Cultural Exchange Weekend 2025
The recent Cultural Exchange weekend, hosted by BMRSG, was a great success. 25 refugee women from Western Sydney were treated to 3... Read More
Youth Shoebox Project –
Hi everyone who has supported our wonderful project over the past 10 years. On Friday I said my final goodbye to... Read More
A record breaking 521 shoeboxes for refugees at Christmas
Our Youth Shoebox Project, led by Jackie Mayers (BMRSG) and Sue Campbell Ross (Able2) celebrated an incredible milestone last Christmas. Not only... Read More
Ruby Hammond Memorial Scholarship Recipient, Tibetan refugee student, Tenzin Zomkyi
Ruby Hammond, was creative and academic, and had begun studying a Health Sciences degree. She cared deeply about social justice and volunteered... Read More
Senior Citizen of the Year Blue Mountains
by Grant Medaris Congratulations to BMRSG member Jackie Mayers on being named as the Blue Mountains Senior Citizen for 2024. Jackie was... Read More
A testament to resilience
by Mike Howorth Mani’s life is a testament to resilience. Residing in Toongabbie with his wife and three children, he embarked on... Read More
Our role as community visitors
by Judy Lynch and Guy Power We have been members of BMRSG for close to 10 years. Over this time, most of... Read More
Who are members of BMRSG? – Michael Howorth
An occasional series on some of the very many people who work or have worked with BMRSG over the 22 years we... Read More
Music as activism for refugees and asylum seekers
by Jude Finch On Sunday 6th November an excellent set of musicians underscored the need for urgent attention to refugee and asylum... Read More
How does BMRSG help?
Many of the members of refugee households, supported by BMRSG, suffer from poor health and some suffer with chronic illness. Often this... Read More









