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Events and Promotions: Refugee Week Events 2025

Refugee Week 2025

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Refugee Week 2025 is held from Sunday 15 June to Saturday 21 June 2025.
Theme - Finding Freedom: Diversity in Community. The theme emphasises the vital role community plays in all our lives, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, language, disability, sexuality and age.  Refugee Week is Australia's peak annual activity to promote greater awareness of refugees, the issues they face and the contributions refugees are making to the Australian community. 

TAFE NSW Events 2025

Location
Event
Time
Address

Hornsby 

Refugee Week documentary screening 

Monday 16 June 12.00 pm - 4:00 pm

Wednesday 18 June 12.00 pm - 3.00 pm 

Friday 20 June 12.00 pm - 3.00 pm 

Conference room

Building A, Level 1, Hornsby TAFE Library

205 Peats Ferry Rd, Hornsby NSW 2077

Public Events Held in NSW 2025

Location
Event
Time
Address
Berowra Heights  Ride for education event : late lunch at Gaby’s

Thursday June 12, 2025 at 2.00 pm - 6.30 pm

Berowra Heights TBC, 
Berowra Heights, NSW 2082

Bondi Junction Melinda Ham on the lucky ones : stories of Australian refugee journeys Thursday June 19, 2025 at 6.30 pm - 7.30 pm Waverley library theatrette
32-48 Denison street
Bondi Junction, NSW 2022
Bowral  Ride for education - school visits - Frensham High, Oxley College, Chevalier   Monday June 16, 2025 at 9.00 am - 6.00 pm Frensham high, Oxley College, Chevalier
Varied
Bowral, NSW 2576
Bowral Ride for education - curry night Sunday June 15, 2025 at 5.00 pm - 6.30 pm Sarah's, Bowral
TBC, NSW 2576
Brookvale  Human library : voices of resilience Saturday June 21, 2025 at 10.00 am - 12.00 pm

Westfield community room (located above the Warringah Mall Branch library, near Hoyts)
Brookvale NSW 2100

Coffs Harbour

Ride for education - school visit - Coffs Harbour high school

Thursday June 05, 2025 at 10.30 am - 1.30 pm

Coffs Harbour High School
336 Edinburgh street
Coffs Harbour, NSW 2450

Coffs Harbour  Ride for education - Refugee Week freedom feast Friday June 06, 2025 at  6.00 pm - 8.00 pm Cavanbah hall, Coffs Harbour
191 Harbour Drive
Coffs Harbour, NSW 2450
Constitution Hill 

Refugee week - share a recipe

Monday June 16, 2025 - Saturday 21 Jun 2025 at 9.30 am - 5.00 pm

Constitution Hill Library
20 Hollis street,
Constitution hill NSW 2145 

Federal  Film screening of the staging post with Q&A Monday June 02, 2025 at 6.30 pm - 10.30 pm Federal Hall, Federal
3 Federal drive
Federal, NSW 2480
Glendale Newcastle Multicultural Soccer Tournament  Sunday June 15, 2025 at 9:00am - 3pm Hunter Sports Centre
Stockland Dr Glendale NSW Australia New South Wales
Glendale, NSW 2285
Granville CALD mental health awareness day event Saturday June 21, 2025 at 9.30 am - 4.00 pm The Granville Centre
2a Memorial drive
Granville NSW 2142
       
Murwillumbah Ride for education - Buffet meal, film screening and Q&A Sunday June 01, 2025 at 5.00 pm - 7.00 pm Jessie McMillan Hall
16 Wollumbin street
Murwillumbah, NSW 2484
North St Marys Village Cafe North St Marys  Thursday June 19, 2025 at 9:30am - 11:30am Wattle Park
4 Wattle Ave
North St Marys, NSW 2760
Parramatta  World Refugee Week experience through VR (6+)

Tuesday June 17, 2025 at 3.00 pm - 4.30 pm

Ideas lounge, level 1
Parramatta library
5 Parramatta square,
Parramatta NSW 2150

Parramatta 

World Refugee Week experience through VR (Adults)

Thursday June 19, 2025 at 10.30 am  - 12.00 pm 

Ideas lounge, level 1
Parramatta library
5 Parramatta square,
Parramatta NSW 2150

Springwood  Seeking safety by sea exhibition  June 16 2025 at 10:00 am - 6:30 pm  The Hub
Macquarie Road
Springwood, NSW 2777
Sydney SSI's Spirit of welcome community festival 2025  Sunday June 15, 2025 at 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm 

Community Refugee Welcome Centre

504 Wharf Rd, Lilyfield, NSW 2040

Sydney Goodbye Julia - Refugee Week screening - panel and Q&A Thursday June 19, 2025 at 6.00 pm - 9.00 pm

State Library of NSW
The library auditorium
Sydney NSW 2000

Sydney  Ration challenge 2025 Wednesday June 18, 2025 at 12.00 pm 379 Kent street,
Sydney NSW 2000
Sydney Ride for education - morning send off Saturday June 14, 2025 at 9.00 am - 6.00 pm

Centennial Park
Sydney, NSW 2021

Tweed Heads  Q and A session - Northern Rivers for Refugees  June 19, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am Tweed Heads library
Brett Street
Tweed Heads, NSW 2485
Tamworth  Freedom through music : Refugee Week concert Friday June 20, 2025 at 4.00 pm - 6.00 pm Fitzroy street (mall)
Tamworth NSW 2340