Who are we?

The Victorian Multi-Ethnic Slavic Welfare Association (VMESWA) is a non-Government,
non-political and non-religious organisation which provides information and assistance to migrants,
refugees and Slavic Australians in one of the following languages:

• Bosnian,
• Croatian,
• Serbian,
• Slovenian,
• Macedonian,
• English.

The Agency is run by the Committee of Management elected from the members of the Victorian
Multi-Ethnic Slavic Welfare Association.

What do we offer?

• Information, assistance and referral for individuals and families.
• Assistance with the settlement needs of recently arrived migrants and refugees, such as:
• information.
• material assistance.
• assistance with accommodation and income.
• assistance with immigration matters
• short-term trauma counselling.
• Volunteer support to newly arrived refugee families (CRSS group).
• Volunteer support for elderly and frail people in their homes.
• Support, information and referral for Slavic women in situations of Family Violence.
• Bilingual child care through our Child care and Family Support centre in Lalor.
• Community Education
• Providing a cultural overview of people from the former Yugoslavia to mainstream
  service providers.
• Providing information seminars for Slavic people in their languages on a variety
  of topics.
• Resource:
• providing information to workers and clients on professionals speaking Slavic
  languages and services available.
• Social support through groups which aim to reduce social isolation through friendly
  meetings, learning English, group excursions and participation in social events, such as:
• Multi Ethnic Social and Support Network 'Friends', Springvale.
• Slavic Women's Support Group, Melbourne.
• Multi Ethnic Senior Citizens Group, Preston.
• Slavic Women's Support Group, Yarraville.
• Bilingual English Language Group, Preston.
• Women's Group, Springvale.
• Yugoslav Pensioner Group, Dandenong.
• Slavic Pensioner Group, Dandenong.

Our services are free and confidential. Appointments are necessary.

Locations

Springvale Every Wednesday Afternoon 5 Osborne Avenue, Springvale Vic 3171 Phone: 03 9546 5255 Fax: 03 9548 4821

City Office Level 2, 313-315 Flinders Lane Melbourne Vic, 3000 Phone: 03 9620 1200 Fax: 03 9620 0564

Forest Hill Whitehorse Community Resource Centre Shop 320, Level 3 Forest Hill Chase 270 Canterbury Road Forest Hill Vic, 3131 Phone: 03 9878 9199 Fax: 03 9894 4686