[Edited extract from public address]
VMC welcomes the Victorian Government's Business Survival Package and will continue to advocate for Victorians of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds as details unfold. Read more about the package here.
We have set up an online survey to make it easier for you to give us your feedback. Please share the link with your community and networks.
Go to: www.surveymonkey.com/r/covid-19_response
We must work together to stop the spread of the virus by trusting the government's health advice. We must draw on our strengths and resilience to support each other, especially the most vulnerable members of our community.
VMC is confident that this crisis will bring out the best in our diverse and resilient state, revealing strengths that we never knew we had.
Thank you to everyone who has provided feedback on the translated resources.
Access in-language resources
What does this mean?
It is now time to cancel or postpone all community events — including meetings, forums, workshops, prayer services, faith gatherings, parties and festivals — that may exceed 100 people.
How will this impact on community grants?
The Commission have been advised that the Department of Premier and Cabinet will contact event organisers who have received community grants shortly.
Find out more
Physical distancing means that everyone should:
Stay away from big groups of people.
Try to stay 1.5 metres away from people you do not live with.
Do not shake hands, hug, or kiss people you do not live with.
DHHS website Information on what physical distancing means.
Enliven Victoria Information on what physical distancing means in simple English is available. (Note: this is not an official Government resource, but has been reviewed by the Department of Health and Human Service.)
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Victorian Multicultural Commission
Address: Level 9, 1 Spring Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
Tel: (03) 7017 8171
Website: www.multicultural.vic.gov.au
Overcoming this challenging and unsettling crisis will take a whole-of-community response, and that means each of us taking steps to reduce the spread of coronavirus within our families, homes, workplaces, communities and places of worship.
As we start to feel the impacts of coronavirus in our day-to-day lives, the first priority of Victorian Multicultural Commission (VMC) is the health and wellbeing of multicultural communities.Victorian Government's Business Survival Package
The VMC is working with the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to ensure Victorians of all backgrounds can access accurate information and advice around coronavirus.VMC welcomes the Victorian Government's Business Survival Package and will continue to advocate for Victorians of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds as details unfold. Read more about the package here.
Provide Feedback
VMC invites you to share your thoughts and ideas on initiatives that you think would assist you and your community during this crisis. We would also like to hear what your organisation is doing to support its members.We have set up an online survey to make it easier for you to give us your feedback. Please share the link with your community and networks.
Go to: www.surveymonkey.com/r/covid-19_response
There are some strengths that are only realised in times of uncertainty.
Those of us who’ve fled war-torn countries and lived through environmental and economic disasters know this to be true. But we must not underestimate the seriousness of coronavirus.We must work together to stop the spread of the virus by trusting the government's health advice. We must draw on our strengths and resilience to support each other, especially the most vulnerable members of our community.
VMC is confident that this crisis will bring out the best in our diverse and resilient state, revealing strengths that we never knew we had.
Translated resources – More in-language resources on COVID-19
The Department of Health and Human Services have now added more in-language materials to their website. There are now factsheets available in more than 40 community languages. These have been developed in response to community feedback passed onto DHHS by the Commission.Thank you to everyone who has provided feedback on the translated resources.
Access in-language resources
Gatherings
Indoor gatherings of more than 100 people and outdoor gatherings of more than 500 people are banned. This includes cultural and religious events.What does this mean?
It is now time to cancel or postpone all community events — including meetings, forums, workshops, prayer services, faith gatherings, parties and festivals — that may exceed 100 people.
How will this impact on community grants?
The Commission have been advised that the Department of Premier and Cabinet will contact event organisers who have received community grants shortly.
Travel
The Australian Government have announced that:- All non-citizens and non-residents were banned from arriving in Australia from 9pm on Friday 20 March 2020.
- All Australians who are travelling overseas must return home now. Once they are home, they will need to self-isolate for 14 days.
Find out more
Physical distancing
The Australian Government have recommended that everyone practises physical distancing to slow and reduce the spread of the virus.Physical distancing means that everyone should:
Stay away from big groups of people.
Try to stay 1.5 metres away from people you do not live with.
Do not shake hands, hug, or kiss people you do not live with.
DHHS website Information on what physical distancing means.
Enliven Victoria Information on what physical distancing means in simple English is available. (Note: this is not an official Government resource, but has been reviewed by the Department of Health and Human Service.)
Take care of each other
Viv Nguyen, Chairperson, Victorian Multicultural CommissionMORE:
Victorian Multicultural Commission
Address: Level 9, 1 Spring Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
Tel: (03) 7017 8171
Website: www.multicultural.vic.gov.au