WESTIR Ltd is a not-for-profit community organisation, standing for Western Sydney Regional Information and Research Service. Since 1981, we have been committed to enhancing accessibility to social research and data for everyone in Greater Western Sydney (GWS) and beyond. We address current and potential issues by collecting, analysing, and interpreting information, making it readily available to the community. Our guiding principle is to ‘let the data run free.’ For information about our Board, staff and WESTIR’s Strategic Plan, click the link below.
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Targeted Earlier Intervention (TEI) is the current New South Wales (NSW) Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) contractual stream governing the delivery of family and community services state-wide. The TEI stream ‘offers voluntary support to children, young people, families and communities, where the evidence suggests it will have the most impact, early in life and early in need’. At the time of writing this report, the Draft TEI Program Specifications for 2025 have been released. Contracts will conclude on the 30th of June 2025 and are currently in the process of recommissioning for 2025. The TEI priority groups included in the Draft TEI Program Specifications were Aboriginal children, young people, families and communities; 0-5 year olds; children and young people at risk of disengagement from school, family and community; young parents with known vulnerabilities or who are experiencing a number of hardships; and children and young people affected by a mental health condition/s. This paper aims to provide a summary of recent data relevant to TEI priority groups in Greater Western Sydney (GWS), GWS DCJ Districts, and GWS LGAs. Findings from this report are based on the analysis of data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 2021 Census of Population and Housing (Census).
Greater Western Sydney (GWS) is at the forefront of the changing demographic and policy landscape of the Greater Sydney region. It is therefore essential to examine the transportation-related behaviours and commuting methods of travel to work of the GWS’ working population.
In August 2023, North West Community Services Inc. (NCWS) initiated The Wellbeing Project - My Liveable Neighbourhood, targeting communities in Blacktown and The Hills Shire LGAs, especially for those affected by the 2022 NSW flooding.
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WESTIR holds current, and a library, of our publications and data over the years.
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WESTIR Social Researcher, Rajesh Bhusal is attending the FECCA Conference-Our Experiences. Our Future. in Brisbane this week. WESTIR thanks the Federation of Ethnic Communities' Council of Australia for the scholarship awarded to Rajesh to subsidise his expenses to attend. ... See MoreSee Less
The NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics has launched a NSW Policing activity dashboard. This will provide ongoing access to information on the use of police powers and compliance activity in NSW. This new dashboard provides state and local area statistics on:
• Police person, vehicle and strip searches
• Move-on directions
• Taser use
• Bail compliance checks
• ADVO compliance checks
• Non-criminal domestic episodes. ... See MoreSee Less
BOCSAR Policing Activity Tool
policingactivitytool.bocsar.nsw.gov.au
The Australian Institute of Family Studies has a webinar on 'Supporting families to navigate tough times: The impact of financial and housing insecurity, isolation and discrimination'. Presenters: Kerry Hawkins, Zan Maeder, Emi Artemis and Lydia Trowse. Date & time: Wednesday 13 November 2024, 1:00 – 2:00PM (AEDT). Partner: Emerging Minds. To book go to: ... See MoreSee Less
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Through Old Eyes
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Check out this great listen on Audible.com.au. Published to commemorate the author’s 100th birthday, this wide-ranging and thoughtful collection reflects on history, colonisation, family, childhood,...Federal Grant Opportunity: Multicultural Grassroots Initiatives funding opportunity is being provided by the Department of Home Affairs. The Multicultural Grassroots Initiatives grant opportunity will provide funding to community-led grassroots organisations that embrace Australia’s multicultural diversity and help multicultural communities to become an active part of Australia’s economic and social development. Applications are now open and close 9:00 pm AEDT on Monday 4 November 2026. ... See MoreSee Less
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If you are applying as a Trustee on behalf of a Trust, the Trustee must be an eligible entity as listed above. You may be required to provide evidence of your entity type.This week is ANTI-POVERTY WEEK. For more than 20 years Anti-Poverty Week has operated in Australia around the 17th of October, the UN Day for the Eradication of Poverty. Our purpose is to help Australians understand poverty and to take action collectively to end it. Anti-Poverty Week 2024 will run from Sunday 13 October to Saturday 19 October.
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The Australian Institute of Family Studies has a new publication on Community factors that help foster resilience in young people who have experienced maltreatment. This short article summarises the key findings of a systematic review on whether community factors can help foster resilience in young people (≤24 years) who’ve experienced maltreatment. ... See MoreSee Less
Community factors that help foster resilience in young people who have experienced maltreatment
aifs.gov.au
This short article summarises the key findings of a systematic review on whether community factors can help foster resilience in young people (≤24 years) who’ve experienced maltreatment.Our World in Data has published an article on Teenage Pregnancy Rates, which have fallen across all regions in the last few decades. The number of live births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 since 2000, based on data compiled by the United Nations. Globally, rates have fallen by around one-third. This decline has been even more dramatic in some regions. For example, rates have fallen by more than two-thirds in Central and South Asia. Birth rates have also fallen among adolescents aged 10 to 14 years old, where health concerns for pregnancy in such young girls are even greater.
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Adolescent birth rate, 15-19 year olds
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The adolescent birth rate is the number of live births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 years old.