On the advice of our public health team, Victoria will move to circuit breaker restrictions from 11:59pm Thursday, 27 may 2021. These settings will remain in place until 11:59pm on 3 June 2021. A graphic explainer for the lockdown is available here.
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New Covid-Safe restrictions for Melbourne
The Victorian Government has announced that there will be new COVID-19 restrictions for metropolitan Melbourne from 6.00pm on Tuesday, 25 May 2021.
Afro-Australians and Mental Health: Inclusive Mental Health Solutions
The Mental Health Foundation of Australia will conduct an online webinar dicussing mental health solutions for African Australians on evening o f25 May 2021 from 7:00pm-8:00pm. This webinar is free of charge.
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
May 21 to be the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development. In this article we look to the impact of Covid-19 on the Cultural Diversity sector worldwide, the origin of this United Nations Observance, and ways to celebrate this day. A link is given to Culture in Crisis: Policy guide for a resilient creative sector.
Family Recovery Program
Free assistance is available for Culturally And Linguistically Diverse families impacted by COVID-19. In language support is also available for Amharic, Arabic, Dari, Greek, Hindi, Italian, Oromo and Punjabi, Simplified Chinese, Somali, Spanish, Tigrinya, Traditional Chinese and Vietnamese languages. Interpreters are also available for other language groups.
Italian Online Community Evaluation — Moving Pictures Project
Moving Pictures seeks to do a survey of Italians – asking them to watch films. The survey comprises 2 short surveys to ascertain learning outcomes that participants will complete pre & post watching the films, and of course evaluation questions about the three short films.
Cultural Diversity in Ageing Conference 2021
The Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing is pleased to announce the Cultural Diversity in Ageing Conference 2021. This is a virtual conference, taking place online in 17 June 2021. The conference theme is Care to Communicate – Hearing the voices of older people.
Multicultural Mental Health Support Groups
Mental Health Foundation Australia (MHFA) runs free, non – judgmental peer to peer mental health support groups. Multicultural support groups are run for African Women, Indian Women, and Multicultural Youth.
Stories beyond COVID: A Celebration of Life
Stories beyond COVID: A Celebration of Life – is the work of the Islamic Council of Victoria and will be streamed live over several days using Facebook Live, commencing evening 24 May 2021 through evening 28 May 2021.
South Shepparton Community Centre 35th birthday and Open Day
The South Shepparton Community Centre will celebrate its 35th Birthday on Monday 24 May 2021 from 10:00 am. The Centre is celebrating 35 years, since its official opening in 1986, by holding an Open Day to show all the community the benefits the Centre has to offer.