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Geelong Ethnic Communities Council

Geelong Ethnic Communities Council - trading as Diversitat

Diversitat is governed by the Geelong Ethnic Communities Council Executive Committee which contributes to and directs the vision, values and general policies of the organization.
The Executive Committee is guided by a general Council which comprises up to 2 representatives from each of the 37 cultural communities affiliated with Diversitat.

Diversitat Executive Committee:

PRESIDENT

Dr. Linda Sydor Petkovic, Ukrainian Community

VICE-PRESIDENT

Mr Zoran Dimovski, Macedonian Community

SECRETARY

Mr Esad Zorlak, Bosnian Community

TREASURER

Mr Wally Scharf, German Community

ASSISTANT SECRETARY

Mrs Fely Spikers, Filipino Community

ASSISTANT TREASURER

Mr. James Matueny, Sudanese Community

 

Geelong Ethnic Communities Council Members

 

Austrian Community Mr Janez Nekrep, Ms Elizabeth Stevens more information
Bosnian Community Mr Haris Tabic, Mr Esad Tabic more information
Bulgarian Community Mrs Veselina Velikova Kostadinov, Mr Rumen Ginev
Chinese Community Ms Christine Wicking, Ms Sophia Shen more information
Croatian Community Mr Aldo Siketa
Dutch Community
Mr M J Timmers, Mr Jim Hoekstra more information
Fijian Community Rev Peceli Ratawa, Mrs Wendy Ratawa more information
Filipino Community
Ms Mary Gardiner, Ms Fely Spikers more information
French Community
Mr Ned Callahan, Mr Fabrice Pilon
German Community
Mr Ludwig Bily, Mr Wally Scharf more information
Greek Community
Maria Stamos - Prichard
more information
Hungarian Community
Mr Steven Csepany
more information
Indian Community
Mr Kanapathy Veerasamy, Mr Robin Arthur more information
Indonesian Community
Mr Brian Shields, Ms Emma Bottomley
Iranian Community
Mr Mohammad Ali Heydari
Irish Community
Mr Anthony Strain, Mr Joseph Pearl
Italian Community
Mr Jose Garrido-Palacios
Latvian Community
Mrs Ruta Clark
Liberian Community
Ms Youngko Antoine, Mr Hally Josiah
Lithuanian Community
Mrs Stase Lipsys, Ms Dana Rafferty
more information
Macedonian Community Mr Mile Stojanovski, Mr Zoran Dimovski
Maltese Community
Mr Charles Attard
Maori Community
Ms Joanne Durdy, Ms Fran Ballinger more information
Polish Community
Ms Genowefa Szalinski
more information
Portuguese Community Ms Escolastia Ramos
Russian Community
Mrs Lana Balazs, Ms Tania Rye
Scottish Community Mrs Wilma Chamberlain
Serbian Community
Mr Petar Andjelkovic, Mr John Pupovac more information
Slovenian Community Mr Joe Ramuta, Ms Matilda Martincic
Spanish Community
Mrs Josie Hernandez, Ms Lina Garcia
more information
Sudanese Community Mr Peter Pal, Mr James Matueny
Swedish Community
Ms Lena Neill, Ms Monica Moore
Thai Community Mrs Yupaporn Noi Siketa, Mrs Chaowanee Fitzgerald
Turkish Community
Mr Hasan Onturk, Mr Ekrem Eren
Ukrainian Community Dr Linda Sydor Petkovic, Ms Kathy Astanin more information
Vietnamese Community Dr Nguyen Van Tran
Welsh Community Mr. Keith Hughs, Mrs Enid Hughes more information



ADVISORS

Mr. Tony Panuccio
Centrelink

Mr. Andrew Parker
Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs

Inspector Bill Mathers
Geelong Police Station

Cr. David Saunderson
City of Greater Geelong

Mr. Ian Trezise
Member for Geelong