1. Diversitat promoting harmony, cultural diversity and social justice in our society

2. Who is Diversitat?
The Geelong Ethnic Communities Council - operating for 37 years launched “Diversitat” in 2005 Diversitat means “diversity” in Catalan - loosely translates into many other languages The new name reflects our growing diversity of services

3. Diversitat Represents 50 cultural communities
10 sites around Geelong and Colac
Outreach services to Ballarat

4. Diversitat Affiliated Communities
Afghan Austrian Bosnian Bulgarian
Cameroon Congolese Chinese Croatian
Dutch Fijian Filipino French
German Greek Hungarian Indian
Indonesian Iranian Irish Italian
Karen Karenni Latvian Liberian
Lithuanian Macedonian Malay Maltese
Maori Mexican Nepalese Polish
Portuguese Russian Scottish Serbian
Sikh Slovenian Spanish Sri Lankan
South Sudanese Swedish Thai Turkish
Ukrainian Venezuelan Vietnamese Wathaurong
Welsh

6. Northern Community Hub
Multi-purpose community and educational centre which opened in February 2011
Total cost $4million
Won 2013 Settlement Innovation Award
Offering:
Services and programs for CALD and disadvantaged communities
Administrative base for over 50 Diversitat staff
Over 200 visitors accessing services on a daily basis
Community group functions and activities

7. Northern Community Hub
Community Garden
Karen, Karenni, Congolese, Afghan, Maori, Wathaurong, Iraqi and Iranian communities with garden plots
Introduction to Gardening in Australia offered to newly arrived clients
Kitchen garden programs
Outdoor kitchen to be completed by end 2013
Men’s and Women’s Shed
Geelong Men’s Shed Group
Stitch – sewing cultures together
The Diversitat gates were designed by local artist Jim Howson

8. Pako Festa Australia’s biggest multicultural festival
2012 – 30th anniversary event
Representing 30 multicultural communities
Representing 60 community groups
Attracts over 110,000 people
60 performers over 8 stages
1 kilometre festival site
Giant Pako parade with 80 floats

9. Settlement Services & Community Programs
Community Assistance Support (CAS)
Refugee Settlement (HSS)
Settlement Grants Program
Housing support
Social Enterprise

10. Settlement Services & Community Programs Family Support Program
Mental Health
Multicultural Problem Gambling
Diversitat Financial Counseling & Consumer Advocate Program
Driver education
Volunteer tutor program
Projects
Community Garden

11. Geelong Demographics Geelong: New and Emerging Communities
210,000 Population
79,000 Households
Over 20,000 speak a language
other than English at home
New and Emerging Communities
approx 240 Sudanese
approx 500 Karen /Karenni
approx 120 Liberian
approx 400 Afghan
approx 150 Iranian, Thai, Indian 
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15. Geelong Settlement Planning Committee
Operating for more than 10 years
30 member agencies, State, local and Federal Government local community agencies
Meet 6 weekly
Information exchange
Collaboration
Planning

16. Geelong Settlement Planning Committee
Achievements
Challenges
Role of council