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/