The Department of Health and Human Services provides updated information for seasonal workers. Earlier information told that workers have to get tested before commencing seasonal work. A change in public health advice means that workers are no longer need to get tested before they start work based on recent public health advice.
The National Rural Women’s Coalition is teaming up with the Migration Council Australia to discuss the opportunities for migrant and refugee women in rural Australia. A free online webinar will take place on Wednesday 2nd December at 1:00pm.
You are invited to join discussion about the impacts of the pandemic on regional communities with stakeholders from the community sector and local government across regional Victoria. This event is convened by the Migration, Mobilities and Multiculturalism Research Cluster, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, La Trobe University on Wednesday 2nd December 2020, at 2:00pm
Students, migrants and grey nomads will be urged to pick fruit and vegetables and fill labour shortages on Victorian farms to prevent tonnes of produce from going to waste and price rises for fresh food.
Attracting enough workers, particularly foreign labourers, to pick and pack produce has been a major problem for some farmers as the coronavirus pandemic has all but stopped international travel.
The Victorian government will launch an advertising campaign this week to encourage thousands of workers to spend the summer months labouring on farms.
The Centre for Multicultural Youth recognises sport as an effective tool for engaging newly-arrived young people, and facilitate programs to increase their access and ongoing participation in sport and recreation opportunities in the local community – promoting social cohesion and championing diversity and inclusion in sport. What will support a return to sport after COVID-19 for multicultural young people and their families and communities? Join an online seminar on 8 December 2020 and learn more.
Agriculture Victoria and Victorian Multicultural Commission are inviting you to a meeting about seasonal harvest jobs. The sessions will be given in language with interpreters for Vietnamese, Punjabi, Kareni, Mandarin, Zo and South Sudanese language groups. There is also a warning about Scam targetting young people and the Chinese community.
Supporting communities to become age friendly is one of the most effective strategies to create thriving places in which everyone can live, learn, work, play and age to the best of their abilities. ‘Understanding your Community: An age-friendly checklist’ is based on the World Health Organization (WHO) Checklist of Essential Features of Age-friendly Cities and incorporates steps to Engage and Understand, Plan, Act and Measure – so that communities can come together to see themselves from the perspectives of older people. A launch of this checklist will take place on Friday, 4 December – online – at 10:00am
The Victorian Multicultural Commission has been asked to compile a list of volunteers who would be interested in recording messages in language, for use during an emergency. The Victorian Multicultural Commission has put out a call for volunteers.
Victorian Youth Week will go digital for a special, month-long event in 2020.
After being postponed earlier this year due to coronavirus (COVID-19), Victorian Youth Week 2020 has a new date and a new format. A special month-long Victorian Youth Week will be held from 15 November to 15 December 2020, with all events to take place online and in line with coronavirus restrictions at the time of the activity.
This approach responds to feedback from young people and the youth sector about the importance of providing safe spaces for young people to build social connections and have fun to support their health and wellbeing.
Victorian Afghan Associations Network Inc will hold Youth Forum گفتمان جوانان on Monday 30 November at 7pm!
Although interrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, Victoria’s African Communities have put effort and are rolling out the Victorian African Communities Action Plan across six focus areas and 250 activities. A Progress Update is given for the Action Plan.