“I used to finish work every day and go home to cry. Now I am here, smiling, happy, because of them. God sends you to good people when you are in trouble and God sent me to ASRC.” The ASRC gave me my life back. And not only mine, but thousands behind me
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After nearly two years in detention, Sara* knew she faced a tough road before she and her family could prosper in Australia. She is university-educated and while working as a coronary nurse spent her spare time feeding her “hunger to learn” by learning to speak French and English. Being half-way around the world in a
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At ASRC Dandenong have just launched the first Art and English Language class, resulting in some very impressive works. In fact, the class has been so popular that another five week course will be run on Thursday afternoons starting in May. This is a new initiative that breaks away from the traditional English language class
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The ASRC’s immunisation program is fast becoming one of the centre’s most successful health programs and from July 2016, will move from fortnightly to weekly clinics. The program’s aim of immunising 120 members per month, underpins its long-term objective of immunising the ASRC’s 3000 plus members. Focused on full catch-up immunisations for a number of
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The Law Council of Australia has announced refugee advocate Melinda Jackson as the 2016 John Gibson AM Young Australian Migration Lawyer of the Year. Ms Jackson was presented the award by Christian Bell, National Sales Manager of Migration Manager and John Emmerig, Chair of the Law Council of Australia’s Federal Litigation and Dispute Resolution Section in Melbourne on
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