Brimbank council will receive a report at a future meeting outlining the ways in which council currently communicates with its culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) community, and opportunities for consideration as part of a future budget process.
At the council meeting in October, Cr Thomas O’Reilly raised a notice of motion seeking feedback for council on opportunities that could help council improve its communication with local CALD communities.
“Brimbank is one of the most culturally diverse areas in Australia, with 48.2 per cent of residents born overseas, and over 160 different languages spoken. About one in five residents either do not speak English well or do not speak English at all. I have raised this notice of motion to investigate how we can improve the way our council communicates with our non-English speaking communities,” Cr O’Reilly said.
“However, we do not have information to tell us about the range of languages that people can read and write in. How can we improve our reach across our culturally and linguistically diverse communities in Brimbank?
“… I look forward to council officers reporting back on how council currently communicates with its culturally and linguistically diverse community, and on any opportunities that could help us improve our communication.”
