Nepean Multicultural Access - NMA

29/05/2026

Calling all NMA Sewing Groups!!
🎉 TAFE INFORMATION SESSION – COMMUNITY DAY 🎉

📍 Venue: MG25 – Building M, TAFE NSW Mt Druitt
📅 Monday 1 June 2026
⏰ 9:30am – 12:30pm

Are you ready to take the next step along the pathway to study? 📚✨
This Community Day is designed for students in community programs who are interested in continuing their learning journey during Term 3 (July–September 2026).

✅ Learn about courses starting in July
✅ Meet teachers and ask questions
✅ Get help with enrolment
✅ Explore exciting training opportunities

🗓️ Schedule:
📍 9:00am – Meet Supapon at Block A (near TAFE Canteen)
👗 10:00am – Block M, Room MG25 – Fashion Program Showcase
👨‍🍳 11:30am – Block B – Commercial Cooking & Hospitality

🌟 All are welcome! Bring a friend and discover TAFE NSW Mt Druitt.

20/05/2026

🌏💜 Refugee Week 2026 – *A Million Stories* 💜🌏

Join us to celebrate the cultures and contributions of refugees in our community during Refugee Week 2026. 🤝✨

📅 Wednesday 17 June 2026
🕤 9:30am – 1:30pm
📍 St Marys Memorial Hall
29 Swanston Street, St Marys NSW 2760

Enjoy a welcoming morning of connection and community, and be inspired by former refugees who share their stories. Relax with LIVE cultural music and dancing. A light lunch and childcare are provided 🍽️💬

🚌 Easy access via regular buses from St Marys Railway Station
Routes: 770, 775, 776 & 779
Ample Parking
📞 Bookings are essential – Booking by 10 June
Phone: 02 9833 2416
Email: [email protected]

A million stories, journeys, voices, and experiences that make our community stronger and richer. Every story matters. ❤️🌍

20/04/2026

🎉🌈 Join the Fun at St Marys Community Centre! 🌈🎉
Looking for something fun and friendly? Come along and be part of a vibrant, multicultural community 💛

NMA have a fantastic range of activities and classes for everyone to enjoy - whether you want to get creative 🎨, stay active 💃, learn a new skill 📚, or connect with others 🤝
✨ Everyone is welcome!

We warmly encourage people of all abilities to join in and feel part of something special.

💡 Bring a friend, meet new people, and enjoy a supportive and inclusive space.

📥 Check out what’s on and plan your visit:
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📍 Venue: St Marys Community Centre, 29 Swanston Street, St Marys NSW 2760
📞 Bookings essential: 9833 2416

08/04/2026

08/04/2026

🎉🍽️ Leaving the NEST! 🐣✨
Today we are celebrate our amazing local participants graduating from OzHarvest’s NEST program! 🎓💛
Over the past 6 weeks, this wonderful group has shared plenty of fun while learning how to create healthy, simple, and low-cost meals for everyday life 🥕🍳🥗. Each session was filled with interactive activities, hands-on cooking classes, and we enjoyed creating delicious meals together 🤝🍲
This week’s menu? 😍
🍚 Flavour-packed fried rice
🧁 Freshly baked banana muffins
A huge congratulations to everyone involved as you’ve built skills, confidence, and connections that will last well beyond the program 💫
👀 Watch this space… for another NEST program!
🥦💚

31/03/2026

🌏💃🕺🎉 Harmony Day Highlights! 🎉🕺💃🌏

On Harmony Day, local people came together to celebrate the rich cultural diversity of Penrith with joy! 🎶✨

Hosts Ritta Hakkoum and Ruth Yigletu warmly welcomed over 260 local community members to St Marys Memorial Hall, creating a safe-space full of cultural celebration 🤝🌺

🖤💛❤️ Wiradjuri man Mitch Beggs-Mowczan from Wentworth Healthcare opened the event with an acknowledgment of Dharug Country, highlighting the strength of collaboration through Penrith’s Multicultural Interagency.

🏙️ Penrith Mayor, Councillor Todd Carney, spoke about the powerful and positive impact migration has on our local economy and vibrant cultural landscape 🌈

💬 NMA President Grant Wiblin reminded us that, despite challenges around the world, we are all essentially the same when we come together on Harmony Day ❤️

🎭✨ The energy was unforgettable as participants brought culture to life through performances and a colourful parade! Young people from Oxley Park Public School and Chiefly College, Dunheved lit up the stage alongside community members, sharing pride and creativity through drumming and dancing🎤💃

🌍💛 Everybody belongs✨🎉

17/03/2026

🌿🥁 Join the drummers and connect with others! ☕🌞
Come along and enjoy a relaxed morning with the NMA Drummers at Wattle Park in North St Marys and connect with other friendly local people.
📅 Thursday 19 March,
Drop in from 9-11am
📍 Wattle Park, North St Marys
☕ Enjoy a barista-made coffee or tea on us
🥁 Listen to the uplifting NMA drummers
🤝 Catch up with friends or meet new ones
ℹ️ Find out about local services & care for your health & housing needs
It’s FREE to drop in and everyone is welcome. Bring a friend or simply come as you are – we’d love to see you there! 🌼💛

Join us at Village Café this March and enjoy a FREE barista-made coffee while making new friends, and connecting with free local support services

Drop in– no bookings required.

📍 Kingswood | 9:30am to 11:30am

📍 North St Marys | 9:00am to 11:30am

📍 Llandilo | 9:00am to 11:30am

North St Marys now runs 9:00am-11:00am to support school drop-off at St Marys North Public School, located next to Wattle Park.

See you at Village Café — come make new friends in your neighbourhood!

To find out more, visit the link in comments.

09/03/2026

🌸🎨 International Women’s Day Celebration in St Marys 🎨🌸
Multicultural residents came together in St Marys on Friday 6 March to celebrate International Women’s Day with generous acts of creativity and community spirit. 🌼🤝

Over 50 local guests were welcomed by volunteers and staff from Nepean Multicultural Access (NMA). Guests at the gathering were inspired by an empowering keynote from NMA Treasurer Laura Sardo. 🌷✨

Another kind volunteer, Mia Joosten gifted beautiful handmade hearts to many people in the room. 💖

Adding to the spirit of creative kindness, artist Nasim Ta guided participants in crafting their own paper collage artworks, filling the space with colourful imagination. 🌺✂️🎨

Together we connected, shared stories and celebrated the powerful message that when women thrive, we all rise! 🌻💐

06/03/2026

🌿✨ Voices of Resilience – Week 4 ✨🌿

Our diverse community reached an important milestone in the Voices of Resilience program. Together, we explored ways to strengthen our wellbeing by connecting with Dharug Country and our local community.

The photo shows artifacts created over 4 weeks. It illustrates that through art making and creativity, the participants have shared their personal stories of resilience and built meaningful connections with one another. 🎨🤝

Artist Nasim Ta and storyteller Sifa Pavihi, facilitated a safe space to encourage listening, reflection, and learning.

“We bounce back, like a stone skimming a monsoon, returning to shore unbroken again and again.” 💛