🌸 Prima Nota Free Migrant Support Workshops

🪴 1. Settlement & Everyday Life Workshops (Quarterly Drop-In Sessions)

🌱 Simple info sessions helping newcomers feel confident navigating Australian life.

✅ Understanding Australian Systems
• Medicare, Centrelink, public transport, libraries
• Q&A with volunteers who’ve been through it

✅ Life Skills 101
• Grocery shopping tips (budget-friendly stores, food labels)
• Kids’ lunchboxes and healthy cooking on a budget

✅ Avoiding Scams & Staying Safe Online
• Common migrant-targeted scams and how to protect yourself

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🌿 2. Community Connection & Wellbeing Workshops

🌱 Helping migrants build friendships and emotional resilience.

✅ Coffee & Conversation Circles
• Casual English practice and social chats
• Hosted in a library or community hall corner

✅ Cultural Exchange Nights
• Bring and share a snack from your home country
• Storytelling and ice-breaker games

✅ Mental Wellbeing for Newcomers
• Volunteer-led discussion of coping with homesickness and culture shock

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🌸 3. Pathways & Capacity Building Workshops

🌱 Encouraging small steps into study, work, and volunteering.

✅ How to Volunteer in Australia
• Where to start, what skills you gain, and how it leads to jobs

✅ Intro to Starting a Small Business
• Basics of ABN registration, GST, and finding support programs
• For migrant women: Home-Based Microbusiness Tips

✅ Job-Ready Basics
• Writing your first Australian-style resume
• How to look for entry-level jobs

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🌿 All workshops are free, volunteer-led, and designed for small groups (10–15 participants). Priority given to CALD migrants and refugees.

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*Disclaimer

“Workshops are designed as friendly introductions, not professional advice. For complex needs, we refer participants to appropriate services.”