Asylum Seeker Resource Centre blog

    • 24 MAR 17
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    Take action on climate change while supporting the ASRC

    Take action on climate change while supporting the ASRC

    An energy audit has found that by installing a 50.44kW solar system on our roof, in addition to our current energy saving initiatives, the ASRC would save around $21,000 every year, which could be redistributed back into our life saving programs. So we’ve teamed up with Powershop who will provide a financial contribution to our solar

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    • 23 MAR 17
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    Old soccer boots give new life to ASRC soccer team, The Seekers

    Old soccer boots give new life to ASRC soccer team, The Seekers

    While on the way to buy new soccer boots last year, 11 year old Scarlett started thinking about what would happen to her old ones. She couldn’t hand them down to her sisters because they weren’t the right fit and there wasn’t anyone in her soccer club that needed them either. More than anything, Scarlett

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    • 08 MAR 17
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    La Trobe University partnership to fund six full scholarships for people seeking asylum

    La Trobe University partnership to fund six full scholarships for people seeking asylum

    As of this year, La Trobe University, in partnership with the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre will offer two full scholarships to support people seeking asylum access higher education every year for the next three years.   For six lucky people, they will overcome the barrier of extravagant international student fees so they can pursue their

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    • 08 MAR 17
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    Our green mission

    Our green mission

    The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre is becoming a green machine, with environmental projects reducing our impact on the planet and saving tens of thousands of dollars. The ASRC Green Team, which was founded in 2014, has driven the changes, which include the installation of energy-efficient lighting, recycling improvements, and a push to install a solar

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