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Translated information about the June restrictions

June 30, 2020
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The Victorian Government has translated audio messages, posters, and social media posts on the latest restrictions. Access the full stakeholder pack here.
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Celebrating Refugee Week: June 14 to June 20, 2020

June 03, 2020
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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.
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COVID-19 (coronavirus disease): resources, information and services

April 20, 2020
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Please visit the Victorian Refugee Health Network’s page for COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) resources, information and services.
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Changes to Status Resolution Support Services (SRSS) for people seeking asylum

April 30, 2018
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A new SRSS model will commence from the 1 May 2017. Over the coming months SRSS recipients will be notified about how this may impact them. SRSS providers have received the Operational Procedure Manual however there is no official information from the Department of Home Affairs for SR
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Health information transfer for new arrivals – update

March 23, 2018
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Last November, shortly after the Humanitarian Settlement Program (HSP) contract commenced, health services noticed that health information was not being transferred as regularly as under the previous contract. Health services raised serious concern with the Department of Social Servic
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‘Final Departure’ Bridging E Visa for people seeking asylum who have been transferred from Nauru or PNG for medical care

October 03, 2017
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Please see below for information relating to the ‘final departure’ Bridging E Visa.  The Department of Immigration and Border Protection have made a decision to issue people seeking asylum who have been transferred from Nauru or Papua New Guinea for medical care, and who have been liv
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Previous test results accepted by DIBP for health examination requests for people seeking asylum

July 05, 2017
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Our March-April 2017 eBulletin highlighted that since late 2016 the Department of Immigration and Border Protection have been sending letters to people seeking asylum requesting health examinations as part of the legacy caseload processing.  Read more HERE These letters stipulate that
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Announcement of regions for Safe Haven Enterprise Visas (SHEV)

October 28, 2016
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The Victorian Government announced in October that it had reached an agreement with the Australian Government to allow people holding SHEVs to live in nominated regions in Victoria. Areas currently considered part of regional Australia for the SHEV arrangements are available on the De
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New funding for refugee and asylum seeker health and wellbeing in Victoria

September 23, 2016
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The Minister for Health, Jill Hennessy and Minister for Mental Health, Martin Foley yesterday announced $11 million in funding for health and mental health services to support the resettlement of people from refugee backgrounds and people seeking asylum in Victoria. Victoria expects t
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Foundation House statement regarding people transferred by Australia to Papua New Guinea & Nauru

September 02, 2016
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The Victorian Refugee Health Network is auspiced by the Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture (Foundation House). Foundation House has released a statement expressing deep concern about the plight of people transferred by Australia to Papua New Guinea & Nauru. Foundation H
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