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Count Us In – Shaping Inclusive Communities Ballarat Expo

Ballarat Regional Multicultural Council in partnership with Alzheimer’s Australia VIC invite you to the free Community Expo “Count Us In – Shaping Inclusive Communities” to celebrate Dementia Awareness Month 2014 .

When: Thursday, 25th September, 10am-2pm
Where: GPLACE, 102 English Street, Golden Point 3350

The event will have a Multicultural emphasis, but with an open invitation to all members of the community. The aim of this Expo is to showcase healthy and active ageing in culturally inclusive and dementia-friendly communities. The day will be filled with a range of activities including Guest Speakers, Cooking Demonstrations, a Your Brain Matters Information Session, a Tai Chi Taste Session, Health Checks, Free Lunch and Entertainment. Community services and groups will also promote their services and programs to the community at interactive information stalls.

For enquiries and to register, please call Katja Fiedler at BRMC on 5332 5941 or Mary Slater at AAV on 5331 8571.

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 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% 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.