Banner to illustrate Humes support for refugees and asylum seekers
Banner printing has been adopted by Hume City Council to convey a special welcoming message to local asylum seekers and refugees in Broadmeadows, Victoria and surrounding areas.
As part of an
expo being held during Refugee Week, the council will display a giant banner with the words `Hume City Council Welcomes Refugees and Asylum Seekers’ at Broadmeadows’ civic plaza.
Mayor Helen Patsikatheodorou said the move to erect the banner represented Council’s commitment to a vulnerable section of the community.
She said many people who have had no alternative but to flee their homeland had settled in Hume and the council was working hard to help asylum seekers and refugees settle into a new life in the area.
The Mayor said it was hoped the sign, which will hang in a highly visible place at the Hume Global Learning Centre entrance in Broadmeadows, will show that the council is behind the many local organisations and groups that seek to help newly-arrived families.
She said Hume was among 143 Australian municipalities that had pledged to be an official refugee `welcome zone’.
Improving the wellbeing and health of asylum seekers and refugees will be a focus of the expo, which will also showcase performances by African and Aboriginal dancers. Sudanese-Australian vocalist Ajak Mabia will also perform.
Mayor Patsikatheodorou said the refugees added to the diversity of cultures that had helped make Hume what it is today.
As part of an
expo being held during Refugee Week, the council will display a giant banner with the words `Hume City Council Welcomes Refugees and Asylum Seekers’ at Broadmeadows’ civic plaza.
Mayor Helen Patsikatheodorou said the move to erect the banner represented Council’s commitment to a vulnerable section of the community.
She said many people who have had no alternative but to flee their homeland had settled in Hume and the council was working hard to help asylum seekers and refugees settle into a new life in the area.
The Mayor said it was hoped the sign, which will hang in a highly visible place at the Hume Global Learning Centre entrance in Broadmeadows, will show that the council is behind the many local organisations and groups that seek to help newly-arrived families.
She said Hume was among 143 Australian municipalities that had pledged to be an official refugee `welcome zone’.
Improving the wellbeing and health of asylum seekers and refugees will be a focus of the expo, which will also showcase performances by African and Aboriginal dancers. Sudanese-Australian vocalist Ajak Mabia will also perform.
Mayor Patsikatheodorou said the refugees added to the diversity of cultures that had helped make Hume what it is today.