Kirinari Community Services

12/03/2026

Only one more sleep!✨
Our Storm and Lightning teams have wrapped up their final training and are all set for tomorrow’s halftime clash. ⚡️🌩️
We can’t wait to cheer you both on - good luck!

12/03/2026

Proudly supported by Kirinari. ⚽ Good luck to Aaron for the season ahead, we’re cheering you on!

08/03/2026

Pre-training is officially underway for our Storm and Lightning teams!⚡️🌧️

Justin recently stopped by a training session in Orange to meet the players and see how they’re preparing for the half‑time clash this weekend!

Wishing both teams the best of luck - we can’t wait to cheer you on! 🙌💙

04/03/2026

Calling all unpaid carers📣

The 2026 Carer Wellbeing Survey is now open.

Your voice is critical to improving support for unpaid carers across regional, rural and remote Australia. Share your experience to help inform change.

Take the survey here: https://bit.ly/Carer2026
Survey participants can enter a draw to win a gift card.

Carers Australia

03/03/2026

Have you heard about .beans? 😍

It’s Kirinari’s newest social enterprise — a coffee‑roasting business creating meaningful employment opportunities for people with disabilities. Even better, 100% of profits go straight back into essential human services.

☕️ Catch GoodyBeans at the Bathurst NRL on Saturday 14 March!

01/03/2026

Heading to the Penrith Panthers home game in Bathurst on Saturday 14 March? Make sure you visit the Kirinari activation! 🏈

The team will be there to chat about our services — plus you’ll have the chance to put your NRL skills to the test with a fun activity.

You can also meet the team from .beans – Kirinari’s newest social enterprise and check out our great range of coffee products and merchandise. ☕😎

We can’t wait to meet you!

Bathurst Regional Council Events

27/02/2026

Don’t miss this week’s episode of Riding with Robbie! We hear from Peter Antone, who was born in Rosewood before moving to Albury in 1956, where he began a remarkable career behind the wheel. Listen to the full story wherever you get your podcasts 🎧

17/02/2026

This week, Kirinari Chief Executive Officer Diane Lynch appeared before the Senate Community Affairs Committee Inquiry into the transition of the Commonwealth Home Support Programme to the new Support at Home Program.

Ms Lynch highlighted the importance of policy settings that reflect the realities of where Australians live. “Unless you expect everyone to migrate to metropolitan areas, there needs to be solutions that account for where people live. If people receive the care they need in their own home, this relieves pressure on regional hospitals,” she said.

She also emphasised the need to recognise the operational impacts of reform, noting that “the Support at Home model is more complex, and greater complexity directly translates into greater cost.”

Kirinari welcomes the opportunity to provide our regional perspective on the transition to Support at Home. We must ensure everyone can live a good life in their own home.

You can read our full submission to the Inquiry here: https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/CHSPTransition/Submissions

16/02/2026

We’re excited to be delivering WorkFoundations in Albury! ⭐

WorkFoundations is a six-month government-funded program supporting young people aged 16–25 who have faced barriers to finding or keeping a job.

Participants get paid, real-world experience with local businesses two days a week, plus half a day of training and one-on-one support with Kirinari. Kirinari also provides wraparound support throughout, working with both participants and employers to build confidence, skills and pathways into ongoing employment. ✔️

We look forward to sharing more updates as the program rolls out!

08/02/2026

Kirinari is excited to open expressions of interest for a signature artwork that will represent our First Nations story, identity, and commitment to inclusion, respect, and cultural connection.

This commissioned piece will play a central role in our Reconciliation journey and the development of our Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) with Reconciliation Australia.
⏰ Closes: 5 pm, 2 March 2026
🌟Open to all First Nations artists

You can learn more about this exciting opportunity by visiting
https://kirinari.com.au/first-nations-artwork-tender/

Kirinari is commissioning a signature artwork to represent our story, identity and Reconciliation journey. Tender now open!

03/02/2026

Everyone deserves access to quality care, no matter where they live.

Kirinari has have made a submission to the Senate Committee Inquiry into The Transition of the Commonwealth Home Support Program to the Support at Home Program.

As Australia’s largest regional provider of human services, we see every day that delivering care in the regions is different.

Travel distances, thin markets and workforce pressures mean regional providers simply can’t match an hour of care to an hour of funding under metropolitan designed models.

Policy designed in the cities must not forget the realities of the regions. Kirinari will continue to advocate for models that ensure regional Australians are not left behind simply because of where they live.

Our submission highlighted these challenges, with case studies on our experience of the Support at Home Program. This can be read in full on the Committee webpage: https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/CHSPTransition/Submissions

02/02/2026

CHSP and Support at Home both provide essential supports for older Australians – but they offer different levels of care.

✅CHSP is ideal if you need a little help now and then — such as basic assistance to stay independent and connected in your community.

✅Support at Home, on the other hand, is a more comprehensive home care program designed for people who need regular, coordinated support to live safely and well at home.

To help you work out which option might be right for you or a loved one, we’ve outlined the key differences below
https://kirinari.com.au/support-at-home-vs-commonwealth.../