PICAC across Australia

PICAC coordinators work to improve the partnership between aged care providers, culturally and linguistically diverse communities and the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing to ensure that aged care service providers are informed on best practice in the delivery of culturally appropriate care.

PICAC partners

The PICAC Program provides funding for eight organisations, one in each state and territory. These PICACs are:

PICAC – Northern Territory

Ms Cecilia Chiolero – PICAC Manager
COTA NT (Council of the Ageing NT), 65 Smith Street, Darwin 0800
Postal address: GPO Box, Darwin 0801
Phone: 08 8941 1004
Email:
Web: www.cotant.org.au

PICAC – ACT & NSW

Ms Selen Akinci – Senior Project Coordinator
MCCI, 117 Corrimal Street, Wollongong, NSW 2500
Postal address: PO Box 238, Wollongong 2520
Alternative postal address: PO Box 227, Civic Square, ACT 2608
Phone: 02 4229 7566
Email:
Web: www.mcci.org.au

PICAC – Queensland

Ms Silvia Borges – PICAC Project Officer
Diversicare, 49-51 Thomas Street, West End 4101
Postal address: PO Box 5199, West End 4101
Phone: 07 3846 1099
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.diversicare.com.au

PICAC – South Australia

Ms Agnieszka Chudecka – Multicultural Learning & Development Manager
Multicultural Aged Care, 94 Henley Beach Road, Mile End 5031
Postal address: PO Box 488, Torrensville Plaza 5031
Phone: 08 8241 9900
Email:
Web: www.mac.org.au

PICAC -Tasmania

Ms Geraldine Flynn – PICAC Project Officer
Migrant Resource Centre (Southern Tasmania), KGV Sports & Community Centre, Level 2, 1 A Anfields Street
Postal address: PO Box 259, Glenorchy Tas 7010
Phone: 03 6221 0999
Email:
Web: www.mrctas.org.au

PICAC – Victoria

Ms Lisa Tribuzio – Manager
Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing, PO Box 5093, Glenferrie South 3122
Phone: 03 8823 7979
Email:
Web: www.culturaldiversity.com.au

PICAC – Western Australia

Ms Michelle Jenkins – CEO
Fortis Consulting Pty LTD, National Head Office, Ground Floor, The Grosvenor, 12 St Georges Terrace
Perth 6000
Phone: 08 9467 2490
Email:
Web: www.fortisconsulting.com.au

Further information

For further information on the PICAC project and other initiatives of the Department of Health & Ageing visit: https://www.health.gov.au/initiatives-and-programs/partners-in-culturally-appropriate-care-picac