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VITS, the Victorian Interpreting & Translating Service, provides interpreting and translating services across a range of languages and dialects to federal and state government departments, community based organisations, hospitals, schools and police stations across Victoria. VITS has recently been awarded a number key government contracts which will create a host of employment opportunities in...

Aged care services – do you have a concern? Translated resources available to help you resolve your concerns To help people from non-English speaking backgrounds to raise a concern, a number of translated resources are available. Visit agedcarecomplaints.govspace.gov.au to find out more. Consumer video and transcript with subtitles in 17 languages This translated video is designed to make it...

Registrations are now open for the Cultural Diversity in Ageing 2014 workshop series. Topics covered across the four workshops include cultural diversity in residential aged care, making the most of language services, cultural diversity in home care and management. Each workshop is open to approved Victorian aged care providers only. Workshops commence in February 2014 and will be held at the...

The Migrant Information Centre (East Melbourne), as part of the past Community Partners Program and more recent funding through the Supporting CALD Communities project, has developed an information booklet about carer support services. The booklets are now available in 22 languages. This booklet helps people understand what it means to be a “carer” and provides information on carer support...

Pictured: From left - Dr Catherine Barrett and Ms Pat Sparrow Last month the Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing hosted the second forum under the Diversity in Ageing Leadership Initiative. Attracting 40 leaders representing aged care providers, peak organisations, government and the tertiary sector, the forum was chaired by Dr Catherine Barrett, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and...

The inaugural ‘Cultural Diversity in Ageing Partners Network’ was held on the 29th August 2013. The forum, “Effective Partnerships and Cultural Diversity in Ageing” brought together respresentatives from over 30 different organisations including those funded under the Aged Care Service Improvement Healthy Ageing Grants Fund. Bruce Shaw from Federation of Ethnic Communities Council of Australia...

Thousands of Victorian seniors and their families braved the uncertain weather to participate in Celebration Day – the opening day of Senior’s Week at Federation Square on Sunday 6 October. The Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing hosted a highly successful stall along the banks of the Yarra and distributed information about aged care in Australia in 18 different languages. With the...

Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria in partnership with Ballarat Regional Multicultural Council invite you to a forum to plan future services and strong active communities. Date: Tuesday 3rd September 2013 Time: 9:30am —1:00pm Venue: Function Hall, GPLACE, 102 English Street, Golden Point 3350 RSVP: By 27th August by following the prompts at: sdacforum.eventbrite.com.au or calling 5332 5941...

Are you an older person from a CALD background that has a story to tell about what it is like to be growing older in Australia, your experiences with the aged care system or your life as an immigrant? Are you a carer or family member of an older person from a CALD background, or a service provider working with them? If so, FECCA would like to hear your story. The stories may be published in the...

Following on from the popular metropolitan workshops, we're happy to announce some free regional workshops in Apollo Bay (19th September) and Shepparton (29th November)! The workshops are aimed at people working across all levels of residential aged care, this workshop will provide participants with: information about key issues affecting clients from culturally and linguistically diverse...

An exciting new initiative to improve support with life-limiting illness, death and grief for multicultural communities was launched by the Victorian Minister for Health, Hon David Davis, on Tuesday, 6th August 2013. The Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria, the Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health and Palliative Care Victoria are the lead project partners and will use best practice...

Eastern Health is seeking consumer participation from members of our multicultural community . They are asking for assistance to spread the word to culturally and linguistically diverse community members you may know or be working with, to ensure multicultural communities have a say in the way they provide health care. Eastern Health is the major provider of public health services in the eastern...