As part of ECCV’s policy advocacy on behalf of seniors from non-English speaking backgrounds, ECCV wrote letters to the Greens, Australian Labor Party, and Liberal Party of Australia asking each party five questions in relation to their election commitment to seniors...
This discussion paper highlights the need for a fair and equitable procedure for the recognition of overseas qualifications. It is based on the ECCV community consultation forum Qualified but not Recognised and highlights the participants’ contributions. An overview...
ECCV’s Multicultural Aged Care Strategy is a response to the increasing cultural diversity of Victoria’s older population. This strategy sets out key recommendations on a range of issues in ageing, aged care, and health at a State, State/Commonwealth and Commonwealth...
This paper highlights that, while there is no evidence that family violence is more endemic, or profound in CALD communities, when it does occur, the Australian justice and protection services are not adequately accounting for the additional complexity that can be...
In 2011, the ECCV Health Policy Subcommittee was made aware of increasing concern, emerging from health service providers, regarding the often very low levels of health literacy present within CALD communities. After much discussion around the reasons why this may be...
The Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria (ECCV) welcomes this review of not-for-profit (NFP) governance arrangements and we appreciate the opportunity to raise relevant issues on behalf of small ethnic NFPs and seniors’ clubs. Media Enquiries For media enquiries or...
