Multicultural Community Organisations
These are some of the key agencies that provide community services specifically for people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. A more detailed directory of community service providers will be available on this site later in 2008.
See Community Health Centres for a list of community health centres in South Eastern Sydney and Illawarra areas.
Local multicultural resource providers
Service name |
Service details |
Contact information |
| Eastern Sydney Multicultural Access Project (ESMAP) | Provides community health, carer, transport, food aid and bilingual caseworker services to people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Local government areas covered are: Botany, Randwick, Sydney, South Sydney, Waverley and Woollahra. | Suite 301, Level 2 Office Building, Westfield Eastgardens NSW 2036 Ph: 9344 8275 Coordinator Ph: 9344 8275 Bilingual Workers Email: coordinator@esmap.org.au or bilingual@esmap.org.au |
| Gymea Community Aid and Information Service | A drop-in centre, referral agency and information service. Programs for the frail aged and people with disabilities and their carers, migrant settlement, cultural activities, English language classes, home care services, multicultural support groups. Main languages are Italian, Greek, Arabic and Chinese. | 39 Gymea Bay Road Gymea NSW 2227
Ph: 9524 9559 |
| Illawarra
Ethnic Communities Council |
Promotes multiculturalism, community development, provides home and community care services for older and disabled people, carer support, supports arts and youth programs for people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. | 16 Stewart Street Wollongong
NSW |
| Illawarra Multicultural Services (IMS) | IMS provides an extensive information and referral service for new arrivals in Australia and long term culturally and linguistically diverse residents. Services are free of charge and confidential. | 27 Atchison Street Wollongong NSW 2500 Ph: 4229 6855 Email: info@ims.org.au East Nowra Neighbourhood Centre Cottage 2, 80 Park Road East Nowra NSW 2541 Ph: 4422 5933 Email: imsnowra@shoalhaven.net.au |
| St George Migrant Resource Centre | Information and referral services, ethnic-specific casework, support groups, information sessions, access to written information, library, meeting rooms, fax and photocopies, computer access, system advocacy on behalf of clients and extensive aged care services. | 552 Princes Highway Rockdale NSW 2216 |
| Sydney Multicultural Community Services Website |
Emergency aged care, carer support, settlement, bilingual casework and financial assistance for eligible culturally and linguistically diverse residents in Botany Bay, Randwick, City of Sydney, Waverley and Woollahra local government areas. | 3 General Bridges Crescent Daceyville NSW 2032 Ph: 9663 3922 |
Statewide multicultural service providers / organisations
Service name |
Service details |
Contact information |
| Co-Exist NSW | Assists people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities and their families living with comorbidity who have found it difficult to access mainstream services due to language and cultural barriers. "Comorbidity" is the experience of living with two or more mental health conditions, or a mental health condition and a substance abuse or problem gambling condition. |
Building 53, Cumberland Hospital Campus 5 Fleet Street North Parramatta NSW 2151 |
| Ethnic Communities' Council of NSW (ECC) | A non-government peak body representing people from the NSW multicultural community. Its primary roles are advocacy, education and community development. The ECC lobbies for the development of culturally inclusive society, and is involved in developing strategies for important ethnic community issues such as housing, employment, gambling, crime and ethnicity, water safety, bank closures and fees, and racism in sport. |
221 Cope Street Waterloo NSW 2017 Ph: 9319 0288 Email: admin@eccnsw.org.au |
| Immigrant Women's Speakout Association |
This is a peak advocacy, information, referral and research body
managed by women of non-English speaking background. The
Association undertakes community development and provides direct
services in the areas of domestic violence, employment,
education and training. They publish a
biannual
newsletter.
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Multicultural Disability Advocacy Association of NSW |
Advocacy service for people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds with a disability, their families and carers. Information sheets available in multiple languages. |
40 Albion Street Harris Park NSW 2150 |
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Multicultural Health Communication Service NSW |
Provides over 450 publications on health in a wide range of languages. Resources can be searched by language or by topic. |
Locked Mail Bag No 5003 Ph: 9816 0347 |
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Multicultural HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C Service (MHAHS) |
Information and resources about HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C in multiple languages. Contact details for local services are provided. |
PO Box M139 Missenden Road Ph: 9515 5030 |
| Refugee Health Service NSW | This service promotes the health of refugees living in NSW by assisting refugees and the health professionals who work with them. Provides a free refugee health information booklet in multiple languages. | Suite 5, Level 2 157-161 George St Liverpool NSW 2170 Ph: 8778 0770 Email: refugeehealth@swsahs.nsw.gov.au |
| Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (Startts) NSW | Provides a range of professional services to facilitate the healing process for refugees who have been exposed to torture and trauma. The service also provides early health assessment and intervention services to newly arrived people from refugee-like backgrounds. | 152-168 The Horsley Drive Carramar NSW 2163 Ph: 9794 1900 1st Floor, 44-50 Auburn Road |
| Transcultural Aged Care Service NSW | TACS offers information and advice on culturally and linguistically diverse care options for older people, and cultural competence training and resources for aged care staff. | Level 7, King George V Building Missenden Road Camperdown NSW 2050 Ph: 8585 5000 Email: tacs@email.cs.nsw.gov.au |
| Transcultural Mental Health Centre | Provides fact sheets on mental health issues in many community languages and referrals to appropriate health and mental health professionals and services. Also clinical intervention through a pool of more than 100 bilingual mental health workers speaking 51 languages. | Building 53 Cumberland Hospital Campus North Parramatta NSW Freecall: 1800 648 911 Ph: 9840 3800 Email: tmhc@swahs.health.nsw.gov.au |