Philippine Australian Community Resource Directory

Archive for the ‘VIC – Filipino Clubs & Organisations’ Category

Bayanihan Australia Community Network Incorporated is a non-profit community organisation formed by a group of Filipinos and Australians who committed to work together as community partners to benefit local Filipino communities in Australia.

This group of independent individuals and organisations first came together in 2005 to discuss ways of meeting the changing needs of Filipino Australian families in suburban Melbourne and rural Victoria. It soon became apparent that for growth to start, each must take on the responsibility to be an agent of change- by preserving positive Filipino values, embracing our present home with other citizens of this country and by shaping together a shared future in the heart of Australia. The group formed informal partnerships to support one another’s associations; the young from Sunshine worked with older ones in Geelong; skills were shared; we learned to fundraise for projects to help Filipino, Maltese, Vietnamese and Sudanese youth alike. We found ourselves showing potential young leaders a different way of thinking, working with other groups, working with government and relating to the bigger world.

In 2007, the group formalised existing community connections by registering as an Incorporated Association with Consumer Affairs Victoria.

Bayanihan Australia Community Network Inc.
Level 7 City Village
225 Bourke Street
Melbourne VIC 3000

http://www.bayanihanaustralia.org/

Bahay Tuluyan Philippines Australia is an organisation committed to supporting the work of Bahay Tuluyan. Bahay Tuluyan Philippines is a Filipino non government organisation working for children in need of special protection through the promotion, protection and fulfillment of children’s rights

Clare Scerri (for general enquiries)
clare@aus.bahaytuluyan.org
21 Cooper st, Essendon, Vic 3040
Ph (03) 9337 2124
Fax 8600 1708

Bahay Tuluyan
info@bahaytuluyan.org
Bahay Tuluyan – Kibo Children’s Center
Barangay Masapang, Victoria, Laguna, Philippines
0011 63 917 827 6889

For more information, please visit their website,www.bahaytuluyan.org.

The Centre for Philippine Concerns – Australia is a national network of Filipino individuals and organisations in Australia committed to advancing the Filipino people’s interests. It was formally established in November 1991. The CPCA national office is located in Melbourne. There is also a Brisbane Branch office. There are CPCA members currently living in Victoria, Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Northern Territories and in the Philippines itself.

Centre for Philippine Concerns-Australia, Victoria Branch
Office Address: 186 Foster Street East Dandenong VIC 3175
(Inside Dandenong Citizens Advisory Bureau, Tom Houlahan Community Centre)
Tel: (03) 9791 8366
Fax: (03) 9792 2111
Website: www.cpcavictoria.org.au
Email: southeast.cpcavictoria@gmail.com
Email: eastern.cpcavictoria@gmail.com

Centre for Philippine Concerns-Australia, Brisbane Branch
Mail Address: Justice Place 84 Park Road Woolloongabba QLD 4102 AUSTRALIA
E-mail: cpcabrisbane@cpcabrisbane.org
Website: http://www.cpcabrisbane.org

Street Address: Phillipine-Australian Multipurpose Centre,
93 Cowper Street, Footscray 3011
Phone: 9687 9011
Melway Ref : 42 D7
Contact: Mrs Lucy Bunque
Contact – Phone: 9346 4211
Description: Umbrella group for six senior citizens’ organisations. Co-ordinates projects, trips and activities for seniors.
Eligibility: Filipino-Australian seniors from 50-80 years of age
Hours : Council meets first Wednesday of every month
Cost : $15 per year for each organisation
Disability Access: Wheelchair access

http://www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au/Directory/S2_Item.asp?Mkey=117&S3Key=83

Regardless of its name, the Filipino Students Association is open to students of ALL nationalities. Filipinos from Australia, Filipinos from the Philippines and abroad, local and international non- Filipino students with an interest in Filipino culture. Our aim as an organization is to promote the enjoyment and appreciation of Filipino culture, and to promote camaraderie and understanding between ethnic Filipinos and the larger international student body here in Melbourne. Our activities include informal get-togethers for members, participation in MUOSS activities such as the Festival of Nations through performances and the preparation and selling of Filipino food. We hope to promote an expanded membership for the future, and offering lessons in native dance as a forum for encouraging participation in the club.Filipino Students Association
Mailbox 10
First Floor, Union House
University of Melbourne VIC 3010mufsa.unimelb-at-yahoo.com.au
http://union.unimelb.edu.au/clubs/cultural#fil

The First Group of Filipinos.

The White Australia policy on immigration prior to 1970 allowed a very small trickle of Filipinos to live in Victoria. A small number of Filipino nursing students was also permitted under the Colombo Plan. It was after the state visit of the then Australian Prime Minister, Hon. Gough Whitlam, to the Philippines in 1973 that Filipinos began to come to Australia in great numbers. Filipino tradesmen and their families were the first biggest group to migrate under the newly relaxed policy on immigration. Filipinas in secretarial jobs comprised the next biggest group.
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~filipino/filihome.htm

Migrante Melbourne
Our mission is to motivate, organise and mobilise Filipinos in Victoria, strengthen Filipino identity and achievements and promote the rights and welfare of Filipino migrants in Australia.
http://www.migrante.org.au
By Post:PO Box 606 Laverton, Victoria Australia 3028
Email: melbourne@migrante.org.au
Telephone: (Local Call) 1300 3666 74
Attn: George Kotsakis, Chairperson

LUZVIMINDA
Association of Filipino Women in Victoria, Australia – helps and supports one another by way of referral, training, employment, family socials, get-together, welcoming new Filipino women and involvement in Filipino cultural events.
http://www.emanila.com/asn/luzviminda.htm

PhilAus.com is a directory of the Philippine community in Australia. We hope to help the Filipino communities around Australia connect providing an opportunity for more participation in cultural events. We consider this vital in preserving the Filipino heritage for future generation of Australians of Filipino background.

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