Recent news and activities

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...