Settlement Cities Report

Settlement CitiesThe Edmund Rice Centre – in collaboration with seven LGA’s and many settlement services – presents the Settlement Cities Report, a major new report by the Edmund Rice Centre about the settlement experiences of refugees in Australia. The report takes a place-based approach to refugee settlement, focusing on the LGAs where refugees most frequently settle in Australia.

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Mental Health and Stigma in Congolese, Arabic-speaking and Mandarin-speaking Communities

Embrace: Multicultural Mental HealthEmbrace Multicultural Mental Health will conduct a webinar on Understanding Mental Health and Stigma in Congolese, Arabic-speaking and Mandarin-speaking Communities. This is an opportunity for you to hear about the key findings and to better understand mental health and stigma of CALD communities, in particular those from Arabic, African and Chinese communities. The zoom session will take place from 1.00pm – 2.00pm (AEDT) on Monday 14 November.

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Responding to Disclosures – Virtual Training

 Responding to Disclosures - Domestic violenceThis three-hour virtual interactive training provides foundational knowledge in understanding family violence and responding to disclosures of family violence. It prepares participants to recognise indicators of family violence, ask questions and provide a safe, simple and sensitive response to a disclosure from an adult victim survivor experiencing family violence. The training takes place on 14 February 2023

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Vale Dr. Apollo Nsubuga-Kyobe

Dr. Apollo Nsubuga-KyobeThe Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District notes the passing of Dr. Apollo Nsubuga-Kyobe, Vice President and long-standing board member of the Ethnic Council. Dr Apollo was a pioneer in the African Victorian community for over three decades. He tirelessly supported the settlement of new and emerging communities across metropolitan and regional Victoria and empowered African Victorians of all cultures, backgrounds and generations.

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State Election Candidates Forum: The Door Bells-Migrant Women’s Network

The Door Bells-Migrant Women’s Network The Door Bells-Migrant Women’s Network is holding a 2022 state election candidates forum, which the Ethnic Council in collaboration with La Trobe Shepparton is pleased to be hosting on Thursday 10 November 2022 from 5pm.

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The CarerHelp Project – Translated Resources

The CarerHelp Project - Translated ResourcesThe CarerHelp Project has launched new translated resources on the CarerHelp website to help Australia’s diverse communities and carers, who speak in languages other than English, make the best possible end of life care decisions.

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National Principles to Address Coercive Control

National Principles to Address Coercive Control


Family violence can take many forms. In this regard, we are sharing with you the Australian Attorney-General’s recent announcement about the public consultation on the draft National Principles to Address Coercive Control. Public consultation is open now and will run until 11 November 2022. Do you feel you are being controlled by your partner unfairly? Read on.

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