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Diversitat promoting harmony, cultural diversity and social justice in our society

Diversitat promoting harmony, cultural diversity and social justice in our society www.diversitat.org.au. Who is Diversitat?. The Geelong Ethnic Communities Council - operating for 37 years launched “Diversitat” in 2005

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Diversitat promoting harmony, cultural diversity and social justice in our society

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  1. Diversitat promoting harmony, cultural diversity and social justice in our society www.diversitat.org.au

  2. Who is Diversitat? The Geelong Ethnic Communities Council - operating for 37 years launched “Diversitat” in 2005 Diversitat means “diversity” in Catalan - loosely translates into many other languages The new name reflects our growing diversity of services

  3. Diversitat • Represents 50 cultural communities • 10 sites around Geelong and Colac • Outreach services to Ballarat

  4. Diversitat Affiliated Communities Afghan Austrian Bosnian Bulgarian Cameroon Congolese Chinese Croatian Dutch Fijian Filipino French German Greek Hungarian Indian Indonesian Iranian Irish Italian Karen Karenni Latvian Liberian Lithuanian Macedonian Malay Maltese Maori Mexican Nepalese Polish Portuguese Russian Scottish Serbian Sikh Slovenian Spanish Sri Lankan South Sudanese Swedish Thai Turkish Ukrainian Venezuelan Vietnamese Wathaurong Welsh

  5. Northern Community Hub • Multi-purpose community and educational centre which opened in February 2011 • Total cost $4million • Won 2013 Settlement Innovation Award Offering: • Services and programs for CALD and disadvantaged communities • Administrative base for over 50 Diversitat staff • Over 200 visitors accessing services on a daily basis • Community group functions and activities

  6. Northern Community Hub Community Garden • Karen, Karenni, Congolese, Afghan, Maori, Wathaurong, Iraqi and Iranian communities with garden plots • Introduction to Gardening in Australia offered to newly arrived clients • Kitchen garden programs • Outdoor kitchen to be completed by end 2013 Men’s and Women’s Shed • Geelong Men’s Shed Group • Stitch – sewing cultures together • The Diversitat gates were designed by local artist Jim Howson

  7. Pako Festa • Australia’s biggest multicultural festival • 2012 – 30th anniversary event • Representing 30 multicultural communities • Representing 60 community groups • Attracts over 110,000 people • 60 performers over 8 stages • 1 kilometre festival site • Giant Pako parade with 80 floats

  8. Settlement Services & Community Programs • Community Assistance Support (CAS) • Refugee Settlement (HSS) • Settlement Grants Program • Housing support • Social Enterprise

  9. Settlement Services & Community Programs • Family Support Program • Mental Health • Multicultural Problem Gambling • Diversitat Financial Counseling & Consumer Advocate Program • Driver education • Volunteer tutor program • Projects • Community Garden

  10. Geelong Demographics Geelong: • 210,000 Population • 79,000 Households • Over 20,000 speak a language other than English at home New and Emerging Communities • approx 240 Sudanese • approx 500 Karen /Karenni • approx 120 Liberian • approx 400 Afghan • approx 150 Iranian, Thai, Indian  Source images: http://visitgeelongbellarine.com/great-ocean-road/destinations/geelong

  11. Geelong Settlement Planning Committee • Operating for more than 10 years • 30 member agencies, State, local and Federal Government local community agencies • Meet 6 weekly • Information exchange • Collaboration • Planning

  12. Geelong Settlement Planning Committee • Achievements • Challenges • Role of council

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