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Listening Tours in Sydney’s North and East

by ECCNSW | Jun 15, 2023 | Uncategorized

Multicultural NSW is hosting a Sydney North and East listening tour and you are invited.

The Listening Tour is an opportunity to hear from community leaders and service providers about the issues impacting community and to help Multicultural NSW to set the conversation agenda for the year ahead.

The intention is always to hold meaningful discussions and to work collaboratively on finding local solutions. A light lunch will be served after the meeting.

Details of Sydney North and East Listening Tours are below:

Date:        Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Time :         10am – 12pm

Location  : Yanada Community Meeting Room 22 Hudson St, Lewisham NSW  2049

RSVP :  Confirm attendance by completing the  online registration form

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NSW Government bolsters engagement with diverse communities across state

• 2 Sep 2022 1:06 pm AEST Date Time

Communities will have a greater opportunity to have their voices heard by the NSW Government thanks to a new state-wide engagement initiative.

Launching the Regional Engagement Program today (Friday 2 September), Minister for Multiculturalism Mark Coure said this will see nine Regional Community Networks established throughout the state.

“Our multicultural society is not limited to one city or suburb-it extends right across NSW,” Mr Coure said.

“This program has been designed so that each network will reflect the diversity of the communities it represents, and include the voices of young people, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and new and established migrant communities.

“I am calling on people to register their interest to have a seat at the table and help share their experiences, knowledge and insights on cultural diversity in their region.”

The Regional Engagement Program will include a range of engagement opportunities throughout the year including listening tours, roundtables and annual summits.

Mr Coure explained the initiative, funded through the 2022-23 State Budget, was inspired by the meaningful outcomes the NSW Government achieved by working more closely with local leaders and organisations during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“The pandemic presented us with a unique opportunity to forge even stronger relationships with diverse communities. It was through this grassroots collaborative working relationship that we were able to achieve the strong vaccination rate we did and keep people safe. We now want to formalise these networks so we better serve the people of NSW,” Mr Coure said.

Each of the nine networks will include 15 formally appointed members. Two networks will cover Greater Sydney, with the others covering Western NSW, Illawarra-South East, Northern NSW, New England and North West NSW, Hunter and Central Coast, Murray Lower Darling and Riverina. For more information about the Regional Engagement Program, Visit www.multicultural.nsw.gov.au

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Edited books and journals

• Dreher, T and C Ho (eds) ‘Beyond the Hijab Debates: New conversations on gender, race and religion’ Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle upon Tyne
• Osuri, G & T Dreher (2009) ‘Acting Sovereign: Interventions in a politics of gendered protectionism’ borderlands ejournal Vol 8 (1)
• O’Donnell, P, J Lloyd and T Dreher (2009) ‘Listening, Pathbuilding, Continuations: a new research agenda for media and cultural studies’ Continuum: Journal of Media and Cultural Studies Vol 23 (4)
• Dreher, T & C Ho (2007) ‘”Not another hijab row”: New conversations on gender, race, religion and the making of communities’, Transforming Cultures eJournal Vol 2.

Refereed journal articles

• Dreher, T, K McCallum, and L Waller (2016) “Indigenous voices and mediatized policy-making in the digital age.” Information, Communication & Society Volume 19, Issue 1, pages 23-39
• Dreher, T (2016) ‘Pinkwashing the Past: Gay Rights, Military History and the Sidelining of Protest in Australia’. Oñati Socio-legal Series [online], 6 (1), 116-136.available online at: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2724515
• Waller, L., Dreher, T. & McCallum, K. (2015) ‘The listening key: Unlocking the democratic potential of Indigenous participatory media’. Media International Australia , 154, pp. 57-66.
• Dreher, T and M Voyer (2014) ‘Climate Change Refugees or Migrants? Shifting news frames on climate change impacts in the Pacific’ Environmental Communication
• Voyer, M, T Dreher and W Gladstone (2013) ‘Who cares, wins: local media and marine parks politics’ Ocean and Coastal Management
• Flood, M, T Dreher & B Martin (2013) ‘Activism and Academia: A toolkit for managing competing demands’ Australian Universities Review
• Dreher, T (2012) ‘A partial promise of voice? Digital storytelling and the limits of listening’ Media International Australia Feb 157- 166
• Dreher, T (2010) ‘Speaking up or being heard? Community media interventions and the politics of listening’ Media, Culture and Society Vol 32(1) pp1-19
• Bloch, B.A. & Dreher, T. 2009, ‘Resentment and Reluctance: Working with everyday diversity and everyday racism in Southern Sydney’, Journal of Intercultural Studies, vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 193-209.
• Dreher, T. 2009, ‘Listening across difference: Media and multiculturalism beyond the politics of voice’, Continuum, vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 445-458.
• Dreher, T. 2009, ‘Eavesdropping with permission: the politics of listening for safer speaking spaces’, Borderlands E-Journal, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 1-21.
• O’Donnell, P.A., Lloyd, J.S. & Dreher, T. 2009, ‘Listening, pathbuilding and continuations: A research agenda for the analysis of listening’, Continuum, vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 423-439.
• Couldry, N. & Dreher, T. 2007, ‘Globalization and the Public Sphere: The Space of Community Media in Sydney’, Global Media and Communication, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 79-100.
• Ho, C. & Dreher, T. 2007, ‘Not another hijab row: New conversations on gender, race, religion and the making of communities’, Transforming Cultures eJournal, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 1-14.
• Couldry, N and T Dreher (2007) ‘Globalization and the Public Sphere: The Space of Community Media in Sydney’ Global Media and Communication Vol 3(1) 79 – 100
• Dreher, T. 2006, ‘From cobra grubs to dragons: negotiating the Politics of Representation in Cultural Research’, Cultural Studies Review, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 90-106.
• Dreher, T. 2003, ‘Speaking up and talking back: News media interventions in Sydney’s ‘othered’ communities’, Media International Australia incorporating Culture & Policy, vol. November, no. 109, pp. 121-137.
• Dreher, T. 2002, ‘Intersections: an interdisciplinary approach to media, identity and place’, Australian Journal of Communication, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 67-80.
• Dreher, T (2000) ‘Home invasion: television, identity and belonging in Sydney’s western suburbs’ Media International Australia incorporating Culture & Policy No 94, February, 131 – 146

Book chapters

• Dreher, T (2014) ‘White Bread Media’ invited contribution to  Cunningham, S and S Turnbull (eds) The Media and Communications in Australia Sixth Edition, Allen and Unwin, Sydney *
• Voyer, M, T Dreher, W Gladstone and H Goodall (2013) ‘Carving the stake: dodgy science or global necessity? A comparative analysis of media coverage of marine parks in NSW (2005-2010) in Environmental Conflict and the Media , eds. Libby Lester and Brett Hutchins, Peter Lang, New York
• Dreher, T. 2010, ‘Media Interventions in Racialized Communities’ in Kevin Howley (eds), Understanding Community Media, SAGE, Thousand oaks, California, pp. 143-150.
• Dreher, T (2009) ‘Media and Cultural Diversity’ chapter in Cunningham, S and G Turner (eds) The Media and Communications in Australia Fifth Edition, Allen and Unwin, Sydney
• Dreher, T (2009) ‘Muslim media interventions: a command performance’ in Australian Muslims and the Media Ewart, J & H Rane (eds) Melbourne University Press, Melbourne Vic
• Chalmers, S. & Dreher, T. 2009, ‘Safeguarding Masculinity’ in Tanja Dreher and Christina HO (eds), Beyond the Hijab Debates, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle Upon Tyne UK, pp. 134-148.
• Dreher, T. & Ho, C. 2009, ‘New conversations on gender, race and religion’ in Tanja Dreher and Christina HO (eds), Beyond the Hijab Debates, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle Upon Tyne UK, pp. 1-15.
• Dreher, T. 2007, ‘Contesting Cabramatta’ in Poynting, S; Morgan, G (eds), Outrageous, ACYS Publishing, Tasmania, pp. 111-124.

• Dreher, T (2000) ‘Cabramatta news talk: Audiences, identity and symbolic power’, The Other Sydney: Communities, Identities and Inequalities in Western Sydney edited by J Collins and S Poynting, Common Ground Melbourne 106-122.

Research monographs (refereed)

• Dreher, T (2012) The power of one on one: Living Libraries and the challenges of antiracism work UTS Shopfront Research Monograph Series No 7, University of Technology, Sydney ePress
• Dreher, T (2006) ‘ Whose Responsibility? Community antiracism strategies in NSW after September 11, 2001 , UTS Shopfront Research Monograph Series No 3, University of Technology, Sydney ePress
• Dreher, T (2005) ‘ Targeted’: experiences of racism in NSW after September 11, 2001 UTS Shopfront Research Monograph Series No 1, University of Technology, Sydney ePress

Edited Special Editions

• O’Donnell, P, J Lloyd & T Dreher (2009) ‘Listening: a new way of engaging media and culture’ Continuum: Journal of Media and Cultural Studies Vol 23 (4)
• Dreher, T & C Ho (2007) ‘”Not another hijab row”: New conversations on gender, race, religion and the making of communities’, Transforming Cultures eJournal Vol 2

Refereed conference papers

• Dreher, T. 2008, ‘Media, multiculturalism and the politics of listening’, Australian and New Zealand Communication Association Conference, Wellington, New Zealand, July 2008 in ANZCA08: Power and Place: Refereed Proceedings of the Australian & New Zealand Communication Association Conference, ed Dr Elspeth Tilley, Department of Communication, Journalism & Marketing, Massey University, pp. 1-14.
• Dreher, T (2001) ‘Intersections: a transdisciplinary approach to media, identity and place’ in Transdisciplinarity Refereed proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Communication Association, Edith Cowan University, Western Australia pp. 82 – 92. This paper was awarded the Grant Noble Award for Best Postgraduate Paper.

Other non-refereed publications

• Osuri, G, T Dreher & E Laforteza (2009) ‘”Acting sovereign” in the face of gendered protectionism’ borderlands ejournal Vol 8 (1)
• Lee-Shoy and Dreher (2009) ‘Listening spaces for intergenerational communication’ Continuum: Journal of Media and Cultural Studies Vol 23 (4)
• Ho, C & T Dreher (2009) ‘Not Another Hijab Row: New Conversations on Gender, Race, Religion and the Making of Communities’ International Feminist Journal of Politics Vol 11 (1) 114 – 126.
• Dreher, T (2006) ‘”What is the solution?” Moving cultural diversity to the centre of journalism debates’ section IV of the colloquium ‘Talking about Journalism and Cultural Diversity’ Australian Studies in Journalism No 16 July.
• Dreher, T and F Simmons (2006) ‘Australian Muslim Women’s Media Interventions’ Feminist Media Studies  Vol 6 (1) 117 – 120.
• O’Donnell, P and T Dreher (2002) ‘Teaching Students to Challenge the War-as-Justice Rhetoric’ Feminist Media Studies Vol 2 (1) 147 – 149.
• Dreher, T. (2000) ‘Mapping Media Power’ Review Essay in Communal/Plural: Journal of Transnational and Cross-Cultural Studies Vol 8 (3) 257-264

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• Castillo, A. & Dreher, T. 2001, Tune in to Fairfield City: a multicultural driving tour. (Audio recording and Guide)
• Dreher, T & B Bloch (2007) Thinking Outside the Square: Capacity Building for Community Conflict Resolution in Rockdale, UTS Shopfront unpublished report to Rockdale City Council, Sydney.
• Dreher, T & J Collins (2005) Building Bridges: community relations in NSW after September 11, 2001 , UTS Shopfront unpublished report to Community Relations Commission for a multicultural NSW, Sydney.

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Open call for Multicultural NSW Advisory Board nominees

Published: 27 May 2023

Released by: Minister for Multiculturalism

NSW residents who are committed to cultural diversity and are active in their communities have the opportunity to provide advice to the NSW Government as an Advisory Board member of Multicultural NSW.

Multicultural NSW promotes community harmony and social cohesion in one of the most culturally diverse states in the world.

Minister for Multiculturalism Steve Kamper has opened nominations for one youth member and several other positions on the Advisory Board.

The part-time, three-year positions will see members drawing on their community connections, cross-cultural understanding and lived experience, to elevate the voices of the wider community.

The Advisory Board is constituted under the Multicultural NSW Act 2000 and consists of not more than 15 part-time members appointed by the Governor of NSW.

One of the part-time members is appointed as Chair of the Advisory Board and two are youth members, who are aged between 18 and 24 years at appointment.

Former NSW Police Deputy Commissioner Nick Kaldas, APM, is the current Advisory Board Chair.

The Advisory Board convenes bi-monthly and members may also be required to chair regional meetings.

The Expression of Interest period to join the Advisory Board will close on Thursday, 1 June 2023.

For further information on how to apply visit Multicultural NSW Advisory Board .

NSW Minister for Multiculturalism Steve Kamper said:

“The latest Census shows us that one in two residents has a parent born overseas and one in four residents speak a language other than English at home.”

“I’m committed to ensuring that those diverse voices are heard within and across Government.”

“By bringing your lived experience to the Advisory Board you can help ensure that future generations of NSW residents can enjoy the benefits of living in one of the world’s greatest multicultural states.”

Multicultural NSW Advisory Board Chair Nick Kaldas, APM said:

“The Advisory Board has an important role to play as a conduit between community, Multicultural NSW and the NSW Government.”

“As Advisory Board Chair I’ve had the privilege to work alongside and learn from some of the most passionate members of our great state.”

“I urge anyone who is committed to ensuring the diverse voices of our community are heard, to apply to join me and the other members to continue this important work.”

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This year we not only picked places to visit according to the demand of the multicultural offices in Japanese local governments but also gave the participants more time to revise the visits.

The delegates learned about Australia’s progressive multicultural policy by listening to lectures given by people in charge of education, activities for disaster prevention awareness and settlement supports. Participants reported that the study tour was informative. They also noted that administrative agencies such as the Federal, State and Local Governments, non-profit organisations and educational institutions not only implement their roles respectively but also cooperated with each other, each organisation exercising ingenuity and new ideas.

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2022/2023 CLAIR Forum

On 3 March, CLAIR Sydney held the CLAIR Forum 2023 in collaboration with the University of Technology Sydney’s Institute for Public Policy and Governance (UTS: IPPG).

This year’s theme was ‘Multisectoral Approach for Regional Revitalisation’. At the event, two members from CLAIR Sydney and Carol Mills from UTS: IPPG and Andrew Francis from Parkes Council made a comprehensive presentation each on local government policies and strategies that have revitalised local communities and economies in Japan and Australia during the current ongoing pandemic.

Date:  Friday 3 March 2023

Venue:  The Japan Foundation, Sydney – Seminar Room

Speakers and topics:

– Ms Shimizu (Assistant Director, CLAIR Sydney)

Sustainable Urban Development Project in the Tokyo Bay Area

– ​​ Prof Mills (Director, Institute for Public Policy and Governance, University of Technology Sydney)

Local Governments Collaborating with Organisations for Sustainable Urban Development with Reference to Sydney Parklands

– Mr Inoue (Assistant Director, CLAIR Sydney)

Approaches taken by Mihara City to Tackle Population Decline

– ​Mr Francis (Director Infrastructure and Strategic Futures, Parkes Council)

Local Governments Collaborating with Organisations with Reference to the Parkes Special Activation Precinct

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Super Netball quick hits — Mavericks find a loophole to sign experienced import, as some teams opt out of number 11 player entirely

Analysis Super Netball quick hits — Mavericks find a loophole to sign experienced import, as some teams opt out of number 11 player entirely

On the eve of Super Netball's eighth season, the league has been sent into a spin with the introduction of an 11th player rule that allows teams to sign an athlete on a full-time six-month contract outside of the salary cap.

Incoming side, the Melbourne Mavericks, have already got a spotlight on them this year, as the brand-new shiny addition competing in Collingwood's place, and the loophole they've found to sign an experienced Jamaican shooter as their 11th player has amplified that further.

There's of course a lot more to talk about at such an exciting time, where all possibilities are still on the table for each team. Who are the favourites? Which players should you keep your eye on? And where do the opposition captains realistically think the Mavericks will place in their inaugural year?

We've got you covered with our Super Netball quick hits for 2024.

Keep an eye out for a fresh lot of talking points every Monday afternoon as we wrap each round.

1. Is it fair that the Mavericks have signed Jok?

Let's start with the biggest news in the league right now, as fans try to get their head around how an experienced Jamaican shooter like Shimona Jok (née Nelson) can be eligible to sign as an 11th player.

The parameters around this new rule state the player:

1.    Must be contracted for 2024 as a nominated athlete

2.    Must be eligible to represent Australia in accordance with World Netball regulations

3.    Must be aged 26 or younger OR has not taken to the court in more than five Super Netball or trans-Tasman Championship matches

The first requirement is an easy tick. Jok also turns 26 in December, so she meets the third requirement, despite having played more than 70 Super Netball matches during her time with the Adelaide Thunderbirds and Collingwood Magpies since moving to Australia in 2018.

It's the second requirement where things get tricky. Jok made her debut for Jamaica in 2017 and over the past two years has stood on the podium with the Sunshine Girls at both the Commonwealth Games (silver) and Netball World Cup (bronze). Jok also represented Jamaica on two recent international tours to New Zealand in 2022 and England in 2023.

So how could she possibly be eligible to play for Australia?

Well, World Netball regulations seem to hinge entirely on what happens at the World Cup, disregarding other caps when considering if a player can switch allegiances and play for another country. Although Jok received a medal at the major tournament, she was listed in the wider squad as a reserve and did not actually take the court.

Jok has also been granted residency in Australia for work, so by the letter of the law, those two factors give her the green light.

The news comes at a desperate time for the Mavericks, after the side lost two of their full-time contracted stars in the pre-season: Sasha Glasgow (compound leg fracture) and Lauren Moore (ACL). The news of Jok's signing alongside 23-year-old South African Roelene Struetker as Glasgow's replacement has therefore been much needed for a club that have already faced so much turmoil.

But the whole situation does seem a bit ridiculous — some would even go as far to argue it goes against the spirit for which the rule was introduced.

As the criteria gives the impression that the number 11 spot is supposed to be for an emerging local player and the Firebirds (Ali Miller), Vixens (Emily Andrew), Thunderbirds (Tyler Orr) and Fever (Ruth Aryang) have all treated it as such, signing young Australian talent on the fringe of their squads.

2. Some teams opt out of number 11 player

Not every team has been keen to sign an 11th player though, with some teams so far opting out entirely. Super Netball clubs have until round three to submit a number 11 player for approval by the league, but the Lightning, Giants and Swifts have not yet taken up the offer.

The latter two are owned by Netball NSW and are thought to have ruled out the idea entirely, so it could be a directive from their member organisation. What most wouldn't know is that it hasn't been a clear-cut decision for any club.

Their feedback has been that the new rule wasn't mentioned until quite late in the piece, after an already long, drawn-out pay dispute last year that forced teams to scramble right before Christmas in order to sign their contracted 10.

It was just another thing to think about and the clubs have also had to find the money to pay for this extra player themselves, so for a side like the Swifts who committed to seven training partners this year, it probably felt like a stretch.

These 11th players won't automatically get a seat on the bench on game-day as there can still only be 10 named for each match. They would have to get the nod ahead of one of the full-time contracted players, so it will be interesting to see if we even see one of the 11th players on court this year and if so, how each team rotates the rest of their team tactically to fit them in.

3. Who is the team to beat and why?

ABC Sport caught up with each of the Super Netball captains at the launch day in Sydney a few weeks ago, where they were asked which team was their biggest threat to a premiership this season.

The Lightning were the most common answer, as the big winners of the signing period, luring two of the best players in the world in Liz Watson and Courtney Bruce to the Sunshine Coast to link up with Aussie Diamonds teammates Steph Fretwell and Cara Koenen.

Only Thunderbirds captain Hannah Petty mentioned the NSW Swifts, who she thinks will be "tough to beat again this year," after the team in red took out the minor premiership in 2023 and finished runners-up to the Thunderbirds in the grand final by a single goal. The Swifts declared themselves as one of the genuine favourites for this year when they won the Team Girls Cup a few days after Petty gave her prediction.

Hannah Petty – Swifts and Lightning

Kim Ravaillion – Lightning and Mavericks

Paige Hadley – Lightning

Jess Anstiss – Lightning

Jo Harten – Lightning

Steph Fretwell – Thunderbirds

Kate Moloney – Lightning

Amy Parmenter – Lightning

4. Where will the 'best dressed' Mavericks realistically finish?

While every captain agreed that the Mavericks have got the best kit this season, loving the pastel blue and pinks on their dress, they found it hard to give a prediction on where they'd place in their inaugural year.

Even Fretwell, who acknowledged she knows exactly what it's like to be part of a start-up club that finds success in its first couple of years, was hesitant.

In the end, most players predicted they would finish middle of the table after pushing other teams for a finals spot before eventually missing out.

Hadley from the Swifts and Firebird Ravaillion were the only two that thought the Mavs might genuinely make the top four. But that was before they lost Moore at the Team Girls Cup.

5. Young guns to look out for

With so many international superstars in Super Netball, alongside our very best Australian talent, you could truly list almost every one of the 80 full-time athletes as a player to watch.

But if we zone in on this season's 'rising star' contenders – awarded annually to a player who plays at least five games in their first year in the league – there are a few obvious names to recommend.

At the pre-season Team Girls Cup, several of these players got a chance to put their best foot forward and introduce themselves to fans.

Up the shooting end, West Coast Fever 20-year-old Olivia Wilkinson entertained the crowd with 72 per cent accuracy and five massive super shots, while Thunderbirds newcomer Lauren Frew showcased a mature style of play beyond her 23 years.

The Mavericks latest signing, Streutker, is another one that is ready to challenge herself after shining on international debut last year for the Proteas.

Midcourters Zara Walters (Vixens) and Ava Black (Lightning) also caught our eye for their hard work in the engine room of the court, as did Giants defender Erin O'Brien with her long and rangey limbs.

6. Mixed reception to rule changes

Beyond the 11th player, which is only a thing in Super Netball, the governing body World Netball also revised some of its rules on January 1.

The controversial change to the short pass made in 2020 has been fixed, expanding the required space between teammates for a pass from just a hand to now allowing enough room for an opposing player to be able to contest the ball for an intercept.

Most have welcomed this adaption, but Anstiss and Harten were still puzzled by the ruling on it, which they felt without a definitive measurement could swing wildly in its interpretation.

"It's interesting, because in a few of our pre-season games it's been called a bit differently, so it'll be a learning curve I think this year," Anstiss said.

It's also a bit of a worry that Harten believes she's, "never really been sure what constitutes a short pass," given she's spent close to 20 years playing at the top level in England, New Zealand and Australia. Something to think about for the officials.

Other rule revisions you'll see during the games this year include a player no longer needing to wait for the opposition to get back on court to take a throw-in, goals now counting if they have left the shooter's hand before the buzzer goes, and the removal of cautions.

Umpires will now have more licence to crack down on 'dangerous play' and have been encouraged to give players detailed feedback before escalating to a warning, suspension of play for two minutes and then a send-off for the rest of the match.

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