2013 APCO Freddom Day

organised by Fairfield Immigrant
Women’s Health Service, Inc
10. Attended the roundtable meeting
with Federal Minister Bill Shorten
on ‘Employment issues’ affecting our
community
B. Engagement with Culturally and
Linguistically Diverse Communities:
1. Represented APCO at the Ethnic
Communities Council-NSW, Inc’
Executive Committee meeting as guests, introducing
APCO’s Objectives, projects and activities
2. Coordinated the cultural presentation, emceed,
performed traditional dances and songs and prepared
Filipino cuisine at the annual ‘Flavours of Auburn’ of
Sydney International Food Festival
3. Supported the Tamil Senior Citizens Association at
their ‘Thanksgiving Multicultural ‘ event by attending
and performing traditional Filipino Dances
4. Attended ‘Stakeholders Engagement’ meeting for
Auburn Small Community Organisation Network
(ASCON) with the Red Cross
5. Represented the community at the ‘Health Expo’
attended by CALD and mainstream Australian
communities at Auburn Centre for Community
6. Supported the Italian Community’s function
where Mindanao Ethnic Dance Group of APCO
performed 2 traditional Filipino dances
7. Represented APCO, ASCON and Kapit-bahayan
Cooperative Ltd at the ‘Volunteer Week’ celebration
at Regents Park Community Hub
C. Capacity Building:
1. Conducted Public Consultation for Community
Development at Centre for Community, Auburn.
2. Attended seminar on ‘Community Development at Merrylands
3. Represented the community at the ‘Multicultural Media
at a Crossroads’ Conference at the
Parliament House, Sydney
4. Organised community
information/consultation
session on Bajo de Masinloc
(Scarborough Shoal) at All
Saints Parish Hall, Liverpool
D. Support to Government
Initiatives, Functions and Programs: