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Volunteering within Ethnic Communities conference

Australian Multicultural Community Services will host the 'Volunteering within Ethnic Communities' Conference on Thursday 14 August, and registrations to attend are now open.

The one-day event will acknowledge the great work of volunteers within ethnic communities, and provide expert discussions on the social impact, best practices and challenges experienced by both volunteers and organisations. The event is ideal for volunteers, potential volunteers and organisations that rely on the hard work and support of volunteers.

Entry is free for volunteers, potential volunteers and students. For more information and to register, click here.

 

 

 


 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% & 20%
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.