Migrant Support

Community Services Centre
~ Giyalang Ganya 
286 Lords Place, Orange
 02 6393 8600
 council@orange.nsw.gov.au
  /orangemigrantsupport

Migrant Support

The Orange Migrant Support Service provides information, referral and individual casework support to newly-arrived and socially-isolated migrants living in Orange, with outreach services to Cabonne, Forbes and Parkes shires. Orange City Council’s Migrant Support Officer is funded through the Department of Social Services.

The Aim of the Migrant Support Service is to:

  • Provide information, referral and casework services for migrants, and dependants of skilled migrants and refugees of up to 5 years residence in Australia;
  • Provide community support through information sessions and group development;
  • Offer support for, and partnership with other providers to ensure their awareness of settlement needs and the facilitation of cultural awareness training throughout the year;
  • Offer assistance for Culturally And Linguistically Diverse (CALD) community members to integrate into the community;
  • Provide specific assistance to Sudanese community members with up to 5 years’ residency.
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Multicultural Services Directory[.pdf]

Regional Multicultural Interagency

The Regional Multicultural Interagency group meets annually in Bathurst, Orange, Dubbo, and Lithgow. Contact our Migrant Support Officer for dates and venues.

More resources

  • For translator Interpreter Services (TIS) phone: 13 1 4 50
  • Migration Agents from Northern Settlement Services, Newcastle (previously known as the Migrant Resource Centre) are available for telephone consultation on 1800 813 205. If you have any questions about family migration, permanent residence, Australian citizenship or other immigration related matters, consider using the opportunity to speak to a qualified officer. First consultation is free and then there are scaled charges according to income levels. Postal address: 8 Chaucer Street, Hamilton, NSW  2303

The Orange Multicultural Network (OMN)

Network meetings are held twice during each school term at the Community Services Centre  , 286 Lords Place Orange between 10.30am and 12 noon. An annual meeting of the OMN and the Regional Multicultural Interagency is held in the Councillors Work Room, Civic Square Byng Street, Orange.

For information on dates, please contact Council’s Migration Support Officer.

Mentor Connections

Community volunteers undertake training, induction and cultural awareness before linking with families to provide social and emotional support as the families settle into the local community. The program is beneficial to both parties.

The Mentor Connections brochure has more information.

Women’s Arts and Sewing Circle

The Women’s Arts and Sewing Circle meets each Friday at the Senior Citizens Centre, 77 Kite Street Orange. Access is available via the Woolworths car park, at the side of the building. Come along and share morning tea, meet new people and learn some basic sewing skills. Also meeting at the same time are the Orange Fibre Artists Group.

People attending are invited to bring along a small plate of food to share.  Entry cost is a gold coin donation. All welcome, including children.

For bookings or further information, please contact Community Information and Services Centre on 6393 8600