The General Manager of the Migrant Resource Centre, Mr Cedric Manen, acknowledges that our services are made possible through our key funding agencies and partners as listed on this page.
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Letters of Appreciation
28.10.2007
To: My Dear Friends Kim, Marianne, Migrant R. Centre, 49 Molle Street, Tasmania 7000.
Dear Kim, Marianne and all you good people!
I would like to thank you for my lovely day at the Octoberfest. I'm sorry I'm so late writing but I am having so many problems with my shoulder and neck and now it is even going into my ears. But what do you do? When you get old, everything starts going wrong.
After 57 years it is the first time I've gone to the Octoberfest, even though I'm German. Thank you Kim and Marianne for especially looking for transport. You are really wonderful people and I surely appreciate it.
It was lovely to hear German music, German songs and food - sausages and sauerkraut. And for dessert, black forest cake. Oh, not to forget really Bretzel just everything was delicious and brought back lots of memories. I met quite a few people I haven't seen for years so that was a bonus as well.
Thanks once more dearest friend. I really appreciate all your hard work.
Thanks once more for all your hard work and love and thanks for my Octoberfest.
Signed by a Golden Aged Client
17.9.2007
To: Migrant Resource Centre, c/o of: Anne, Settlement Team Leader, from: Settlement client, Subject: thanks and appreciation
Here by I would like to express to you my grateful thanks for helping me in settling in Tasmania, Hobart and that by supporting and encouraging me to participate in the new life which I was about to start with your help. I am proud to tell you that I had made a good start by following your instruction and the Guide lines that you provided me with to know how the process and the system goes here. What ever I say will not express the feeling of thanks and appreciation for what you have done for us and let me tell you that you had become the hero of my Family and that all of them know you by name and looking forward to see you one day.
Many thanks
Signed by a Settlement Client
Announcing a New Partnership
Announcing a New Partnership between the Migrant Resource Centre (Southern Tasmania) Inc. and the Diversional Therapy Association of Tasmania Inc.
On Wednesday the 27th of February, 2008 the Migrant Resource Centre and The Diversional Therapy Association of Tasmania celebrated signing a partnership agreement between the organisations. Held at 2.30 pm in the Acacia Meeting Room of the Migrant Resource Centre, 49 Molle Street, Hobart, the event was well attended by Migrant Resource Centre staff and diversional therapists from around the state.
The Partnership Agreement outlines the commitment of the Migrant Resource Centre & Diversional Therapy Association of Tasmania to work collaboratively to provide better services and support for older members of Tasmania’s migrant communities living in residential aged care around the State.
This partnership means that there will be:
- A better understanding of the needs and communication styles of migrant communities
- A new and beneficial partnership between migrant communities and residential aged care services
It is expected that the partnership will provide advice and assistance in relation to the current issues for migrant community residents in residential aged care. This will be guided by the Migrant Resource Centre’s Community Partners Program which now works jointly with Diversional Therapists and Leisure and Lifestyle staff from around Tasmania.
The Migrant Resource Centre’s Community Partners Program is funded by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing.
The Community Partnership between the two organisations will include consultation and information to community members to ensure appropriate service provision with respect to lifestyle including culture, language, food and leisure activities. The partnership will also support community development, education and training opportunities for members of both organisations as appropriate. Where relevant it will provide referrals and links to other communities and aged care services.
The migrant communities in Tasmania represent a vital component of a thriving society and the ageing experience brings unique challenges that deserve our focused attention and energy. It is the ambition of the partnership to develop pathways for dialogue that promote free and open expression of the concerns and hopes of these communities for the type and style of care they may look forward to in the future, in Tasmania.
The launch was attended by a number of community members and representatives from DoHA, MRC, Advocacy Tasmania and Diversional Therapists who expressed enthusiasm at the opportunity for more access to community representatives, information and resources to further facilitate meeting the needs of Cultural And Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities in Tasmania.
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