Food Relief
Frozen meals, produce hampers and a free breakfast, every week at the centre.
Tuesdays and Wednesdays, Hampers 11am to 3pm, breakfast 9am to 10am
Minto, South West Sydney
Everyone eats. Everyone belongs.
Free food, free programs and a place to land, for anyone in South West Sydney. Twenty-five years of it, run by the community for the community.
Open this week
- Tuesdays and Wednesdays Food Relief Hampers 11am to 3pm, breakfast 9am to 10am Free, or $10 donation for a hamper
- Wednesdays Community Breakfast 9am to 10am Free
- Wednesdays CHILL FIT 9:30am to 10:30am Free
- Mondays CHILL HUB 10am to 12pm Free
Who we are
A community centre that actually feels like one
South West Multicultural and Community Centre is a not-for-profit run from a small building on Surrey Street, Minto. We have been here more than twenty-five years.
What we do is not complicated. We put on a meal and sit down with people. We run programs that young people actually want to turn up to. We work with families coming out of the hardest years of their lives. And we do it across every culture in South West Sydney, because that mix is the whole point.
What we run
Programs running now
Free or low cost, open to everyone, no referral needed. If you are not sure which one fits, call us and we will work it out with you.
Community Breakfast
A free cooked breakfast, plus advice and referrals from people who know the local services.
Wednesdays, 9am to 10am
CHILL FIT
Free fitness for the whole community, with a creche so parents can actually take part.
Wednesdays, 9:30am to 10:30am
CHILL HUB
Practical support for people coming out of prison, and for their families.
Mondays, 10am to 12pm
Cultural Connections
Nine cultural and language groups meeting at the centre, from Maori classes to the Samoan Seniors Group.
Weekly, Ask the centre for group times
Urban Youth Council
Young people running real projects and forums, mentored by experienced community leaders.
Fortnightly, Ask the centre for meeting times
Twenty-five years in South West Sydney
Numbers the centre keeps, because funders ask and because they are worth saying out loud.
- 25 Years serving the community
- 9 Cultural and language groups hosted
- 52 Community breakfasts a year
- 25+ Partner organisations
Before the program I wore hi-vis and worked as a labourer. Now I am employed by the Department of Education, I have been a White Ribbon ambassador, and I started a campaign to stop young people fighting.
From the centre
News and stories
Bringing your kids to the centre
Short version: yes, bring them.
Do you need a referral to come here?
The single most common question we get, and the answer is no.
What actually happens at the community breakfast
If you have never been to one, here is what you are walking into.
Behind the work
