This submission has been drafted by a community organisation and not intended to be primarily from a legal perspective. It is based on insights from the ECCV’s work in the area of ageing and aged care and its project to prevent elder abuse in ethnic communities. The...
ECCV is pleased to be invited to contribute to the Electoral Matters Committee’s Inquiry into Electronic Voting and applauds the Victorian Electoral Commission’s (VEC) commitment to expand access to electronic voting for Victorians. ECCV has a strong history in...
ECCV has been invited to provide feedback to the Commonwealth Department of Health in relation to the operationalisation of the Short-Term Restorative Care (STRC) Programme Manual. The STRC programme will commence in early 2017. It aims to improve the wellbeing of its...
The Commissioner for Senior Victorians’ report titled Ageing is everyone’s business, a report on isolation and loneliness among senior Victorians needs to be inclusive of Victorian seniors from non-English speaking backgrounds, their families and carers. ECCV believes...
ECCV congratulates the Victorian Government on producing this comprehensive report and including a section on cultural diversity and faith communities. ECCV sees this report as an opportunity to strengthen the Victorian Governments response to family violence in...
ECCV drafted this submission collaboratively with Southern Migrant and Refugee Centre, CO.AS.IT Italian Assistance Association Melbourne, Italian Services Institute, the New Hope Foundation, and Australian Croatian Community Services. The submission focuses on:...
