Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing E-Newsletter

Issue No. 28 / September 2016

FREE INFORMATION SESSION

This free information session is open to anyone interested in learning about aged care and support services. It will give you an overview of aged care home services, support available to people who are living with dementia and the rights of people who are using aged care services. It will also provide an overview of where to access information in community languages.

This event is being organised by Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing and Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria (ECCV) as part of the Victorian Seniors Festival 2016.

Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm 

Date: Thursday 6th October 2016

Venue: CO.AS.IT. Conference Room, 189 Faraday Street, Carlton

Click here for tickets

Celebration Day at Federation Square

We are excited to once again be involved in the Victorian Seniors Festival – Celebration Day.

Come visit our marquee at Federation Square on Sunday 2 October 2016.

We will be handing out information about aged care services in many different languages.

Look for us along the banks of the Yarra River from 10:30am to 4:00pm.

Victorian Seniors Festival 2016

The Victorian Seniors Festival is a week-long festival that includes an array of events, activities and entertainment across Victoria for all seniors.

The festival is organised by the Victorian Department of Health & Human Services to encourage seniors to get out there and participate in and enjoy a wide range of more than 1,300 activities.  

When: Sunday 2 October to Sunday 9 October

Click here to search Festival events

Ageing in Australia EXPO 2017

We are excited to announce the date for our next Ageing in Australia EXPO. It will be held on Saturday 29th April 2017 at Melbourne Town Hall.  

The Expo is a unique Victorian event connecting older people and their families to aged care providers and support services. It provides an opportunity for people to find out about the range of support services available to them and their families as they age, and ask questions of aged care services relating to their care and wellbeing.

Contact us for information about becoming an exhibitor.

OPEN MINDS radio interview with Ljubica Petrov

Listen to Ljubica Petrov, Manager of the Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing, providing an overview of the aged care sector and ways it addresses diversity in an interview with Bernard Korbman and Dominic Carter from Open Minds program on J-AIR The Jewish Voice of Melbourne.

Click here to listen

Free interpreting services for aged care services

Did you know that the Australian Government Department of Social Services provides funded interpreter services to all approved aged care services?  All services have been supplied with a TIS National Client Code which must be quoted when accessing TIS National. If you don’t have one already contact the TIS National Client Liaison and Promotions Team on 1300 655 820 or the DSS Ageing and Diversity Section on (02) 6289 8903. 

Click here for more TIS National information and contact details

Visit My Aged Care to access aged care information in languages other than English

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Email info@culturaldiversity.com.au or call 03 8823 7979