ECCV’s submission responds to issues raised by Victoria’s multicultural ageing and aged care sector regarding the transition of the Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP) to Support at Home Program. Drawing on consultations with ethno-specific and...
As the voice of multicultural Victoria, we express our profound sorrow for the atrocity that took place during an outdoor religious event for the Jewish community in Sydney on Sunday. On the first day of Chanukah, the peace of the Festival of Lights was shattered by...
ECCV partnered with the Australian Multicultural Community Services (AMCS) to deliver an important information session on scams and financial abuse. Older Australians are losing more money to scams than any other age group, nearly 70 million dollars alone between...
Dilnaz Billimoria is a founding member of the Whitehorse Interfaith Network (WIN) and board member of the Communities’ Council on Ethnic Issues (CCOEI) and Women’s Health East. A proud Indian Australian woman of Persian background and Zoroastrian faith, Dilnaz is the...
Friendships across generations are helping young and old share culture and care and may be one solution to the isolation felt by many seniors from multicultural communities. Older and younger people thrive when they spend time together. Across Victoria,...
For more than 30 years, the Victorian Senior of the Year Awards have celebrated older Victorians. We meet Pradeep Kathan, one of the recipients of the Council on the Ageing (COTA) Victoria Senior Achiever Awards. Since 2003, Pradeep Kanthan has served as Secretary of...
