{"id":33308,"date":"2025-06-22T14:39:52","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T04:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=33308"},"modified":"2025-06-22T14:39:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T04:39:52","slug":"minns-labor-government-establishes-first-ever-nsw-settlement-advisory-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2025\/06\/22\/minns-labor-government-establishes-first-ever-nsw-settlement-advisory-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Minns Labor Government establishes first ever NSW Settlement Advisory Council"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On World Refugee Day, the Minns Labor Government has announced the creation of the NSW Settlement Advisory Council to improve the settlement experience for people from refugee and refugee-like backgrounds living across the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Council \u2013 NSW\u2019s first \u2013 will be chaired by Professor Peter Shergold AC, the NSW Coordinator General for Settlement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It will put refugees and people at the heart of policy and process, working to ensure a smoother settlement experience and a better connection to services in their new NSW home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Council will provide expert advice and policy support to Multicultural NSW, while championing the NSW Settlement Strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A formal consultative mechanism to Minister for Multiculturalism Steve Kamper and Multicultural NSW, the Council will focus on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>complex settlement policy challenges and targeting improvements<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>contributing to the success and evaluation of the NSW Settlement Strategy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ensuring a coordinated, whole-of-government approach to delivering settlement services<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>identifying opportunities for better alignment between the NSW and federal governments on settlement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The CEO of Multicultural NSW will soon appoint the members of the Council with an announcement to follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Multicultural NSW provides independent advice to the NSW Government on settlement-related issues. The NSW Settlement Strategy brings together new and existing government programs to improve the lives of people coming to NSW through humanitarian programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The strategy is informed by the lived experience of refugee communities in NSW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Minister for Multiculturalism Steve Kamper:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis announcement builds on the fantastic work we\u2019ve done through the NSW Settlement Strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA first of its kind, the NSW Settlement Advisory Council is illustrative of the Minns Labor government\u2019s commitment to improving the lives of different people and communities across our state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Council will hold this state to account in supporting people seeking safety and a new start in our great state and ensure refugees start their new beginnings on the right foot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI look forward to the valuable work of the Council under the strong leadership of Professor Shergold.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong> CEO of Multicultural NSW Joseph La Posta:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPeople from refugee backgrounds have made an enormous contribution to our vibrant multicultural state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is a significant step forward in improving our response in NSW so these communities can thrive. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe formation of this Council ensures the government\u2019s approach to settlement is continually improving\u2014guided by real insights and lived experiences.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Professor Peter Shergold AC:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201c<\/strong>A key focus of the Council will be to create stronger collaboration with the Australian Government, and other states and territories we\u2019re working with to drive better outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBy bringing all these pieces together, we can create better opportunities for refugees to find their feet and become full and active participants in our community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is great for everyone \u2013 refugees can realise their potential, and the people of NSW benefit from their skills and expertise.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On World Refugee Day, the Minns Labor Government has announced the creation of the NSW Settlement Advisory Council to improve the settlement experience for people from refugee and refugee-like backgrounds living across the state. The Council \u2013 NSW\u2019s first \u2013 will be chaired by Professor Peter Shergold AC, the NSW Coordinator General for Settlement. It &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2025\/06\/22\/minns-labor-government-establishes-first-ever-nsw-settlement-advisory-council\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Minns Labor Government establishes first ever NSW Settlement Advisory Council&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33308","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33308","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33308"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33308\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33309,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33308\/revisions\/33309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33308"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33308"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}