AMEP Settlement Course

Migrant Education SouthTasmanian Polytechnic

The Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) is funded by the

Department of Immigration and Citizenship

MAKING A LIFE IN A NEW CULTURE

• different climate and weather

• different food

• different houses

• different clothes

Different Ways of Thinking About

• Time

• Family relationships

• Work and free time• The law and government

Different ways of thinking about

• Religion

• Mental and physical health

• Seeking help

Culture Shock

Adjustment ProblemsWhere to get help

• Migrant Resource Centre Hobart

• Relationships Australia - Hobart

• Your Family Doctor

Important Websites

• Beginning a life in Australia

• Multicultural Tasmania

• Migrant Resource Centre Hobart

Hospital

The Royal Hobart Hospital

Help at the hospital:

The Refugee and Migrant Liaison Officer JENNY FORWARD (03) 6222 81260448 902 042

Translating and Interpreting Service - TIS

• Information about medicare

MedicareGeneral public enquiriesPhone132 011 (local call rate) 24 hours, seven days a week

Hobart Office Glenorchy OfficeShop 7 Shop 52 Trafalgar Centre Northgate Shopping Centre 110 Collins St 387 Main Road Hobart TAS 7000 Glenorchy TAS 7010

Private Health Insurance

PrivateHealth.gov.au

Staying Healthy

Your local CouncilHobartGlenorchyClarenceKingborough

Places to walk and relax

Bellerive Beach Glenorchy Foreshore

Hobart’s Walks http://www.hobartcity.com.au/Recreation/Hobarts_Walks

Staying Safe and Disease-free at Home

• Home fire safety – Tasmania

• Kidsafe Victoria factsheets

• Home hygiene - Tasmania

Public Transport

Metro Tas

Spirit of Tasmania

Police and The LawCalling the Police When do I call 000 Police? When do I call Crime Stoppers ? When do I call Police Assistance ?

TIS Language Help 131 450

Getting help with Legal Problems

• Community Legal Centre • Magistrates Court • http://www.courtlists.tas.gov.au/VirtualTour/main.html

• Ombudsman Tasmania

Anti-Discrimination CommissionReport It!

Cars and Driving

• Tasmanian Road Rules Booklet• Tasmanian Licence Information• Practice Learners Test Tasmania

• Buying a car in Tasmania• RACT

• What to do in a Car Accident – TAS (pdf)

HOUSING

• Housing TasmaniaPublic Housing

• Colony 47 CA$H

Assistance with Housing

• Centacare Private Rental Tenancy Support

For low income earners

• The Tenants Union – Hobart

Free advice for public and private residential tenants.

• Real Estate Institute Tasmania

Information about buying or renting http://www.reit.com.au

Money

Getting help with budgeting• MoneySmart – Australian Government ASIC

• Centrelink Centrepay

For information in your language go to http://www.centrelink.gov.au/internet/internet.nsf/languages/index.htm

• Anglicare

Understanding your Bills

• Aurora - understanding your bill

• Understanding your phone plan • To make a complaint about your phone service http://www.tio.com.au/lote/lote.htm

Shopping

• Chemist Warehouse - Hobart• K & D Hardware – Hobart• Eumarrah – Hobart• Spiceworld – Hobart• Salamanca Market - Hobart• Island Markets – Glenorchy• Farm gate farmers market – Hobart• Sorell market - Tasmania

Life’s Big Events

FuneralsWeddings

Naming Ceremonies

Change of Name - Tasmania

Tasmanian School System

Tasmanian Schools

• Tasmanian Government Schools – Information for Parents

• Term Dates – Tasmania

• Tasmanian Catholic Schools

• Tasmanian Independent Schools

PY10 Education in Tasmania

Further Education and Training in Tasmania

• Senior Secondary Colleges (Academy)

Elizabeth College Rosny CollegeHobart College Claremont College

• Tasmanian Catholic Schools

• Tasmanian Independent Schools

Further Education and Training

• Tasmanian Polytechnic• Tasmanian Polytechnic Foundation Programs – Migrant Education

• University of Tasmania • UTAS CALD Support Service

Jobs Work Employment

• Centrelink – we speak your language• Centrelink – information for new Australians –audio CD

• About Job Services Australia

• CareerOne - Job search

• Employment Agents - TasmaniaSearson Buck Hays Recruiting Skilled Recruiting

Manpower

• Connect MRC Hobart

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