Bunmabunmarra Services

28/08/2026

💙 Tonight, some of our amazing team members are taking part in the Dubbo Vinnies Community Sleepout at the Dubbo Turf Club.

Homelessness can impact anyone, at any time.

For most people, homelessness is not a choice. It can be the result of domestic and family violence, mental health challenges, addiction, incarceration, poverty, family breakdown and many other circumstances. And now, with the cost of living continuing to rise and the demand for affordable housing at an all-time high, more individuals and families are finding themselves homeless or at real risk of losing their home.

Behind every statistic is a person — and increasingly, that person may be a mum with children, someone escaping violence, someone leaving custody, a young person with nowhere safe to go, or someone who simply cannot find or afford a home.

Tonight is about raising awareness, raising much-needed funds and, most importantly, reminding people experiencing homelessness that their community sees them and cares about them.

We are incredibly proud to have our team there tonight. Our gorgeous Ellen will be conducting 9D Breathwork sessions, while some of our wonderful Winhangarra ladies will also be there supporting the event and showing what community care looks like.

To everyone sleeping out tonight, volunteering, donating or supporting the event — thank you. 💙

Homelessness is not someone else’s problem. It is a community issue, and it takes a community to create change

https://my.fundraise.vinniesnsw.org.au/dubbo-vinnies-community-sleepout-2026

24/08/2026

Happy 21st to our youngest BSA team member Emmjay!

24/08/2026

Thank you to our community partners Connecting Community Services for the fresh fruit, veggies and sweets for Gibir House and Yorga Mia. Supporting those in need is a shared responsibility. The guests will absolutely love it

18/08/2026

Thanks to Bunmabunmarra Services for having our Programs Manager Tiffany and Lead Facilitator Mel yesterday out in Dubbo.

We so excited about this partnership and the great things that are coming !

#2820

07/08/2026

Starting next Thursday at Church Street. Spread the word, a free meal every Thursday 4-6pm

05/08/2026

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Today marks the beginning of Homelessness Week. Across NSW, homelessness services are supporting people through some of the most challenging moments of their lives. They are building trust, providing stability, advocating for better outcomes, and helping people not only find housing, but keep it. To...

05/08/2026

This week, our Founder and Executive Director, Kristie Burge, had the honour of joining the panel for the official launch of Homelessness Week 2026 at NSW Parliament House, with more than 200 people in attendance.

The event, Beyond Crisis – Reimagining Our Response, brought together leaders from across the homelessness and housing sector to challenge the way we think about homelessness and what needs to change.

Kristie was proud to bring a regional and Aboriginal perspective to the conversation, speaking about the experiences we continue to see across our communities, the ongoing barriers faced by Aboriginal people, and the very different realities of homelessness across regional and remote NSW.

For us, these conversations matter.

Regional and remote communities cannot continue to be treated as an extension of metropolitan service systems. We need responses that are locally led, culturally safe, flexible, collaborative and built around the people and communities experiencing homelessness — not systems that expect people in crisis to fit neatly within them.

It was also an opportunity to speak about what we are learning through our own work at Bunmabunmarra Services and the importance of supporting new, community-led approaches that are prepared to do things differently.

Thank you to The Hon. Rose Jackson MLC, Rebecca Pinkstone and Homelessness NSW for creating the space for these important conversations, and to fellow panellists Laurie Leigh, Erin Longbottom, Marisa Moliterno, Annabelle Daniel OAM and moderator Dom Rowe for sharing their experience, expertise and advocacy.

It was an honour to be part of the conversation — and to ensure regional, remote and Aboriginal communities were represented in the room.

Homelessness cannot be addressed through crisis responses alone. We need to go beyond crisis and build systems that prevent homelessness, respond earlier and work better together.

05/08/2026

Homelessness Week 2026! The team were down at the Rotunda this afternoon (pictured with Homes NSW ) handing out information about homelessness and where to get support and where to help in our local community and statewide.

31/07/2026

We are proud to share that one of Bunmabunmarra Services’ founders and Executive Directors, Kristie Burge, has been invited to speak at the official NSW launch of National Homelessness Week 2026.

Kristie will join sector leaders, policymakers, advocates and community members for the panel discussion, Reimagining Our Crisis System, at NSW Parliament House on Monday, 3 August.

The discussion will explore what it will take to move beyond crisis management and create a homelessness system that prevents people from reaching crisis in the first place.

As a proud Noongar woman, Kristie does not speak on behalf of all Aboriginal people or communities. She will speak from her own experience, Bunmabunmarra Services’ journey, and what our team is hearing directly from people in the communities and regions we work alongside.

She will also share how our service model is supporting other mobs in regional areas and achieving outcomes not only for Aboriginal people, but for all people experiencing homelessness across our regions.

Kristie will bring a strong focus to culturally safe and responsive services, the connections between homelessness, domestic and family violence, mental health, justice and behaviour-change programs, and the importance of building responses around the person rather than expecting people to navigate disconnected systems.

For a young Aboriginal organisation from regional NSW, being invited into these conversations is a significant recognition of the work our team is doing and the outcomes being achieved across our communities.

We are proud to see Kristie representing Bunmabunmarra Services, sharing our journey and bringing the voices and experiences we are hearing from regional communities into this important discussion.

31/07/2026

This week, we are incredibly proud to celebrate our valued team member, Brandie, on her graduation from Drug Court.

I was honoured to be invited to attend and witness this significant milestone in her journey.

Brandie first joined Bunmabunmarra as a volunteer and mentor. She then moved into a part-time position and, just last fortnight, stepped into a full-time role with our team.

Her strength, determination and commitment to supporting others are truly inspiring. Brandie uses her own lived experience to connect with people, provide hope and show that change is possible.

Having Brandie on board strengthens our organisation, but more importantly, it strengthens the support we provide to our community.

Congratulations, Brandie. We are so proud of everything you have achieved. Keep being the incredibly strong woman you are and continue making a difference in the lives of others.