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VU INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY ETHNICITY AND POLICY ALTERNATIVES ANNUAL REPORT 1

02 Mission

02 Director’s Report

02 Personnel

02 Activities and Achievements

02 4.1 Research activities

02 4.2 Publications

02 4.3 Events

02 4.4 Communication

02 4.5 Other achievements

02 Key Performance Indicators 2008

02 Financial Information

02 Forward Projections

02 Aims and Forward Projections

02 Strategic and Operational Plan

CONTENTS

2 VU INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY ETHNICITY AND POLICY ALTERNATIVES ANNUAL REPORT

We work towards social transformation and social inclusion by enhancing the capacity of individuals and social, educational and economic systems in organisations, communities and nations through designing and implementing innovative policy solutions to meet the challenges of social exclusion resulting from social, cultural and economic inequalities.

MISSION


2008 has been an exciting and tumultuous year for ICEPA.We worked within our strategic focus areas of cultural diversity, social inclusion/exclusion, health and international development.

We have had exciting projects with highlights including:• A discussion paper on the future of multiculturalism for

the Victorian Government• A health capacity building project in Fiji• An education project in East Timor• A cultural competence in health project for the Victorian

Government• Research on domestic and family violence in culturally

diverse societies for the Queensland Government• Racism projects

Academic teams from across Victoria University have been involved in these projects and have delivered fantastic outcomes for our stakeholders. The projects have resulted in rewarding partnerships locally, nationally and internationally.

2008 also saw the awarding of three postdoctoral fellowships that focus on:• Information communication technology use by and for culturally

diverse communities to improve health and well being• Employment discrimination in the public and private sectors

across Australia, Canada and New Zealand• The intersections of English language testing for citizenship

and the politics of exclusion in Australia

DIRECTOR’SREPORT

Professor Hurriyet Babacan

We are able to work closely with our academic colleagues from across Victoria University who have provided intellectual and practical supervision to our fellows. Special thanks go to Professor Helen Borland and Associate Professor Santina Bertone for their ongoing commitment and support with the postdoctoral fellows.

The year also witnessed a change of leadership at ICEPA with the departure of ICEPA’s Director Associate Professor Danny Ben-Moshe who was the founding Director of ICEPA since its inception in 2004. I wish to acknowledge Danny’s contribution, and wish him well in his new role within Victoria University. Danny remains a key research associate with ICEPA in leading our diaspora research.

Additionally, thanks are due to ICEPA staff who are committed to our vision and have demonstrated this by dedication and hard work.

As we head full steam into 2009 we can look forward to challenging and rewarding times. ICEPA will continue to work towards social transformation and social inclusion to address exclusion resulting from social, cultural and economic inequalities through designing and implementing innovative policy solutions, by enhancing the capacity of social, educational and economic systems in organisations, communities and nations, and providing an evidence base to the complex challenges of a globalising world.

PROFESSOR

HURRIYET BABACAN


PERSONNEL

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DANNY BEN-MOSHEDIRECTORPhD Melbourne, BA, LONDON

MR MOSESE WAQAPACIFIC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICERGradDipEnvStudies Monash, BA USP

Danny has published widely on issues of racism, identity and diasporas. He is the coeditor of the book ‘Israel, the Diaspora and Identity’ (Sussex Academic Press, 2007). In 2008, Danny was awarded an Australian Research Council Linkage grant for a three year study on comparative diasporas. Danny has worked in the community sector as the director of the Australian anti-racism non-government organisation (NGO) the B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission, and as the director of the Israel offi ce of the British Israel Public Affairs Centre. Danny is a documentary fi lm maker, and co-produced and directed the fi lm The Buchenwald Ball (SBS, 2006).

Mosese’s research focuses on Pacifi c Islands’ development. He is a graduate of the Geneva-based United Nations Institute for Training and Research and has over 15 years of international development experience in multilateral technical cooperation and policy development and implementation. Mosese has lectured at Central Queensland University and has been a guest lecturer at Monash and Deakin Universities. He was an Asialink leadershop Fellow in 2007. He is the Chair for the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Confl ict (GPPAC) Steering Group in the Pacifi c.

Hurriyet has over 20 years of experience in the higher education, public and community sectors. She has an extensive list of peer-reviewed national and international publications (books, journals and chapters) including two publications for UNESCO. She is engaged as a consultant to government, industry and community agencies in Australia and overseas. Hurriyet’s contribution to academic and public life is recognised through a number of awards including: the Bicentenary Medal awarded by the Prime Minister (2002); the Queensland Finalist Telstra Business Women’s Awards (public and community sector category) (2003); and the Multicultural Services Award from the Premier of Queensland (1999).

A professional writer, proof-reader and editor, Allyson started her career as a bilingual broadcaster in New Zealand. This led to over a decade in the community media sector in Australia as a broadcaster, writer, producer, trainer and programmer. Moving from radio to print, Allyson worked as an editor and proof-reader for publishers and academic and business clients in Victoria. Now specialising in web content writing and editing, Allyson came to ICEPA in 2008 after working with a range of businesses and government agencies and VU’s International and Creative Industries areas.

Joanne’s main research interests are women’s policy, equity in employment and education, diversity management and wellbeing research, with a focus on women’s under-representation in non-traditional employment and training. Joanne’s PhD research extended this interest with a focus on women in higher education and why women continue to be under-represented in senior academic roles. She has broad experience in state government and the education sector. Joanne has been a researcher at VU since 2001, having been General Manager of the Access Training and Employment Centre and lecturer at the School of Leisure, Tourism and Community Studies at Sydney’s University of Technology.

Gurjeet brings over 20 years of experience of working in Australian and overseas universities in academic and senior management roles. Sheobtained a BSc (Hons) and MSc from Punjab Agriculture University, India,and PhD and MBA (Executive) from University of New England (NSW) and Massey University (New Zealand), respectively. She has publishedextensively in the areas of social sciences and business management.

PROFESSOR HURRIYET BABACANPhD CSU, MA RMIT, BSocWork RMIT, MPrelimEco LaTrobe, BCom, Melbourne

MS ALLYSON GRIFFITHCOMMUNICATIONS OFFICERBA Swinburne

MS JOANNE PYKESENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW (RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT)MA VicUni, BA PIT

DOCTOR GURJEET GILLINSTITUTE MANAGERPhD UNE, MBA MU, BSc (Hons) MSc PAU


DOCTOR BEN O’MARA POST DOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW, VICTORIA UNIVERSITYPhD Deakin, BA (HONS) DeakinBen’s postdoctoral work builds on a VicHealth Discovery Project that researches the innovative uses and application of information technology in communicating messages of health and community wellbeing to culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities. His research is informed by his practical experience of working with CALD communities at VU, and as a freelance writer and independent fi lmmaker. Of particular importance to Ben’s work is the exploration of community and participatory driven models for the use and application of technology that has an explicit and tacit understanding of cultural knowledge when working with people of other cultures.

Beata’s recently published PhD, which received the magna cum laude at Viadrina European University, focused on migration movements and multiculturalism in Australia. Beata is currently working on employment discrimination against culturally and linguistically diverse groups nationally and internationally, with focus on the public sector. Beata’s Masters thesis explored immigration and multiculturalism in Australia. Beata has worked as a researcher at Melbourne University, Monash University and Victoria University, and internationally at the European University Viadrina; and has taught Polish at the CAE in Melbourne, and German at Cooltura Konfl iktu, Slubice, Poland. She is the recipient of several awards and scholarships.

Sue has worked for VU for over 15 years in fi nance and administrative roles. Sue specialises in information analysis and offi ce systems management. Sue has been with ICEPA in an administrative capacity for three years, responsible for ICEPA’s offi ce infrastructure.

DOCTOR BEATA LEUNERPOST DOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW,VICTORIA UNIVERSITYMSocCulSci EUV, MGermStud UW, IntCertIBA EUV

PROFESSOR ELAINE MARTIN PhD MA Lancaster, Cert. London, PGCertEdu, Staffordshire, BA Keele

Elaine’s recent work focuses on narratives of identity, particularly identity challenged by life-threatening events. Elaine is currently engaged in two narrative research projects: one on the refl ections and experience of retiring academics, and a second on women’s experience of breast reconstruction following mastectomy. She has more than eight refereed publications, four edited books and one sole authored book. As Director of Graduate Research at VU (2001–08) Elaine developed and championed the ‘creative’ research degree. She has edited and contributed to two volumes on this topic. She is a founder and currently Chair of Narrative Network Australia.

Ilma supervised ICEPA PhD candidate Anthony Capello whose work explored the BA Santamaria, culture, descent and the social exclusion of Italian-Australians. She previously worked on the ’Australian Italians Records Project’ which aimed to document the Italian story in Australia by making historical data available online, and the ARC Linkage Project at Latrobe University ‘Enemy Aliens: The internments of Italian emigrants in Australia during the Second World War’.

DOCTOR ILMA MARTINUZZI O’BRIENPhD La Trobe, TeachCert KelGrQld, BA (Hons) ANU

MRS SUE BUTTERWORTHADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Finex is working on the project ‘The Intersections of English Language Testing for Citizenship and the Politics of Exclusion in Australia’. His thesis was on nationalism, hegemony and the socio-politics of language marginalisation in postcolonial Zimbabwe, following on from a Master of Arts in African languages and literature. Finex has close to 10 years of higher education teaching and research experience. He has held academic positions at Midlands State University, Zimbabwe Open University and Monash University.

DOCTOR FINEX NDHLOVU PhD Monash, GradDipEd ZOU, MA BA (Hons) UZ, CertSupMan ZIM

ADJUNCT STAFF


RESEARCH ASSOCIATES

NAME POSITION SCHOOL/DEPT FACULTYDr Paul Adams Senior Lecturer Communication and the Arts Arts, Education and Human DevelopmentDr Jocelyn Angus Senior Lecturer Social Sciences and Psychology Arts, Education and Human DevelopmentDr Kiriakos Antonas Associate Professor Biomed and Health Science Health, Engineering and ScienceMr Paul Ashton Teacher Arts and Prep Portfolio Language and LearningProfessor Jill Astbury Professor Social Sciences and Psychology Arts, Education and Human DevelopmentDr Steve Bakalis Senior Lecturer Economics and Finance Business and LawMr Jean-Paul Baldacchino Research Fellow Social Sciences and Psychology Arts, Education and Human DevelopmentMs Margaret Barkley Manager Higher Education

Quality Information and PlanningOffi ce of PVC (Institutional Services) Offi ce of PVC

Ms Penny Bassett Lecturer Management and Information Systems Business and LawMr Scott Beattie Senior Lecturer School of Law Business and LawMr John Bentley Senior Lecturer Information Systems Business and LawMr Robert Bergami Senior Lecturer Economics and Finance Business and LawAssociate Professor Santina Bertone

Associate Dean Research and Training

Offi ce of the Dean Business and Law

Dr Anne Binkley Senior Lecturer Sport and Exercise Science Arts, Education and Human DevelopmentMs Victoria Borg Lecturer Hospitality, Tourism and Marketing Business and LawProfessor Helen Borland Director Offi ce of Postgraduate Research DVC Research and RegionMs Robyn Broadbent Senior Lecturer Education-Arts Arts, Education and Human DevelopmentDr Barbara Brook Adjunct Associate Professor Communication and the Arts Arts, Education and Human DevelopmentMr Stephen Burgess Senior Lecturer Management and Information Systems Business and LawDr Marcelle Cacciattolo Senior Lecturer Education-Arts Arts, Education and Human DevelopmentMs Caterina Cafarella Lecturer Communication and the Arts Arts, Education and Human DevelopmentMs Cathryn Carpenter Lecturer Education-Arts Arts, Education and Human DevelopmentDr Imogen Chen Lecturer Communication and the Arts Arts, Education and Human DevelopmentProfessor Colin Clark Executive Dean Offi ce of the Dean Business and LawDr Bronwyn Cran Head of School Communication and the Arts Arts, Education and Human DevelopmentProfessor Phillip Deery Professor Social Sciences and Psychology Arts, Education and Human DevelopmentDr Jamie Doughney Senior Lecturer Economics and Finance Business and LawMs Donna Dwyer Senior Lecturer Communication and the Arts Arts, Education and Human DevelopmentMs Ronnie Egan Lecturer Social Sciences and Psychology Arts, Education and Human DevelopmentDr Gordon Emmerson Adjunct Senior Lecturer Social Sciences and Psychology Arts, Education and Human DevelopmentAssociate Professor Adrian Fisher

Associate Professor Social Sciences and Psychology Arts, Education and Human Development

Dr Enza Gandolfo Lecturer Communication and the Arts Arts, Education and Human DevelopmentMs Romana Garma Lecturer Hospitality, Tourism and Marketing Business and LawMr Peter Gill Lecturer Social Sciences and Psychology Arts, Education and Human DevelopmentDr Marty Grace Associate Professor Social Sciences and Psychology Arts, Education and Human DevelopmentMs Anne Graham Senior Lecturer Social Sciences and Psychology Arts, Education and Human DevelopmentMs Heather Gridley Senior Lecturer Social Sciences and Psychology Arts, Education and Human DevelopmentAssociate Professor Michele Grossman

Associate Dean Research and Training

Offi ce of the Dean of Arts Arts, Education and Human Development

Professor Michael Hamel-Green Executive Dean Offi ce of the Dean of Arts Arts, Education and Human DevelopmentMs Inka Havrila Senior Lecturer Economics and Finance Business and LawDr Helen Hill Senior Lecturer Social Sciences and Psychology Arts, Education and Human DevelopmentDr Colin Hocking Senior Research Fellow Institute for Sustainability and Innovation DVC Research and RegionAssociate Professor Katie Hughes

Associate Dean Teaching and Learning

Offi ce of the Dean of Arts Arts, Education and Human Development

Dr Alistair Inglis Senior Lecturer Innovation, Learning and Teaching PVC Teaching and LearningMr Andrew Jago Lecturer Social Sciences and Psychology Arts, Education and Human DevelopmentMr Robert Jovanovic Lecturer Management and Information Systems Business and LawDr Wally Karnilowicz Senior Lecturer Social Sciences and Psychology Arts, Education and Human DevelopmentMs Pandora Kay Lecturer Hospitality, Tourism and Marketing Business and Law


NAME POSITION SCHOOL/DEPT FACULTYDr Marion Kostanski Senior Lecturer Social Sciences and Psychology Arts, Education and Human DevelopmentMs Jane Landman Senior Lecturer Communication and the Arts Arts, Education and Human DevelopmentDr John Langer Associate Professor Communication and the Arts Arts, Education and Human DevelopmentMs Jennifer Laurence Lecturer Social Sciences and Psychology Arts, Education and Human DevelopmentMs Raquel Licciardi Lecturer Management and Information Systems Business and LawDr Aiying Ma Lecturer Communication and the Arts Arts, Education and Human DevelopmentMs Jane Madden Senior Lecturer Communication and the Arts Arts, Education and Human DevelopmentMs Helen Madden-Hallett Lecturer Hospitality, Tourism and Marketing Business and LawDr Marg Malloch Senior Lecturer Education-Arts Arts, Education and Human DevelopmentDr Karen Manning Senior Lecturer Management and Information Systems Business and LawDr John Martino Lecturer Education-Arts Arts, Education and Human DevelopmentMr Mario Miranda Senior Lecturer Economics and Finance Business and LawMs Romana Morda Lecturer Social Sciences and Psychology Arts, Education and Human DevelopmentMr Charles Mphande Lecturer Communication and the Arts Arts, Education and Human DevelopmentProfessor Michael Muetzelfeldt Professor Management and Information Systems Business and LawAssociate Professor David McCallum

Associate Professor Social Sciences and Psychology Arts, Education and Human Development

Ms Patricia McLean Lecturer Social Sciences and Psychology Arts, Education and Human DevelopmentMr Tuan Nguyen Lecturer Communication and the Arts Arts, Education and Human DevelopmentProfessor Carolyn Noble Professor Social Sciences and Psychology Arts, Education and Human DevelopmentDr Keis Ohtsuka Senior Lecturer Social Sciences and Psychology Arts, Education and Human DevelopmentAssociate Professor Barry O’Mahoney

Associate Professor Hospitality, Tourism and Marketing Business and Law

Dr Theo Papadopoulos Associate Dean Teaching and Learning

Offi ce of the Dean Business and Law Business and Law

Professor Robert Pascoe Professor and Dean Laureate Social Sciences and Psychology Arts, Education and Human DevelopmentDr Amanda Pearce Associate Director Language and Learning Offi ce of PVC TLSMr Michael Pearlman Senior Lecturer Hospitality, Tourism and Marketing Business and LawMs Lisa Pizaro Lecturer Communication and the Arts Arts, Education and Human DevelopmentMr Adrian Ramp Lecturer Management and Information Systems Business and LawMs Jeannie Rea Deputy Dean Offi ce of the Dean of Arts Arts, Education and Human DevelopmentMr Stefan Schutt Senior Educator Work-based Education Research Centre DVC and Director TAFEMr Peter Shackleton Senior Lecturer Management and Information Systems Business and LawAssociate Professor Jenny Sharples

Head of School Social Sciences and Psychology Arts, Education and Human Development

Mr Sharif Shuja Lecturer Social Sciences and Psychology Arts, Education and Human DevelopmentDr Christopher Sonn Senior Lecturer Social Sciences and Psychology Arts, Education and Human DevelopmentMr Michael Spisto Lecturer Law Business and LawDr Julie Stephens Senior Lecturer Social Sciences and Psychology Arts, Education and Human DevelopmentAnnamarie Schuller Economics and Finance Business and LawDr Ian Syson Senior Lecturer Communication and the Arts Arts, Education and Human DevelopmentDr Masae Takeuchi Lecturer Communication and the Arts Arts, Education and Human DevelopmentAssociate Professor Arthur Tatnall

Associate Professor Management and Information Systems Business and Law

Associate Professor Graham Thorpe

Professor School of Engineering and Science Health, Engineering and Science

Dr Alan Tucker Senior Lecturer Social Sciences and Psychology Arts, Education and Human DevelopmentMs Deborah Tyler Associate Dean International Offi ce of the Dean of Arts Arts, Education and Human DevelopmentMs Leanne White Lecturer Hospitality, Tourism and Marketing Business and LawMs Leticia Worley Lecturer Communicaton, Culture and Arts Arts, Education and Human DevelopmentProfessor Nicola Yelland Professor Education of Arts Arts, Education and Human DevelopmentMs Christabel Zhang Lecturer Economics and Finance Business and LawDr Segu Zuhair Senior Lecturer Economics and Finance Business and Law


STUDENTS

ANTHONY CAPELLODOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY CANDIDATEMA VicUniAnthony is completing his doctorate, ‘To be or not to be an Italian: the notion of social exclusion in Australia and in the Australian Catholic Church with particular reference to B.A. Santamaria.’ His Master’s thesis was about the Italian chaplain to the Melbourne Catholic Community, Father Ugo Modotti.

He has published several articles and contributed to several chapters in books, including the Australian Dictionary of Biography. Anthony is a publisher, and has published 12 books in the last twelve months, including ‘Enemy Aliens: The internments of Italian emigrants in Australia during the Second World War’.

Dzavid completed his PhD at ICEPA in 2008. His doctoral thesis explored the history of the Bosnian Muslim community in Australia, focusing on settlement experience in Victoria. He has written widely on Bosnian Islamic history, the Bosnian Muslim community in Australia, and cultural diversity in the form of formal academic works, a range of books, media and in seminar contributions. Dzavid has also worked as a reporter for a Bosnian SBS radio program, and as a journalist for Bosnian community newspapers.

DZAVID HAVERIC PhD VicUni, MA Deakin, AdvDipMan Gordon

MR BRIAN FAIRMANMBA DipTeachTrain, VicUni, BA Monash, BEd, DipEd La Trobe Brian is a PhD student whose thesis title is ‘Looking for a way out? An examination of the role of skills development and training and its impact on aid practices and their development outcomes, with particular reference to Indonesia and Timor-Leste’. Brian has extensive experience in the securing and management of large national and international research, development and training programs in the Asia- Pacifi c region, with a particular focus on Indonesia and Timor-Leste. He has extensive experience in the development of training materials and curriculum for diverse training markets, particularly the international markets.

Mimmie is a lecturer in community health in the Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science at VU. Her major research interests include health and diversity, social inclusion, teenage pregnancy, refugee health, women’s health (migrant women), African culture and health and female genital mutilation. She is a member of the Royal College of Nursing Australia (RCNA) and the Nurses Board of Victoria. She is completing her PhD at ICEPA and the focus of her study is contraception, teenage pregnancy and African-Australian girls with a refugee background in greater Melbourne.

MS MIMMIE NGUM CHIRN, MPH Melbourne


ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES1 Babacan, Domestic and Family Violence in CALD

Communities, Department of Communities (Qld), $88,000 (2007–8)

2 Babacan, Rouse, Lopez, Edwards, Management development training for the Fijian health system, JTA International, $138,000 (2008)

3 Babacan and Fairman, Strengthening Educational Management Systems in East Timor, AusAid, $231,000 (2008)

4 Babacan, Deagan, Au, Review of Current Cultural and Linguistic Diversity and Cultural Competence Reporting Requirements, Minimum Standards and Benchmarks for Victorian Health Services, Department of Health Services, $100,000 (2008)

5 Babacan and Ben-Moshe, Multicultural Policy Discussion Paper, Victorian Multicultural Commission (VMC), $20,000 (2008)

6 Babacan, Borland and O’Mara, ICT Use and Access in CALD Communities for Communicating on Health and Community Wellbeing, VicHealth, $75,000 (2008–9)

7 Babacan and others, Constructing Regionally Appropriate Anti-Racism Strategies in Australia, ARC Linkage (administered by University of Newcastle), (2008–10).

8 Babacan and others, Measuring Cultural Competence, Victorian Department of Human Services, $100,000 (2008)

9 Ben-Moshe (CI), Comparative Diasporas in Australia, ARC Linkage, $285,000 (2008–11)

10 Ben-Moshe, Cacilotto, Zuhair, Harevic, Babacan, Multifaith Policy in Victoria, Victorian Multicultural Commission, $75,000 (2008)

11 Bertone, Babacan and others, Research into the Effect of Work Choices on Vulnerable Workers and Jobseekers, JobWatch, $22,568 (2007–08)

12 Borland and Mphande, Understanding Language and Literacy Usage in African Language Communities Emerging in Victoria, VMC, $14,983 (2007–8)

13 Grossman and others, Don’t Go There: Young People’s Perspectives on Community Safety and Youth Policing, Victorian Police, $99,060 (2007–8)

14 Pyke, Grossman and others, Evaluation of the Refugee Brokerage Program, VMC, $75,000 (2008)


PUBLICATIONS

REFEREED ARTICLESBabacan, Hurriyet and Alperhan Babacan (2008) Detention Downunder: New Directions in the Detention of Asylum Seekers in Australia. Review of International Law and Politics 4 (15): 137–148

CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS – REFEREED PROCEEDINGSBabacan, Hurriyet (2008) Addressing Denial: The First Step in Responding to Racism. The Complexities of Racism: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Racisms in the New World Order. Ed(s) Hurriyet Babacan, Narayan Gopalkrishnan. University of the Sunshine Coast, Caloundra, Queensland, Australia. 6–7 December 2007. 20–29

O’Mara, Benjamin (2008) Deconstructing White Masculine Privilege: Racism, Cultural Diversity and Creative Writing. The Complexities of Racism: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Racisms in the New World Order. Ed(s) Hurriyet Babacan, Narayan Gopalkrishnan. University of the Sunshine Coast, Caloundra, Queensland, Australia. 6–7 December, 2007. 145–154

COMMISSIONED REPORTSBabacan, H. and Fairman, B. (2008) Management Systems in Education in Timor Leste, Project Report, Ausaid, Melbourne.

Babacan, H., and Ben-Moshe, D. (2008) Multicultural Affairs in Victoria: a discussion paper for a new policy, Victorian Multicultural Commission, Melbourne.

Ben-Moshe, D., Babacan, H. Cacciattolo M., and Zuhair S. (2008) Promoting Multifaith and Multicultural Harmony in Victoria, Victorian Multicultural Commission, Melbourne.

Pyke, J. and Grossman, M. (2008), Evaluation of the Refugee Brokerage Program, Victorian Multicultural Commission, Melbourne.

Bertone, S. and Leuner, B. (2008) ‘Immigrant and refugee women in the service industries’. Working Well newsletter. Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health. 8–13.


EVENTShttp://www.vu.edu.au/Research/Institutes/ICEPA/Events/index.aspx

ICEPA holds a range of events each year focussing on issues related to ICEPA’s core area of research activity: cultural diversity.

ICEPA events include seminars, forums and conferences, and provide spaces for exploring and debating new community and policy ideas and directions. Speakers are drawn from a wide range of ICEPA associates, government, NGOs and community groups. We aim to foster cross-disciplinary and cross-sectoral conversations about new directions in research, learning and engagement.

ICEPA events receive a high level of publicity generated from internal and external communications, including the ICEPA eNewsletter and website. ICEPA’s well-attended events are often featured in local and metropolitan print media such as The Age and on radio stations such as Radio National, ABC local radio, 3AW, Triple R and other community stations. ICEPA events are highly practical in that they highlight and disseminate knowledge resources such as reports, articles and other materials produced from ICEPA research activities to communities, academia and other key stakeholders.

ICEPA event objectives include:• Profi ling ICEPA research, staff, associates and higher degree by

research students• Creating a space for discussion of and timely response to key

issues within ICEPA’s research and training focus• Providing an opportunity to bring together ICEPA staff,

associates, funding and community stakeholders/partners• Providing a means for community engagement• Creating an intellectual space for the ICEPA community to come

together and share ideas, network and collaborate• Publicising and disseminating ICEPA reports, publications and

other knowledge resources.

ICEPA EVENT HISTORYThe ICEPA ‘New Schools of Thought’ forums began in 2006 and were focused on ICEPA’s three major areas of activity: cultural diversity (including racism, diasporas and refugees), community strengthening and Pacifi c Islands (see Appendix 2).

These events covered topics such as: • ‘Building Partnerships Between Community, Government and

Agency Networks’• ‘Mediating Diasporas: Representations of the Homeland in

Chinese, Vietnamese, Italian and Spanish Media in Australia’ • ‘Exploring Pacifi c Islander and Australian Indigenous

Connections’.

The forums were popular and well-received, and included a mix of speakers, followed by drinks and fi nger food to allow time to network through more informal conversations and dialogues. On average, around 50 people including VU staff, higher research degree (HDR) students, community members and other key stakeholders attended each forum. The forums were organised by ICEPA and held with the support of the Postgraduate Research Unit at Victoria University, A Fairer West Planning Group, and the Victoria University Pacifi c Network.

ICEPA has continued to run its New School of thought seminar series which regularly attract about 20 VU staff and are often presented by VU staff who are ICEPA associates. Seminars for 2008 are:


ICEPA EVENTS FEATURING INTERNAL PRESENTERS (2008)

EVENT DATE PRESENTERS

Communicating with Victoria’s Emerging African Language Communities: Issues and Responses

27 June Professor Helen Borland, Professor in the School of Communication, Culture and Languages and Associate Dean International in the Faculty of Arts, Education and Human Development, VU

Charles H.B. Mphande, Lecturer, School of Social Science, Faculty of Arts, Education and Human Development, VU

Symposium: Pacifi c Islands Migration and Labour Mobility: Issues and Responses

6 August Professor John McCallum, Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education Programs), VU

Professor Hurriyet Babacan, Professor of Social and Cultural Development, ICEPA, VU

Mr Mosese Waqa, Pacifi c Research and Development Offi cer, ICEPA, VU

Don’t Go There: Safety, Community and Racism for Young Sudanese and Pacifi c Islanders in Melbourne’s West

3 October Associate Professor Michele Grossman, Associate Dean (Research and Research Training) in the Faculty of Arts, Education and Human Development, VU

ICEPA Postdoctoral Research Program 17 October Dr Finex Ndhlovu, Dr Ben O’Mara, Dr Beata Leuner, Post doctorate fellows, ICEPA, VU

Refugees, Identity and Media 31 October Anne Harris, PhD student, VU

Work Choices: Impact on Vulnerable Workers and Job Seekers in Victoria

14 November Associate Professor Santina Bertone, Associate Dean Research and Training, Faculty of Business and Law, VU

Professor Hurriyet Babacan, ICEPA, VU

Virtual Worlds: Aspects of the New Media and the Widening Social and Digital Divides

21 November Dr John Martino, School of Education, VU

ICEPA EVENTS 2008 FEATURING EXTERNAL PRESENTERS

EVENT DATE PRESENTERS

Environmental Cooperation as a Tool for Building Peace: Israel and the Palestinians

11 July Ilana Meallem, Project Manager, Arava Institute for Environmental Studies, Israel

Muttasim Abu El Hawa, Project Coordinator of the Water and Environment Department, Israel-Palestine Center for Research and Information

Symposium: Pacifi c Islands Migration and Labour Mobility: Issues and Responses

6 August Hon. Duncan Kerr, SC MP Parliamentary Secretary for Pacifi c Islands Affairs, will give the keynote address. This will be followed by a group of panellists, and a session for questions and discussion. The panellists are:

Mr Nic Maclellan, International Research Associate, Institute for Research, Swinburne University

Dr Fei’ iloakitau Kaho Tevi, Secretary for the Pacifi c Council of Churches, World Council of Churches Pacifi c Desk, Suva, Fiji

Ms Alison Tate, International Offi cer, Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU)

Mr Cawley Hennings, Policy Offi cer – Workplace Relations, National Farmers Federation (Australia)

Ms Gaye Tripodi, Horticultural Producer, Swan Hill, Victoria


COMMUNICATIONS

ICEPA publicises and generates interest around ICEPA research and activities through the ICEPA website (www.vu.edu.au/icepa), ICEPA eNewsletter and ICEPA eAlerts.

ICEPA WEBSITEwww.vu.edu.au/icepa

The ICEPA website profi les:• ICEPA research

http://www.vu.edu.au/Research/Institutes/ICEPA/Research_Areas/Social_and_Cultural_Diversity/indexdl_80766.aspx

• projects http://www.vu.edu.au/Research/Institutes/ICEPA/Research_Areas/Social_and_Cultural_Diversity/indexdl_80766.aspx

• staff http://www.vu.edu.au/Research/Institutes/ICEPA/Staff/index.aspx

and• associates

http://www.vu.edu.au/Research/Institutes/ICEPA/Staff/index.aspx

Website users are able to access specifi c information concerning projects, details of the staff involved, and also download reports, articles, presentations, links and other materials related to ICEPA work.

For example, on the completion of the ICEPA evaluation ‘Refugee Relocation to Rural and Regional Areas’, the report based on this research was made available for download from the ICEPA website: http://www.vu.edu.au/Research/Institutes/ICEPA/Research_Areas/Social_and_Cultural_Diversity/Refugees/Relocation/indexdl_80859.aspx.

ICEPA events are not only promoted via the ICEPA front page (www.vu.edu.au/icepa) and the ICEPA Events Calendar (http://www.vu.edu.au/Research/Institutes/ICEPA/Events/index.aspx), but are also profi led individually, with specifi c event pages featuring comprehensive wrap-ups of key issues and themes discussed.

ICEPA receives continual feedback on its research and activities via its website. New research projects are currently being negotiated with international and national partners as a result of users discovering ICEPA’s website online. ICEPA has also received queries regarding international and national post doctoral projects based on the ICEPA’s work profi led on the ICEPA website. The ICEPA website functions as portal to the institute as an area of expertise, and helps to establish ICEPA’s presence both here and overseas.

The ICEPA website includes a link for users to subscribe to the ICEPA email to receive a copy of the ICEPA eNewsletter and ICEPA eAlerts: [email protected]

ICEPA eNEWSLETTER AND ICEPA eALERTSThe ICEPA eNewsletter (http://www.vu.edu.au/library/scripts/objectifyMedia.aspx?fi le=pdf/596/52.pdf&siteID=4&str_title=ICEPAeNewsJun08.pdf ) and ICEPA eAlerts are distributed to ICEPA’s associates and the Victoria University community, and to over 900 external recipients. These recipients include key stakeholder organisations such as the Victorian Multicultural Commission, VicHealth, VCOSS, and the Equal Opportunity Commission, who in turn often send notices to their own email networks concerning ICEPA activities.

The ICEPA eNewsletter promotes ICEPA activities and provides updates on ICEPA research, projects, staff and events, and is integrated with the ICEPA website. The ICEPA eNewsletter includes links to specifi c web pages for further information concerning its activities, and also reports, publications and other materials available for download.

ICEPA eAlerts are sent out regularly via email to internal associates and external list members to fl ag new resources and/or upcoming seminars, fourms, conference and other networking opportunities that are either organised by ICEPA or are related to ICEPA’s work. The ICEPA eAlerts help to build relationships with external partners including organisations such as VicHealth which support events such as the upcoming From Margins to Mainstream: 5th World Conference on the Promotion of Mental Health and the Prevention of Mental and Behavioral Disorders. ICEPA often receives requests from organisations to publicise their events on the ICEPA website and in the ICEPA eNewsletter. ICEPA eAlerts are also used to publicise employment opportunities to HDR students and/or academic staff.


OTHERACHIEVEMENTS

1 Completion of AusAid project, Australian Leadership Awards for East Timorese capacity development. Value of $288,000.

2 Successful completion of the Ausaid-funded Australian Leadership Awards program for East Timor.

3 Succesful implementation of the Ausaid-funded Public Sector Linkage Program for East Timor.

4 Successful negotiation with VU’s Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science (FoHES) for funding for half of a Pacifi c worker and Professor Babacan’s salary.

5 Establishment of the Pacifi c area of work.

6 Successful chief investigator in ARC Linkage Grant on Geographies of Racism Project with Professor Hurriyet Babacan, based at the University of Western Sydney, with industry partners Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission.

7 Successful in bids for three postdoctoral fellows.

8 Supervision of three PhD students and one submission of thesis.

9 Professor Babacan co-edited the book Racisms in the New World Order, by Cambridge Scholars Press and has signed a book contract for a second book.

10 Other publications in journals and books.

11 Conference key note papers given.

12 Organised Social Inclusion conference in partnership with the University of Tasmania in July 2008.

13 Publishing referred conference proceedings of the Racisms in the New World Order in partnership with the University of the Sunshine Coast

14 Professor Babacan invited to be member of working party on Well Being for the Council of Europe and OECD.

15 Professor Babacan invited to be member of working party on Cultural Competence for the Council of Europe.

16 Organised the Pacifi c Islands Migration Forum with Parliamentary Secretary Hon Duncan Kerr as guest speaker, open by VU’s Deputy Vice Chancellor Professor McCallum.

17 Partnerships with a number of universities in Europe and exploring funding options with OECD for a project.

18 Acted as reviewer for journals and conferences.

19 Ran ICEPA seminar series with numerous associates invited for speaking.


ICEPA’S ACHIEVEMENTS AGAINST THE GOALS FOR 2008–10 ICEPA’s main goal was to generate external income and enhance capacity through partnership with internal and external stakeholders.ICEPA has generated the following projects:

PERIOD KEY MILESTONE ACHIEVEMENT/PROGRESS

December 2008 Research Projects • We undertook 14 research projects

Publications • One refereed journal article• Two conference refereed proceedings• Four commissioned reports

Collaborations • Developed joint research projects with vocational and higher education colleagues• Developed a joint PRIP application for a Pacifi c worker with the Institute for Tourism

and Services Research• Partnership with colleagues in other units for supervision of postdoctoral fellows

and PhD students

External Income ICEPA brought in $421K in external income in 2008.

Engagement ICEPA has continued to engage with staff in other units to explore research partnerships, share knowledge and undertake collaborative research. Some examples are:• Attended Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science (FoHES) meetings e.g., cultural

diversity reference committee, Asia Pacifi c research staff group• Held one to one meetings with colleagues from different areas of VU e.g. Community

Engagement, Business and Law, Workforce Development• Engagement with numerous researchers on internal PRIP bid for ICEPA on wellbeing• ICEPA associates invited as speakers in ICEPA seminar series • Invitation to Professor Hurriyet Babacan to speak at various VU forums• Regular communication with its network of VU associates through electronic updates• ICEPA staff have regularly participated in seminars, conferences and other career

development activities. For example, key staff had undertaken training in NVIVO software to enhance capacity to undertake qualitative research

• ICEPA held a conference with African communities on social inclusion and exclusion

Knowledge Sharing ICEPA held 10 seminars throughout 2008, with seven by internal presenters and three by external presenters

Scholarship • ICEPA is supervising four PhD students; the students have been provided with opportunities to net work and enhance their knowledge by being part of the seminar series and other forums

• Attendance at four conferences

KEY PERFORMANCEINDICATORS 2008


CONSOLIDATED PROFIT AND LOSS BY FUND SUMMARYFor Period Ending 31 December 2008

ANNUAL INCOME BUDGET

ANNUAL EXPENDITURE BUDGET FUNDS

INCOMEBUDGET

INCOME ACTUAL

INCOME VARIANCE

TYPE OF FUND280,000 280,000 10 – Recurrent Fund 280,000 409,876 129,876 367,000 367,000 60 – Not For Profi t Research Fund 367,000 421,216 54,216 0 0 65 – Priority Research Area Fund 0 9,472 9,472 0 0 80 – Specifi c Purpose Fund 0 8,150 8,150 0 0 90 – Balances Carried Forward 0 0 0 647,000 647,000 Total Fund Expenditure 647,000 848,715 201,715

RECURRENT FUND280,000 280,000 41010100 – Institute Cepa 280,000 409,876 129,876 280,000 280,000 280,000 409,876 129,876

NOT FOR PROFIT RESEARCH FUND0 0 41060606 – John Wiseman Research Projects 0 0 0 0 0 41060620 – History Of Italian–Australians 0 0 0 0 0 41060621 – Hurriyet Babacan General Research A/C 0 25,346 25,346 0 0 41060622 – Joanne Pyke Research Account 0 0 0 367,000 367,000 41060623 – Budget Holding To Be Allocated 367,000 0 (367,000)0 0 41060624 – Ausaid Public Sector Linkages E/Timor Pr 0 0 0 0 0 41060625 – Ausaid Australian Leadership Awards 0 0 0 0 0 41060626 – Cald Domestic Violence Project 0 0 0 0 0 41060627 – Eeo Project 0 0 0 0 0 41060628 – Job Watch Research Project 0 0 0 0 0 41060629 – The Nature Of Transnationalism 0 37 37 0 0 41060630 – 2005 Rsf 0 37,544 37,544 0 0 41060631 – Workforce Participation Partnerships 0 5,449 5,449 0 0 41060632 – Danny Ben–Moshe General Research A/C 0 13,725 13,725 0 0 41060633 – Ben O'Mara Postdoc Startup Funds 0 8,400 8,400 0 0 41060634 – Beata Leuner Post.Doc Allowance 0 9,000 9,000 0 0 41060635 – ARC Linkage: LP0883920 – D. Ben–Moshe 0 56,100 56,100 0 0 41060637 – Discussion Paper: Vic's M/Cultural Pol 0 20,000 20,000 0 0 41060638 – VicHealth Discovery Grant 0 37,500 37,500 0 0 41060639 – Multifaith & Multicultural Harmony 0 31,800 31,800 0 0 41060640 – 'Performance Matters' Mgmt Train Program 0 112,715 112,715 0 0 41060641 – Refugee Brokerage Project 0 63,600 63,600 0 0 41060643 – DHS – Cultural Competence Research Proj 0 0 0 367,000 367,000 367,000 421,216 54,216

PRIORITY RESEARCH AREA FUND0 0 41065600 – Prip Icepa 0 9,472 9,472 0 0 0 9,472 9,472

SPECIFIC PURPOSE FUND0 0 41080828 – Admin Support 0 0 0 0 0 41080830 – Danny Bm Research Account 0 0 0 0 0 41080833 – Events 0 0 0 0 0 41080834 – Post Graduate Expense A/C 0 3,385 3,385 0 0 41080835 – Project Mgmt & Administration 0 4,765 4,765 0 0 41080836 – Pacifi c Island 0 0 0 0 0 0 8,150 8,150

BALANCES CARRIED FORWARD0 0 41090900 – General 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 647,000 647,000 Total 647,000 848,715 201,715

FINANCIALINFORMATION


YEAR TO DATEEXPENDITURE

BUDGETEXPENDITURE

ACTUALEXPENDITURE

VARIANCERESULT ACTUAL

RESULT BUDGET

RESULT VARIANCE

OPENING BALANCE

CLOSINGBALANCE

280,000 438,975 (158,975) (29,099) 0 (29,099) 0 (29,099)367,000 713,880 (346,880) (292,664) 0 (292,664) 467,750 175,086

0 (9,166) 9,166 18,638 0 18,638 (18,638) (0)0 78,593 (78,593) (70,443) 0 (70,443) 69,248 (1,195)0 0 0 0 0 0 (48,232) (48,232)

647,000 1,222,282 (575,282) (373,568) 0 (373,568) 470,127 96,560

280,000 438,975 (158,975) (29,099) 0 (29,099) 0 (29,099)280,000 438,975 (158,975) (29,099) 0 (29,099) 0 (29,099)

0 368 (368) (368) 0 (368) 368 0 0 31 (31) (31) 0 (31) 1,547 1,515 0 15,301 (15,301) 10,045 0 10,045 24,230 34,275 0 0 0 0 0 0 74 74

367,000 0 367,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 187,140 (187,140) (187,140) 0 (187,140) 217,220 30,081 0 127,091 (127,091) (127,091) 0 (127,091) 127,091 0 0 16,395 (16,395) (16,395) 0 (16,395) 31,941 15,546 0 1,818 (1,818) (1,818) 0 (1,818) 1,818 0 0 6,537 (6,537) (6,537) 0 (6,537) 6,537 0 0 0 0 37 0 37 (37) 0 0 91,935 (91,935) (54,391) 0 (54,391) 56,962 2,571 0 5,449 (5,449) 0 0 0 0 0 0 6,022 (6,022) 7,703 0 7,703 0 7,703 0 2,250 (2,250) 6,150 0 6,150 0 6,150 0 1,212 (1,212) 7,788 0 7,788 0 7,788 0 55,395 (55,395) 705 0 705 0 705 0 20,532 (20,532) (532) 0 (532) 0 (532)0 28,921 (28,921) 8,579 0 8,579 0 8,579 0 31,679 (31,679) 121 0 121 0 121 0 88,235 (88,235) 24,479 0 24,479 0 24,479 0 20,554 (20,554) 43,046 0 43,046 0 43,046 0 7,015 (7,015) (7,015) 0 (7,015) 0 (7,015)

367,000 713,880 (346,880) (292,664) 0 (292,664) 467,750 175,086

0 (9,166) 9,166 18,638 0 18,638 (18,638) (0)0 (9,166) 9,166 18,638 0 18,638 (18,638) (0)

0 0 0 0 0 0 269 269 0 1,741 (1,741) (1,741) 0 (1,741) 1,741 0 0 (133) 133 133 0 133 (133) 0 0 14,423 (14,423) (11,038) 0 (11,038) 11,205 168 0 63,013 (63,013) (58,247) 0 (58,247) 56,615 (1,632)0 (450) 450 450 0 450 (450) 0 0 78,593 (78,593) (70,443) 0 (70,443) 69,248 (1,195)

0 0 0 0 0 0 (48,232) (48,232)0 0 0 0 0 0 (48,232) (48,232)

647,000 1,222,282 (575,282) (373,568) 0 (373,568) 470,127 96,560


ICEPA’S ACHIEVEMENTS AGAINST THE GOALS FOR 2008–10

YEAR CENTRAL ALLOCATION*

PRIP ERI OPERATING BUDGET

SALARY COSTS**

CAPITAL AND INFRASTRUCTURE

RESEARCH PROJECT COSTS

OPERATING COSTS

2009 300 431 293 1,024 668 40 316 1,024

2010 305 431 500 1,236 687 30 519 1,236

2011 310 431 500 1,241 706 20 515 1,241

* A 5% increase in centrally allocated funds is anticipated.** An annual salary increase of 0.3% is anticipated.

ICEPA’s main goal was to generate external income and enhance capacity through partnership with internal and external stakeholders. ICEPA has generated the following projects:

KEY PERFORMANCEINDICATORS 2008


AIMS AND FORWARDPROJECTIONS(KEY PERFORMANCEINDICATORS) UP TO 2009–10

KEY AREAS DELIVERABLES

Research and Scholarship• Develop new research projects and participate

as project leader or research member as appropriate in the three focus areas of ICEPA: health and diversity, social inclusion/exclusion and international development

• Establish the PRIP projects and secure return on investment

• Establish strategic research partnerships with ACCD

• Provide high quality supervision to PhD students and postdoctoral fellows

• Present papers at selected conferences and publish scholarly articles in high quality journals and books

• Application for a minimum of four research/consultancy grant including one ARC/NHMRC grant and one joint application for research grants with ACCD

• Pursue collaborations with Monash University for the social cohesion project bid to the Victorian Government

• Ensure participation from HE and VET staff• Deliver of external research and consultancy income against PRIP as per

ICEPA’s Financial Plan 2009–10• A minimum of two PhD students supported to make successful progress • Monitor the work of postdoctoral fellows and liaise with supervisors for

strategic research outcomes• A minimum of four ICEPA publications and presentation at a minimum of two

conferences of national/international signifi cance• Run at least three seminars on topics of relevance

Administration and Governance• Establish management systems and processes

of ICEPA

• Establishment of a ICEPA Management Committee and Advisory Committee• Ensure appropriate fi nancial and other reporting in a timely manner• Development of Protocols for engagement of research associates• Hold strategic ICEPA planning day with key partners across VU• Develop ICEPA fi ve year strategic plan• Address ICEPA’s accommodation through liaison with VU Facilities department• Ensure ICEPA’s infrastructure and equipment needs are addressed • Establish regular staff meetings in ICEPA• Develop and contribute to LiWC

Internal and External Engagement• Improve knowledge of ICEPA’s work across VU• Forge strategic partnerships with community,

industry and government agencies• Establish internal links with VU internal partners• Develop innovative initiatives

• Develop a communication strategy including marketing material (newsletter and brochure)

• Communicate ICEPA’s work to internal stakeholders• Identify areas of strength of VU higher education and vocational education

staff in research and development projects• Hold discussions with key agencies relating to potential research and

consultancy projects for 2010• Hold meetings with selected multicultural agencies and industry partners in

relation to our three areas of work• Develop international links for partnerships• Develop links with government communication units around the ICEPA’s work

in relation to ICT and CALD communities• Work closely with OICE around CALD engagement• Forge close links with ACCD and Centre for Hospitality and Tourism Research• Include VET and HE staff in research/consultancy teams• Explore the development of bilingual pool of researchers, facilitators and

trainers which can be used across VU for research, consultation, engagement, facilitation and teaching

• Collaborate with FoHES in relation to fi re and risk management projects


ACCD Australian Community Centre for Diabetes

ARC Australian Research Council

CALD Culturally and Linguistically Diverse

FoHES Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

HDR Higher Degree Research

HE Higher Education

NGO Non-government Organisation

NHMRC National Health and Medical Research Council

OICE Offi ce for Industry and Community Engagement

PRIP Priority Research Innovation Programme

VET Vocational Education and Training

GLOSSARY

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