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Introducing our new CEO

Introducing our new CEO

Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria (ECCV) Chairperson, Eddie Micallef, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mo Elrafihi as Chief Executive Officer. Over the past decade, Mo has provided strategic public policy advice to the Victorian Government. He has worked...

ECCV welcomes Budget investment in multicultural communities

ECCV welcomes Budget investment in multicultural communities

The Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria welcomes the investment in migrant and refugee communities in the Victorian Budget 2023-24. The budget delivers more than $77 million for a range of initiatives for multicultural businesses, community infrastructure,...

Welcome new Board members

Welcome new Board members

ECCV welcomes Monica Forson and Gabrielle Marchetti as new members of our Board of Directors. Monica and Gabrielle are outstanding leaders in their respective fields and will bring a wealth of expertise and experience to ECCV. Their appointment as co-opted members was...

Outstanding Leadership Opportunity: CEO

Outstanding Leadership Opportunity: CEO

Chief Executive Officer – Ethnic Communities' Council of Victoria (ECCV) Experienced in community leadership and influencing Experienced in social policy, advocacy and community engagement Experienced in organisational management We are seeking an experienced and...

Resignation of CEO

Resignation of CEO

It is with sadness that we announce the departure of Emiliano Zucchi as Chief Executive Officer of the Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria, effective 5 May 2023. Since January 2021, Emiliano has led the growth and success of the organisation and while we will miss...

ECCV Statement on First Nations Voice referendum

ECCV Statement on First Nations Voice referendum

This year, Australia will vote on a referendum to enshrine a First Nations Voice to Parliament in our Constitution. The referendum takes its lead from the 2017 Uluru Statement from the Heart, which puts forward three pillars of action: Voice, Treaty and Truth. The...

Understanding Carer Needs in Multicultural Communities Forum

Understanding Carer Needs in Multicultural Communities Forum

In partnership with Carers Victoria, ECCV is hosting an online forum on 4 April focusing on improving the wellbeing of carers from migrant and refugee backgrounds.  According to Carers Australia, there are an estimated half a million unpaid carers from culturally and...

Multicultural Community Consultation on Climate Change

Multicultural Community Consultation on Climate Change

Victoria, like much of Australia and the world at large, is in the midst of experience some of the most extreme weather patterns in human history. Climate disasters like the 2021 floods and the 2019-20 bushfires have shown us just how critical it is to urgently...

Summer 2023 edition of Golden Years is out now

Summer 2023 edition of Golden Years is out now

The latest edition of Golden Years is out now! If you or your organisation support seniors from migrant and refugee backgrounds, this magazine is for you. Inside, you'll find a story about a special community garden in Melbourne's south east that helps bring together...

Victorian Multicultural Mental Health Survey

Victorian Multicultural Mental Health Survey

ECCV is inviting mental health service providers, policymakers and people from migrant and refugee backgrounds with lived experience to take part in an online survey. The survey will help inform a discussion paper examining the lived experience of diverse communities...

Preventing AOD harm in multicultural communities

Preventing AOD harm in multicultural communities

ECCV has partnered with the Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) to release a joint statement, titled Preventing alcohol and other drug harm in multicultural communities, highlighting the significant barriers migrant and refugee communities face in accessing...

Pre-Budget Submission 2023-24

Pre-Budget Submission 2023-24

We are pleased to share ECCV's Pre-Budget Submission 2023-24. Our submission calls on the state government to enact a long-term vision for Victoria that is creative and resilient, capable of anticipating and responding to the needs and challenges facing our...

Submission to the Disability Royal Commission

Submission to the Disability Royal Commission

The prevention of violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with disability from migrant and refugee backgrounds must be informed by an understanding of their unique experiences, strengths and concerns, and of the drivers of these behaviours. People with...

ECCV and VCOSS win AIDR National Community Award

ECCV and VCOSS win AIDR National Community Award

When talking about the COVID-19 pandemic people often said, "We’re all in the same boat." But this wasn’t true, and while we were in the same storm, we were in very different boats. Whether a pandemic or a natural disaster, research shows that migrant and refugee...

Annual Report 2021-2022 launched

Annual Report 2021-2022 launched

We are delighted to present our Annual Report 2021-22. With robust grassroots engagement and collaborative relationships with stakeholders, ECCV continued to be a strong voice for Victorians from migrant and refugee backgrounds. We are proud to have advocated...

Fantastic turnout for 2022 AGM

Fantastic turnout for 2022 AGM

ECCV held our 2022 Annual General Meeting (AGM) last night at the Greek Centre in Melbourne’s CBD, attended by more than 80 members and supporters. The meeting opened with a warm welcome from Bill Papastergiadis OAM, President of the Greek Orthodox Community of...

ECCV congratulates the Andrews Government on election win

ECCV congratulates the Andrews Government on election win

ECCV congratulates the Andrews Labor Government on being elected for a third term. We will continue to work very closely with the Government and bring to its attention the issues affecting Victoria’s multicultural communities. ECCV chairperson Eddie Micallef welcomed...

Summary of election promises for multicultural Victoria

Summary of election promises for multicultural Victoria

If successful in Saturday’s election, Victoria’s major political parties have both committed to investing $50 million in the state’s multicultural infrastructure. Labor has promised to “build, upgrade and renovate new community infrastructure for multicultural and...

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