A message from the Mayor

The Welcome Experience is a free concierge-style service to support essential workers and their families to feel more at home in their new community through personalised support, local information and connections. The Welcome Experience began in 2023, launching in the Moree Plains in 2024. Given the success of the program, as of 1 July 2026, The Welcome Experience will be expanding into the Gwydir Shire.

You are invited to attend an employer and community co-design workshop to guide the expansion of the program.

Date: Wednesday 10 June 2026

Time: 10:00am – 1:00pm

Location: The Living Classroom – 1 Killarney Gap Road, Bingara

RSVP: By 8th June 2026 to welcome@mpsc.nsw.gov.au for catering purposes - please inform of any dietary requirements.

Government and non-government workers in the following industries are eligible for The Welcome Experience:

• Health

• Aged Care

• Education

• Early Childhood

• Disability Support

• Child Protection and Out-of-home care

• Corrections and Justice

• Emergency services

• Veterinary services

• Local Government.

The service will also support partners of essential workers to find employment and settle into the community.

For more information about the program, visit: www.nsw.gov.au/welcomeexperience

Feel free to forward this invite on to other interested parties. We welcome your inputs and to see where there are synergies/value add opportunities to work together to get the most out of this program.

Living the Gwydir Goodlife

Cr Tiffany Galvin, Mayor