ECCV and Welcome to Australia hold Welcome Party for Newly Arrived

Last weekend the Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria and Welcome to Australia hosted migrants and refugees for a Welcome Party at an Australian family home. The party included migrants from Iran,

Creating Healthy Workplaces Program - call to Tender

VicHealth is inviting submissions for two tenders in the Creating Healthy Workplaces program: reducing race-based discrimination and supporting cultural diversity in the workplace for up to $590,000 over three years, and

Letter to the HERALD SUN - 6 May 2011

The release of a new study* by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) should give an impetus to a change of thinking about how we define the “successful” resettlement of

8 February 2011—The gift Australia’s multicultural triumph affords us all

It’s a policy that has sparked no end of controversy and ill-informed conjecture since its introduction.  Yet few among even its harshest critics dispute its benefits and most would like to

Mental Health in Multicultural Victoria -  Roundtable 2011

The speech on mental health advocacy, given by ECCV Director - Ross Barnett, was well received at the roundtable on Mental Health in Multicultural Victoria on second December 2011. We were

Information is the Real Power: Victorian Advocacy and Global Engagement Speech

This is an edited extract from a speech delivered by Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria Chairperson Mr Sam Afra at the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations IBIS Forum on Friday 7

MEDIA RELEASE: In language radio services must be core SBS priority from Federal Budget funding

Wednesday 9 May 2012  The $95m Federal Government budget funding boost for SBS is a key opportunity to expand its role as Australia’s leading information provider to diverse Australia. The Ethnic

In Conversation – Multicultural Arts Victoria CEO Jill Morgan

The arts are a crucial way for communities to connect with new ideas and cultures. This week ECCV spoke with Multicultural Arts Victoria (MAV) CEO Jill Morgan about their role in fostering

Building Better Partnerships in HACC

The Ethnic Communities' Council of Victoria in partnership with Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV), supported by the Department of Health and Home and Community Care (HACC) funding, to foster inter-sectoral partnerships and

A Creative Refugee Week Performance

Hope in Settlement – A Creative Refugee Week Performance The Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria in partnership with Multicultural Arts Victoria (MAV) and Melbourne Playback Theatre Company presents a unique creative

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