The City prides itself on its culturally diverse community and on providing a consistently high standard of services, resources and amenities to its residents.
This guide has been developed to assist in meeting the diverse needs of people arriving to make their home in the City of Stirling. The guide highlights real peoples stories and provides helpful information to assist newcomers in accessing services.
View the guide in a number of languages below:
To view more Newcomer stories, visit YouTube.
Integration and settlement support
Multicultural Services Centre (MSC), Ishar Multicultural Women’s Health Services and Youth Futures have formed a consortium with Multicultural Services Centre as the lead agency to offer settlement engagement and transition support (SETS) services direct to clients.
As of 1 July 2024 Mercycare and Multicultural Services Centre will be providing SETS services for the North Metropolitan area.
- MercyCare Mirrabooka Office
- Address 4 Brewer Place, Mirrabooka
- Contact number (08) 6298 9888.
- Multicultural Services Centre
- 14 Brewer Place, Mirrabooka
- Contact number (08) 9344 7858.
The City of Stirling's Multicultural Framework underpins the City’s vision of achieving an inclusive and harmonious community. The framework builds on the City’s achievements by focusing on three key areas – our newcomers, our community and our organisation.
Multicultural Framework
Funded by the Department of Home Affairs, the Mirrabooka Multicultural Centre (MMC) aims to support newly arrived families in Australia.
The centre offers a range of education workshops, mentoring programs and unique facilities such as:
- A function space suitable for up to 150 people that can be hired for special occasions
- A large catering style kitchen with two ovens, two fridges, extensive bench space, bain-maries and dishwashing facilities
- Three separate spaces suitable for training, seminars or small functions
- An extensive crèche space including playground, outdoor area, well-equipped kitchen and toilets which can be hired for children’s birthdays, activities, playgroups and childcare organisations
- Private rooms for hire which are suitable for community and business meetings and includes free Wi-Fi and the option to hire an overhead projector.
Location and opening hours
Mirrabooka Multicultural Centre is located at Herb Graham Recreation Centre, 38 Ashbury Crescent, Mirrabooka WA 6061.
| Day | Hours |
|---|
| Monday - Friday | 8.30am - 9.30pm |
| Saturday and Sunday | 9.00am - 5.00pm |
| Public holidays | Closed |
| Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, Good Friday | Closed |
English language support
If you need help to improve your English language skills, you may be eligible for assistance from the Adult Migrant English program (AMEP) run by the Australian Government.
For more information, please visit AMEP.
Interpreting and translating services
Interpreting and translating services are available to our non-English speaking residents via the Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS). The service provides language interpreting in 160 languages for government agencies, not-for-profit organisations and businesses.
To use this service, please phone TIS on 13 14 50 within Australia or +613 9268 8332 from overseas.
Department of Home Affairs
The Department of Home Affairs provides free translating services for people settling permanently in Australia, and to those enrolled in the adult migrant English program (AMEP). For more information, please phone the DSS on 1800 962 100.
Please note, if you wish to contact the Department of Home Affairs with assistance from an interpreter, please phone TIS on 131 450 and provide the operator with the Department of Home Affairs phone number.