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  • August 2025

    Newsletter August 2025 Our launch of our new startup online business: clothingalterationservices.com. The launch was a great success, attended by Tim Chakanthorp, State Member for Newcastle, and Coralie Nichols, CEO of the Ian and Shirley Norman Foundation. They all congratulated our team on the work we are doing to help disadvantaged adults in our local…

  • July 2025

    Newsletter July 2025 Following our July general meeting, Aradhana Grover has taken on the role of vice chair of the organisation, with a focus on community engagement. Dhananjay Sharma will become our public officer and will also participate in Marketing and Sales/Social Media activities associated with our soon-to-be-established sewing cluster. We will be starting our…

  • June 2025

    HAFC has been very busy conducting training programs for Refugee Women who are long-term unemployed and isolated in our community during the past six months. We were fortunate to have received funding from the Newcastle Council Community Grants Program to get us started. A total of six women successfully completed this program and reached a…

  • Sewing Machines for Zara’s House

    Our local community of Newcastle, the Lower Hunter Region and Lake Macquarie came up with the goods when we, Hunter Adults Financial Collaborative put out an appeal for sewing machines, over lockers and sewing equipment.  Cherylin Beever of HAFC, regularly attends Zara’s house on a regular volunteer basis and was asked if HAFC could provide…

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