1 September 2010—“WHAT’S NEXT?” for multicultural Victoria
1 September 2010 Mr Sam Afra, Chairperson of the Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria (ECCV) hailed the theme of this September’s biennial state conference as a timely call for Victorians of all cultural backgrounds “to take
26 August 2010—Working together essential to caring for
26 August 2010 Australia’s ageing immigrant population is relying on partnerships between government, local providers and ethnic networks to provide them with high quality and culturally appropriate community-based aged care services. A new report, however, suggests
29 June 2010 - Hopes changing of political
29 June 2010 Mr Sam Afra, Chairperson of the Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria (ECCV), said that migrant and multicultural Victorians would be keeping a close lookout for any major policy shift affecting diverse communities following
28 May 2010 - Federal Opposition Policy on
Mr Sam Afra, Chairperson of the Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria (ECCV), expressed concern today at the “inflammatory tone and misleading wording” of the federal opposition’s newly-released policy statement on the treatment of refugees and asylum
28 May Federal Opposition Policy Statement on Asylum
FEDERAL OPPOSITION POLICY ON ASYLUM SEEKERS LITTLE BETTER THAN A 'FLIMSY LITTLE PAMPHLET" Mr Sam Afra JP, Chairperson of the eccv, expressed dismay today at the 'inflammatory tone and misleading wording" of the federal oppositioin's newly
13 May 2010 “Don’t Get Angry - Get
Defiance and persistence were among the driving themes put forward during a lively public forum held at the Victorian State Library on Thursday afternoon which examined the sometimes strained relationship between multicultural communities and the media.
eccv welcomes ‘human investment’ in multicultural Victoria’s most
The $1.6 million Vulnerable Refugee Support package in the state budget was welcomed by the eccv as an initiative that is timely and can pay big dividends down the track. For a copy of the media
28 April 2010 Local Comedian has No Fear
Rising Melbourne comedian Aamer Rahman is the latest big name set to appear at a free forum organised by the Ethnic Communities' Council of Victoria (ECCV) which will shine a spotlight on the sometimes bumpy relationship
21 April 2010 Indira Naidoo to Headline Media
Ms Marion Lau, Deputy Chairperson of the Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria (ECCV), said that a stunning array of speakers and panellists had already signed on to appear at next month’s afternoon forum on the
13 April 2010 Any Federalised Approach to Social
13 April 2010 Mr Eddie Micallef, Deputy Chairperson of the Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria (ECCV), pre-empted next week’s Council of Australian Government (COAG) meeting with a warning that any move toward a federalised takeover of community
