Statement of Purposes
The Statement of Purposes of AWECC are drawn from 'Clause 2' of its Constitution and Rules.
The Statement of Purposes of the Association is: -
2.1 The Albury-Wodonga Ethnic Communities Council is a member-driven community organisation, committed to empowering people from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds. The organisation focuses on advocating for local ethnic communities, improving access and equity, and promoting respect and community harmony.
2.2 The key objectives of the Association are as follows: -
a) To act as the advocacy and representative body in Albury-Wodonga for multicultural and ethnic communities in the formulation of, at all levels of government, policies, practices and funding opportunities that will contribute to both, equitable human-rights based outcomes and alleviation of social disadvantage and injustice for this cohort of peoples.
b) To encourage the full participation of Albury-Wodonga multicultural and ethnic communities within the social, economic, political and cultural life of Australia.
c) To promote awareness of the presence and needs of emerging communities and refugees amongst service providers and various levels of government.
d) To identify and address service delivery gaps in culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) service provision.
e) To assist with the advancement of community language education and support of related educational facilities for ethnic and refugee groups.
f) To advocate, plan for and assist with the relief of the needs of refugees and migrants at all stages of life.
g) To promote the positive aspects of multiculturalism and cultural diversity to the local community and throughout Victoria, New South Wales and Australia generally.
h) To facilitate and deliver such services as may be necessary to achieve any of the foregoing objectives.
The Statement of Purposes of the Association is: -
2.1 The Albury-Wodonga Ethnic Communities Council is a member-driven community organisation, committed to empowering people from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds. The organisation focuses on advocating for local ethnic communities, improving access and equity, and promoting respect and community harmony.
2.2 The key objectives of the Association are as follows: -
a) To act as the advocacy and representative body in Albury-Wodonga for multicultural and ethnic communities in the formulation of, at all levels of government, policies, practices and funding opportunities that will contribute to both, equitable human-rights based outcomes and alleviation of social disadvantage and injustice for this cohort of peoples.
b) To encourage the full participation of Albury-Wodonga multicultural and ethnic communities within the social, economic, political and cultural life of Australia.
c) To promote awareness of the presence and needs of emerging communities and refugees amongst service providers and various levels of government.
d) To identify and address service delivery gaps in culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) service provision.
e) To assist with the advancement of community language education and support of related educational facilities for ethnic and refugee groups.
f) To advocate, plan for and assist with the relief of the needs of refugees and migrants at all stages of life.
g) To promote the positive aspects of multiculturalism and cultural diversity to the local community and throughout Victoria, New South Wales and Australia generally.
h) To facilitate and deliver such services as may be necessary to achieve any of the foregoing objectives.
