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“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 the personal and economic benefits of reducing current levels of financial exclusion throughout New South Wales. Drawing on our recently published 2019...

The New South Wales Financial Inclusion Network is proud to announce the launch of its 2019 state election platform, which reveals facts, figures and consequences of financial exclusion throughout New South Wales.

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 towards a more financially inclusive future for NSW and develop a state-wide approach to financial exclusion. The...

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 NILS Northern Rivers Community Gateway Financial Inclusion Excellence Award for a Community Organisation Southern NILS at Our...

Francesca Whitehead and Tessa Manning from Fourth & Centre to facilitate the Financial Inclusion-Everyone’s Business Conference Round Table Discussions. The Round Table will focus on three recent trends in financial exclusion: Financial exclusion is an increasing problem. In 2013-14, 16.9% of the Australian population were either fully or severely excluded from essential financial services. The...

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 Australia, including GetUp’s fightback against the Abbott Government’s austerity Budget, and in the US as Director...

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 Awards provide organisations and individuals with an opportunity to: Be recognised for efforts and achievements in...

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’ strike and the closure of many the great industries in Scotland which meant the...

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 well as leading on a range of open government, data analytics, innovation and regulatory...