Message from the Chairperson
Thank you for your continued support of the VMC. In this week's Community Update, we include a number of key activities for your information.I encourage everyone to tune into our COVID-19 briefing session tonight, hosted in partnership with the Department of Health.
Also of note, last Friday the VMC presented at the Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into Support For Older Victoria From Migrant and Refugee Background. I’d like to acknowledge the contributions of many organisations and agencies, particularly those from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds. We also welcome work from the National Ageing Research Institute on dementia prevention in CALD communities and want to share a survey and video concerning dementia prevention, which is accessible in many languages.
Take care,
Viv Nguyen AM, Chairperson
FORUM | Join Multicultural COVID-19 briefing | Tuesday 22 February 2022 | 7-8.30pm
The VMC and Department of Health's fortnightly COVID-19 briefing returns tonight. The community forum will provide the latest updates on the vaccination program and public health guidelines, including changes to the conditions of mask wearing.RETURNING | Cultural Diversity Week | 19-27 March 2022
Every year in March, the VMC brings Victorians together to celebrate the colourful sounds, sights, movements and tastes of the state's rich multicultural communities.View our webpage to find a local event, plan an activity, join an activity and learn about the theme and resources.
CALLING | For Nominations to Refugee Awards | opening on 25 February and close on 12 April 2022
The Victorian Refugee Awards recognise and promote the achievements and contributions of Victorians who arrived as refugees or asylum seekers.Proudly coordinated by the VMC, these annual awards recognise those who have excelled through their study, work, entrepreneurship, or volunteering.
If you know a person, business or organisation that deserves recognition, please visit our website to learn what will be needed to nominate them for a Refugee Award, and start preparing your nomination.
CAPTURING | Culture: Multicultural Victoria in Focus | submit entries by 17 April 2022
The resilience of Victoria’s multicultural communities is something to be celebrated and remembered. That’s why we are so excited to launch this new photography competition for emerging or established Victorian multicultural artists: Capturing Culture: Multicultural Victoria in Focus.Capturing Culture will recognise the resilience and lived experiences of multicultural communities during the COVID-19 pandemic and create a visual record of a unique time in Victoria's history. It will also capture the vibrancy, significance and connectedness of multicultural communities that existed before the pandemic, and which will prevail long afterwards.
EMPOWERING | Joan Kirner Emerging Leaders Program 2022 | applications closing at 11.59 pm Monday 25 April 2022
The Joan Kirner Emerging Leaders Program honours the legacy of the late Joan Kirner AC. As Victoria’s first woman premier, Kirner blazed a trail for women in public life and public office.The program honours Joan Kirner's legacy and supports future generations of young Victorian women to follow in her footsteps.
Delivered in partnership with Leadership Victoria, the program supports and empowers:
- women, aged 22 to 40
- to identify leadership challenges they may face
- and develop skills and strategies to advance their leadership careers.
Coronavirus hotline
- Coronavirus hotline: 1800 675 398 (24 Hours).
- Interpreting service: If you need an interpreter, call TIS National on 131 450.
- Testing locations: Find a testing location near you.
- Triple Zero: Please keep Triple Zero (000) for emergencies only.
- Coronavirus in-language information
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Victorian Multicultural Commission (VMC)
Address: Level 3, 1 Macarthur Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
Tel: (03) 9651 5901
Email: contact@vmc.vic.gov.au