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 is 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: 

News Flash!

First meeting in 2012 will take place on Friday 3rd February - See you there!

Meeting Venue:  Community Centre, Level 1, 79 Mahoneys Rd Forest Hill. 

Directions:  Melways 62 C2

Meeting Dates and Times:  See list below for dates.  Each meeting is held on the 1st Friday of that month.  Check below for months where there is no meeting.

Calendar list of future meetings in 2012:

  • No meeting in January.

  • 03 February 2012

  • 02 March 2012

  • 06 April 2012  (No Meeting as this is Good Friday)

  • 04 May 2012

  • 01 June 2012

  • No meeting in July as this is mid year break

  • 03 August 2012

  • 07 September 2012

  • 05 October 2012

  • 02 November 2012

  • No meeting in December or January each year

  • (as in 2011 a planning meeting may take place in December - to be advised)

 

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