ECCV Events Calendar

  • Access to advocacy: people with disability from culturally diverse backgrounds during the COVID-19 pandemic

    About the project The Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria (ECCV) is conducting a research project with the aim of understanding the experiences of people with disability from culturally diverse communities in accessing disability advocacy support services during the COVID-19 pandemic. This project is funded by the Victorian Office for Disability. We are inviting you, your […]

  • COVID-19 Information Session for people with disability and their carers

    We invite people from migrant and refugee backgrounds living with disability, and their carers, to join ECCV for a free information session on how to protect yourself and your loved ones from COVID-19.  The session will feature three speakers: Mohamed Mohideen, Uli, and Elizabeth Castle. Mohamed Mohideen, who is the Head of Priority Communities Engagement […]

  • Living with COVID-19: How to Stay Safe Post-Lockdown

    With the end of lockdown in Victoria and most of the state vaccinated, we face new challenges on the road to recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Join ECCV and Northern Health for a free information session to learn how to protect yourself and your loved ones, and live safely in the new COVID-19 environment. Health […]

  • COVID-19 Information Session for people with disability and their carers

    We invite people from migrant and refugee backgrounds living with disability, and their carers, to join ECCV for a free information session on how to protect yourself and your loved ones from COVID-19.  The session will feature three speakers: Mohamed Mohideen, Martin, and Elizabeth Castle. Mohamed Mohideen, who is the Head of Priority Communities Engagement […]

  • Multicultural Disability Forum: Living with COVID-19

    What does it mean to have a disability for people from culturally diverse communities while living in a COVID-19 environment? Multicultural Disability Forum: Living with COVID-19, held by the ECCV Statewide Disability Network, will bring together a range of speakers, including experts with lived experience from culturally diverse backgrounds and disability sector organisations to address the […]

  • Speak My Language (Victoria): Living Well with Disability

    To mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities, ECCV is holding a special online event on 7 December to talk about living well with disability and launch the first of the Victorian Speak My Language (Disability) podcasts. Join us at 10:30am for a panel discussion with Victorian Speak My Language (SML) ‘storytellers’ and ‘travellers’, discussing their […]

  • Member Forum: 2022 State Election Platform

    Have your say on priorities for this year's state election We are pleased to invite you to a special Member Forum to discuss and develop ECCV's advocacy priorities in the lead-up to the 2022 Victorian state election. We would like to hear from our members about the issues that matter most to your communities to […]

  • Cultural Diversity Week 2022

    ECCV is proud to support Cultural Diversity Week 2022. Every year in March, Cultural Diversity Week bring Victorians together to celebrate the colourful sounds, sights, movements and tastes of the […]

  • ECCV Annual General Meeting 2022

    ECCV's Annual General Meeting (AGM) is being held on Thursday 24 March 2022 at the Maltese Community Council of Victoria in Parkville. We are delighted to have Victorian Emergency Management […]

  • How to Apply for Carer Support and Respite Grants

    ECCV is holding an Information Session for multicultural organisations interested in applying for the new round of Carer Support and Respite Grants from the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH). The session will provide an overview of the two grants on offer and an opportunity to ask questions of DFFH staff. The Information session […]