25/01/2023
New Settlement Program – Ararat Rural City Council and Wyndham Community Education Centre
Over the last 12 months, Council has been working in partnership with Wyndham Community Education Centre in attracting new settlers to the municipality, particularly the Karen who originate from the communities of Burma.
The Karen have successfully transitioned and set up new lives in towns such as Nhill, Bendigo, Geelong and Werribee.
The New Settlement Program has to date attracted 14 new settlers, most of whom are working and living in Ararat. We are aiming for culturally safe settlement, reaching out to community, business and faith-based organisations to help in the transition to a new way of living and working in rural Victoria.