Directory of migrant
and refugee women’s
groups
Compiled with the assistance of
CAMS and LAMP workers
Updated May 2015
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2 / April 2015
Directory of migrant and refugee women
Compiled with the assistance of CAMS and LAMP workers
Name of
women’s group
Geographic
location
town/suburb
Meet, Share and
Learn
Gatton
Darfur Women’s
group
Gatton
Afghan women’s
English
conversation
group
Gatton
African Women
Network
East Brisbane
3 / April 2015
Ethnic or
language groups
participating in
the group
Sudanese (Arabic),
Filipino, Spanish,
Australian, Afghan
(Persian speaking)
Contact name
for the group
Contact number and email
address for the group
Area of interest
Robyn Olive
5462 2675
Mum’s group
Sudanese (Arabic)
Safia
Afghan (Persian)
rolive@bne.catholic.edu.au
Margaret Cole
0402 309 353
15 Falconer Street, Gatton 4343
Raising awareness and
support for situation in
Darfur + settlement
0457 343 622
Learning English
oldcoles@iinet.net.au
Zimbabwe,
Somalia, South
Sudan, Rwanda,
Burundi, Kenya,
Tanzania,
Botswana, Sierra
Leone, Uganda,
Liberia
Rose Karlo
3277 3662
0421 103 966
General (Settlement,
Health, Employment,
Education, Housing etc)
RoseK@mdaltd.org.au
Directory of migrant and refugee women’s groups
Compiled with the assistance of CAMS and LAMP workers
Name of
women’s group
Geographic
location
town/suburb
Mater Hospital
Women Health
Group
Brisbane
Ethnic or
language groups
participating in
the group
Burundians, DR
Congolese, Liberia,
Burmese
Contact name
for the group
Contact number and email
address for the group
Area of interest
Donata Sackey
3163 6139
Refugee Health
Senior Program
Manager
Mater UQ Centre
for Primary Health
Care Innovation
donata.sackey@mater.org.au
Mater Health
Services
ECCQ Sexual
Health Group
Brisbane/South
Metro
Rwandan,
Burundian, South
Sudanese,
Burmese, Arabic
4 / April 2015
www.mater.org.au/Home/Service
s/Centre-for-Primary-HealthCare-Innovation
Level 2 Potter Building Annex
Raymond Tce South Brisbane
Qld 4101
Zhihong Gu |
HIV/AIDS,
Hepatitis and
Sexual Health
Program Manager
Ethnic
Communities
Council of
Queensland
fax 3163 1969
3255 1540 ext 216
Sexual Health
fax 3846 4453
health@eccq.com.au
261 Boundary St, West End QLD
4101
www.eccq.com.au
Directory of migrant and refugee women’s groups
Compiled with the assistance of CAMS and LAMP workers
Name of
women’s group
Geographic
location
town/suburb
Family Planning
Qld Women
Educators
Brisbane
Vietnamese
Strong Women’s
Group
Inala
Women’s English
Conversation
Group
Logan Region
Lokutueng
Logan/Brisbane
Islamic Women’s
Association of
Queensland
Logan Region
5 / April 2015
Ethnic or
language groups
participating in
the group
Egypt, Arabic,
Burundians
Vietnamese
Contact name
for the group
Contact number and email
address for the group
Area of interest
Odette Tewfik
3250 0250
Family Planning
Multicultural
Women’s Health
Project
Coordinator
0422 113 118
Family Planning
Qld
100 Alfred St.
Fortitude Valley
4006
Yen Nguyen
Odette.Tewfik@fpq.com.au
ynguyen@vcaqld.org.au
Employment
Settlement
Various
Colleen Rottmann 3412 4102
Logan Libraries
colleenrottmann@logan.qld.gov.a
u
Various African
Countries
Rachel Maker
(rachelabukmaker@hotmail.com)
Islamic Women
Galila AbdelSalam (Director)
3208 6333
Galila.a@iwaq.org.au
Directory of migrant and refugee women’s groups
Compiled with the assistance of CAMS and LAMP workers
Name of
women’s group
Geographic
location
town/suburb
Logan Women’s
Health and
Wellbeing Centre
Logan Region
Women’s
Federation for
World Peace
Logan and
beyond
Various
Moonlight Social
Group
Logan/Brisbane
Burundi Women
Venantie Niragira
0470 533 763 or 0432 349 775
venantie2003@yahoo.fr
Croatian Folkloric
Dance Group
Velebit Inc.
Gold Coast
Croatian
Ana Sjaus or
Mara Palavra
07 5591 7261
African Gold
Coast Alliance
Gold Coast
Joyce Cho
07 5591 7261
(TMC)
admin@migrantcentre.org
6 / April 2015
Ethnic or
language groups
participating in
the group
Various
Contact name
for the group
Contact number and email
address for the group
Joanne Pressick
3808 9233
Area of interest
JoanneP@loganwomen.com.au
Mamiko Rattley
wfwpoceania@gmail.com
Carrara
Southport /
Labrador
Mamiko Rattley
Zimbabwe,
Somalia, South
Sudan, Rwanda,
Burundi, Kenya,
Tanzania,
Botswana, Sierra
Leone, Uganda,
Liberia
admin@migrantcentre.org
Art, Craft, Music,
Folkloric Dance
General (Culture,
Settlement, Health,
Employment, Education,
Housing etc)
Directory of migrant and refugee women’s groups
Compiled with the assistance of CAMS and LAMP workers
Name of
women’s group
Geographic
location
town/suburb
Eritrean Women’s
Group
Gold Coast
Labrador
Women’s Hub
Bosnian Society –
Women’s Choir
Nepali Women’s
(special interest
group)
7 / April 2015
Ethnic or
language groups
participating in
the group
Eritrean ( Tigrinya,
Arabic)
Contact name
for the group
Contact number and email
address for the group
Area of interest
Natsinet Debishu
Natsinet’s Mob. 0469 926 635
(TMC)
Diyana.debesay@yahoo.com
General Women’s
issues (Art/Craft, DV,
Health,
Education/Skilling,
Community
Engagement, etc)
Gold Coast Labrador
Africa - Zimbabwe,
Somalia, South
Sudan, Rwanda,
Burundi, Kenya,
Tanzania,
Botswana, Sierra
Leone, Uganda,
Liberia (various
languages)
Joyce Cho
07 5591 7261
(TMC)
admin@migrantcentre.org
Gold Coast
Bosnia (Bosnian)
Ms. Hara Alibasic
Hara’s Mob. 0402 582 141
Art – Music
admin@migrantcentre.org
Special interest group
Joyce Cho
07 5591 7261
special interest group
(TMC)
admin@migrantcentre.org
Southport /
Labrador
Hope Island
Gold Coast
Nepali (Nepalese)
General (Culture,
Art/Craft – sawing club,
Settlement, Health,
Employment, Education,
Housing, Women’s
issues, etc)
Directory of migrant and refugee women’s groups
Compiled with the assistance of CAMS and LAMP workers
Name of
women’s group
Geographic
location
town/suburb
Kuan Yin Society
(Chinese Culture
Group)
Gold Coast
Spanish speaking seniors /
Rainbow Group
Gold Coast –
Southport
Ethnic or
language groups
participating in
the group
China (Mandarin,
Cantonese)
Contact name
for the group
Contact number and email
address for the group
Area of interest
Joyce Cho or Lin
07 5591 7261
The Migrant
Centre
Organisation Inc.
admin@migrantcentre.org
General Women’s
issues (Art/Craft,
Settlement/Migration,
DV, Health,
Education/Skilling,
Community
Engagement, etc)
Latin-South
Maria Luisa
American countries, Andrade
Spain (Spanish)
(TMC)
Maria Luisa
0419 205 762
mldurret@hotmail.com
African Women’s
Group
Goodna/Ipswich African
Multicultural
Women’s Craft
Activities Group
Moreton Bay
8 / April 2015
Luck
Choummanivong
Goodna
Neighbourhood
House
3818 1648
goodnanh@yahoo.com.au
communityprograms@moretonba
y.qld.gov.au
General senior’s issues,
Art/Craft, English
language classes,
Computer classes,
Traveling, Community
Engagement)
Women supporting other
women with resettlement
Sharing skills and
socialising to assist
resettlement
Directory of migrant and refugee women’s groups
Compiled with the assistance of CAMS and LAMP workers
Name of
women’s group
Geographic
location
town/suburb
Super Sisters
Logan
Ethnic or
language groups
participating in
the group
Various
Contact name
for the group
Contact number and email
address for the group
Area of interest
Monica Rivas
monicar@acsl.org.au
Helps empower women
and help build their
confidence to work in
Australia
3412 8223
Zomi Women
Logan
Zomi
Michelle Sorahan
msorohan@bne,catholic.edu.au
3208 2868
Eden’s Women’s
group
Goodna
Various
Aimable Harusha
aimableh@acsl.org.au
3412 9955
Language assistance,
life skills and industrial
sewing classes
Women supporting other
women with resettlement
0408 101 006
Believing Women
for a culture of
peace (BWCP)
Woolloongabba
Nora Amath
84 Park Road
Namath14@yahoo.com
info@believingwomen.org.au
Women’s Leader
Rwandan
Association of
Queensland
9 / April 2015
Woolloongabba
Esperance
Nyirabarahinyuza
0402 010 237
28 Dibley Street, Woolloongabba
esperanceN@mda.org.au
Directory of migrant and refugee women’s groups
Compiled with the assistance of CAMS and LAMP workers
Name of
women’s group
Geographic
location
town/suburb
Pasifica Women’s
Alliance
Runcorn
World Café –
George St
Neighbourhood
Centre
Mackay
Range of
languages
Lyn Gargano
(until June 2015)
lyng@georgestreetnc.org.au
Social connection for
migrants and practicing
English
Women’s
Weaving Support
Group
Cairns
Bhutanese
Centacare
Migrant Services
cms.reception@centacarecairns.
org
Making products by
weaving and knitting
Nambour
Multicultural
Women’s Group
Nambour,
Sunshine Coast
Shine Jang
5441 4724
Food, social connection
and support, information
sharing
10 / April 2015
Ethnic or
language groups
participating in
the group
Contact name
for the group
Contact number and email
address for the group
Emma Vueti
sevueti@gmail.com
Area of interest
pasificawomensalliance@gmail.c
om
Burmese
Various (Philippine,
Indonesia, Austria,
Peru, China, )
mcw@nambourcc.org
Directory of migrant and refugee women’s groups
Compiled with the assistance of CAMS and LAMP workers
April 2015
Directory of migrant and refugee women’s groups
Compiled with the assistance of CAMS and LAMP workers