Multicultural Women

Government Multicultural Services
Community Women's Multicultural Organisations
Directory of Multicultural Groups in Canberra

Government Multicultural Services

ACT Government - provides a range of links to other useful resources for multicultural women in the ACT community.

(ACT Government) Office of Multicultural Affairs  - promotes multiculturalism in the ACT by providing strategic advice to the Minister responsible for multicultural affairs on issues affecting people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

ACT Multicultural Council - represents the interests of multicultural communities and individuals in the ACT. Produces the quarterly newsletter "Multicultural Voices".

Centrelink  - Multicultural Service Officer aims to ensure that people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds can use Centrelink easily. Provides free interpreters for Centrelink business. 
Phone 13 12 02 (Multilingual Call Centre)

Health Insite  - provides links to services for people from culturally, linguistically and diverse backgrounds.

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Community Women's Multicultural Organisations

Migrant and Refugee Settlement Services of the ACT Inc (MARSS)  - provides settlement and related services for migrants, refugees and humanitarian entrants in the ACT and region, in a caring, supporting and enabling way.

(ACT) Multicultural Women's Advocacy ACT - provides information and referral to relevant services, organises seminars, workshops and social gatherings. Works to improve the status of multicultural women in the ACT. 
Phone: 02 6230 4632

(ACT) Croatian Women's Association - offers a social organisation which runs various cultural functions for the Croatian community. 
Phone: 02 6241 1214

(ACT) Polish Women's Association  - assists the Polish elderly, sick and various charities. Meets at the Polish Australian White Eagle Club. 
Phone: 02 6249 8714 or 02 6249 1327

Network of Immigrant and Refugee Women Australia is an independent body that seeks to advocate for immigrant and refugee women at the national level by working to achieve cultural, social, economic, educational and sexual equality for immigrant and refugee women living in Australia.

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