Conferences and Workshops

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National Police Chaplains Forum

APMAB in partnership with Victoria Police and the Australian Multicultural Foundation will conduct a national information forum for police Chaplains to discuss the interrelationship between religion and cultural diversity in the context of Australia’s social cohesion.

The rationale to conduct such a forum is in response to recent public discourse surrounding faith and interfaith issues and to exchange information between police Chaplains from all jurisdictions around Australia and New Zealand.

The APMAB Police Chaplains Forum will be conducted in concurrence with the national Senior Police Chaplains Conference scheduled for August 22 – 24, 2006 in Melbourne.

The outcome(s) of the APMAB Police Chaplains Forum would include:

exchange of information between police jurisdictions on interfaith and religious diversity issues;

a forum to showcase best practice models to address interfaith and religious diversity issues in a multicultural society;

enhance networking between police Chaplains and other faith networks;

address recommendations contained in the report titled "Religion, Cultural Diversity and Safeguarding Australia";

enhance Australia and New Zealand’s social capital and cohesion.

National Consultative Forum for Police and CALD Communities

The Australasian Police Multicultural Advisory Bureau in partnership with the Australian Multicultural Foundation and the Victorian Multicultural Commission will be conducting a national consultative forum for Police and communities from culturally, linguistically and religiously diverse (CALD) backgrounds on June 21, 2006 at the Tasmanian Police Academy in Hobart.

The aim of the consultative forum will be to:

Identify current and emerging issues of concern relating to policing multicultural communities;

exchange of information and learnings between police jurisdictions on cultural diversity matters;

showcase best practice models of communication and community relations strategies operating in each State and Territory;

provide a national public forum for dialogue and discourse between police and CALD communities; and

provide Police Commissioners with recommendations to enhance service delivery.

It is envisaged, the outcome(s) of this national forum will assist in developing strategies to enhance police service delivery to its CALD customer base and inform policing priorities for police jurisdictions.

For further information regarding these national conferences, please contact the Bureau at info@apmab.gov.au