Communities and Justice

The Welcome Experience

The Welcome Experience is a Department of Regional NSW (DRNSW) initiative designed to facilitate, attract, prepare and welcome key frontline public service workers to regional NSW.

Key workers include employees of the Department of Education, Department of Health, Department of Communities and Justice, Fire and Rescue and Police.

Through personalised preparation, warm welcoming and local collaboration, The Welcome Experience forges long term relationships between public service workers and their new community.

The Welcome Experience offers local knowledge to essential workers who are thinking of moving or have made the move to the regions.

The service connects public service workers and their families with local people and local resources to help you settle in and feel at home in your new community faster – everything from the practicalities of finding a place to stay, to choosing childcare and education.

The Welcome Experience is being rolled out initially in eight pilot locations – Bega, Broken Hill, Coffs Harbour, Corowa, Griffith, Goulburn, Muswellbrook and Walgett with more locations to come.

Learn more at The Welcome Experience.

Last updated:

27 Jul 2023