The New Beginnings: Refugee Arts & Culture Festival will begin with a free one-day event featuring live music, dance performances, workshops, food and market stalls.

New Beginnings 2016 is an initiative of Settlement Services International (SSI).
SSI is a leading community-based not-for-profit organisation providing a range of services in the areas of refugee settlement, asylum seeker assistance, housing, multicultural foster care, disability support and employment services in NSW.