Migrant Settlement Committee (Eastern Region)

The MSC in the Eastern Region of Melbourne Victoria Australia is auspiced by the CCOEI and is the Standing Committee of the CCOEI.

MSC meetings are held on the first Friday of every month except July and January. Meetings are Chaired by an elected member of the CCOEI.

Meetings are attended by service providers and representatives of government, non-government, ethno-specific organizations and volunteers. Together they advocate for migrant and refugee communities on a range of issues. Special interest Task Groups are formed to organize awareness raising and educational forums. To date the main areas of focus have been Youth, Education, Employment, Family Violence, and Health. Everyone interested in assisting the MSC to achieve it’s core objectives are welcome.

MSC Core objectives:

  • To provide a forum in which workers from local settlement service agencies (and related agencies) can discuss settlement service issues
  • To encourage settlement service agencies to work collaboratively by proposing strategies, and plan for effective service improvements 

Key role of the MSC

To assist service providers to achieve better outcomes for migrants and refugees during their initial and long-term settlement as well as addressing issues and gaps in services.

MSC Meetings:

Members have been informed about upcoming venue changes. Building renovations at Forest Hill Shopping Centre are now in full swing.  The venue for the meeting to be held on 6 August 2010 is therefore changed. (See below). Please keep watching this website for information about other future meetings.

New Venue:

 6 Aug 2010

The Courtyard Room (Situated behind the Whitehorse Library)

Whitehorse Civic Centre, 397 Whitehorse Road,

Nunawading. 

(Venue Phone: 9262 6590)

 
Time:  9:30 - 11:30 am
When:  Meetings occur on the first Friday of the month

 

Next Meeting:

The next meeting of the MSC will be on Friday 6 August 2010  Please note: the change of venue to:            The Courtyard Room at the Whitehorse Civic Centre in Nunawading (see above). 

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