BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Multicultural Aged Care - ECPv6.15.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Multicultural Aged Care X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://mac.org.au X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Multicultural Aged Care REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Adelaide BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1030 TZOFFSETTO:+0930 TZNAME:ACST DTSTART:20250405T163000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0930 TZOFFSETTO:+1030 TZNAME:ACDT DTSTART:20251004T163000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1030 TZOFFSETTO:+0930 TZNAME:ACST DTSTART:20260404T163000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0930 TZOFFSETTO:+1030 TZNAME:ACDT DTSTART:20261003T163000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1030 TZOFFSETTO:+0930 TZNAME:ACST DTSTART:20270403T163000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0930 TZOFFSETTO:+1030 TZNAME:ACDT DTSTART:20271002T163000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20260623T100000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20260623T130000 DTSTAMP:20260805T044409 CREATED:20260506T020918Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260609T044943Z UID:10000159-1782208800-1782219600@mac.org.au SUMMARY:MAC National Symposium - Grief Management with a CALD Focus DESCRIPTION:  \n\nJoin us for a powerful and inclusive national symposium exploring grief and bereavement through a culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) lens. This event brings together practitioners\, community voices\, and lived experiences to reshape how we understand\, support\, and walk alongside grief across cultures. \nWhy attend?\nGrief is universal\, but how it is expressed\, supported\, and understood is deeply cultural. This symposium moves beyond theory to deliver a balanced\, practice-focused experience grounded in: \n\nCultural safety (not just competence)\nTrauma and grief informed care\nEquity of access and inclusion\nRespect for spiritual\, religious\, and community traditions\nRecognition that there is no single “right way” to grieve\n\n\nFeatured Speakers \n\nChristopher Hall\, AM\nCEO\, Grief Australia\nAnna Howard\nCEO\, Murray Mallee Aged Care Group\nllze Radzins\nPresident\, Latvian Association of SA\nCecilia Chiolero\nManager\, PICAC (COTA NT)\nDr Olivia Farrer (PhD\, APD\, SFAHE)\nSenior Research Fellow – CareSearch inc palliAGED\, Senior Lecturer – Nutrition\, Research Centre for Palliative Care\, Death\, and Dying (RePaDD) & College of Health and Enablement (CHE)\n\n\nWhat to expect? \n\nWorkforce-Focused Learning; build confidence and capability\nPerson Centred Perspectives\nFamily & Community Voices\nCALD Grief Experiences\nPractical Tools & Takeaways\nNetworking & Collaboration\n\n  \nBe part of shaping the future of grief care. \nThis is more than a symposium\, it’s a call to action to create equitable\, culturally safe\, and compassionate grief support for all communities. \nDon’t miss this opportunity to learn\, reflect\, connect\, and lead change. URL:https://mac.org.au/event/mac-national-symposium-grief-management/ ORGANIZER;CN="Multicultural Aged Care":MAILTO:macsa@mac.org.au LOCATION:https://mac.org.au/event/mac-national-symposium-grief-management/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20260629T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20260629T163000 DTSTAMP:20260805T044409 CREATED:20260616T055209Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260617T003240Z UID:10000162-1782741600-1782750600@mac.org.au SUMMARY:CHSP Roadmap: Mastering Governance\, Compliance\, and Support at Home with Pontem DESCRIPTION:Dear CALD CHSP Network Colleagues do not miss this opportunity….!! \nWe are very pleased and excited to sponsor and welcome the Pontem Team. \n  \nIf you work in CHSP service delivery you need to attend this session!!!! \nIt is a very comprehensive and detailed presentation by Pontem. \nWe at MAC have been listening carefully to you and supporting you to embed your aged care obligations requirements and conformance throughout the aged care reforms over the last few years. \nIn our face to face meetings and whilst providing training to your organisations\, we have listened and done our best to provide you with support and resources to support your agencies moving forward. \nAs we all know the aged care services obligations and requirements are extensive\, and require providers to undertake and meet their obligations under the Aged Care Act 2024. \nThere have been many changes moving forward that we all need to adopt and embed in our organisation’s systems\, services\, and keep our governing bodies\, paid staff and volunteers informed. \n  \nAGENDA \n\nCHSP Service Agreements\nMeals Requirements\nSupport at Home and CHSP Interactions\nGovernance & Governing Bodies\nClinical Governance Framework\nProvider Audit Processes & Requirements\n\n  \nWe look forward to welcoming as many of you as possible attend this session URL:https://mac.org.au/event/cald-chsp-network/ LOCATION:HMCC Hall\, 94 Henley Beach Road\, Mile End\, SA\, 5031\, Australia ORGANIZER;CN="Multicultural Aged Care":MAILTO:macsa@mac.org.au GEO:-34.9233097;138.5724176 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=HMCC Hall 94 Henley Beach Road Mile End SA 5031 Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=94 Henley Beach Road:geo:138.5724176,-34.9233097 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20260714T133000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20260714T163000 DTSTAMP:20260805T044409 CREATED:20260603T025149Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260708T003138Z UID:10000161-1784035800-1784046600@mac.org.au SUMMARY:MAC CHSP CALD Provider Round Table DESCRIPTION:TRANSLATE with x\n\n\n English \n\n\n\n\n\n\nArabic\nHebrew\nPolish\n\n\nBulgarian\nHindi\nPortuguese\n\n\nCatalan\nHmong Daw\nRomanian\n\n\nChinese Simplified\nHungarian\nRussian\n\n\nChinese Traditional\nIndonesian\nSlovak\n\n\nCzech\nItalian\nSlovenian\n\n\nDanish\nJapanese\nSpanish\n\n\nDutch\nKlingon\nSwedish\n\n\nEnglish\nKorean\nThai\n\n\nEstonian\nLatvian\nTurkish\n\n\nFinnish\nLithuanian\nUkrainian\n\n\nFrench\nMalay\nUrdu\n\n\nGerman\nMaltese\nVietnamese\n\n\nGreek\nNorwegian\nWelsh\n\n\nHaitian Creole\nPersian\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n\nTRANSLATE with \n\n COPY THE URL BELOW \n \n Back\n \n\n\nEMBED THE SNIPPET BELOW IN YOUR SITE \n\nEnable collaborative features and customize widget: Bing Webmaster Portal\nBack\n\n \n\n\n\nDate: Tuesday\, 14 July 2026Time: 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM (SA Time)Location: Multicultural Aged Care (MAC)94 Henley Beach Road\, Mile End SA 5031 \nJoin us for the next CALD Roundtable\, bringing together CALD CHSP providers to discuss current priorities\, reforms and emerging issues impacting CHSP service delivery and older people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities. This face-to-face session will provide an opportunity to hear from guest speakers\, share experiences\, discuss sector developments and network with colleagues committed to culturally inclusive ageing and aged care. \nGuest Speakers \n\n\nAnthony Cameron\, Department of Health\, Disability and Ageing\nShannon Sanderson\, State Manager SA\, Ageing Australia\nItalia Mignone\, General Manager\, Multicultural Aged Care (MAC)\n\n\nFurther agenda details will be shared shortly.  We encourage early registration to secure your attendance.We look forward to welcoming you to this important sector conversation. URL:https://mac.org.au/event/mac-chsp-cald-provider-round-table/ LOCATION:HMCC Hall\, 94 Henley Beach Road\, Mile End\, SA\, 5031\, Australia ORGANIZER;CN="Multicultural Aged Care":MAILTO:macsa@mac.org.au GEO:-34.9233097;138.5724176 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=HMCC Hall 94 Henley Beach Road Mile End SA 5031 Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=94 Henley Beach Road:geo:138.5724176,-34.9233097 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20260805T120000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20260805T130000 DTSTAMP:20260805T044409 CREATED:20260717T033309Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260803T020249Z UID:10000166-1785931200-1785934800@mac.org.au SUMMARY:MAC CQ series sessions - Understanding Culture Beyond Language DESCRIPTION:  \n  \n  \nUnderstanding Culture Beyond Language \nExploring the many ways culture shapes how people experience ageing\, care and connectionLanguage is only one part of culture. Every older person brings a unique set of values\, beliefs\, traditions and life experiences that influence how they view health\, make decisions\, build relationships and engage with care.This CQ Series session explores the many dimensions of culture beyond spoken language\, including family roles\, religion and spirituality\, migration experiences\, food\, customs and personal identity. Participants will reflect on how recognising these influences can strengthen culturally responsive\, person-centred care and support meaningful interactions with older people from diverse backgrounds.Learning OutcomesBy the end of this session\, participants will be able to: \n\n\nRecognise that culture extends beyond language and influences many aspects of an older person’s care experience.\nIdentify how values\, beliefs\, family roles\, traditions and migration experiences may shape preferences\, communication and decision-making.\nApply practical strategies to provide culturally responsive care that respects each person’s identity\, dignity and choices.\nReflect on their own assumptions and identify opportunities to strengthen culturally safe practice in everyday care.\n\nTarget AudienceAll aged care staff including support workers\, care staff\, coordinators and volunteers working across residential\, home care and community care settings. URL:https://mac.org.au/event/mac-cq-series-sessions/ LOCATION:Zoom Webinar\, Australia ORGANIZER;CN="Multicultural Aged Care":MAILTO:macsa@mac.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260910 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260911 DTSTAMP:20260805T044409 CREATED:20260717T032937Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260803T020458Z UID:10000163-1788998400-1789084799@mac.org.au SUMMARY:MAC CiA DESCRIPTION:More Details To Be Released Soon URL:https://mac.org.au/event/mac-cia/ LOCATION:Zoom Webinar\, Australia ORGANIZER;CN="Multicultural Aged Care":MAILTO:macsa@mac.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260923 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260924 DTSTAMP:20260805T044409 CREATED:20260717T033406Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260803T020452Z UID:10000167-1790121600-1790207999@mac.org.au SUMMARY:MAC CQ series sessions DESCRIPTION:More Details To Be Released Soon URL:https://mac.org.au/event/mac-cq-series-sessions-2/ LOCATION:Zoom Webinar\, Australia ORGANIZER;CN="Multicultural Aged Care":MAILTO:macsa@mac.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261007 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261008 DTSTAMP:20260805T044409 CREATED:20260717T033502Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260803T020444Z UID:10000168-1791331200-1791417599@mac.org.au SUMMARY:MAC CQ series sessions DESCRIPTION:More Details To Be Released Soon URL:https://mac.org.au/event/mac-cq-series-sessions-3/ LOCATION:Zoom Webinar\, Australia ORGANIZER;CN="Multicultural Aged Care":MAILTO:macsa@mac.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261104 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261105 DTSTAMP:20260805T044409 CREATED:20260717T033030Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260803T020422Z UID:10000164-1793750400-1793836799@mac.org.au SUMMARY:MAC CiA DESCRIPTION:More Details To Be Released Soon URL:https://mac.org.au/event/mac-cia-2/ LOCATION:Zoom Webinar\, Australia ORGANIZER;CN="Multicultural Aged Care":MAILTO:macsa@mac.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20261112T120000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20261112T130000 DTSTAMP:20260805T044409 CREATED:20260717T033555Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260803T020406Z UID:10000169-1794484800-1794488400@mac.org.au SUMMARY:MAC CQ series sessions DESCRIPTION:More Details To Be Released Soon URL:https://mac.org.au/event/mac-symposium-2/ LOCATION:Zoom Webinar\, Australia ORGANIZER;CN="Multicultural Aged Care":MAILTO:macsa@mac.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261125 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261126 DTSTAMP:20260805T044409 CREATED:20260717T033212Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260803T020354Z UID:10000165-1795564800-1795651199@mac.org.au SUMMARY:MAC Symposium DESCRIPTION:More Details To Be Released Soon URL:https://mac.org.au/event/mac-symposium/ LOCATION:Zoom Webinar\, Australia ORGANIZER;CN="Multicultural Aged Care":MAILTO:macsa@mac.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261204 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261205 DTSTAMP:20260805T044409 CREATED:20260717T033846Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260803T020324Z UID:10000170-1796342400-1796428799@mac.org.au SUMMARY:MAC CQ series sessions DESCRIPTION:More Details To Be Released Soon URL:https://mac.org.au/event/mac-cq-series-sessions-4/ LOCATION:Zoom Webinar\, Australia ORGANIZER;CN="Multicultural Aged Care":MAILTO:macsa@mac.org.au END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR