ๆฌข่ฟŽๆฅๅˆฐๆ–ฐๅ—ๅจๅฐ”ๅฃซๅทžๅฐ‘ๆ•ฐๆฐ‘ ๆ—็คพๅŒบๅง”ๅ‘˜ไผš

ๆฌข่ฟŽๆฅๅˆฐๆ–ฐๅ—ๅจๅฐ”ๅฃซๅทžๅฐ‘ๆ•ฐๆฐ‘ ๆ—็คพๅŒบๅง”ๅ‘˜ไผš

ECCNSW

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เคเคจเคเคธเคกเคฌเฅเคฒเฅเคฏเฅ‚ เค•เฅ€ เคœเคพเคคเฅ€เคฏ เคธเคฎเฅเคฆเคพเคฏ เคชเคฐเคฟเคทเคฆ เคฎเฅ‡เค‚ เค†เคชเค•เคพ เคธเฅเคตเคพเค—เคค เคนเฅˆ

เคเคจเคเคธเคกเคฌเฅเคฒเฅเคฏเฅ‚ เค•เฅ€ เคœเคพเคคเฅ€เคฏ เคธเคฎเฅเคฆเคพเคฏ เคชเคฐเคฟเคทเคฆ เคฎเฅ‡เค‚ เค†เคชเค•เคพ เคธเฅเคตเคพเค—เคค เคนเฅˆ

Chร o mแปซng ฤ‘แบฟn vแป›i Hแป™i ฤ‘แป“ng Cแป™ng ฤ‘แป“ng Dรขn tแป™c NSW

Chร o mแปซng ฤ‘แบฟn vแป›i Hแป™i ฤ‘แป“ng Cแป™ng ฤ‘แป“ng Dรขn tแป™c NSW

Welcome to the
Ethnic Communitiesโ€™
Council of NSW

The Ethnic Communitiesโ€™ Council of NSW (ECCNSW) is the peak body for all culturally and linguistically diverse communities in NSW. Since 1975, we have been proud to advocate for multiculturalism and represent issues of importance to governments and industry.

ECCNSW is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all vulnerable people accessing the organisation.

We support the rights and wellbeing of our Board of Directors, staff and volunteers and encourage their active participation in building and maintaining a secure environment for all participants.

Ethnic Communities Council of NSW

Our Work

ECCNSW works to deliver community programs across key priority areas to improve our multicultural communities.

Our programs help to inform our advocacy work, allowing us to promote the interests of the communities we represent across government, community and independent sectors.

Our Work

Areas of Focus

Current/Past Programs

  • Hear and See Me: Speak My Language
    Hear and See Me: Speak My Language

    Funded by the Commonwealth Department of Health, Disability and Ageing, this program shares audio and video conversations that deliver evidence-based advice for blind and Deaf people from culturally diverse & First Nations communities.

  • Energy Advocacy
    Energy Advocacy

    ECCNSW believes all members of CALD communities have a right to affordable, reliable and sustainable electricity and gas, have their interests heard in policy and regulatory decisions on electricity and gas, not be disconnected from electricity and gas because they are unable to pay, be provided with information in a culturally relevant and appropriate form about energy policies and services.

  • The Waterless Wok: Saving Water in Asian Restaurants
    The Waterless Wok: Saving Water in Asian Restaurants

    Between 2005 to 2009, ECCNSW utilised a range of complementary education strategies to help Asian restaurant owners and staff to reduce their water usage.

  • Good Neighbour
    Good Neighbour

    Good Neighbour is a program that connected local people with refugees and asylum seekers, who were new to the area and arrived without the support of their own friends and family. Volunteers hoped to help newly arrived refugees with the community and its services while building friendships.

Latest News

  • Proposed Australiaโ€“Bosnia and Herzegovina Social Security Agreement Open for Consultation
    ,Feb 10, 2026,
    Proposed Australiaโ€“Bosnia and Herzegovina Social Security Agreement Open for Consultation

    The Australian Government has developed the text of a proposed new international social security agreement with Bosnia and Herzegovina. The agreement is intended to support...

  • New Project to Support CALD Communities to Build Confidence in Immunisation
    ,Feb 10, 2026,
    New Project to Support CALD Communities to Build Confidence in Immunisation

    The Priority Populations Immunisation Program (PPIP) is a major NSW Government initiative, delivering $15 million in funding through to 30 June 2028. Led by Health...

  • ECCNSW’s new Hear and See Me program partners with Vision Australia and Deaf Australia
    ,Feb 03, 2026,
    ECCNSW’s new Hear and See Me program partners with Vision Australia and Deaf Australia

    In 2026, ECCNSW will commence a new program to strengthen disability inclusion in multicultural Australia. The Hear and See Me: Speak My Language program will...

  • New colonoscopy referral education videos for primary care
    ,Jan 27, 2026,
    New colonoscopy referral education videos for primary care

    Short, expert-led educational videos are now available to support primary care providers with guideline-based assessment, triage and referral for colonoscopy in NSW. Primary care plays...