Because we all belong.
If you only followed the news this year, you could be forgiven for thinking Australia had lost its welcome. The Australia we see in Toowoomba every week tells a different story.
Here are the highlights. The full report shares the stories, the numbers and what comes next.
Download the full report (PDF)Give todayBelonging in action.
A year of reduced funding and rising costs, carried by a community that kept showing up.
Our programs overlap and many are community-wide, so these figures are a conservative synthesis of participation, attendance and outreach records.
Welcome, passed on.
A mother's sacrifice
Hoshmin survived years of ISIS persecution. In Toowoomba, our weekly English classes gave her friendship, community and renewed confidence.
Cook 2 Connect
Eight weeks of cooking, confidence and connection for refugee and migrant women, with transport and childcare included.
From Waymaker to volunteer
Kamo arrived from Shariya Refugee Camp in 2020. Today he mentors learner drivers, and more than eight of his students have their licence.
Read the full report.
21 pages of stories, numbers and what comes next.
BE PART OF WHAT COMES NEXT
Help build what comes next.
This report is a snapshot of what a community can do when it decides that everyone belongs. In the year ahead we want to help more Waymakers move from participation to independence, through English and digital skills, leadership programs for young women, and practical pathways to work.
If these stories have encouraged you, we would love you to be part of what comes next. A gift before the end of the year helps us say yes to the next person who walks through our doors.
Thank you for helping build an Australia where everyone belongs.