Communications

Amplifying Impact: Communications and Media at the Byron Community Centre

2024

The Byron Community Centre’s Communications team worked hard throughout 2024 to boost visibility, engage the community and strengthen support for key programs like Fletcher Street Cottage. Through creative media, social campaigns and local partnerships, they expanded outreach and deepened connections. Campaigns like Give Heart helped raise awareness and vital funding, ensuring the Centre continues to support those who need it most.

64
Million Viewers
400
Corporate Partners
53
Partner Publications
100000
Saved Ad Value

Social media has been one of our key promotional platforms, allowing us to effectively tell our story and navigate our dialogue to reach new audiences and amplify the impact of our targeted campaigns.

Amanda Kuhn, Communications Coordinator

Driving Awareness and Support for Vulnerable

Give Heart Annual Campaign and Fletcher Street Cottage Media

The Communications team raised $400,000 and secured a 47-million media reach through strategic storytelling, donor engagement and press coverage. Their efforts amplified awareness of homelessness, boosted donations and ensured Fletcher Street Cottage remained a vital support hub.

Engaging and Celebrating Byron’s Seniors

2024 Byron Seniors Festival

Communications efforts helped attract over 500 attendees and secure a 2.17-million media reach, making this the most successful festival yet. Strategic promotions drove record participation in wellness activities, reinforcing Byron’s commitment to keeping seniors active, engaged and connected​.

Live Music for a Worthy Cause

St Patrick’s Day Music Fundraiser

Held at The Great Northern Hotel, this event raised $35,000 for Fletcher Street Cottage. The Communications team’s promotional efforts, including digital marketing and media coverage, helped drive attendance, engage sponsors and turn a night of music into a major fundraiser supporting homelessness services​.

National Attention to Byron’s Housing Crisis

Miriam Margolyes: Impossibly Australian

The Communications team leveraged Miriam Margolyes’ ABC documentary visit to highlight Fletcher Street Cottage’s impact. Their work ensured national exposure, increasing awareness of Byron’s homelessness crisis and driving further advocacy and funding for essential support services​.

Community Support for Fletcher Street

Festival of the Stone

Partnering with Stone & Wood’s Ingrained Foundation, this festival raised $21,000 for homelessness support services. The Communications team’s efforts in digital marketing and media coverage helped drive attendance and donor engagement, amplifying the impact of this annual fundraising event​.

Key Partners & Collaborators

Who we worked with to help make this project a success

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