Our Stories, Our Voices assesses the current understanding within culturally diverse communities of the role of accredited interpreters within Victoria’s health care system. In particular, the paper examines whether culturally diverse consumers are aware of, know how...
This position statement builds on the ‘Let’s talk about gambling in multicultural communities – ECCV forum summary report’ and highlights culturally specific health and wellbeing issues on gambling related behaviours and harm amongst people from culturally,...
Participation in language education classes in Victorian schools has been declining for a number of years. Attempts have recently been made by previous and current Victorian Government’s to increase the number of students undertaking languages education in Victoria....
This paper focuses on the importance of acquiring language and cultural skills for the benefit of Victoria. It finds that Mandarin is predominately understood as either a community language or a trade language. It highlights current Victorian government initiatives...
The Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria (ECCV) consulted with ‘less visible’ faith leaders innovating within their separate faiths to provide pastoral care to people of diverse sexuality and gender in Victoria. While tensions between faith, ethnicity and sexuality...
The Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria’s (ECCV) consulted with culturally diverse communities, parents, teachers and legal experts on lowering the age of control orders for children aged 14 in the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment Bill (No.1) 2015. Media...
