Language Assistance

North Sydney is a vibrant community with a major commercial centre surrounded by villages and neighbourhoods. We celebrate community harmony, respect and diversity. Our residents, workers and students are proud to belong and we welcome those who visit and enjoy the area.

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Translation of non-English languages

If you do not understand this information, please ring the Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS) on 13 14 50, and ask for an interpreter in your language to contact North Sydney Council on (02) 9936 8100. This is a free service.

Council services

Some helpful pages are:

• Councillors: giving their names and contact details of elected councillors.
• Stanton library: where you can research the library catalogue and renew your books.
• Employment: opportunities at Council
• Development Applications: with information about what to do if you are developing your property
• Maps: of the North Sydney Council area
• Services: including information about waste, parking, parks and children's services such as playgroups
• Community centres: with information on activities and services they provide including English classes.
• Community Directory: find detailed information about local services, events and activities, such as childcare, festivals, sports and social clubs and support services.

Waste services

Council has a weekly waste collection service. We also provide a free household or green waste collection service. This service needs to be booked by phoning the waste hotline on 1300 799 019.

 Green Waste Clean Up - CHINESE (184KB)
 Green Waste Clean Up - JAPANESE (201KB)
 Green Waste Clean Up - KOREAN (187KB)

FREE North Sydney Immunisation Clinics

Free monthly clinics. Council is committed to supporting early childhood health in the community, by providing a free immunisation service for children. The clinic provides efficient, reliable and caring immunisation for children aged 0-5 years, administered by experienced, fully accredited nurses. A computerised appointment schedule ensures your child is kept up-to-date with vaccines.

> Visit our immunisation page for the registration form

 Download our immunisation pamphlet in 6 languages (836KB)

Website

This web site contains information on Council's many services. The site is organised into sections across the horizontal toolbar.

Each option contains information about that subject as well as related documents or links to other websites. If you cannot find what you are looking for enter a keyword into the Search box at the top of the page.

Local Settlement Services

Search for information about: local settlement services and assistance for newly arrived migrants and refugees.

Local English Classes

Search for information about: local English classes for speakers of English as a second language.

Useful Websites

• Australia Bureau of statistics
• Community Relations Commission
• Community Development Resources 
• Country and Cultural Information:
     www.infoplease.com/countries.html
     www.culturalorientation.net
• Ethnic Communities
• Immigration & Citizenship
• Settlement Assistance (lots of links)
• Newcomers Network

Events

Council runs a number of cultural events and activities throughout the year, to celebrate our diverse community. Ring (02) 9936 8100 for a copy of the What's On events calendar, or search for events online.

Translated Government Information

Links to Australian Government information pages in a range of languages.

Centrelink

• Centrelink - information on pensions, employment, parents/guardians, disability and more.

Consumer Affairs

• Office of Fair Trading - covers topics such as buying a car, renting, credit cards, working from home and more.

Education

• The Adult Migrant English Service (AMES) - provides a range of English language courses for newly arrived migrants
• Department of Education (NSW)  - useful documents for parents and caregivers, translated into over 40 languages.

Health

• NSW Health (Multilingual health information)
• Department of Health and Ageing - aged care information
• Ageing, Disability & Home Care information (PDF files): Spanish, Italian, Arabic, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Chinese, Macedonian, Korean, Croatian, Greek.

Immigration

• Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs - information for migrants in more than 30 languages
• Beginning a Life in Australia - settlement information

Legal

• Legal Aid (NSW) - legal information in a range of languages

Libraries

• State Library of NSW - information about public libraries in New South Wales
• Community Languages Collection Directory  - language collections across NSW

RTA

• Roads and Transport Authority (NSW) - Driver's Knowledge Test
• Road Users Handbook (PDF files) -  in English as well as Chinese, Croatian, Greek, Japanese, Korean, Serbian, Spanish, Turkish, Vietnamese.

Taxation

• Australian Taxation Office - Tax information in Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, Farsi, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Macedonian, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Turkish and Vietnamese.