The National Program on Refugees and Displaced People 

Navigate this section of the website using the index on your left !

Welcome to the Home Page of the National Program on Refugees and Displaced People (RDP), which is part of Christian World Service (CWS), the ecumenical aid and development agency of the National Council of Churches in Australia (NCCA).

For information on Refugee and Migrant Sunday (26 August 2007), see the index to your left or contact the refuge program office nearest you.

To order a free Education Kit, contact the refuge program office nearest you (see below). The Education Kit includes education sheets, action ideas, further respources and a poster and liturgy to help advertise and celebrate the day. The kits can be used on the day or at any other time during the year, including World Refugee Day on 20 June. 

How to contact us:

National Office Staff:

Mr John Ball, Refugee Program Coordinator (Victoria): Email: jball@ncca.org.au Level 4 Causeway House, 306 Little Collins St, Melbourne 3000  Phone: 03 96506811  Fax: 03 96508383

Mr James Thomson, Director of Advocacy and Policy (Sydney):  Email: jthomson@ncca.org.au
Locked Bag 199, Sydney NSW 1230. Phone: 02 9299 2215  Fax: 02 9262 4514

State/Territory Program Staff:

New South Wales and ACT:
Sister Francis Mansour
or Catherine Loy
NSW Ecumenical Council
Locked Bag 199, Syd 1230
Tel: (02) 9299 2215  Fax: (02) 9262 4514
Email:   fmansour@ncca.org.au   
or: cloy@ncca.org.au

South Australia:
Geraldine Hawkes
South Australian Council of Churches
GPO Box 2106
Adelaide  SA 5001
Tel: (08) 8221 6633   Fax: (08) 8221 6644
Email: sacc1@picknowl.com.au

Western Australia:
The Rev Eira Clapton
Council of Churches of  WA
PO BOX 831
SCARBOROUGH  WA 6922
Tel: 08-9385 5477  Fax: 08-9385 5644
Email: eclapton@churcheswa.com.au  

Website: www.churcheswa.com.au/refugees.html

Western Australia:
The Rev Eira Clapton
Council of Churches of  WA
PO BOX 831
Scarborough  WA 6922
Tel: (08) 9385 5477  Fax: (08) 9385 5644
Email: Website:

Victoria/Tasmania:
Mr Visier Sanyu
Victorian Council of Churches
Level 4, Causeway House
306 Little Collins Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Tel: (03) 9650 6811  Fax: (03) 9650 8383
Email: vsanyu@ncca.org.au

Queensland:
Tanya Richards
Queensland Churches Together
PO Box 2045
Milton BC, Qld 4064
Ph. 07 3369 6792
Fax 07 3369 8573
Email: qctcws@tpg.com.au 

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