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Ethno Social Groups

Our social support groups program seek to encourage and support a healthy lifestyle for older people through physical activities, nutrition and emotional wellbeing.

Role in SMRCContact nameNumberEmail
Daughters of Jerusalem (co located)Garjung kui
Nyawarga Sham		0402 930 732
0469 546 227		gatjung2005@gmail.com
Daughters.org@gmail.com
Ventana Hispana (co located)Lucy Salinas
Margarita Rojas		0422 657 121
0400 117 175		lucyaliciasalinas@gmail.com
mdrojas57@gmail.com
Australian Hazaras Womens Friendship Network (AHWFN) (co located)Zakia Baig0469 952 341zakiabaig@yahoo.com
Advocacy for OROMIA
(co located)		Dabessa W. Gemalal0466 521 524advocacy4oromia@gmail.com
Hazara community
(volunteer/student)		Kazem Hazarahhazarah_k@yahoo.com
Victoria Afghan Ass Network (VAAN)Hamed Saberi
Nazir Yousafi		0438 895 728
0435 803 774		hamedsaberiau@hotmail.com
nazir.yousafi@gmail.com
NASIR (co located)Dodeng Puoch0401 592 543godingd@hotmail.com
Indonesian Womens Friendship Network (IWFN) (co located)Nika Suwarsih0412 476 998
0401 519 369		nikasuwarsih@gmail.com
Trish’s VolunteerVivienne Salvatore9704 6491vivienne@finewall.com.au
DC Personal carerIna Sakadjian0405 35 1547Vina47@optusnet.com.au
Community Support
Australian Croatian Community ServicesDanijela0414 363 263danijelaD@acccs.asn.au
rosie.jurina @accs.asn.au
Australian Filipino Community ServicesNorminda Forteza
Rennae Purcell		0409 687 651
0432 076 966		norminda.forteza@afcsvictoria.org.au
Rennae.purcell@afcsvictoria.org.au
Australian Multicultural CommunityMargaret Kolesidis
Kasham		margaretk@amcservices.org.au
kasham@amcservices.org.au
Australian Turkish AssociationFatma Faruk0414 597 872austurkish@bigpond.com
Bolton ClarkeRosemary
Rev. Sambath Ear		0408 819 956
rdraper@boltonclarke.com.au
Sear024@gmail.com
Chinese Community Social ServicesAda Poon
Dolly Huang		Ada.Poon@ccssci.org.au
Dolly.huang@ccssci.org.au
Croatian Catholic Welfare AssociationMiryana Baran
ccwa@alphalink.com.au
Finnish Friendly Visiting ServiceMaarit Moilanen0402 097 577ffvs@bigpond.com
Fronditha CareSofia Keretzidis
Mahi Xepepadakou		0414 339 085
0417 368 291		sofiak@fronditha.o
mahix@fronditha.org
Jewish CareJackie Lewinsohn
Gosia Kaczmarek
0419 040 093		Jlewinsohn@jewishcare.org.au
gkaczmarek@jewishcare.org.au
MicarePeter Kalathas
Lara Lau
0417 055 967		cbssc1@micare.com.au
Fmpas1@micare.com.au
Polish Community Care ServicesBozena Iwanowski
Ewa Kirzewski
Malgorzata Zuchowska		0406 492 215
0404 440 624
0409 143 512		Bozena.iwanowski@pccv.org.au
ewa.kirzewski@polcare.org.au
malgorzata.zuchowska@polcare.org.au
Russian Ethnic Representative CouncilAlex Abramoff
Faina Zilp		0419 519 027
alexander.abramoff@rerc.org.au
faina.zilp@rerc.org.au
Serbian Social Services & SupportOlga Stojic
Maya Trazivuk
0433 785 023		dandenong@iprimus.com.au
Serbian Welfare Association of VictoriaMarina Celebic
serbianwelfare@ozemail.com.au
info@serbiancommunity.org.au
Springvale Indo Chinese Mutual Assistance AssociationMydung Nguyenbicgresty@hotmail.com
St John of Kronstadt Russian Welfare SocietyMaria Eliam.elia@russianwelfare.org.au
Tamil Senior Citizens Fellowship of VictoriaSelliah Nallaih
Ratna
K. Sundaralingam		0412 315 303
0490 446 485
0434 163 530		ekanite1@bigpond.com
ratna1933@gmail.com
sundak@hotmail.com
Ventana HispanaLucy Salinas
Margarita Rojas
Nelida Ednaemis
0400 117 175
0413 230 035		lucyaliciasalinas@gmail.com
marojas57@gmail.com
Necnever@bigpond.net.au
Victorian Arabic Social Services VASSIman Allafimanaziz6@hotmail.com
Victorian Multi-ethnic Slavic Welfare AssociationMirjana Piljicinfo@slavicwelfare.com.au
Ceylonese Welfare AssociationMax Ludikinsmaxlud@bigpond.com
Australian Vietnamese Women’s AssociationCam Nguyen0411 747 541Cam.Nguyen@avwa.org.au
Indian Senior Citizens ForumAnand Some0414 494 155ashome@gmail.com