10/9/09 Living, Working and Networking in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Date: 10 September 2009
Event name: Living, Working and Networking Melbourne
Venue: Mag Nation, Level 3, 88 Elizabeth Street Melbourne
Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Guests: 7
Cost: Free
Sponsored by: Newcomers Network and Mag Nation
Views on Event Registration Page: Total for several events 1548
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.
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Event notes, summary and follow up email:

Hello everyone

Thank you for registering and/or attending the Living, Working and Networking in Melbourne event on 10 September 2009.

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

Here is the information as promised.

1) Welcome to Melbourne events are hosted on the second Friday of every month at the Rendezvous Hotel. 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

2) The story of Newcomers Network is at http://www.newcomersnetwork.com/about_us/details/story_of_newcomers_network.php

3) 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

4) 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

5) 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.

6) 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.

7) The Youth Central website also has a resource called 'Getting a Job' available at http://www.youthcentral.vic.gov.au/Jobs+&+Careers/Jobseeker+toolkit/

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: 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) Relationships Australia has a variety of information suitable for building better relationships http://www.relationships.com.au.

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

It is a LOT of information isn’t it! I did warn the guests who attended it would be a long email!

Cheers for now, Sue

--
Sue Ellson BBus AIMM MAHRI
Founder and Director Newcomers Network
http://www.newcomersnetwork.com

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