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Rental affordability has hit record lows in Sydney with low-income earners bearing the brunt of the crisis, according to the tenth annual National Shelter and SGS Economics and Planning 2024 Rental Affordability Index.
Report key findings. Full report.

This post expires on Wednesday 26 February 2025

COVID-19 activity is increasing, and expected to rise even further during the festive season. Keeping up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations:
Booster dose recommendations
Australian Government COVID-19 vaccine advice and recommendations
All COVID-19 vaccinations are free to all people in Australia, including those without a Medicare card.

This post expires on Wednesday 26 February 2025

Justice Connect Not-for-profit Law has launched a Fact Sheet: Introduction to Risk & Insurance, to complement their Guide to Risk Management & Insurance. It covers which insurance is right for your organisation and much more.

Sutherland Shire Free & Low Cost Food Services List includes contact details for services offering groceries and produce, food pantries, and meals. Updated November 2024. The list is maintained by Orana. Email with any changes or updates.

This post expires on Saturday 19 April 2025

This year’s Foodbank Hunger Report confirms that food insecurity in Australia has reached a critical point. Almost half of low-income households have faced food insecurity in 2024, the worst the situation has been since the cost-of-living crisis began.
Full report

This post expires on Monday 17 February 2025

NSW Health’s Beat the Heat Campaign has downloadable factsheets (in English, as well as translated) that include information about extreme heat, heat-related illness and knowing the signs, people at risk, how to cool down, tips to prepare, and more.

This post expires on Wednesday 19 February 2025

Kogarah Uniting Church’s The Kogarah Storehouse Emergency Food Parcels provide staple groceries plus fresh food to individuals and families in need. A Centrelink card / ID card is required to be eligible, and there is a limit of one parcel per household.
Wednesdays, 1pm-3pm. Text requirement details to 0476 868 283 receive a text back with confirmation pickup date and time.
Contact: 9587 5761

This post expires on Monday 17 February 2025

NSW Fair Trading’s Community Voice Networks engage priority communities – Aboriginal, culturally and linguistically diverse, people with disability, and young people – to raise consumer rights awareness and inform the NSW Government about emerging issues.
Register to join, receive newsletters, and attend meetings.

This post expires on Sunday 16 February 2025

Tenants’ Union of NSW’s new Changes to Tenancy Laws in NSW webpage covers the basics about the changes. It includes changes to eviction law, renting with pets, and capped rent increases. The page will continue to be updated as information becomes available.

This post expires on Tuesday 4 February 2025

The Anti-Poverty Week edition of Brotherhood of St Lawrence (BSL) Talks: Locked out: Poverty & the Australian Housing Crisis, focusing on what can be done to address the housing affordability crisis for people on the lowest incomes, is now available to watch on YouTube.

This post expires on Tuesday 4 February 2025