Welcome to the Victorian Refugee Health Network.
We work to develop responsive health service systems that meet the needs of people from refugee backgrounds, including asylum seekers.
The Victorian Refugee Health Network (the Network) welcomes expressions of interest (EoI) from interested parties who have experience working with people of refugee background and people seeking asylum to join the Network’s executive group. The Network facilitates coordination and col
Northern Suburbs outbreak information – Audio information available in Punjabi, Hindi, Arabic, Oromo, Samoan, Somali, Farsi, Turkish, Urdu: Punjabi Hindi Arabic Oromo Samoan Somali Farsi Turkish Urdu Students and families from East Preston Islamic College and Croxton Sch
The Department of Health and Human Services website has translated information and health advice. This includes summary information about the steps towards COVID Normal. For a list of languages available, visit the DHHS website here.
In great news for regional Victoria, from 11.59pm today regional communities will progress to the third step of the reopening roadmap, with a relaxation of some restrictions. This easing of restrictions comes after a 14-day average of 3.6 cases and with no mystery cases.
The Victorian Government continues to produce multilingual campaigns with key COVID-19 messages. Now available: New! Get Tested Videos: Available in 28 languages. Please share with your Networks. Community Ambassador videos available in 36 languages: Stay safe during Stage 4 restrict
A $450 support payment from the Victorian Government available to workers who must stay home from work while they await their COVID test results. For more information about eligibility and how to access, please see the DHHS website https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/employee-isolation-paymen
Resources on wearing a mask or face covering Department of Health and Human Services – Translated stakeholder pack – Mandatory Face Masks Victorian Chief Health Officer’s video about face masks into 14 different languages. These are subtitled in-language. World Health Orga
The Victorian Government has developed a stakeholder pack with translated information about the most recent Stay at Home restrictions for Melbourne and Mitchell Shire Click to access Stakeholder-Pack-13JULY2020.pdf
The Victorian Government has translated audio messages, posters, and social media posts on the latest restrictions. Access the full stakeholder pack here.
The Refugee Week 2020 theme is ‘Celebrating the Year of Welcome’. Refugee week is an opportunity to celebrate positive contributions made by people of refugee background to Australian society. In 2020, Refugee Week will be moving online to ensure we can celebrate safely.