1. Opportunities for partnerships
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 - Wyndham Humanitarian Network
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 WHN structure
Education Providers
Victoria Police
Community volunteers
Service Clubs
Service Providers
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Early & evolving WHN structure

9. Current WHN structure Chairperson Wyndham CEC WHN Members Health &
Well-being
Education
Employment & Training
Youth
Legal, Housing & Consumer
Events
Asylum Seeker
WHN strategic meetings
Community
Consultation groups
Wyndham Interfaith Network

10. Current WHN structure
WHN working groups:
meet monthly to six-weekly
multi stakeholder engagement
action oriented / activity based
six targeted working groups
guided by Terms of Reference
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

11. Strategic Group Wyndham City DSS HSS /SGP Providers Victoria Police
Other
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
Wyndham CEC
Spirit West Services
New Hope Foundation
AMES Settlement
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. Legal, Housing & Consumer
Current working groups
Health & Well-being
Spirit West Services Wyndham City Western Region Health Centre YMCA
ISIS PC New Hope Foundation Foundation House ADEC
DHS – Centrelink Wyndham CEC Medicare Local Mental Illness Fellowship
Werribee FC Gambler's Help Western Multicultural Gambler's Help Carers Vic
Employment & Training
DHS – Centrelink Wyndham City AMES
JSAs Wyndham CEC Whitelion
VU WynBayLLEN Employment Business & Industry Group
Youth
Spirit West Services Victoria Police Wyndham City – Youth Resource Centre CMY
WCIG Werribee Support & Housing Wyndham CEC Open Family
Centre for Multicultural Youth New Hope Foundation Wyndham Legal Service
Legal, Housing & Consumer
Victoria Police Consumer Affairs Victoria DHS – Centrelink Crime Stoppers
Wyndham Legal Service Yarra Community Housing Open Family Whitelion
Footscray Community Legal Service Werribee Support & Housing Wyndham City
Wyndham CEC Department of Justice New Hope Foundation Foundation House
Events
Wyndham CEC Victoria Police Parks Victoria
Wyndham City AMES New Hope Foundation
City West Water DHS – Centrelink Community groups
Asylum Seeker
Wyndham CEC Victoria Police Spirit West Services Red Cross AMES
Werribee Support & Housing ISIS PC Wyndham Legal Service Foundation House
Wyndham City City West water Medicare Local DHS – Centrelink

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. Working in Partnership Inclusive Community
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
Responsive Services
All Council services are responsive to residents, with respectful regard for their culture, language and religion.
Council staff
Working in Partnership
Council works in partnership to respond to the opportunities and challenges of Wyndham’s diversity.
Community service organisations, networks, government agencies and peak bodies.
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.

16. Jennie Barrera CEO, Wyndham Community & Education Centre Chairperson, Wyndham Humanitarian Network Member, Wyndham Interfaith Network