The Committee of the Waitaki Multicultural Council meets on the second Thursday of each month at Ara institute of Canterbury, Oamaru Campus, 44 Humber Street at 5.30pm, Oamaru. All members are welcome to come along and share in what we do.
Newcomers Network and Migrant Support Coordinator
Hello. My name is Christine Dorsey and I am delighted to have taken on the roles as the Waitaki Newcomers Network Coordinator and Migrant Support Coordinator. Waitaki Newcomers Network is a fabulous job to meet new people and help them make contacts and settle into the Waitaki area. Migrant Support role is to improve access to services and information for migrants.
I was born and bred in Oamaru and then lived in Dunedin and Ashburton, finally returning to my home town. It is a great place and my husband and children love living here, but we also have a good understanding of what it is like to be a new person in a new town. It isn’t always easy, so I invite you to sign up to the newcomers group and join in some of the activities and hopefully make some new friends along the way. Whether you’ve been here for five months or five years, you are very welcome to become part of the group. Hope to meet you soon.
Abacus House, 102 Thames Street, PO Box 528, Oamaru 9444. Tel: (03) 434 7544 Mob: 027 923 9488 | waitaki@newcomers.co.nz | www.newcomers.co.nz | Facebook: Waitaki Newcomers Network
Governance (Executive Committee)
Executive Committee of volunteers elected by the members at the AGM.
- Chairperson – Cecilla Baxter
- Vice Chairperson – Inday Bungard
- Secretary – Fayaz Hussain
- Treasurer – Sandra Tonkin
- Helen Jansen
- Helen Algar
- Fazana Baloch
- Ruth Dickson
- Dawn Ewing
- Maria Buldain-Erdody
- Talanoa Palu
- Socorro Laraga
- Sal Sulaiman
- Anne Vechi Torres
Waitaki Multicultural Council Inc
- NGO (non-government organization)
- Non-profit
- Registered charity
- Incorporated society
- Member of the New Zealand Federation of Multicultural Councils
- Member of Safer Waitaki Coalition – Community Safety