Get Connected
Making friends as an adult in a new country is genuinely hard – and it’s the thing that most changes how settlement feels.
Here are real, low-pressure ways people connect, tested by migrants before you.
Through your own community
Cultural associations, faith communities, language schools – familiar language, familiar food, instant common ground. Find yours →
Through your suburb
Library conversation groups, playgroups, community gardens, park runs and council events.
Through your children
School parent groups and school events are friendship engines.
Through interests
Sports clubs, walking groups, craft circles – Australians bond side-by-side, doing things.
Through helping
Volunteering is Australia’s social glue. See volunteer roles →
Through this Hub
Attend one event from the calendar this month. One is enough to start. What’s on →
Need this in your language?
Call the free Translating and Interpreting Service on 131 450 - available 24 hours, 7 days, in 150+ languages. Say your language and ask to be connected to the service you need.
Prefer to talk to a person?
Your nearest Migrant Resource Centre offers free, face-to-face settlement help. Find your nearest MRC →
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Common questions
Find clear and detailed answers to all common questions about Migrants Hub Australia.