Recent news and activities

With the restrictions of 2020 we have rescheduled our Roads to Resilience conference to 26+27 October 2021 in Sydney Australia. Now more than ever is the time to pursue and expand conversations around financial resilience, in order to shape policies and practices that...

As a result of the cancellation of a number of international, interstate and Sydney based speakers plus the cancellation of many delegates due to the evolving situation surrounding the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), we have made the difficult decision to postpone the...

The NSW Financial Inclusion Network, in partnership with Northern Rivers Community Gateway and UNSW’s Centre for Social Impact, is proud to reopen invitations to rural and remote delegates to the 4th Financial Inclusion Conference – Roads to Resilience. Thanks to our...

The NSW Financial Inclusion Network, in partnership with UNSW’s Centre for Social Impact and Northern Rivers Community Gateway, announce a special session at the 4th Financial Inclusion Conference on 18+19 March 2020 in Sydney. In response to recent disaster events,...

Exclusive performance by Australian celebrity Rachael Beck. Rachael Beck is an Australian actress, best known for roles in It Takes Two, City Homicide and Aussie classic Hey Dad..!. She is a singer too, having starred in many musical productions such as Me and My...

The NSW Financial Inclusion Network, in partnership with UNSW's Centre for Social Impact and Northern Rivers Community Gateway, invite organisations to apply for an expo stall at the 4th Financial Inclusion Conference on 18+19 March 2020 in Sydney. By operating your...

Sponsorship for NILS organisations to attend the 4th Financial Inclusion Conference The NSW Financial Inclusion Network invites NILS organisations to enjoy a special discounted package for attending the 4th Financial Inclusion Conference – Roads to Resilience. This...

Inclusion sponsor joins us to deliver the 4th Financial Inclusion Conference – Roads to Resilience. We’re excited to announce that icare has partnered with us as our Inclusion sponsor. Together, we’re delivering the 4th Financial Inclusion Conference – Roads to...

Conference dinner sponsor joins us to deliver the 4th Financial Inclusion Conference – Roads to Resilience. We’re excited to announce that National Australia Bank has partnered with us as our Dinner sponsor. Together, we’re delivering the 4th Financial Inclusion...

Bringing you the 4th Financial Inclusion Conference together. We'd like to take this opportunity to acknowledge and thank the organisations that have partnered with us to deliver this ground breaking event. We’d Like to thank NSW Government Department of Communities...

Third session sponsor joins us to deliver the 4th Financial Inclusion Conference – Roads to Resilience. We’re excited to announce that Earnd has partnered with us as our third Session sponsor. Together, we’re delivering the 4th Financial Inclusion Conference – Roads...

Financial support available to rural, remote and student delegates The NSW Financial Inclusion Network, in partnership with Northern Rivers Community Gateway and UNSW’s Centre for Social Impact, is proud to invite rural and student delegates to the 4th Financial...

Rural and Student sponsor joins us to deliver the 4th Financial Inclusion Conference. We’re excited to announce that Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand has partnered with us as our first Rural and Student sponsor. Together, we’re delivering the 4th Financial...

Second session sponsor joins us to deliver the 4th Financial Inclusion Conference – Roads to Resilience. We’re excited to announce that Transurban has partnered with us as our second Session sponsor. Together, we’re delivering the 4th Financial Inclusion Conference –...

Celebrating excellence in the financial inclusion space The NSW Financial Inclusion Network is excited to announce that nominations are now open for the 2nd annual Financial Inclusion Awards, to be presented at our upcoming 4th Financial Inclusion Conference Awards...

The NSW Financial Inclusion Network, in partnership with Northern Rivers Community Gateway and UNSW’s Centre for Social Impact, is excited to announce that Early Bird tickets are now on sale for our upcoming 4th Financial Inclusion Conference – Roads to Resilience....

The NSW Financial Inclusion Network, in partnership with Northern Rivers Community Gateway and UNSW's Centre for Social Impact, is excited to announce keynote speaker Professor Kristy Muir, confirmed to present at our upcoming 4th Financial Inclusion Conference –...

Session sponsor joins us to deliver the 4th Financial Inclusion Conference – Roads to Resilience. We're excited to announce that Ecstra Foundation has partnered with us as our first Session sponsor. Together, we're delivering the 4th Financial Inclusion Conference –...

The NSW Financial Inclusion Network, in partnership with Northern Rivers Community Gateway and Centre for Social Impact, is excited to announce the second international keynote speaker that has confirmed to present at our upcoming 4th Financial Inclusion Conference –...

The NSW Financial Inclusion Network, in partnership with Northern Rivers Community Gateway and Centre for Social Impact, is excited to announce the first international keynote speaker that has confirmed to present at our upcoming 4th Financial Inclusion Conference –...

Partner with us to deliver a groundbreaking conference The NSW Financial Inclusion Network, in partnership with Northern Rivers Community Gateway and Centre for Social Impact, invite potential sponsors to partner with us in delivering the 4th Financial Inclusion...

The 4th Financial Inclusion Conference – Roads to Resilience will take place on 18 and 19 March 2020 at SMC Conference & Function Centre, 66 Goulburn Street, Sydney. There is a growing panel of expert international speakers set to present their content at the...

About the forum Financial exclusion causes and compounds financial disadvantage. It can lead to poverty and homelessness, amplified mental health problems, continued welfare dependence, remaining in a violent relationship, poorer educational outcomes for children and...

Spread the word “Financial exclusion causes and compounds financial disadvantage,” Jenni Beetson-Mortimer, NSW Financial Inclusion Network Chair and Northern Rivers Community Gateway CEO. This is the opening quote from our newly circulated media release. It highlights...

Recommendations made The New South Wales Financial Inclusion Network is proud to announce the launch of its 2019 state election platform, which  calls for action in addressing financial exclusion. It proposes five key priority actions to reduce the personal and...

This Financial Exclusion Position report provides the NSW Financial Inclusion Network's position on financial exclusion in NSW. The NSW Financial Inclusion Network was formed in 2015 to engage the community sector, government and peak organisations to work together...

Thank you to all of the presenters and delegates for a wonderful conference

Congratulations to the winners of the 2015 Financial Inclusion Awards and thank you to all the organisations and individuals who nominated. And the winners were: JB Hi-Fi Solutions Financial Inclusion Excellence Award for a Volunteer-Based Organisation Coast Shelter...

Mark Connelly, Campaigns Director at GetUp, leading on economic fairness and creative to present keynote address: How to affect social change on day one of Financial Inclusion - Everyone's Business, Conference 2015. Mark Connelly has led prominent campaigns in...

Financial Inclusion Awards 2015 The 2015 Financial Inclusion Awards are now open! The Awards are designed to recognise and celebrate people, projects and organisations that have made a significant contribution to promoting Financial Inclusion in New South Wales. The...

Tam Cassidy, Trustee, Time Banking UK confirmed as key note speaker at Financial Inclusion – Everyone’s Business, Conference 2015. Tam Cassidy grew up in Central Scotland during the 80’s, in the years of Thatcherism, and witnessed civil unrest during the miners’...

The Hon. Victor Dominello MP Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation to officially open Financial Inclusion – Everyone’s Business, Conference 2015 In his current role Victor is responsible for the Office of Fair Trading and the NSW Government’s ICT Strategy as...

We are happy to announce that the provisional conference program is now available for download. This draft program overview will give delegates an insight on what to expect over the two days of the conference. The program offers a  range of presentations and...

We’re extremely excited to announce the launch of our new website designed by New Rise Media and Third & Public. We hope that you find the new site a great resource and we would love to hear what you think.

With one in eight Australians living in poverty and more than three million adults either completely or severely financially excluded, governments and civil society are feeling an increasing pressure to provide crisis and hardship services such as housing, emergency...