FIAV: Listening to the community

and diwali dinner for seniors, complete with Belly dancers and (on the lighter side) an ambulance outside. Vasan also proposed an indian opportunity Shop in Camberwell, oakleigh, or some other central Melbourne location.

dr. devki Monani spoke next. Through a power-point projection, she presented a well-researched/documented Community Partners Program she had chalked, to upgrade information and service provision for the community. She seemed sincere when she said that two days a week with F chalked out to advantage only them. He began by reminding dr. Monani the topic for the day’s meet: Why Elderly indians do not Choose To Use Mainstream Services, which she had neglected to intimate.

Thanking President Srinivasan, Mr. Sushil Sharma and dr. Monani for their efforts dr. Phakey, “neither a social worker nor psychiatrist, his thoughts a collection 's achievements and endeavours. Wishing an r. Phakey stated that the absence of competition amongst associations may help make this association, detailed a GP's viewpoint of optimum service realisation from government departments, such as dental care, helpers to provide company when at home alone Monday-Friday, podiatry, how to obtain free scooter if disabled, and many other freely offered services which indians towards optimising programs.

F accommodated intermediary questions and clarifications that at times appeared superfluous and interruptive. Regretting insufficient community input since not many attend community meetings such as the one at hand, she suggested that if associations would combine resources FiaV would have a more vital case for augmented grants. dr. Prem Phakey, President indian SCa, presented another well researched/ documented program on the community disinterest in programs painstakingly gnorance of existing associations, cumbersome accessibility, travel time restraints, or just reluctance/ indifference, he detailed, were some ndians from availing of community programs. He deplored some associations that meet but twice per year. Community newspapers are more revenue inclined than community service, he noted. iSCa, Kingston iSCa, and northern Region iSa the largest, he wished may combine resources to encourage members bringing more members in, etc. dr. arun desai, from the largest Gujarati

Tea, coffee, cup cakes aplenty, indian lunch - regrettably - lacked authenticity.

George Thakur