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'Your Rights at Retirement' is a guide for retirees and older Australians in regards to legal and financial advice, access to health care and other rights. The document, produced by the Australian Human Rights Commission is now available in Chinese, Greek and Italian languages. 'Your Rights at Retirement' covers topics such as: your right to work, health, aged care; your right to be free from...

Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing congratulates Dr Olga Kanitsaki AM, who this year was added to The Victorian Honour Roll of Women in recognition of her efforts to establish a more culturally-responsive health care system in Victoria. The Victorian Honour Roll of Women recognises the achievements and contributions of remarkable Victorian women who have demonstrated leadership and...

Maya Ebrahimi recently joined the Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing team. She brings to the team vast experience in nursing, teaching and workforce training. Maya’s experience as a registered nurse in aged care facilities brings to the team valuable knowledge which will ensure relevance of the training we provide to the aged care sector. Since migrating to Australia from Iran in 2008, Maya...

The Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing is running a free professional development workshop on Friday 12th June in Melbourne titled 'Policy development for inclusive aged care services'. This workshop will assist aged care providers to develop policies designed to enhance inclusive service delivery. It will introduce an organisational framework for developing culturally inclusive policies,...

The Ageing in Australia Expo 2015 was held on Saturday 2nd May at the Melbourne Town Hall - the free public event was a huge success, with over 50 exhibitors connecting with 700 people from all over Victoria. The Ageing in Australia Expo was hosted by the Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing and was the third event of its kind, with the first Expo taking place in 2011. The Expo attracted...

We are pleased to announced the presenters for our upcoming best practice seminar - Shaping inclusive aged care services: models and initiatives. The seminar will showcase a number of speakers sharing best practice examples of culturally inclusive management models and initiatives they have undertaken within their own organisations: Presenters Joy Leggo, Chief Executive Officer, Multicultural...

Supporting Aged Care Clients from Culturally Diverse Backgrounds in the Goulburn NE Region Who should come? Managers and staff working in approved aged care services delivering residential and/or home care services What will you learn? Key issues in service delivery to clients from culturally diverse backgrounds Practical ways of improving client outcomes Understanding the principles of...

Australian Greek Welfare Services (AGWS) Family Relationships program is in the process of commencing the recruitment of new participants for the next course commencing in March in the city of Monash. The course/group is for Greek-speaking grandparents whose children are experiencing separation and/or divorce affecting their relationship with them and their grandchildren, who could benefit from...

The exhibitor prospectus to be involved in the Ageing in Australia Expo 2015 is now available! The Ageing in Australia Expo will be held at the Melbourne Town Hall on the 2nd May 2015. Bookings to exhibit at the popular Expo are now open. Based on previous events, exhibitor spaces will sell out - get in early to avoid disappointment! The Expo provides an opportunity for members of the public to...

What a great year 2014 has been for the Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing. It was such an eventful and successful year, and we would like to thank you for being part of it! This year saw many productive collaborations and well-attended events and training sessions all over Victoria. Some of this year’s highlights were the Shaping Inclusive Services 2014 Conference ; Cultural Diversity in...

Centre for Culture, Ethnicity & Health (CEH) launched its new Language Services Guide and information sheets to the community on Tuesday 9 December. The Language Services Guide and information sheets are designed to support and encourage all agencies, no matter how established or confident they are in their practices, to aim for continuous improvement in their provision of language services....

HealthWest Invites CALD Community Leaders to Help Reduce Harmful Gambling HealthWest recently received a grant from the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation’s new local prevention program. With it they intend to reduce harmful gambling activities for at-risk communities. More details of the VRGF grants program can be found here . The north and west metropolitan region is home to some of the...