The Relocation

INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY, ETHNICITY AND POLICY ALTERNATIVES VICTORIA UNIVERSITY THE RELOCATION PO BOX 14428 MELBOURNE VIC 8001 REGIONAL VICTORIA OFREFUGEESFROM MELBOURNETO THE RELOCATION OF REFUGEES AUSTRALIA FROM MELBOURNE PHONE: +61 3 9919 5478 FAX: +61 3 9919 5479 WWW.VU.EDU.AU/ICEPA TO REGIONAL VICTORIA A COMPARATIVE EVALUATION IN SWAN HILL AND WARRNAMBOOL A REPORT BY: INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY, ETHNICITY AND POLICY ALTERNATIVES (ICEPA) DR ROBYN BROADBENT DR MARCELLE CACCIATTOLO MS CATHRYN CARPENTER CRICOS Provider No. 00124K WWW.VU.EDU.AU/ICEPA JUNE 2007 WWW.VU.EDU.AU/ICEPA TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ........................................................................................................iv GLOSSARY OF TERMS.........................................................................................................vi EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.........................................................................................................vii 1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................1 − THE ROLE OF VICHEALTH .......................................................................................4 − HISTORY OF MIGRATION AND SETTLEMENT IN AUSTRALIA ........................................5 − SETTLEMENT NEEDS OF HUMANITARIAN ENTRANTS.................................................6 2. METHODOLOGY............................................................................................................9 − PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH .......................................................................9 − DATA SETS AND CODING ........................................................................................11 − COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.....................................................................................13 − LIMITATIONS OF THE RESEARCH .............................................................................14 − LITERATURE INFORMING THE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ........................................15 3. LITERATURE REVIEW....................................................................................................18 − THE REFUGEE JOURNEY ........................................................................................18 − VICHEALTH MENTAL HEALTH FRAMEWORKS ...........................................................20 − RELOCATION LITERATURE ......................................................................................21 − STAGES OF ADJUSTMENT .......................................................................................27 − FACTORS IN A POSITIVE SETTLEMENT EXPERIENCE .................................................29 − SOCIAL INCLUSION ..........................................................................................29 − FREEDOM FROM DISCRIMINATION AND VIOLENCE ..............................................30 − ACCESS TO ECONOMIC RESOURCES ................................................................31 4. THE SWAN HILL AND WARRNAMBOOL RELOCATION PROGRAMS: PROJECT BACKGROUND AND DATA .............................................................................................32 − INTRODUCTION TO SWAN HILL ................................................................................34 − REFUGEE RELOCATION IN SWAN HILL .....................................................................36 − PROJECT BACKGROUND............................................................................36 − A HOLISTIC COMMUNITY BUILDING PROGRAM ............................................37 − THE RELOCATION PROGRAM .....................................................................37 − INTRODUCTION TO WARRNAMBOOL.........................................................................39 − REFUGEE RELOCATION IN WARRNAMBOOL..............................................................40 − PROJECT BACKGROUND............................................................................40 − THE RELOCATION PACKAGE ......................................................................42 − COMMITMENT BY FAMILIES ........................................................................42 − RELOCATION DATA: SWAN HILL AND WARRNAMBOOL ..............................................43 − SWAN HILL JULY 2003 – DECEMBER 2004.................................................43 − SWAN HILL DECEMBER 2004 – OCTOBER 2005 .........................................46 − WARRNAMBOOL JULY 2003 – DECEMBER 2004 .........................................49 − WARRNAMBOOL DECEMBER 2004 – OCTOBER 2005..................................50 − COMPARING THE SWAN HILL AND WARRNAMBOOL DATA..........................................54 5. THE COMPONENTS OF SUCCESSFUL RELOCATION.........................................................58 − PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN HOST COMMUNITIES, THE REFUGEE COMMUNITY AND THEIR ADVOCATES ..........................................................................................................58 − FUNDING ADVOCATES: THE HORN OF AFRICA COMMUNITY NETWORK/SUDANESE IN WARRNAMBOOL NETWORK.....................................................................................59 − LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AS THE DRIVERS OF RELOCATION ........................................60 − RELOCATION PROGRAM UNDERPINNED BY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES .61 − A CRITICAL MASS OF REFUGEES ............................................................................62 i − PLANNING FOR HOUSING DEMAND AND PROVIDING DIVERSITY OF HOUSING OPTIONS ...............................................................................................................62 − COMMUNITY PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A REFUGEE RELOCATION PROGRAM .............................................................................................................65 − FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR RELOCATION OF THE REFUGEE COMMUNITY .....................67 − ESTABLISHING AN ANCHOR COMMUNITY .................................................................68 − AVOIDING RELOCATION IN STAGES OVER LONGER PERIODS OF TIME AND FUNDING RELOCATION COST ................................................................................................72 − ALLOWING AND PLANNING FOR ONGOING GROWTH .................................................73 − ENGAGE FAMILIES..................................................................................................74 − LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY AND BETTER LIVES FOR REFUGEES ............................75 − SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT WITH CAREER PATHWAYS AND PROPER RIGHTS ...........75 − EMPLOYERS MUST BE STAKEHOLDERS AND SUPPORTERS.......................................79 − SUPPORT HOST COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS.............................................................83 − ESTABLISHING PARTNERSHIPS WITH KEY HOST COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS ..........84 − FLEXIBILITY IN GOVERNMENT FUNDING AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITIES AND PARTNERSHIPS TO BUILD CAPACITY TO SUPPORT THE REFUGEES ............................................................................................................84 − CREATING A SOCIAL INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH A RANGE OF COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES.............................................................................................................88 − PROMOTION OF CULTURAL FORUMS, COMMUNITY READINESS AND CULTURAL APPRECIATION.......................................................................................................91 − CELEBRATE DIVERSITY ..........................................................................................92 − ENSURING FREEDOM FROM DIVERSITY ...................................................................93 − INTEGRATING CHILDREN.........................................................................................95 − HOST COMMUNITY READINESS ...............................................................................97 6. CONCLUSION: LEARNINGS AND POLICY CONSIDERATIONS .............................................100 − WHAT HAVE WE LEARNT FROM THESE COMMUNITIES?...........................................101 − POLICY CONSIDERATIONS ......................................................................................103 − SUMMING UP .........................................................................................................106 7. BIBLIOGRAPHY.............................................................................................................108 8. APPENDICES .......................................................................................................................... 113 ii DIAGRAMS DIAGRAM 1: FINAL EVALUATION OF MIGRANT RELOCATION PROGRAMS IN RURAL AND REGIONAL VICTORIA ......................................................................................10 TABLES TABLE 1: SWAN HILL REGION – EMPLOYMENT ...............................................................36 TABLE 2: WARRNAMBOOL REGION – EMPLOYMENT ........................................................40 TABLE 3: SWAN HILL PARTICIPANTS 2003/4 – COUNTRY OF ORIGIN ...............................43 TABLE 4: SWAN HILL PARTICIPANTS 2003/4 – EMPLOYMENT STATUS .............................44 TABLE 5: SWAN HILL PARTICIPANTS 2003/4 – PLACEMENTS...........................................44 TABLE 6: SWAN HILL PARTICIPANTS 2003/4 – JOB PLACEMENTS....................................45 TABLE 7: SWAN HILL PARTICIPANTS 2005 – NUMBER OF PEOPLE ...................................46 TABLE 8: SWAN HILL PARTICIPANTS 2005 – COUNTRY OF ORIGIN ..................................47 TABLE 9: SWAN HILL

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