Service Development and Advocacy

The MRCSA is committed to continued service improvement for humanitarian entrants and their new and emerging communities. Through formal submissions to government, participation on key committees and working groups, and delivering training to mainstream service agencies, the MRCSA advocates for and contributes to improvements in service planning and delivery.

Consultations and Submissions

The MRCSA has participated in various consultations and made many formal submissions to government, including:

UNHCR Annual Consultations 2010 (NGO, Legal and Academic Representatives)

RCOA Consultation on Humanitarian Issues

Premier’s Social Inclusion Board Disability Advice Development Panel

SA Health Consultative Forum on the Strategic Framework for CALD Communities

Multicultural SA Humanitarian Settlement Services and Resources Mapping

Settlement Council of Australia submissions into Employment, Humanitarian Settlement Program 2011 Immigration

Australian Energy Australia CALD Program Review and Planning

Limestone Coast Sustainable Settlement Project and Report 2010 (convenor)

Forum on Research and Innovation on Humanitarian Settlement (conducted in partnership with the Hawke Centre)

Committees (as participator)

The MRCSA participates in a number of committees and forums including:

SA Settlement Planning Committee

Settlement Council of Australia Executive

Australian Partnerships of Religious Organisations

Quality Use of Medicines CALD Think Tank

Emergency Management Australia CALD Reference Group

Adelaide Central Health Services CALD Reference Group

Modbury Hospital Consumer Advisory Committee

Women’s and Children’s Hospital Consumer Advisory Committee

Ambulance Services Board

Committees (as convenor)

The MRCSA is convenor of the following committees:

Metropolitan

Settlement Council of Australia, SA Settlement Network

Migrant Settlement Services Network

SA Refugee Week Committee

Humanitarian Settlement Coordinating Committee

SA Transcultural Mental Health Network

SA Expert Trainers Network for the Multicultural Mental Health Australia Stigma Reduction Project

Regional

Limestone Coast Migrant Settlement Committee

Murraylands Multicultural Network

Regional Multicultural Communities Council