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Staff Profile – Susie Moloney, Executive Director – Centre for Just Places
- 27 March 2021
Susie Moloney recently joined Jesuit Social Services as the Executive Director of our new Centre for Just Places. The Centre will provide leadership in national research, advocacy and capacity-building in addressing inequality and social injustice through place-based approaches. Prior to joining Jesuit Social Services, Susie worked at RMIT for over 15 years, most recently as…
Planning a just recovery for the Northern Territory
- 25 March 2021
In February, Jesuit Social Services co-hosted the third event in the Northern Territory Climate Justice series. Our Jobs, Climate and Community forum brought together over 50 delegates from environment groups, Aboriginal organisations, unions and community sector organisations. The forum shared ideas around rebuilding the economy on foundations of care for people, country and climate, instead…
An update on our work in NSW
- 23 March 2021
The Willmot Community Hub is part of Jesuit Social Services’ Western Sydney program and works with local people, organisations, businesses and government to partner with and strengthen communities in the heart of Wilmott. The Hub does this by facilitating a number of groups and events with the community, including a weekly breakfast, after-school program and…
Dropping off the Edge 2021
- 10 December 2020
We are pleased to announce that the next iteration of our Dropping off the Edge research into locational disadvantage across Australia will be published in 2021. This will be the fifth edition of this seminal research spanning more than 20 years. Dropping off the Edge maps disadvantage in each state and territory and identifies that…
Bush garden project strengthens links with culture
- 9 December 2020
A new community bush garden project in Katherine will provide opportunities for young people to work alongside Elders and strengthen links with culture. Participants in the Back on Track program–which we help deliver to young people in contact with the justice system–will work with Elders to establish and maintain a community bush medicine and bush…
Coffee and conversation in Mount Druitt
- 7 December 2020
The Wilmott Community Hub has gone mobile by using a coffee van to stay connected to the local community. The Hub team has taken to the streets of Mount Druitt with coffee and conversation in an effort to give members of the community that vital touchpoint that they normally would get through the Community Hub,…
An Essential Lifeline in Melbourne
- 2 September 2020
Jesuit Social Services’ Ecological Justice Hub, located in Brunswick, has continued responding to the needs of the local community through its Meal Drop Program. With the extension of COVID-19 restrictions, the Hub has met an increased call for assistance by creating 620 nutritious, gluten-free, nut-free, vegan meals, all packaged in fully biodegradable cardboard boxes. Head…
Ecological Justice Hub food relief program
- 17 June 2020
Jesuit Social Services’ Ecological Justice Hub, based in Brunswick, is a permaculture garden dedicated to both social and environmental justice. The Hub is recognised locally by businesses, charities and churches as a thought and change leader in addressing disadvantage in the community through ecological means. With the onset of COVID-19 restrictions, staff at the Hub…
Place-based social change on the agenda in Western Sydney
- 12 March 2020
ChangeFest is a national celebration of place-based social change – which empowers and supports local communities to identify, plan, fund and evaluate the services they need. In November 2019, the three-day event was held in Mount Druitt, Western Sydney, where we have worked with and alongside the community for 12 years. Our work in the…
Ecological Justice Hub springs into a busy 2020
- 12 March 2020
Our commitment to ecological justice includes advocacy and research work around the systemic change needed to achieve a ‘just transition’ towards a sustainable future. We also know that all members of the community can play a role in supporting climate change reduction, environmental recovery and leading more sustainable lives. That’s why we established our Ecological…

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