FUSION Western Sydney in St Marys, New South Wales | Community organisation

FUSION Western Sydney

Locality: St Marys, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 8805 5900

Address: 113B Station Street 2760 Saint Marys, NSW, Australia

Website: http://fusion.org.au/make-a-donation

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24.01.2022 We are so grateful to those who are sharing their experience of recent months by completing a postcard in the Postcard From Home project running until the end of October. Cards available from the Fusion Cafe, St Marys and Penrith libraries.

23.01.2022 Hope you enjoy these last few reflections from Postcards from Home.... You can catch up on more responses by popping in to the Penrith Council Magnetic Places activation in Coachman's Park tonight or tomorrow night from 6.30 pm.

23.01.2022 We're here again! It's Thursday so it's time for Fusion Radio in Lockdown! Join us for reviews, chat, Tuesday Crew, Calla's Mindfulness, the Good Vibes News, and a catch up with the crew as they start to socialise again. All here from 4pm.

22.01.2022 Each week our youth workers spend time with young people, playing games, having fun and most importantly providing a safe and welcoming space in Willmot. During COVID-19 restrictions, we've continued this support with phone calls, driveway visits and the delivery of hampers. Just recently, we've started a Thursday afternoon hang out with boys, with lots of kids with their bikes from the local area coming along to hang out with our team. The cancellation of the Fusion Wester...n Sydney annual Fundraising Dinner has left a significant gap in the funds needed to continue this important work. We invite you to help fill this gap by making a tax deductible donation towards the work of Fusion Western Sydney before 30 June, 2020 at https://fusion.org.au/donate-fusionws/. You'll be playing a vital part in helping to provide a network of care, support and stability for these young people. See more

22.01.2022 For some, home still feels unusual and connection with others has not been positive. Thanks to all those who are sharing through Postcards From Home.

21.01.2022 The September/October School Holidays are HERE! Register your interest online at www.fusionwesternsydney.org.au and a Fusion Youth Worker will be in contact with you to confirm your spot. Get in quick as spots are very limited due to COVID-19.

18.01.2022 Feeling isolated or disconnected? POSTCARDS FROM HOME will draw us together during these changing and challenging times. Pick up a postcard from Fusion Cafe or one of three Penrith libraries and connect with your neighbours and your community by sharing a drawing, word or story from your experience of these times. Be part of this Penrith Council Magnetic Places project run by Fusion Western Sydney. Your reflections will help form an archive of memories. Check out postcardsfromarchive.com @postcardsfromhomearchive

18.01.2022 Nothing like a trip to Bunnings! Today’s purchase of sports gear and bike tools was the result of a generous donation from Bunnings Minchinbury. Thank you Narrele and all the team for your constant support of our work with vulnerable young people and families in our local area.

18.01.2022 Fusion Youth Services have started a new bike programme with young people from Mt Druitt. We've been given 5 bikes for kids who don't have one to join in but we need a place to store them. If anyone has a lockable garage or shed that's not being used in the St Marys or surrounding suburbs, we'd love to hear from you. Your help would ensure this programme gets off the ground. Please call Judy from Fusion on 0423320437.

17.01.2022 Beautiful night in St Marys preparing for Faces of St Marys Facebook livestream event 7 pm Thursday 25 June @ Fusion Western Sydney. Join us to celebrate our colourful and diverse community. A Penrith Council Magnetic Places funded project.

16.01.2022 This weekend was the last adventure for the young people who formed the first EXHALE. As this group now move forward in independence, preparing for work and tertiary study, it's time to say goodbye and make way for a new group to get involved. "We're so proud of what the young people have achieved. On Saturday they took everything they have learnt in these past 2 years and put it into practise as they guided the group through Glenbrook gorge. With rock hoping and river ...crossings, they did it all!" (Nathan, Fusion youth worker and founder of Exhale). . Nathan's passion for the outdoors, and his love for seeing young people thrive, has allowed this programme to see this first group of young people come through two year's of challenges and adventures together. Thanks to everyone who makes Exhale possible; Nathan, Eddie, Carly, Amelia and others who have shared their time, expertise and care of young people. Well done and thank you team! See more

16.01.2022 It's not everyday you arrive at work to discover a beautiful box of chocolates on your desk. Penrith's Imaginations Church delivered these beauties to show their love and appreciation for Fusion's work in the community. THANK YOU for your thoughtfulness! LOVE DOES

16.01.2022 Fusion Families Course has inspired and equipped many parents, carers, grandparents, aunties and uncles to build a healthy, strong and loving family life. Our facilitators are warm, friendly, skilled and supportive, providing a safe and secure environment for participants to learn and share. Following the success of our first online course held during COVID restrictions, a second online course will commence on Tuesday evenings commencing 28 July (EST). Willmot Community Hub is also hosting the course (face to face) on Thursday mornings starting 30 July. Don't miss the opportunity to gain tools and strategies to strengthen your family life. Go to www.familiescourse.com for more details and to register.

16.01.2022 We've all had to keep our distance and move through our streets in new ways. Perhaps you've observed something new about home life, work has changed or you've been able to rest more. Whatever your experience has been we'd be honoured if you shared it. Pick up a POSTCARD FROM HOME from the Fusion Cafe St Marys or Penrith, St Clair or St Marys libraries and share a thought about these times. Return it to the letterbox at one of those venues or post back to us. Once received the postcards will be digitally archived online. POSTCARDS FROM HOME is a Fusion Western Sydney initiative funded by Penrith Council Magnetic Places Grant. Follow @PostcardsFromHomeArchive and check out postcardsfromhomearchive.com to read how your neighbours have been going. (Photo: Designer, Kathleen Travers).

16.01.2022 Students from Nepean Arts and Design Centre, Kingswood TAFE, under the direction of lifestyle photographer Nepthelo Janiola, have created a photographic exhibition which captures the personalities and characters behind the FACES OF ST MARYS. Join us at 7pm, this Thursday 25 June for a livestream event on Facebook @ Fusion Western Sydney to celebrate our diverse community and experience a connection to our local area. (A Penrith Council Magnetic Places funded project).

15.01.2022 Thanks to those students who have sent us their thoughts and reflections on a Postcard From Home.

15.01.2022 Two weeks left in the Fusion Youth 'Tasters' programme after school. Register online now for Board Games on Thursday afternoons at the Fusion Centre opposite St Marys railway station, www.fusionwesternsydney.org.au.

15.01.2022 FEAST FOR LIFE is a new fundraising initiative to raise much needed funds to continue and develop our programmes and activities to support vulnerable young people and families in our local area. FEAST FOR LIFE is an easy way of encouraging conversations and exposing those in your networks to the work of Fusion. Whether a dinner at home, lunch with friends morning tea at work or an online gathering, FEAST FOR LIFE is about more than sharing food. You host the event and provi...de the food, we provide the prompts to help you reflect on the importance of community. We'd love you to hold your event at a time that suits you in the week 12-19 October. With just under 5 weeks to go, NOW is the time to register and invite your guests to your event. In hosting a fundraising gathering you'll be providing resource to help young people and families thrive! Register now at www.feastforlife.com or call 8805 5900 and chat to Judy Tweeddale to find out more!

15.01.2022 Great to see familiar faces and some new ones at our school holiday programme last week...Into the Wild....Had a great time abseiling and bushwalking in the Blue Mountains, exploring the Sydney coastline and visiting the new, Sydney Zoo. Thanks everyone for a great week!

14.01.2022 A strange time for re-imaging and rebuilding. Read some of the reflections on this time from our local community as part of Postcards From Home. http://postcardsfromhomearchive.com.

14.01.2022 We love this drawing. (swipe for detail) this local resident has visualised beautifully how one can be isolated and also crowded by their surroundings. Sometimes a house is both a home and a cage. www.postcardsfromhomearchive.com

14.01.2022 Help 'fill the gap' for young people. Your tax deductible donation will help fill a huge gap in our fundraising for 2020 due to COVID-19 and provide a network of care, support and stability to many in our local community. Donate now to https://fusion.org.au/donate-fusionws.

14.01.2022 Week 10! Can you believe we've been in lockdown for 10 weeks! Kris and Biz are back in the bunker, but we'll be chatting to those lucky ones who are out and about having socially responsible fun. So we'll check in with the Good Vibes News crew, We'll see what Eddie's doing on his bike, and we'll catch up with the Quizmaster, talking about stories with the Tuesday Crew, and more. Tune in. Right here. Right now!

13.01.2022 A huge THANK YOU to Bakers Delight and St Marys Village for supporting our Fundraising BBQ at Bunnings Penrith on Mulgoa Road, Penrith Homemakers Centre, kicking off at 9am. Proceeds are going to Fusion EXHALE, an outdoor adventure leadership programme for young people for 2021. Come along to the BBQ and meet some of the young people in the programme and our fabulous leaders!

13.01.2022 Taster Programs have been up and running for two weeks now which means we still have three weeks of activities up for grabs! It’s not too late to register at www.fusionwesternsydney.org.au.

13.01.2022 Recognise this space? Last Thursday night Fusion hosted a livestream Facebook event to celebrate the conclusion of the FACES OF ST MARYS project in our very own Fusion Cafe St Marys. So grateful for this wonderful space to use for community engagement and events. See the beautiful images and hear the stories from those who participated on this Facebook page.

12.01.2022 Our Taster Programmes, adapted for current times are running again after school in St Marys and Mt Druitt. Whether learning chess and life skills, smashing goals and making great coffees or taking up the challenge at bike riding, it's great to spend time with these young people again!

12.01.2022 Are you a cyclist or know of a cyclist? The Bowral Classic is an annual cycling event held in the Southern Highlands on Sunday 18 October, 2020. Apart from riding one of the distances (160 maxi, 125 km challenge, 90 km Rulers or 35 km social) riders have the option to fundraise for a charity of their choice.... It is clear that as our world readjusts and responds to the Coronavirus, the social and emotional challenges faced by many in our community resulting from family violence, loneliness, anxiety, depression or disengagement from school have been magnified. The role of Fusion youth and family workers, chaplains and mentors is vital in helping young people and families to feel connected, safe and make healthy choices. By choosing Fusion as your chosen charity, you will be supporting the work of Fusion in its care of vulnerable young people and families in western Sydney as we help to provide a network of care, support and stability. To register and start fundraising to support Fusion Western Sydney visit www.bowralclassic.com.au. NB: (for tax deductibility purposes, riders need to choose FUSION COMMUNITY CARE (FUSION AUSTRALIA) as the charity of choice. These funds will be going to support the work of Fusion Western Sydney.

12.01.2022 From the team at Fusion Western Sydney, THANK YOU to all those who supported FEAST FOR LIFE, a national Fusion initiative to help us consider the needs of our local community and how we can respond. It's great to know that even in these unusual times, we can join together to help make a difference.

12.01.2022 Postcards from Home is now coming to an end. Thank you so much to the community of Penrith, St Marys and surrounds for your engagement with this project. We ...have loved the stories, reflections, experiences, and impressions that you've written, drawn and shared with us. It is clear 2020 has looked different for all, we encourage you to continue connecting, checking in and hearing one another's stories. It has been our honour to collate your postcards into an online archive that we hope will be treasured for years to come. View the complete archive at postcardsfromhomearchive.com. Thanks again and stay safe.

10.01.2022 Penrith Council's annual Community Assistance Program (CAP) grants for local non-profit community organisations and groups aims to strengthen the community, address community needs and improve opportunities for participants in the local Penrith area. Fusion was successful in its recent application for new sound equipment which will greatly improve the quality and delivery of our programmes for young people, families and communities. THANK YOU PENRITH COUNCIL!

09.01.2022 We’ve loved receiving your postcards so far! Here’s a couple now. Check out http://postcardsfromhomearchive.com for more!

08.01.2022 Join us tonight for FACES OF ST MARYS, a livestream event here on Facebook which celebrates the diversity of St Marys through street photography. A six month project funded by Penrith Council's Magnetic Places, building resilient and inclusive communities.

08.01.2022 Join me for a livestream Street Photography exhibition Faces of St Marys In 5 mins at 7pm

08.01.2022 Grab your very own Fusion Cafe keep cup and get your first hot beverage free! Then save 50 cents on every large coffee or tea after that. By supporting the Fusion Cafe you're playing a part in caring for vulnerable young people and families in western Sydney.

08.01.2022 Hey, it's our final week in lockdown! We think! We hope! here for one last blast of good vibes, with the Good Vibes News, Jusstain returning for another performance, Quizmaster, Tuesday Crew and more! Not the end of Fusion Radio, just the beginning of something new :)

08.01.2022 Our pen-ultimate Lockdown edition of Fusion Radio! We see an Exercise showdown, have a performance from the 'freshest' hip-hop crew in Western Sydney, and catch up with Tuesday Crew and more!

07.01.2022 After four fabulous years of serving coffee and connecting with our community, Fusion Cafe is closing its door next week. We’d love to thank everyone who has be...en part of the journey with us. Although financial challenges exacerbated by the current pandemic have led to this decision, we still have so much to celebrate. We’ve loved creating a safe and welcoming space for everyone, including commuters, students, the elderly and those just passing through St Marys. The Cafe space has been used in so many ways to help build community and connection, hosting programmes and events for Mental Health Month, Music Nights, networking meetings, Penrith Council Magnetic Places projects, community arts classes, Community Dinners, Fusion Youth Coffee programme, fundraising events and many more! Thank you to everyone who has been part of the Fusion Cafe story, from those who gave their expertise and time in establishing the cafe right back in the beginning to all our loyal customers. To help us celebrate, we'd love to see you on our last day, Friday 6 November, so drop in and enjoy a free coffee with us! The closure of the Cafe doesn’t mean the disappearance of Fusion from our local community. More than ever, we’re committed to being part of transforming this community so that young people thrive.

05.01.2022 If you missed last night's livestream event, watch it here! Don't forget to share the video with friends.

04.01.2022 We are building an archive of postcards to remember, share and value what our community is facing in this time. Pick up and drop off a postcard at the Fusion Cafe or your local library Penrith, St Clair, St Marys). We’d love to hear from you!

04.01.2022 BYO (Bidwill Youth Outreach) has spent the last three Fridays indoor climbing. Well done guys for facing your fears, taking up the challenge and showing awesome teamwork! Thanks to CLIMB OZ Climbing Centre, Blacktown for having us!

03.01.2022 Fusion Youth 'Taster' programme kicked off this week with young people connecting with our team with bike riding, street photography, cool craft and board games. These and other programmes will be running after school again next week (starting Tuesday). If you're aged between 12-17 years, we'd love you to join in. Register online now at www.fusionwesternsydney.org.au. All free! (all activities running in line with COVID safe government guidelines).

02.01.2022 See you soon for the FACES OF ST MARYS Livestream

01.01.2022 Do you live, work, study or pass through St Marys, Penrith or surrounds? Postcards From Home is for you. Pick up a postcard from the Fusion Cafe or the Penrith..., St Clair or St Marys library and share a thought or experience from these strange times of isolation. You’ll be part of an archive of memories. Find out more or view the archive at postcardsfromhomearchive.com See more