There are many services for our multicultural community both within Glen Eira and outside of our City.
Multicultural support and services
Action on Disability within Ethnic Communities (ADEC)
ADEC is a Victorian organisation that helps people with disability, the ageing population, their families and carers from multicultural backgrounds to have independence and participate in the community.
Contact: 03 9480 7000
Website: adec.org.au
Asylum Seeker Resource Centre
Information and support services for refugees and people seeking asylum.
Contact: 03 9326 6066
Website: www.asrc.org.au
Australian Human Rights Commission
A statutory body established to ensure the observance of human rights in Australia.
Website: humanrights.gov.au
Australian Sports Commission
Participating in sport is valuable and meaningful for everyone and can have broader impact for Australia’s culturally and linguistically diverse communities.
Website: www.sportaus.gov.au
Bayside Refugee Advocacy and Support Association
Independent community group raising awareness of the issues faced by asylum-seekers in Australia and its overseas detention centres in Nauru and Papua New Guinea.
Website: www.baysiderefugeesupport.org
Centre for Multicultural Youth
The Centre for Multicultural Youth is a not-for-profit organisation based in Victoria, providing specialist knowledge and support to young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds.
Email: info@cmy.net.au
Website: www.cmy.net.au
Cultural Atlas
Cultural Atlas is an educational resource providing comprehensive information on the cultural background of Australia’s migrant population with aim to improve social cohesion and promote inclusion in an increasingly culturally diverse society.
Website: culturalatlas.sbs.com.au
Department of Home Affairs: calendar of cultural and religious dates
The Department of Home Affairs calendar of cultural and religious dates.
Department of Home Affairs: Harmony Week
The Department of Home Affairs leads national celebrations for Harmony Week to recognise diversity and inclusion activities that take place during the entire week.
Website: www.harmony.gov.au
Diversity Council Australia
The independent, not-for-profit body leading diversity and inclusion in the workplace in Australia.
Website: www.dca.org.au
Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria
The peak body for migrant and refugee communities in Victoria working with more than 220 member organisations, including ethnic associations, multicultural service providers, and eight regional ethnic communities’ councils.
Contact: 03 9354 9555
Website: www.eccv.org.au
Faith Communities Council of Victoria
The Faith Communities Council of Victoria is Victoria’s umbrella multifaith body.
Website: faithvictoria.org.au
Foundation House
Foundation House is a specialist refugee trauma agency supporting survivors of torture and other traumatic events. Foundation house is the FASSTT member agency for Victoria.
Website: foundationhouse.org.au
Glen Eira Adult Learning Centre
Community, not-for-profit Registered Training Organisation offering quality and affordable accredited courses in English as an additional language and literacy, computer and skill development, as well as a range of personal development and social engagement activities.
Contact: 9578 8996
Email: info@gealc.org.au
Website: www.gealc.org.au
iGen Foundation
iGen Foundation drives economic empowerment for Australian youth, migrants and regional communities through entrepreneurship and innovation.
Contact: +61 423 496 667
Email: info@igenfoundation.org.au
Website: www.igenfoundation.org.au/contactus
In Touch Multicultural Centre Against Family Violence
The In Touch Multicultural Centre Against Family Violence addresses the needs of refugee and migrant women and children with services such as prevention, early intervention, post-crisis intervention, and recovery from family violence. Information and training are provided for practitioners and women experiencing family violence.
Website: intouch.org.au
Live in Melbourne
A Victorian Government website featuring tailored information, materials, and services to attract and support investors and business migrants who want to invest and do business in Victoria.
Website: liveinmelbourne.vic.gov.au
MiCare
A range of services for culturally and linguistically diverse members of our community.
Moorleigh Community Village, Moorleigh Multicultural Seniors Centre, North Wing, 92 Bignell Road, Bentleigh East
Contact: 1800 642 273
Email: moorleigh@micare.com.au
Website: www.micare.com.au
Migrant Information Centre (Eastern Melbourne) (MIC)
MIC assists individuals, families and communities from diverse backgrounds residing in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne to understand Australian life, integrate into a multicultural community and access services.
Contact: 03 7049 1600
Website: miceastmelb.com.au
Multicultural Affairs
The Victorian Government’s Multicultural Affairs unit promotes diversity and inclusion in Victoria. It consults with community organisations, offers grants to Victoria’s multicultural communities, and works on improving language services to Victorians.
Website: www.vic.gov.au/multicultural
Multicultural Centre for Women Health (MCWH)
MCWH is a not-for-profit organisation making women’s health work for migrant and refugee women.
Contact: 9418 0999 or FREECALL 1800 656 421
Website: www.mcwh.com.au
Multicultural education programs and resources — for schools
Resources and information to help schools build intercultural capability and strengthen inclusion.
Website: www.schools.vic.gov.au/multicultural-education-programs-resources
Pathways Melbourne
Pathways is an organisation which supports Jewish people who are building self-determined lives.
Website: www.pathwaysmelbourne.org
Refugee Council of Australia
The national peak body for refugees in Australia.
Website: www.refugeecouncil.org.au
Refugee Health Program
The Refugee Health Program (formerly the Refugee Health Nurse Program) operates in 17 local government areas of Victoria. The program is delivered by community health services, and employs community health nurses, allied health practitioners and assistants and bicultural workers. The nurses and other health practitioners have expertise in working with culturally and linguistically diverse and marginalised communities.
Website: www.health.vic.gov.au/community-health/refugee-health-program
Scanlon Foundation Research Institute
The Scanlon Foundation is the only philanthropic organisation in Australia focusing on enhancing, supporting and measuring Australia’s social cohesion. The Scanlon Foundation Research Institute has created the Social Cohesion Compass to help people research and plan social cohesion and democratic resilience.
Website: www.scanlonfoundation.org.au
The Orange Door
The Orange Door is a free service for Victorian adults, children and young people who are experiencing or have experienced family violence and families who need extra support with the care of children. Help and support is provided to migrants, refugees and those who do not have permanent residency.
Website: orangedoor.vic.gov.au/
Towards Fairness
The Australian Government's new Multicultural Framework Review is a generational reform agenda requiring a whole-of-government and community approach.
Website: www.homeaffairs.gov.au/towards-fairness
Translating and Interpreting Service
An interpreting service provided by the Department of Home Affairs for people who do not speak English and for agencies and businesses that need to communicate with their non-English speaking clients.
Contact: 131 450
Website: www.tisnational.gov.au
Victoria Legal Aid – Get help in your own language
Victoria Legal Aid helps people with legal problems. Information about what it does is provided in a range of languages on its website. It also arranges interpreters and gives information about the law in languages other than English over the phone.
Website: www.legalaid.vic.gov.au/help-your-language
Victorian Multicultural Commission
Main link between communities and the Victorian Government, the Victorian Multicultural Commission engages with multicultural and multifaith groups to understand the issues they face.
Website: www.multiculturalcommission.vic.gov.au
Victorian Refuge Health Network
Main link between communities and the Victorian Government, the Victorian Multicultural Commission engages with multicultural and multifaith groups to understand the issues they face.
Website: refugeehealthnetwork.org.au
Victorian Transcultural Mental Health (VTMH)
VTMH advocates strongly for cultural safety and supports the examination of societal structures, service systems and institutional factors. Promotes equity and social justice in mental health practice, policy, governance and the allocation of public resources.
Website: vtmh.org.au/
Welcoming Australia
A non-partisan movement and organisation committed to cultivating a culture of welcome and advancing an Australia where people of all backgrounds have equal opportunity to belong, contribute and thrive.
Website: welcoming.org.au
Welcoming Cities
Supporting local governments to advance communities where everyone can belong and participate in social, cultural, economic and civic life. Welcoming Cities is part of a growing network of more than 250 municipalities around the world.
Website: welcomingcities.org.au
