News

10th November 2021

New mental health screening tool offers hope for asylum seekers and refugees

What started out as an idea nine years ago, has now become a reality for two healthcare workers who are changing the lives of thousands of asylum seekers and refugees...

28th June 2021

Cabrini Outreach and Primary Care Connect to open primary care clinic in Shepparton, seek pro bono GP assistance

Cabrini Outreach and Primary Care Connect will today (23 June 2021) open a primary care clinic dedicated to offering free healthcare for refugees and asylum seekers in Shepparton.

23rd April 2021

‘Filling in the Gaps’- Catch-up immunisations for asylum seekers and refugees

When asylum seekers and refugees arrive here in Melbourne, they often have not had access to the same immunisations that others born and raised here might have.

6th April 2021

World Health Day calls for “Building a fairer, healthier world”

Over the last year the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted many communities across the world, including those here in Australia.

23rd March 2021

Celebrating World Tuberculosis Day and Cabrini Ministries Swaziland in their fight against TB

There may be low rates of Tuberculosis in Australia, but in Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) it is a different story.

15th February 2021

The Importance of Mental Health Services for Asylum Seekers and Refugees

by Professor Suresh Sundram, Director of Research, Cabrini Asylum Seeker and Refugee Health Program

12th February 2021

Pharmacy Waiver program provides much-needed relief for people seeking asylum during COVID-19 pandemic

Medication to treat chronic disease or illnesses can be a costly and ongoing process, particularly if it requires on-going medication.

10th February 2021

Hunger and homelessness among people seeking asylum

Since the beginning of the pandemic, Cabrini’s Asylum Seeker and Refugee Health Hub (the Hub) has been inundated with referrals for individuals and families struggling to survive with no income.

19th August 2020

Volunteer effort caps off a huge response to Cabrini Outreach emergency face mask appeal

When masks were mandated in Melbourne, Cabrini Outreach organised a 48 hour emergency face mask appeal aimed to raise funds to supply masks for all clients and their families of...

11th August 2020

Mental health support for asylum seekers in regional Victoria

Cabrini Outreach will expand its specialist mental health services to regional Victoria in response to increasing need during the COVID-19 pandemic.

16th June 2020

Self-harm in the Australian asylum seeker population

A Melbourne psychologist is just days away from submitting a PhD she hopes will change the future for asylum seekers.

22nd May 2020

National Volunteer Week 2020 – Meet our nurse volunteer Kiri!

Each year, volunteers for Cabrini Outreach give around 2000 hours of their time to helping others.

21st April 2020

Stories from the field: Tan’s story

Tan* is a 27 year old single mother of two. She and her children, aged six and ten at the time, arrived in Australia by plane from South East Asia...

7th April 2020

Biomed trip to PNG saving lives

When Cabrini Outreach needed someone to repair medical equipment in Papua New Guinea’s Madang Provincial Hospital, Cabrini Technology Group’s Tim Staker knew just who to call.

13th March 2020

Maternal and child health a focus in Papua New Guinea

Cabrini Outreach is improving the delivery of health services in Papua New Guinea, through its work at Malala Health Centre, in collaboration with Catholic Healthcare Services Papua New Guinea.

4th March 2020

Submission on Temporary Migration

Cabrini Outreach welcomed the opportunity to provide a written submission to the Senate Select Committee on Temporary Migration.

29th November 2019

Cabrini Outreach Christmas Giving Campaign

Help us celebrate Christmas at Cabrini by supporting our Giving Tree for asylum seekers in Melbourne or our international programs in Ethiopia, Swaziland and Papua New Guinea.

14th November 2019

Refugee Panel Discussion

Recently our staff at the Cabrini Asylum Seeker and Refugee Health Hub were invited to participate at a Refugee Panel with writer, poet, activist and refugee Flora Chol.

16th September 2019

Recognition of increased needs for Cabrini Asylum Seeker and Refugee Specialist Mental Health Services

Cabrini Outreach welcomes the announcement on Sunday 8th September by the Victorian health minister, Martin Foley, of $3m in funding to cover health and support services for 6,000 asylum seekers...

16th September 2019

New CEO appointed for Cabrini Australia

Cabrini Outreach welcomes the appointment of Sue Williams as the new CEO for Cabrini Australia.

4th September 2019

Join the Cabrini Outreach Melbourne Marathon team

Cabrini Outreach is recruiting a team for the 2019 Melbourne Marathon Festival this October to raise funds for Cabrini Outreach Asylum Seeker health services, with a target of reaching $10,000.

16th August 2019

Submission to the Migration Amendment Bill 2019 Inquiry

We support the maintenance of legislation that allows relevant transitory persons to be temporarily transferred to Australia to receive appropriate medical, surgical and/or psychiatric care, that otherwise would not be...

22nd July 2019

The impacts of cuts to the SRSS on the lives of asylum seekers in Australia.

Dr Gillian Singleton is Medical Director of the Cabrini Asylum Seeker and Refugee Health Hub in Melbourne, and has experienced the issues faced by the people of the Legacy Caseload firsthand.

1st July 2019

Submission to Victorian Mental Health Royal Commission

Cabrini Outreach welcomed the opportunity to respond to the request for input into the Royal Commission into Mental Health announced by the Victorian Government.

1st July 2019

Movie Fundraiser Night

Join us at ‘The Lion King’ Fundraiser movie night to raise funds for the delivery of primary health care services in Papua New Guinea.Cabrini Foundation and Cabrini Outreach will host...

19th February 2019

Asylum Seeker and Refugee Health Hub

Cabrini’s Asylum Seeker and Refugee Health Hub in Brunswick is helping some of the most vulnerable in our community.

18th February 2019

Pharmacy Waiver Program launches in Epping

Critical support for people seeking asylum living in Hume and Whittlesea is now available through a new Pharmacy Waiver Program, launched by Member for Thomastown Bronwyn Halfpenny MP.

22nd January 2019

Submission on Terms of Reference for Vic Royal Commission into Mental Health

Cabrini Outreach welcomed the opportunity to shape the Terms of Reference for the Victorian Royal Commission into Mental Health.

14th January 2019

Submission to DPMC Review into Outcomes for Refugees

Cabrini Outreach welcomed the opportunity to respond to the Review into Integration, Employment and Settlement Outcomes for Refugees and Humanitarian Entrants.

20th December 2018

Season's Greetings from our CEO

Christmas is one of the happiest and holiest feast days in the Christian calendar, a joyous time that resonates around the world.

18th December 2018

Surgical visit to Papua New Guinea reinforces love of the job

Cabrini Outreach has been sending an orthopaedic surgical team to Modilon General Hospital in Papua New Guinea since 2000.

3rd December 2018

Cabrini Outreach Christmas giving tree appeal

Cabrini Outreach - Christmas Giving Tree for asylum seekers - Donate now

29th November 2018

Be encouraged – an update from Cabrini Ministries in Ethiopia

“And let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due season we shall reap, if we do not lose heart” (Galatians 6v9).

16th October 2018

$5,000 raised for Asylum Seeker health

The Cabrini Outreach team who took part in the Melbourne Marathon Festival 2018 successfully completed our events including two marathoners.

12th October 2018

Inaugural John Griffiths Research Travel Scholarship

John Griffiths commenced volunteering in Papua New Guinea in 1998 and led the first Cabrini Outreach Orthopaedic Service Program to Modilon General Hospital in Papua New Guinea in 2000.

12th October 2018

Cabrini Outreach PNG Orthopaedic Service and Education Program

Cabrini Outreach has been supporting an annual visit by a team of orthopaedic medical professionals to Madang, Papua New Guinea since 2000.

7th September 2018

Run, walk or sponsor Cabrini Outreach

Cabrini Outreach is participating in the Melbourne Marathon and is asking for help to fund raise for Cabrini Asylum Seeker Health Services by fundraising when they run or walk in...

17th August 2018

Call for support from Victorian Premier

The Cabrini Asylum Seeker and Refugee Health Hub is a signatory to a recent letter to Premier Daniel Andrews from the Network of Asylum Seeker Agencies Victoria (NASAVic) asking for...

17th August 2018

International Health Meeting in Melbourne

At Cabrini, we have been busy hosting visitors in Melbourne for an international health conference held from 6 until 8 August

15th August 2018

Life-changing surgery for Tongan teenager thanks to the generosity of Cabrini

A teenager from Tonga has had life-changing surgery thanks to surgeon Mr William Blake and his team at Cabrini Malvern.

1st August 2018

Cry, the murderous country - Eureka Street

Around 7000 asylum seekers on bridging visas, for instance, have lost status resolution support services (SRSS), which includes income assistance of $35 a day.

22nd July 2018

Call for doctors to help looming asylum seeker mental health crisis - The Age

“Lives are at risk and we’re unable to deal with the demand,” says Dr Tram Nguyen, the hub’s director of mental health services.

3rd July 2018

Cabrini Asylum Seeker and Refugee Health Hub

by Catherine Garner, Group Director Mission and Cabrini Outreach

12th June 2018

Fears for vulnerable people affected by SRSS changes

Medical professionals providing direct care to clients of Cabrini’s Asylum Seeker and Refugee Health Hub have expressed concern about the impact Federal Government’s cuts to payments for refugees and asylum seekers.

25th March 2018

Cabrini calls for the reinstatement of basic services for people seeking asylum

In March 2018, the Cabrini Asylum Seeker and Refugee Health Hub experienced a surge in demand with a 100 per cent increase in the number of referrals for the month.

31st August 2017

Cabrini's stand on compassionate support for asylum seekers

On Sunday 27 August, the Federal Government confirmed its intention to cut income and housing support for 370 asylum seekers brought to Australia from Nauru and Manus Island for medical care.

17th October 2016

Cabrini supports earthquake appeal

On 10 October, Cabrini presented a donation of $10,000 to the Amatrice Earthquake Appeal, in order to assist the community of Amatrice in recovering from this tragic event.

22nd August 2016

Services underway at Cabrini Asylum Seeker and Refugee Health Hub

The Cabrini Asylum Seeker and Refugee Health Hub, which was opened officially in May this year, is providing a much needed service in Melbourne’s inner north filling the gap in...

22nd February 2016

Media Release New asylum seeker and refugee health hub announced

Cabrini has announced the development of an asylum seeker and refugee health hub, a much needed service in Melbourne’s inner-north.