MWG @ Korean Cultural Centre Australia (GF, 255 Elizabeth St. Sydney)
2:00 PM - 2:05 PM: Greeting & Introduction
2:05 PM - 3:00 PM: Special workshop program with the Korean children's author - Hyunmin Park
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM: General Meeting @ the KCC classroom
Chair: Helen Williams
Secretary: Vanessa Maino
Acknowledge of Country
Attending Vanessa Maino (Ryde), Eugenia Ng (Burwood), Rebecca Kang Pliner (Waverley), Sung Jung Yoon (Strathfield), Katherine Zhu (Randwick), Julie Parkinson (Sutherland), Jiyoon Jung (Hornsby), Joelmon Zungar (Blacktown), Helen Williams (Inner West), Kathy Yang (Ryde), Shauna Miller (SLNSW), Joanna Goh (SLNSW) Adam Rae (City of Canada Bay), Stephanie Lee (Bayside), Abby Dawson (SLNSW), Marilyn - (Canterbury Bankstown), Karèn McGregor (CSU student).
Apologies Paul Nicholas (Corrective Services), Abby Dawson (SLNSW), Kathy Zhai (Hornsby Library), Svendrini Seneviratne (Fairfield Library)
Confirmation of previous minutes: Confirmed by Shauna Miller (SLNSW), seconded BY Adam Rae (Canada Bay)
Actions arising from the previous meeting: NIL
Tech Savvy Seniors – Shauna
- NSW ethnic community college
- Different tier funding $250 per session in English, $350 if ECC trainer – will be reviewed
- TSS website, new modules available
- Modules reduced from 28 – 12, now generic level – not beginner, middle, advanced
- NSW only state still running it.
- Digital inclusion RMIT – still looking at it – indigenous, seniors over 60, over 70,
- All changed, check website
- Facilitator guide – how to put on training
- Be flexible
- Archive still has the old modules, but they will eventually go,.
- Learn your own language – limited to 5 languages Chinese,
- Georgina will run the training again – Shauna to send out email – not just for us, also for the trainers
- Grants open now, close soon
- Just apply, schedule to be submitted after grants decided
- Let Shauna know if application form is not working.
Bulk Loan report – Joanna
- New books in 5 languages – please promote
- Reminder – particularly for junior to return any overdues as they are very short- Inner west – junior Spanish and Portuguese happy to lend
- Reminder to check Community language directory
- ILL van – individual items can be sent – just note that they are Multicultural collection -services
- Please contact Joanna if there are errors after transition to new request form.
- New downloadable promotional resources are available.
- If you still have any old banners – please return in exchange for new banner
- Request through form first, Genevieve will respond with return label – reskinning and save from landfill.
- New banners have been sent out, they still have spares so if you need more please contact.
- New bookmarks available – order form available.
- IELTS – no new resources available – just reprinted – updated same titles
- Some language learning from Spanish etc, at a basic level are available.
- IELTS online
Return labels – Aussie Post – Joanna
Archiving tracking numbers after 3 months, return labels should not expire. Please contact Joanna if there is a problem.
Reports from libraries
Blacktown
- They have a new collection “Malayalam” which is an Indian collection they have purchased through Caval – launch this weekend.
- Retiring Vietnamese collection – as there were only 4 regular borrowers
- Marati language – Campelltown – currently
Randwick
Kathrine – workshop
- Naidoc week – July 15th anniversary
- Book week theme – for multicultural /multilingual childrens
- Shelf talkers and book recommendations for Naidoc week – Book Week Magic faraway tree theme and dress up
- Makers space, childrens team and CALD team
- Marketing on Facebook and Instagram
Ryde
- TSS went very well Cantonese
- Mother’s day quilling with love
- Money and MyGov sessions
- Naidoc 50 years celebration – Koori connection – history, art, cultural in Cantonese
- Children’s team
- Mandarin conversation group – for English speakers with basic Mandarin
- Learning Mandarin basics 6 weeks workshop
Canterbury
- Learning Mandarin basics 6 weeks workshop
- Chinese water colour painting – Canterbury – 20 people (max 15, expanded)
Other Business
Date of next meeting: 20 August 2026 - Kirrawee Library