Good Practice Ideas through Council, Community & Business Partnerships Moreland - One Community, Proudly Diverse Contribution of migrants and refugees to our municipality, with around 40% of our population speaking language other than English at home and around 30% born overseas. Our community is always changing. First immigrants, the Italians, the Greeks, then Turkish and Middle Eastern people. Now people from India, Pakistan, Nepal and China calling Moreland home. The challenge is to create opportunities for our new communities. Benefits – articulating multiculturalism’s real economic benefits, such as increased skilled labour, job generation, economic growth, increased productivity, innovation and business formation, new international trade links, improved regional development and repopulation, and increased and new clients/community reach. The Moreland community is highly diverse

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Good Practice Ideas through Council, Community & Business Partnerships Moreland as a thriving economy – the entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well. Different circumstances, the previous migrants, were workers and became business owners, where the newly arrivals, now are highly skilled and qualified but struggle to find employment, so they end up starting a business. Built by workers, migrants, newly arrivals Over the years, from industrial to thriving business centre, Start – ups, destination for shopping, cafes and restaurants galleries Benefits – articulating multiculturalism’s real economic benefits, such as increased skilled labour, job generation, economic growth, increased productivity, innovation and business formation, new international trade links, improved regional development and repopulation, and increased and new clients/community reach. The Moreland community is highly diverse

Good Practice Ideas through Council, Community & Business Partnerships “Refugee and migrant small business success stories” A collaboration and partnership with the Brotherhood of St Laurence (BSL), the Multicultural Business Ministerial Council and Moreland City Council, this networking event celebrated the contribution that refugee and migrant entrepreneurs make as operators and investors of small businesses in Victoria. Benefits – articulating multiculturalism’s real economic benefits, such as increased skilled labour, job generation, economic growth, increased productivity, innovation and business formation, new international trade links, improved regional development and repopulation, and increased and new clients/community reach. The Moreland community is highly diverse

Good Practice Ideas through Council, Community & Business Partnerships Fawkner Social Cohesion Project A strong relationship was established with Moreland City Council Economic Development Department and the Community Development and Social Policy Unit. We presented our project at the Moreland Business Woman’s Network and established good ties with the Brunswick Business Incubator and Moreland Rotary Club. As an employment mentee list was starting to develop, specific businesses were being contacted to match mentees’ qualifications and skills. This was more time effective and productive. Fawkner Social Cohesion (pilot) This is partnership across Council and implemented through a partnership with Fawkner community House Fawkner high socio economic disadvantage ,growing Muslim and sub continental community –new arrivals Some evidence of social divisions ,and social marginalisation Project aim was to promote social cohesion –bringing newly arrived with some of the established , including local business for work experience , diverse faith groups for social networking etc 3 Components Employment Mentoring New Residents Welcome Network Leadership Training including Human Rights Training Council working with Fawkner Community House and across Council departments Partnership with community specially the business sector- and their availability to assist including work placements Pharmacy– many second generation migrant business owners and other saying how happy they were to assist and make settlement process a little easier for newly arrived people.

Good Practice Ideas through Council, Community & Business Partnerships Seek opportunities - attend meetings, events Be open to new ways of helping the existing business community Facilitate introductions between Council departments, businesses, community groups and citizens. Be the Positive Change within your Council Change the Shift in Businesses.

Good Practice Ideas through Council, Community & Business Partnerships Ceres Education and Training launched a new training program called The Food Producer Incubator, offering multi-layered expertise, training and support to people from migrant backgrounds interested in food and selling the food they make. The aim of the project is to provide access to an alternative education and training model in hospitality, improving pathways to employment. The course explored how to set up and run a food business from recipe design and testing to crowd funding and business development.

Good Practice Ideas through Council, Community & Business Partnerships “The interplay between cultural assimilation and cultural diffusion have played a significant role in giving rise to differential patterns of economic development across the globe” To put in plain English: “Diversity spurs economic development and homogeneity slows it down.” Richard Florida