efforts of developers, refugees and the start-up community at the first TechFugees Australia Hackathon.…
Launch of the STARTTS Tamil Community Consultation Report and #Handfed
At Riverside Parramatta on Sunday 8 November, the Deepavali celebrations started early for STARTTS, with the launch of some major projects relating to Sydney's Tamil community.
Thank you for another incredible Refugee Ball!
Last week we held our fundraiser Refugee Ball, and once again we were humbled by the amazing show of support for our work.
Diem Nguyen on her placement experience at STARTTS
Diem Nguyen from Berlin, Germany is a student at Fachhochschule Potsdam. Her undergraduate studies focus on childhood education...
Responding to a global humanitarian crisis
Today (September 9) it was announced that Australia has agreed to resettle 12,000 refugees from the Syria-Iraq conflict.
Journey to Little Baghdad in Fairfield
One of STARTTS' most ambitious community development projects to date, Little Baghdad, has been presented in Fairfield to great acclaim since it launched in June.
The third and final instalment of the project, 1001 Nights in Fairfield, is currently showing at the Fairfield City Museum and Gallery until 16 November 2015.
Statement of concern about the Australian Border Force Act 2015
STARTTS is part of the FASSTT network and endorses this statement of concern about the Australian Border Force Act 2015.
The Forum of Australian Services for Survivors of Torture and Trauma (FASSTT) expresses its profound concern that the Australian Border Force Act 2015 has created a serious criminal offence for people providing services to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) to publicly disclose information about damaging effects of government policy on individuals in detention and other asylum seekers.
Statement on the incident at STARTTS
Many of you may have heard, or seen reports in the media, about the incident that took place at STARTTS last week, where two of our staff members were attacked outside our Carramar office. Everyone here was obviously very shocked and upset about the incident, and concerned for the welfare of their colleagues. The good news is that both women are now doing very well, and are set to make a full recovery.