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Some older Australians with diverse needs find it difficult to access aged care information and services that are sensitive to their backgrounds and circumstances. As part of the Older Australians from Diverse Backgrounds strategy of the Living Longer Living Better aged care reform package, the Government announced that consultation would occur with groups representing people with diverse needs...

The Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing hosted a stall at the Victorian Seniors Festival Opening Day at Federation Square on Sunday 7 October. The event provided us with an opportunity to talk with the public about aged care services in Australia, and distribute bilingual information in 17 different languages. We were lucky enough to have a group of bilingual aged care professionals helping...

The Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing launched a new production that will assist aged care service providers in the delivery of culturally inclusive care. The Minister for Multicultural Affairs Senator Kate Lundy launched ‘Ageing in Australia: The Immigrant Experience’ in front of 60 guests at The Immigration Museum in Melbourne on Monday 24th September. Arnold Zable – award-winning author...

Each year, the Victorian Multicultural Commission (VMC) holds a series of community consultations to provide an open forum for comment on the Victorian Government’s current programs, services and policies, as outlined in Victorian Government Initiatives and Reporting in Multicultural Affairs 2010-2011 . The consultations are an opportunity for the VMC to share information on key developments in...

The Victorian Multicultural Commission has announced that nominations are now open for Victoria’s Multicultural Awards for Excellence 2012. The Victorian Government is seeking your assistance in helping to reward outstanding achievements and services of individuals and organisations who have actively supported cultural diversity and made a real impact in promoting community harmony. Download...

Audio is now available from the Palliative Care Victoria’s 8th biennial conference - Shaping the Future of Palliative Care – held in Melbourne on 23rd and 24th August 2012. Health literacy, teach back methods, cultural responsiveness, talking about values, advance care planning, and electronic health records were identified as important enablers of communication in a panel discussion on...

Ethnic Communities Council of Queensland (ECCQ) invites leaders of ethnic communities and multicultural organisations as well as CALD individuals to attend this free 2-day training. Learn how to engage with the media and become a positive spokesperson! Multicultural Media Training Griffith University Nathan campus 22 & 23 September Participants will have the opportunity to: Learn how the media...

In 2012 Adelaide’s Hellenic Cultural Festival Odyssey enters its 7th year as the Greek Orthodox Community of SA inc. presents a series of exciting arts and cultural events over three weeks from Saturday 22 September to Saturday 13 October, 2012. Throughout the duration of the festival, Olympic Hall , cnr Franklin & West Terrace, will be transformed into an indoor plaza ‘Plateia’ with kafe and...

Handcrafted Macedonian art, folk dancing, tapestries, bagpipe music and traditional food will be on offer at the Macedonian Independence Day celebrations at the Thomastown Library on Thursday 6 September. The exhibition by the Macedonian Planned Activity Group (PAG) from Spectrum Migrant Resource Centre (MRC) will coincide with the launch of the new Macedonian titles for the book hub at the...

Throughout spring, the Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing will host a number of new collaborative workshops in both Melbourne and regional Victoria. The workshop series is titled 'Supporting Cultural Diversity in Aged Care: Spring Workshops 2012', and will include the following workshops: Melbourne Workshops ‘Speaking My Language’ – Best practice in understanding behaviours of people with...

Communication Cards have been developed in four new languages- Albanian, French, Hindi, and Japanese . The Communication Cards have been designed as a tool for enhancing communication with people in their preferred language. They depict a wide range of daily activities and situations and can be used to prompt discussion, assist with directions, clarify a client’s needs, etc. The Communication...

The Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission has just released a guide to assist employers who work with Muslim employees. The ‘Cultural diversity in the workplace: A guide for employers working with Muslim employees’ resource provides employers with useful information on common Islamic practices such as daily prayers, observance of Ramadan, wearing the hijab, beards and halal...