The Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria (ECCV) consulted with community representatives from refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds to find out what facilitates and hinders mental health and wellbeing for them and their communities. ECCV wanted to better understand...
The Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria (ECCV) has identified a gap in retirement planning options for culturally diverse older people. ECCV underlines that there is a need to prepare older culturally diverse people for their retirement and support older people in...
The Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria (ECCV), health services and multicultural advocates are concerned with the low levels of awareness among culturally diverse communities about the role and engagement of accredited interpreters. To better understand the...
This Position Paper sets out ECCV’s position on two issues: a) Recent moves by local councils to cease holding citizenship ceremonies on Australia Day, in sympathy with the sentiments of Indigenous Australians. b) Proposals to toughen laws on citizenship eligibility....
The Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria (ECCV) appreciate the pressures facing both governments and communities when addressing the devastating costs of gambling addiction including the loss of homes, family breakdown and most tragically, the loss of lives. Media...
ECCV brought together representatives from a diverse range of culturally diverse, religious, and community groups. This is a summary of the facilitated conversation on the topic of community harmony. Media Enquiries For media enquiries or more information, please...
