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MAV Forum 2014

MAV Forum 2014. Opportunities for partnerships. Wyndham CEC established in 1974. Learn Local organisation Neighbourhood House Settlement Services provider Senior Secondary provider Skills for Education & Employment (SEE) provider Registered Training Organisation (RTO)

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MAV Forum 2014

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  1. MAV Forum 2014 Opportunities for partnerships

  2. Wyndham CEC established in 1974 • Learn Local organisation • Neighbourhood House • Settlement Services provider • Senior Secondary provider • Skills for Education & Employment (SEE) provider • Registered Training Organisation (RTO) • Social Enterprise facilitator

  3. Wyndham CEC local context • Individuals from 75 countries speaking 68 languages • 80 staff & over 50 volunteers • Services across 15 venues • Over 1,400 settlement services clients (2013) • Over 1,900 education enrolments (2013)

  4. Wyndham CEC local context • Refugee and humanitarian entrants • Migrants • Young people • New and emerging communities • Adults re-engaging into education & training

  5. Wyndham CEC local context • Third fastest growing LGA in Australia • The official forecasted population for Wyndham City is 192,337 as at June 30, 2014 • Between 2001 and 2012, the estimated residential population of the City has more than doubled from 84,861 to 178,859 • Estimated residential population set to exceed 245,000 people by 2021 • 54,400 people who were living in the City of Wyndham in 2011 were born overseas, and 31% arrived in Australia within 5 years prior to 2011 • Source: Wyndham City Council

  6. Wyndham CEC • Auspice and coordination role of two key networks in Wyndham • - Wyndham Humanitarian Network • - Wyndham Interfaith Network

  7. Wyndham Humanitarian Network An innovative model for partnerships and collaboration • Wyndham Community &Education Centre (formerly Werribee) Wyndham City Council –Community Development team • Situation in 2005 • Increasing number of refugees and humanitarian entrants settling in Wyndham and no funded services • AMES Settlement & Education • Centrelink – • Multicultural Services Officers

  8. Early & evolving WHNstructure

  9. Current WHN structure

  10. Current WHN structure WHN strategic group:- meets six-weekly - collaboration & coordination of interagency services- identify issues at local level- integrated local level planning- provide advice- collective responsibility- advocacy • WHN working groups: • meet monthly to six-weekly • multi stakeholder engagement • action oriented / activity based • six targeted working groups • guided by Terms of Reference

  11. Strategic Group • Wyndham City • DSS • HSS /SGP Providers • Victoria Police • Other • Wyndham CEC • Spirit West Services • New Hope Foundation • AMES Settlement • Councillors • Youth Services • Social Development • Community Development • Early Years & Youth • Leisure Development & Community Participation • Family Support Unit • Grants Manager • Complex Case Support • Community Liaison Officer • Multicultural Liaison • Community Liaison • Youth Resource Officer • AMES Education • City West Water • VU • Foundation House • SFYS • DHS – Centrelink • CAV • CMY • Red Cross • Medicare Local • ISIS PC • WELS • LLEN • Wyndham Legal Service • Footscray Legal Service • Werribee Support & Housing • YMCA • Community leaders • Community volunteers

  12. Currentworkinggroups • Health & Well-being • Spirit West ServicesWyndham City Western Region Health CentreYMCA • ISIS PC New Hope Foundation Foundation HouseADEC • DHS – CentrelinkWyndham CEC Medicare LocalMental Illness Fellowship • Werribee FCGambler's Help Western Multicultural Gambler's Help Carers Vic • Employment & Training • DHS – Centrelink Wyndham City AMES • JSAs Wyndham CEC Whitelion • VU WynBayLLENEmployment Business & Industry Group • Youth • Spirit West Services Victoria Police Wyndham City – Youth Resource Centre CMY • WCIGWerribee Support & Housing Wyndham CECOpen Family • Centre for Multicultural Youth New Hope FoundationWyndham Legal Service • Legal, Housing & Consumer • Victoria Police Consumer Affairs VictoriaDHS – Centrelink Crime Stoppers • Wyndham Legal ServiceYarra Community HousingOpen FamilyWhitelion • Footscray Community Legal ServiceWerribee Support & HousingWyndham City • WyndhamCECDepartment of JusticeNew Hope Foundation Foundation House • Wyndham CECVictoria Police Parks Victoria • Wyndham CityAMESNew Hope Foundation • City West Water DHS – CentrelinkCommunity groups • Events • Wyndham CECVictoria PoliceSpirit West ServicesRed Cross AMES • Werribee Support & Housing ISIS PCWyndham Legal ServiceFoundation House • Wyndham CityCity West waterMedicare Local DHS – Centrelink • AsylumSeeker

  13. Asylum Seeker Working Group • collaborative & coordinated response • working group work plan • Wyndham directory of support services • collection & sharing of demographic data • RMF representation • advocacy

  14. Partnership with WHN enables Council to: • Have a deeper understanding than Census figures provide • Engage with marginalised residents • Plan and deliver more responsive Council services • Promote inclusion through shared projects • Council’s continuing commitment to WHN: • Co-ordination and planning as required (recognising that service providers are flat-out providing services) • In-kind contributions to projects • Taking on advocacy on issues as required

  15. Inclusive Community Objective: Wyndham’s multicultural identity is a source of pride. Key partners: Community members, Council staff, community service organisations, networks, government agencies and peak bodies. Partnership with WHN supports all of Council’s multicultural policy objectives Engagement Objective: Council embraces the input and leadership of all members of our culturally, linguistically and religiously diverse communities. Key partners: Community members ResponsiveServices Objective: All Council services are responsive to residents, with respectful regard for their culture, language and religion. Key partners: Council staff Working in Partnership Objective: Council works in partnership to respond to the opportunities and challenges of Wyndham’s diversity. Key partners: Community service organisations, networks, government agencies and peak bodies.

  16. Jennie BarreraCEO, Wyndham Community & Education CentreChairperson, Wyndham Humanitarian NetworkMember, Wyndham Interfaith Networkjennieb@wyndhamcec.org.au9742 4013

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