About PICAC

Partners in Culturally Appropriate Care (PICAC) is an initiative funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing to:

  • Improve partnerships between aged care service providers, culturally and linguistically diverse communities and the Department of Health and Ageing; and
  • Ensure the special needs of older people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds are identified and addressed.

The PICAC initiative provides funding to eight organisations, one in each state and territory. Click on the links below for contact details.


Australian Capital Territory & New South Wales

Ms Melise Erikson – PICAC Manager
Multicultural Communities Council of Illawarra

117 Corrimal Street
Wollongong
NSW 2500


Mailing Address
PO Box 238
Wollongong 2520

T: (02) 4227 4222
F: (02) 4226 9018
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W: www.picacnsw.org.au


Northern Territory

Lina Paselli
Council on the Ageing NT
65 Smith Street
Darwin 0800

GPO Box 852
Darwin 0801

T: (08) 8941 1004
F: (08) 8941 5011
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W: www.cotant.org


Queensland

Elizabeth Zajac - PICAC Project Officer

Diversicare
49-51 Thomas Street
West End 4101

PO Box 5199
West End 4101

T: (07) 3846 1099
F: (07) 3846 1107
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W: www.diversicare.com.au


South Australia

Rosa Colanero - CEO

Multicultural Aged Care
94 Henley Beach Road
Mile End 5031

PO Box 488
Torrensville Plaza 5031

T: (08) 8241 9900
F: (08) 8352 1266
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W: http://www.mac.org.au/


Tasmania

Hans Schmid - PICAC Project Officer
Migrant Resource Centre (Southern Tasmania)

49 Molle Street
Hobart 7000

T: 03 6221 0999
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W: http://www.mrchobart.org.au/


Victoria

Ljubica Petrov - Manager
Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing

PO Box 5093
Glenferrie South 3122

T: (03) 8823 7979
F: (03) 9822 6870

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W: www.culturaldiversity.com.au


Western Australia

Amar Varsani - Multicultural Aged Care Service Coordinator
ILC Multicultural Aged Care Service (ILCMACS)

Independant Living Centre of WA Inc. (ILC)
Unit 13/386 Wanneroo Road
Westminster 6061

T: (08) 9381 0660
F: (08) 9381 0688
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W: www.ilc.com.au

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