PACIFIC COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
Great Opportunity for Melbourne’s Pasifika Women and Girls (16 years+)! Join our Free Pacific Community Leadership Program and embark on a journey of growth and empowerment.
Check out the flyer and program details attached. Don’t miss out on this chance to enhance your leadership skills and connect with your community.
Sign up now by registering your interest below. We’ll reach out with more details soon. Hurry, as our inaugural classes kick off this month!
INVITATION TO INTERESTED FIJIAN COMMUNITY & NEW WORKERS
Vinaka vakalevu to all who attended the PALM scheme Fiji Ministerial powerhouse information sharing session in Melbourne last night. We thank you all for your input and time to help make the scheme work better for our people here in Australia and Fiji.
In attendance was Hon. Minister for Employment, Productivity and Industrial Relations, Mr Agni Deo Singh, Acting Permanent Secretary for Employment, Productivity and Industrial Relations, Mr Atish Kumar , Counsellor Fiji High Commission, Ms Salote Tagivakatini and the Director of Nec, Mr Liu Mario.
Special thanks to Mr Jotame Ratabua, Chair of meeting who is also our Chair for Spiritual and Community Welfare.
A big thank you to Chadstone Uniting Church for the hall use and the church women's group for catering.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS AT WORK
3 February 2023
A presentation on migrant worker’ rights in the Workplace
OFFICIAL OPENING OF DAVUI ROOM AT PARLIAMENT HOUSE VIC
6 July 2022
A significant day for the Fijian community in Victoria for the opening of the "DAVUI" room at Parliament House, in recognition of the twinning partnerships between the Parliament of Victoria and the Parliaments of Fiji, Nauru and Tuvalu.
The Fijian Community Association Victoria Inc. (FCAV) would like to thank the Parliament of Victoria for the privilege and the opportunity to name the "DAVUI" meeting room.
FCAV Executives present were privileged and honored to have met Hon. Nazih Elasmar, President of the Legislative Council of Victoria, other members of Parliament and elected representatives.
It was also an honor to have met with the delegation from the Fiji Government including the Speaker of the Parliament of Fiji, Hon. Ratu Epeli Nailatikau and Acting Secretary General, Ms Jeanette Emberson.
The "Davui" room was officially opened by the Speaker of the House of Parliament from Fiji, Hon. Ratu Epeli Nailatikau.
Our guests were then entertained by our Fijian youths who are also members of the BULA Meke Group in Melbourne.
Today also marked the beginning of the 51st Presiding Officers and Clerks Conference for 2022 at Parliament of Victoria.
A proud moment for our Fijian community here in Victoria.
TAGIMOUCIA PROJECT
PURPOSE- To have started the conversation within the Fijian community about the causes of Family Violence and gendered drivers of violence by delivering 2 pilot workshops to women in the South Eastern and Western suburbs of Victoria by December 2021.
To have a designed workshop that can be delivered with further parts of the community in the future.
SCOPE- The project target audience is about 40 to 50 Fijian and Indo-Fijian women living in the South East and Western suburbs of Victoria.
21 DECEMBER 2021 UPDATE- The Fijian Community Association Victoria Inc. is proud to announce that the Tagimoucia Project is now extended into the New Year 2022 with extra funding, which will bring exciting and thought provoking sessions for our Fijian women in our Victorian community.
Our Project Team is Sylvia Coombe, Katarina Driu, Ashwinita Ackers, Sharon Anitonia and Bulu Vunibaka
Read article below from our Fund provider Our Watch, the National leader in Prevention of Family Violence work .
https://www.ourwatch.org.au/.../new-grants-to-break-down.../
Priority Response for Multicultural Communities during Coronavirus (Covid-19)
Multiple statewide activities to support Fijian families in Metro (west, southeast); and Regional (Sunraysia, Goulburn Murray, Gippsland) Victoria:
• Provision of translated Fijian COVID vaccination rollout communications
• Hold virtual awareness sessions with topics such as the vaccination program and COVID safety
• Hold youth engagement activities to disseminate COVIDSafe information
• Purchase and provide food relief for up to 70 people and families for three months
26 AUGUST 2021 UPDATE : A big Vinaka Vakalevu to the Premier Department of Premier and Cabinet (Vic) and the Minister for Multicultural Affairs Ros Spence to for the renewed support and trust in our humble volunteer non profit organisation providing emergency food relief and essentials to the Fijian community in Victoria especially in regional Victoria. Thank you for the acknowledgement in the Media release below.
It is through this support and faith and trust in God and the volunteers that offer their time and resources where true change happens in the community, lives are impacted and humanity and faith is restored in these uncertain times. Vinaka and dhanyavaad.
Supporting Multicultural Victorians Through The Pandemic | Premier of Victoria
16 ways in 16 days – 16 days of Activism!
Fijian Community Association of Victoria in partnership with African Women and Families Network, Burundian Cultural Ladies of Victoria, MiCare and South East Somali Women’s Group are proud to present ‘Together with Men’ . From Africa to Asia to the Pacific, join the conversation on how men from these communities are championing respect and preventing gender based violence.
FECCA COVID19 SMALL GRANTS
FCAV received $3500 for covid19 vaccination information sessions from FECCA Covid19 Small Grants. Two online sessions were planned and conducted. They addressed the physical, spiritual, social and covid 19 vaccination knowledge issues which members of the Fijian community are concerned with. The importance of testing and covid19 hygiene was also emphasised. The presenters and panel consisted of Fijian professionals - doctors, ED nurse, lawyer, chiro practitioner and pastor and a member of the Fijian community who has had first hand experience with the tragedy that covid19 can bring to a family.. FCAV sincerely thanks FECCA for the grant which has assisted with the improved health and wellbeing of the Fijian community. The informative message of hope was very well received by the Fijian community in Victoria and reached past the state border into WA and QLD and overseas.