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The National CALD Ageing Network (NCAN)

The National CALD Ageing Network (NCAN) is a web-based communication network, developed by the Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia (FECCA), that has been designed for all stakeholders who are involved in the CALD ageing sector. It is free to join and FECCA encourages all stakeholders in the CALD ageing sector, as well as interested organisations and individuals, to become part of this growing network. You can register on the FECCA website.

NCAN members receive regular email updates about policy developments in the sector, important inquiries, surveys and consultative processes, and information on grant application rounds. They also receive NCAN News, a bimonthly e-news bulletin summarising important developments and events, and have the opportunity to contribute to discussions about key policy issues.

In order to personalise CALD ageing issues, FECCA is currently looking for personal stories from CALD seniors, their families and carers to include in the upcoming issue of Australian Mosaic magazine focussed on CALD aged care, and in future editions of NCAN News. If you are interested in sharing your story or know someone you would like to interview, we would love to hear from you. Please contact Bruce Shaw (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) and Melanie Tulloch (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) at FECCA.

 Acknowledgements

Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing acknowledges and pays respect to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation, on whose land this website was developed. We pay our respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, their ancestors and elders, both past and present and acknowledge their continuing connection to land, sea and community. We hope our work contributes to the wider project of respect and recognition between cultures in Australia. Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing receives project funding from the Australian Department of Health and Aged Care to administer the Partners in Culturally Appropriate Care (PICAC) program in Victoria.

 

Did you know?

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37% of people aged 65 years and over in Australia were born overseas.
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There are over 400 separately identified languages spoken in Australian homes.
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Australians follow more than 120 religious and spiritual beliefs.
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28% percent of people using home care and 20% percent of people using permanent residential care are from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
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36%
36% of care attendants in residential aged care are identified as being from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
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Australia’s Indigenous peoples are two distinct cultural groups made up of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. But there is great diversity within these two broadly described groups exemplified by the over 250 different language groups spread across the nation.