This project will undertake a pilot study to explore the potential of extending existing partnerships with other cultural groups with the aim of creating a Multicultural Community Services Exchange (MCSE). The purpose of the MCSE is to explore ways of a greater exchange of information, support, training and mentoring with some ethnic communities (who are not necessarily newly arrived) to establish or to increase their organisation sustainability. The MCSE is jointly funded through The William Buckland Foundation and the Community Support Fund in the Department of Planning & Community Development.

For further information please contact Wendy Bennett, Sustainability Manager.

We are pleased to announce that the North West Migrant Resource Centre and the Australian Multicultural Community Services will be undertaking a dementia research project for the following ten ethnic communities: Polish, Vietnamese, Macedonian, Lebanese, Croatian, Indian, Sri Lankan, Iraqi, Filipino and Turkish. Contact persons: AMCS – Pramod – tel 83 712 320, NWMRC – tel 9367 6044.

AMCS, in partnership with Leadership Victoria, has just completed a leadership assessment project. Final report and a copy of survey is available for other ethnic/multicultural community organisations. Tel: 9689 9170, email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it