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A Taste of Harmony is an annual event that provides Australian workplaces with the opportunity to celebrate the diversity in their workforce. A Taste of Harmony will take place in the week of 16–27 March, 2020. Funded by the Scanlon Foundation, workplaces are asked to register and then organise a lunch or afternoon/morning tea and encourage workers to bring a dish that represents their cultural...

Victoria's largest multicultural celebration, Cultural Diversity Week will be held from 21 – 29 March 2020. Hosted by the Victorian Multicultural Commission the theme this year is ‘Curiosity. Conversation. Community.’ and includes a suite of activities and events across Victoria. Read more

Bookings are now open for the Inclusive Approach to Service Delivery in Aged Care workshops. These will be delivered nationally by organisations funded under the Partners in Culturally Appropriate Care initiative, members of the PICAC Alliance. Workshops has been designed to assist aged care providers implement an inclusive approach to service delivery. This approach is in keeping with the Aged...

We are excited to once again be involved in the Victorian Seniors Festival - Celebration Day. The day marks the beginning of a week of more than 2,500 events being run across the state. Together with colleagues from a number of aged care services, we will be handing out information about aged care services in many different languages. Come visit the Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing...

Congratulations to Ljubica Petrov, Manager Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing, for receiving the inaugural Ageing in a Foreign Land Award at the 5th International Conference on Ageing in a Foreign Land held at Flinders University. The Ageing in a Foreign Land Award aims to celebrate the achievements and contributions of people from a broad range of backgrounds who are recognised by their...

This year’s Australia Association of Gerontology (AAG) Conference theme is “Coming of Age Together – New ways of acting and knowing”. It will focus on the importance of both enabling and appreciating the contributions that older people make to their families, communities and society. The Conference theme also acknowledges that opportunities for advancement are not evenly spread across the...

The National LGBTI Health Alliance Silver Rainbow Project and Val’s LGBTI Ageing and Aged Care, in association with The Coming Back Out Ball are convening the 4th National lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex (LGBT&I) Ageing and Aged Care Conference, in Melbourne, Australia – 24 & 25 October 2019. Register here

The Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia’s biennial conference is taking place in Hobart Tasmania on 9-11 October 2019. The theme this year is ‘Purpose, Leadership and Progress: 40 years and beyond’ and celebrates both FECCA’s and the Multicultural Council of Tasmania’s, 40th years of progressing multiculturalism in Australia. Register here

A new profile has been published providing population data of the indigenous communities in the Northern Territory. The data covers population, work and income, education and households and housing statistics. The profile has been developed by id. Read more

SBS has launched an interactive website which allows exploration of diversity in every Australian suburb. The data, which includes ancestry, age, religion and birthplace, can be used to identify the composition of your local community and to plan services.

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The Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia (FECCA) has been funded by the Organ and Tissue Authority to raise awareness about organ donation in culturally and linguistically diverse communities. This includes a series of information events taking place across Australia throughout Donate Life Week and throughout August. A short video has been developed to help start the...