First refugee families welcomed to Australia under new community sponsorship program

First refugee families welcomed to Australia under new community sponsorship programAustralia’s Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot (CRISP) – which will resettle 1,500 refugees over the next three years – is based on Canada’s long-running Private Sponsorship of Refugees program. Private Sponsorship of Refugees has run uninterrupted for more than 40 years and resettled more than 325,000 refugees, in addition to refugees resettled by the Canadian government.

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Be careful of ‘Hi Mum’ scam messages – on WhatsApp

 “Hi Mum” or “family impersonation” scams

The ACCC and Scamwatch are urging the public to be wary of phone messages from scammers pretending to be someone you know and then claiming they need help.

Known as “Hi Mum” or “family impersonation” scams, victims are contacted – most often through WhatsApp – by a scammer posing as a family member or friend. After building a relationship, the scammer will eventually ask for your personal information and money.

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Child Protection Week – Poverty and Child Safety and Wellbeing

Poverty and Child Safety and WellbeingNational Child Protection Week is a campaign held annually across Australia to raise awareness of child abuse prevention. Join David Tennant, CEO of FamilyCare as he talks about Poverty and Child Safety and Wellbeing on Tuesday 6 September at 11:00am.

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Gambling Information Session

Gambling Information SessionThe majority of Shepparton’s ethnic – refugee – asylum seeker communities think that gambling is a problem. People want a change. Communities are not openly discussing gambling harm. Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District – in partnership with Primary Care Connect, will hold a Gambling Risks Information Session at the Masonic Lodge, Welsford St, Shepparton on Tuesday 30 August at 5:30pm.

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Dungala Kaiela Oration 2022

Logo of Dungala Kaiela OrationProfessor Wiremu Doherty, Chief Executive at Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi in Aotearoa/New Zealand will give the 2022 Dungala Kaiela Oration at Rumbalara Football Netball Club, Shepparton on Wednesday 31 August 2022, commencing at 4:30pm. Professor Wiremu Doherty will speak to Indigenous knowledges, prosperity, and productivity.

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Travellers and Khapra Beetle

Travellers and Khaphra BeetleKhapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium) is a small but serious pest, and we want to keep it out of Australia. As such, we are implementing urgent actions that will impact imports of plant products and sea containers. The urgent actions are being supported by a $14.5 million investment to safeguard Australia against this significant pest. Khapra beetle is found in Iran and Afghanistan. Travellers from these countries should be aware of the risk.

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Youth Engagement Grants

Youth Engagement Grants Round 2 Applications now open. Small multicultural and Aboriginal clubs and organisations are eligible to apply for grants to support projects that use cultural connection, sport, arts, music or other creative activities to engage young people. Applications close 4pm August 17.

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Free Aged Care Translations

Free Aged Care TranslationsAustralia has a wonderfully diverse population of different communities who speak and understand many different languages. Not everyone who needs aged care speaks and reads English. The Australian Government Department of Health wants to make it easier for senior Australians to access the aged care information they need in their chosen language, and easier for you to provide it.

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