Allianz and Settlement Services International expand award-winning scholarship program to support refugee and migrant education
Allianz Australia and Settlement Services International (SSI) proudly celebrated 37 new refugee scholarship recipients at the Allianz SSI scholarships ceremonies in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne yesterday.
New Victorian appointment for social services leader Settlement Services International
Leading community organisation and social enterprise Settlement Services International (SSI) has welcomed George Lekakis AO as the new Government Relations and Stakeholder Advisor in Victoria.
Western and Settlement Services International partner on multilingual workshops
Western Sydney University | Published: Wednesday, 31 March 2021 Western Sydney University is helping refugees and asylum seekers learn about opportunities for further study, through a new partnership with Settlement Services International. The University, with support from several student ambassadors, has contributed to a multilingual program of workshops developed by Settlement Services International and delivered online. Read more
New Chair for social services leader Settlement Services International
Leading community organisation and social enterprise Settlement Services International (SSI) has welcomed Voula Messimeri AM MAICD as the new Chair of its Board.
Settlement Services International (SSI) and Australian National Maritime Museum sign MOU to strengthen support for new migrants to Australia
Two organisations deeply involved in migration to Australia have today signed an MOU to develop programs and initiatives to support new migrants.
Settlement Services International’s (SSI) statement on Christchurch mosque massacre
It is with heavy hearts we hear of the unprecedented violence that was bestowed on our New Zealand neighbours last night. Settlement Services International (SSI) together with Access Community Services, Queensland, expresses our sympathy and support to the victims and families of the shootings at the Al Noor mosque in central Christchurch and the Linwood mosque nearby. Our thoughts are with all people of New Zealand at this time.
Welcome2Sydney: a new project co-designed by the City of Sydney and Settlement Services International
Welcome2Sydney Ambassadors Alice and Kate recently had the privilege of guiding Sydney newcomers Renold and his family on a tour of Sydney’s cultural hotspots.
Settlement Services International supports Premier’s Harmony Dinner
Settlement Services International (SSI) is proud to sponsor the 2016 Premier’s Harmony Dinner, and support the celebration of cultural diversity in NSW. SSI is a community-based, not-for-profit humanitarian organisation providing a range of services in the areas of humanitarian settlement, accommodation, asylum seeker assistance, multicultural foster care, disability support and employment services in NSW.
Eric Harper appointed Executive General Manager, Service Delivery at SSI
Settlement Services International (SSI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Eric Harper as Executive General Manager, Service Delivery, effective 16 June 2025.
NSW Multicultural Centre for Women’s and Family Safety marks one year
The NSW Multicultural Centre for Women’s and Family Safety (Adira Centre), has marked one year of supporting women and children experiencing domestic and family violence from culturally and linguistically diverse communities.
A Renewed Mandate for Fairness: SSI Calls on Returned Albanese Government to Deliver Bolder Reforms for a More Inclusive Australia
Settlement Services International (SSI) congratulates the Albanese government on their re-election acknowledging the Australian people’s clear choice to back a future grounded in fairness, inclusion, and respect for human rights.
Youth mental health think-tank is the 100th organisation to call for urgent reform of skills recognition
Orygen has become the 100th organisation to join a growing alliance of businesses, unions, and non-profits calling for urgent reform of the overseas skills recognition system to help address shortages, improve access to mental health care, and support workforce sustainability.
Wasted talent: Prominent Australians call for urgent skills recognition reforms to tackle workforce shortages
Fourteen of Australia’s most influential leaders have united to call for urgent reforms to unlock the skills of 620,000 permanent migrants in Australia as one in three professions face critical workforce shortages.
Statement: Migration, Pathway to Nation Building Report
Significant recommendations in a parliamentary report tabled this week offer a call to action that would revitalise Australia’s migration policy, particularly when it comes to activating skilled migrants who are already in the country but blocked from using their full skillset, according to leading non-profit organisation Settlement Services International (SSI).
“We’re ready to work”: New skills shortage blueprint to tackle rising prices, housing delays, service waitlists
Business groups, unions, social services and community organisations have united to demand changes to federal workforce strategy that would address skills shortages crippling Australian communities, families and businesses.
New co-designed training program equips multicultural communities to combat family violence
Culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) women and children impacted by family, domestic and sexual violence (FDSV) will have better support with a new transformative project, led by non-profit SSI, in partnership with Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Council of Australia (FECCA).
Groundbreaking RMIT consortium puts community at the heart of engineering solutions
PRONIA, SydWest Multicultural Services and Settlement Services International establish an alliance with RMIT University to link students with diverse communities.