AMRC collaborates on input into service improvement and development through co-ordination and presentations to forums – to diverse networks at key national, state and local forums. We focus on the needs and resources of the humanitarian program, the settlement outcomes and challenges encountered by the latest cohort of new arrivals, language requirements of current cohorts, collaboration on future events and activities, services and initiatives available to support refugees, migrants and asylum seekers to prevent and respond to possible domestic violence, and the needs and challenges for youth and women from new and establishing communities.

2022:

Australian Migrant Resource Centre et al, International Women’s Day Forum Report: Building the Future Together (2022)

Australian Migrant Resource Centre, Commissioner for Children and Young People SA and Multicultural Youth Link SA, Youth Forum Report: Pathways to Belonging -“When do I Stop Being a Migrant or Refugee?” (2022)

2021:

Australian Migrant Resource Centre and Australian Bureau of Statistics, ABS 2021 Census Forum – Stand up and be counted! (2021)

Australian Migrant Resource Centre, Connecting Settlement and Community Services (CSCS) Forums: Mt Gambier, Naracoorte and Bordertown (2021)

Australian Migrant Resource Centre et al, International Women’s Day Forum Report: Women Working Together for Change (2021)

Australian Migrant Resource Centre and Commissioner for Children and Young People SA, Youth Symposium Report: Tapping into our talents – Leading for our Future (2021)

2020:

Australian Migrant Resource Centre, Connecting Settlement and Community Services (CSCS) Forum (2020) – consultations with women, young people and ethnic leaders on challenges, learnings and opportunities during Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Australian Migrant Resource Centre and Commissioner for Children and Young People, Connecting Settlement and Community Services (CSCS) Forum (2020) – focusing on youth education and employment, followed by an open forum

Australian Migrant Resource Centre, Council of Migrant and Refugee Women of SA, Middle Eastern Communities Council of SA and African Communities Council of SA, International Women’s Day Forum: Sharing Our Achievements (2020) – women of migrant and refugee background coming together to celebrate their achievements

Australian Migrant Resource Centre and Settlement Council of Australia, Maximising AMEP and English Language Learning Consultation (2020) – consultation on the Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) and English language learning for newly arrived refugees and migrants

2019

Australian Migrant Resource Centre, Connecting Settlement and Community Services (CSCS) Forum (2019) – families and children themed roundtable to identify priority issues and areas to be addressed for new arrival families, followed by a report back

Australian Migrant Resource Centre, Connecting Settlement and Community Services (CSCS) Forum (2019) – focusing on the Settlement Engagement and Transition Support (SETS) Program, followed by an open forum

Australian Migrant Resource Centre, Connecting Settlement and Community Services (CSCS) Forum (2019) – focusing on understanding and engaging with the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)

Australian Migrant Resource Centre and Settlement Council of Australia, Ethnic Leaders Forum (2019) – ethnic and community leaders/ members contributing their advice towards the Governance Toolkit for community organisations being developed by SCoA and the AMRC

Australian Migrant Resource Centre, Council of Migrant and Refugee Women of SA, Middle Eastern Communities Council of SA, African Communities Council of SA and Myriad International Consulting Services, International Women’s Day Forum Report (2019)

Australian Migrant Resource Centre, White Ribbon Australia, Middle Eastern Communities Council of SA and African Communities Council of SA, Speak Out Against Family and Domestic Violence Forum (2019) – educating community and ethnic leaders/members regarding domestic and family violence, and providing them with an opportunity to learn about initiatives being taken to combat domestic and family violence by different communities.

2018:

Australian Migrant Resource Centre, Connecting Settlement and Community Services (CSCS) Forum (2018) – the first CSCS forum. The forum furthers connections between settlement, community services, and new and establishing communities to maximise the transition and engagement of mutual client groups in metropolitan Adelaide and regional South Australia.

Australian Migrant Resource Centre, Connecting Settlement and Community Services (CSCS) Forum (2018) – focusing on education

Australian Migrant Resource Centre, Connecting Settlement and Community Services (CSCS) Forum (2018) – sharing critical settlement and allied services information

Australian Migrant Resource Centre, Council of Migrant and Refugee Women of SA, Middle Eastern Communities Council of SA and African Communities Council of SA, International Women’s Day Forum and Launch of the Council of Migrant and Refugee Women of SA (CMRW) (2018)

Australian Migrant Resource Centre and Council of Migrant and Refugee Women of SA, Roundtable: Matters that Concern us (2018)

Australian Migrant Resource Centre and Multicultural Youth Link SA, Telling My Story (2018)

Australian Migrant Resource Centre and Multicultural Youth Link SA, Youth Roundtable (2018)

Australian Migrant Resource Centre and Commissioner for Children and Young People SA, Youth Symposium Report: Leading for our Future (2018)

2017:

Australian Migrant Resource Centre, Northern Adelaide Local Health Network, Migrant Health Service and SA Health, Embracing Health and Diversity Migrant and Refugee Health Forum (2017)

Australian Migrant Resource Centre and Settlement Council of Australia, Employment Innovation Forum (2017)

Australian Migrant Resource Centre, Information, Linkages and Capacity (ILC) Roundtable (2017) – community and ethnic leaders, people with a disability and carers, and services participated to identify issues and gaps, and pathways to participation in the NDIS

Australian Migrant Resource Centre and Middle Eastern Communities Council of SA, In Our Own Voices Forum (2017)

Australian Migrant Resource Centre and Department of Education and Child Development, The Role of the DECD in Effective Humanitarian Settlement (2017)

2016:

Australian Migrant Resource Centre and Department of Employment Navigating Employment Pathways Forum (2016)

Australian Migrant Resource Centre and Department for Communities and Social Inclusion, Stronger Families Forum (2016)

SCoA Triennial and International Conference, Settlement and Citizenship in Civil Society (2016) – the AMRC was privileged to be invited to direct this conference, held in Melbourne in May 2016 and attended by nearly 600 delegates. Delegates made a number of recommendations to inform the priorities of both SCoA and governments.