Filipino Community Co‑operative · Sydney, Australia
Serving Sydney’s Filipino community since 1981.
A civic, non‑profit cooperative built by migrants, for migrants — supporting welfare, family, and cultural life for four decades and counting.
1981
Founded at “The Hut,” Marrickville
1983
Hiyas ng Bayan Child Care opens
2002
Atty. Kate Roc-Andres begins leadership
Today
Led by a volunteer Board of Directors
What We Do
Four ways we serve the community.
1983 – 2021 · Mt Pritchard, NSW
Hiyas ng Bayan — Gem of the Nation.
The Co-operative’s first Filipino Child Care Centre grew, over 38 years, into HNK Long Day Care & Pre-School — caring for generations of local children before the property was handed to a new operator in 2021.
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Celebrating Filipino talent.
Full stories and photos for each of these are being prepared.
Community
What we stand for.
Stories about the Co-operative's community and humanitarian work are being gathered and will appear here soon.