 13/8/09 Living, Working and Networking in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Date: 13 August 2009
Event name: Living, Working and Networking Melbourne
Venue: Mag Nation, Level 3, 88 Elizabeth Street Melbourne
Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Guests: 17
Cost: Free
Sponsored by: Newcomers Network and Mag Nation
Views on Event Registration Page: 363
Event Description: You may have been living in Melbourne for a week, a month, a year or even a decade. But have you made the most of your new life in your new location? Have you found new friends? Have you got the job you want or the job for now? Do you know what networks you can join? How do you find great places to go to and fabulous people to come with you? Join us at this event where you will learn:
. Six Best Settlement Strategies
. Culture Shock - what is it and how to recognise the symptoms
. Australian culture - understanding the basics
. Job hunting - ways to find the work you want (despite your international background)
. Information sources - the most reliable options
. Finding the networks you need
Speaker/Facilitator: Sue Ellson, Founder and Director, Newcomers Network
Event designed for: People who have moved to Melbourne, from the country, interstate or overseas. This includes expatriates, migrants, international students, Australian repatriates, people on work assignment etc. People looking for work in Melbourne with international experience. People wanting to network with international arrivals. Whatever your story, you will be welcome at our events.
Photos:
 
Event notes, summary and follow up email:
Hello everyone
Thank you for registering and/or attending last night’s Living, Working and Networking in Melbourne event. Thank you also to Mag Nation http://www.magnation.com for allowing us to use their venue free of charge - you can always visit there some other time and enjoy a nice drink whilst browsing one of their many publications.
As promised, I am sending you a long email with a variety of information from what was discussed last night.
If you have any of the following that you would like to share with me or other people, please reply to this email:
1) Feedback from the event (both positive and constructive – please be open and honest – I can handle it!)
2) Information other guests may find useful
3) What you would like to see covered in future events on this topic
If you would like personalized professional assistance from me, this is available on an hourly fee for service basis ($95 per hour) or you can consider the Job Search and Career Assistance that covers you for three months support to help you find work – this includes up to 10 hours of assistance ($499). http://www.newcomersnetwork.com/australia/melbourne/finding_work
_personalised_job_search_and_career_assistance.php
Here is the information as promised.
1) The Welcome to Melbourne event will be tonight (Friday) night from 6-8pm at the Rendezvous Hotel again. Everyone is welcome – it is an informal social occasion – come on your own or with someone else http://www.newcomersnetwork.com/australia/melbourne/welcome_to_melbourne.php
The next event will be on Friday 11 September 2009.
2) In case you have not received it, the most recent email newsletter is online at
http://www.newcomersnetwork.com/newsletters/090814_melbourne_event_reminder.php - worth a quick scan.
3) The story of Newcomers Network is at http://www.newcomersnetwork.com/about_us/details/story_of_newcomers_network.php
4) The Six Best Settlement Strategies are online at http://www.newcomersnetwork.com/information/six_best_settlement_strategies.php - find your local council via http://www.mav.asn.au and visit http://www.liveinvictoria.vic.gov.au
5) Other information on moving to Melbourne is online at http://www.newcomersnetwork.com/australia/melbourne/moving_to_melbourne.php this includes links to several downloadable guides that have a lot of useful information
6) Most of the information I discussed in relation to work, careers and resumes is online via the Jobs and Careers Kit that you can download at http://www.newcomersnetwork.com/downloads/index.php - or see in HTML at http://www.newcomersnetwork.com/australia/jobs_work_careers.php remember that it is YOU who needs to do the work – do as MUCH as you can before the end of the football season (September) because things do slow down after the Melbourne Cup (November through to January) in some industries. The Six Figures website has a free resume assessment service once you register for membership http://www.sixfigures.com.au
7) The Victorian Government's Overseas Qualification Unit has a variety of services that you may like to access via http://www.business.vic.gov.au/BUSVIC/STANDARD/PC_63286.html Level 20, 80 Collins Street
Melbourne Victoria 3001
Tel: (+61 3) 9938 0600
Toll Free: 1800 042 745
Fax: (+61 3) 9938 0543
Email: oqu@diird.vic.gov.au.
8) For setting up your own business, visit the Victorian Consumer & Business Centre at 113 Exhibition Street, Melbourne, on the corner of Little Collins St, it is open from 8.30am-5.00pm Monday to Friday and visit Business Victoria http://www.business.vic.gov.au and Consumer Affairs Victoria http://www.consumer.vic.gov.au for more information.
9) Find out the professional association for your industry via http://www.immi.gov.au/asri
10) If you are looking for more networking groups and communities, visit http://www.newcomersnetwork.com/australia/melbourne/networks_groups_communities.php for some good starting information.
11) Improve your Business English skills at http://australianetwork.com/businessenglish/
12) This is a short article on Culture Shock that may be useful to you http://www.britzinoz.com/info/culture.htm
13) A basic workplace culture summary is at https://careers.vu.edu.au/Content/Students_and_Graduates/International_Students/
Australian_Workplace_Culture.chpx and you can learn more about this if you attend the NMIT Overseas Qualified Professionals program http://www.nmit.vic.edu.au/course_info/oqp/
14) Finding information – some tips and suggestions http://www.newcomersnetwork.com/australia/finding_information.php
15) What’s on in Melbourne – see http://www.newcomersnetwork.com/australia/melbourne/event_listings.php
16) Things to see and do in Melbourne http://www.newcomersnetwork.com/australia/melbourne/things_to_see_and_do_in_
melbourne_and_victoria_australia.php
17) Professional Associations that I mentioned last night include: Engineers Australia http://www.engineersaustralia.org.au Australian Information Industry Association http://www.aiia.com.au Australian Computer Society http://www.acs.org.au National Institute of Accountants http://www.nia.com.au CPA Australia http://www.cpaaustralia.com.au Chartered Accountants http://www.charteredaccountants.com.au
18) Article on hiring people without local experience http://www.recruiterdaily.com.au/nl06_news_selected.php?act=2&nav=1&selkey=39938
19) Indigenous Australians – an introduction http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Indigenous_Australians read more at http://www.reconciliation.org.au
20) Centre for Adult Education - lots of short courses http://www.cae.edu.au
21) Referral Services - Lifeline Australia http://www.lifeline.org.au MensLine Australia http://www.menslineaus.org.au Kids Helpline http://www.kidshelp.com.au WIRE (Women's Information Referral Exchange) http://www.wire.org.au
22) The Sail Training that I run for children is at Mordialloc Sailing Club - more information at http://www.newcomersnetwork.com/tackers To get involved with sailing, visit Go Sailing http://www.gosailing.com.au and register for the Go Sailing free day on 8 November 2009.
23) To find voluntary work, visit the following websites
Australian VolunteerSearch
http://www.volunteersearch.gov.au
Good Company
http://www.goodcompany.com.au
Go Volunteer
http://www.govolunteer.com.au
Infoxchange Australia
http://www.infoxchange.net.au
Our Community
http://www.ourcommunity.com.au
Philanthropy Australia
http://www.philanthropy.org.au
Pro Bono Australia
http://www.probonoaustralia.com
Volunteer Match
http://www.volunteermatch.com.au
Volunteering Australia
http://www.volunteeringaustralia.org
Volunteering Victoria
http://www.volunteeringvictoria.com.au
Volunteer West
http://www.volunteerwest.org.au
To learn more about Volunteering in Australia, download the ‘Opening up Opportunities’ PDF file at http://volunteerwest.wordpress.com/2009/06/02/opening-up-opportunities/ (box on the right hand side of the screen) as this article is a good introductory guide to volunteering in Australia.
24) Renting or buying property in Australia - links to lots of information http://www.newcomersnetwork.com/australia/renting_or_buying_property.php
25) Information on issues associated with International Students in Melbourne and the welcome event being hosted on 7 October 2009 http://www.newcomersnetwork.com/australia/melbourne/welcome_to_international_students.php
26) Professionals who attended that you can contact for further information:
Patti McCarthy – Believe you can patti@believeyoucan.com.au
John Korovinis - Mars Venus Coaching johnkorovinis@marsvenuscoaching.com
Alex Porqueddu - LiveInAustralia
alex@liveinaustralia.com
It is a LOT of information isn’t it! I did warn the guests who attended it would be a long email!
As I mentioned, I also offer Job Search and Career Assistance - details online at http://www.newcomersnetwork.com/australia/melbourne/finding_work
_personalised_job_search_and_career_assistance.php
I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and I look forward to seeing you again some time.
Cheers for now, Sue
P.S. A special thanks to Yuming who came up to me after the presentation to say how much she appreciates the work of Newcomers Network
--
Sue Ellson BBus AIMM MAHRI
Founder and Director Newcomers Network
http://www.newcomersnetwork.com
Last update: 14th August 2009
|
