Expressions of Interest – Emergency Management Multicultural Advisory Committee – Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District

The Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria (ECCV) is working with Victorian Council of Social Service (VCOSS) and the Department of Health (DH) on an Emergency Management Project to support emergency preparedness and resilience among migrant and refugee communities. Expressions of interest are invited from members of migrant and refugee backgrounds and have strong networks within at least one migrant or refugee community.

The Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria (ECCV) is working with Victorian Council of Social Service (VCOSS) and the Department of Health (DH) on an Emergency Management Project to support emergency preparedness and resilience among migrant and refugee communities. This includes preparing for emergencies such as future COVID-19 outbreaks, other future pandemics, bushfires, storms, heatwaves and floods.

The Project involves:

Developing stronger relationships and partnerships between Emergency Services and migrant and refugee communities
Developing and delivering training for migrant and refugee communities to build emergency preparedness and resilience.

Emergency Management Multicultural Advisory Committee will provide advice, expertise and support to the project. Committee Members will be from migrant and refugee backgrounds and have strong networks within at least one migrant or refugee community. People from a diverse range of ages, cultures, abilities, genders, sexualities and experiences are actively encouraged to apply.

Meetings will be held Wednesday evenings, 7pm-8.30pm, starting Wednesday 11 August. Meetings will be initially held weekly and will then move to fortnightly or monthly, depending on need. Outside of meetings, some reading of materials will be required (e.g. proposed training materials), and some phone calls or additional consultation may be required.

Committee Members will be given an $80 gift voucher (Visa gift card or Coles/Myer gift card) per Advisory Committee Meeting in acknowledgement of their time and expertise.

Applications are open until midnight, Sunday 1 August 2021

For more information, please contact Rosita Vincent at rvincent@eccv.org.au.

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	The Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District acknowledges the Yorta Yorta People of the land which comprises the Goulburn Valley. We pay respect to tribal Elders, past, present and emerging and we celebrate their continuing culture and acknowledge the memory of their ancestors.
	The Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District is a peak body whose mission is to promote and represent the social, cultural and economic well-being of ethnic communities in the Goulburn Valley Region through the provision of quality and innovative settlement, refugee support, community development, and information and advocacy services.