GEIFN: VMC | UPDATE | Ttranslated coronavirus resources to share with your community

[Edited extract from public address]

Over the past few days we've received some positive, but very early signs, of the impact of physical distancing.

Thank you for heeding the official advice and adhering to these protocols.
Community transmissions remain a key concern and the guidance and rules regarding physical distancing have been revised. It is important we all adhere to the physical distancing rules to flatten the curve.

Here in Victoria, the government and healthcare professionals are doing everything they can to slow the spread of the virus.

But to save lives, every Victorian needs to take action.

We welcome the Victorian Government’s latest in-language health information which will play a vital role in assisting Victorians to understand what they need to do. On the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) website there are now 49 in-language web pages with information on how to ‘Reduce your risk of coronavirus’ and other resources.

I encourage everyone to share these links widely through your networks. You may wish to download and print the posters for members of your family or community who may not have online access.

These important resources are complemented by a communications campaign across multicultural and in-language radio, print and social media.

We must all work together to reduce the spread of coronavirus.

Please continue to reach out to the Commission with your feedback and concerns during this challenging time. We are all in this together.

Take care of each other,
Viv Nguyen, Chairperson

In-language web pages

Making sure every Victorian understands what they can do to reduce their risk of coronavirus, is key to slowing its spread.
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) have launched new web pages housing all of the official in-language and translated materials available in that language. Please share these links widely with your networks.
Amharic
Arabic - العربية
Assyrian
Bengali
Burmese
Cantonese - 简体中文 / 繁體中文
 Chaldean
Croatian
Dari - دری
Dinka - Thuɔŋjäŋ
Filipino - Tagalog
French
Greek - Ελληνικά
Gujarati
Hazaragi
Hindi - हिन्दी
Indonesian - Bahasa Indonesia
Italian - Italiano
Japanese - 日本語
 Karen
Khmer - ខ្មែរ
Korean - 한국어
Kurmanji
Macedonian - Македонски
Maltese
Mandarin - 简体中文 / 繁體中文
 Nepali
Oromo
Pashto
Persian (Farsi) - فارسی
Polish
Portuguese
Punjabi - ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
Russian
Serbian
Simplified Chinese - 简体中文 / 繁體中文
 Sinhalese - සිංහල
Somali
Spanish - Español
Swahili
Tamil - தமிழ்
Thai - ภาษาไทย
Tigrinya
Trad. Chinese - 简体中文 / 繁體中文
 Turkish - Türkçe
Urdu
Vietnamese - tiếng Việt
Zomi

More resources to share

The Victorian Government has launched a communications campaign across multicultural and in-language radio, print and social media. They have also made the materials from this campaign available for community groups to share with their networks.

Download the resources below and share via email, social media or through messaging apps you use, like WhatsApp, WeChat or Messenger.

Make sure you direct people to the Victorian Government’s coronavirus website for
current information and updates: www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/translations

In-language audio messages

Radio 30” public service announcement messages are available in 24 languages.

Script: ACT NOW ‘STAY HOME’
"An important message from the Victorian Government about coronavirus. To manage coronavirus, and save lives, immediate action is required. This means if you can stay home, you must stay home. Yes, it’s a major disruption to your lives, but this disruption today, will save the lives of many Victorians tomorrow."
Download audio messages

Print advertising assets

For community members who prefer an offline communications format, print advertising assets are available to download, translated into the following languages:

• Chinese (Traditional)
• Greek
• Italian
• Macedonian
• Turkish
• Vietnamese
Download print assets

Coronavirus hotline

Coronavirus hotline: If you are concerned, call the coronavirus hotline on 1800 675 398 (24 Hours).

Interpreting service: If you need an interpreter, call TIS National on 131 450.

Triple Zero: Please keep Triple Zero (000) for emergencies only.

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Victorian Multicultural Commission (VMC)

Address: Level 9, 1 Spring Street, Melbourne VIC 3000

Tel: (03) 7017 8171

Email: contact@vmc.vic.gov.au

Website: www.multicultural.vic.gov.au

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