Limestone Coast Case Study
The Limestone Coast region is located in the south-eastern part of South Australia, midway between Melbourne and Adelaide. There are seven local councils in the region including; City of Mount Gambier, District Council of Grant, Naracoorte Lucindale Council, District of Robe, District Council of Kingston and Tatiara District Council. In 2011, the population of the Limestone Coast region was 63,075, with 70.9% of the population residing in the lower portion of the region, 40% in the City of Mount Gambier, 12.5% in the District Council of Grant and 18.4% in the Wattle Range Council area (Feist et. al 2015, pp.1-61).
Traditionally the Limestone coast was a mainly Anglo-Saxon region. The first wave of migrant settlement were European migrants …show more content…
The HSS is a personalised and ‘hands on’ structured onshore orientation program for humanitarian entrants. There are many services and programs available to help people settle into the region and different services are available for people with that hold different types of visas. As stated by the AMRC Chief Executive Officer, Ms Tsoulis “the services range from very comprehensive support services for complex needs of families, as well as training and orientations on Australian cultures and systems, particularly legal systems, and introducing and helping them to integrate into the rest of the community. Migrant Resource Centres also link new arrivals with the rest of the community through recreational, cultural and sporting activities” (AMRC …show more content…
Mr Berry from JBS advised "This is about bringing back capacity to meet demand, both here and internationally”. Integration and acceptance of migrants in the Limestone Coast area appears to be linked to the amount of “otherness”. Differences have been noted in how well different groups of migrants integrate. For example; Filipino migrants have been very well accepted, especially in Bordertown, because they became involved in community activities, and many of these activities, such as sport and church were understood by the local community. Local community members found it more difficult to interact with someone from Afghanistan as they noticed many differences such as Muslim religious beliefs and different clothes. Interaction with someone wearing a burqa for example; was said to be difficult as you are unable to see the facial responses from the person.
There have been some instances of cultural misunderstandings within the region and one situation that received negative press was when four men were apprehended for hunting local native wildlife, however were not charged as they did not realise the animals were protected. In a study conducted in the region, most of the migrants interviewed (87% of humanitarian migrants and 73%
Traditionally the Limestone coast was a mainly Anglo-Saxon region. The first wave of migrant settlement were European migrants …show more content…
The HSS is a personalised and ‘hands on’ structured onshore orientation program for humanitarian entrants. There are many services and programs available to help people settle into the region and different services are available for people with that hold different types of visas. As stated by the AMRC Chief Executive Officer, Ms Tsoulis “the services range from very comprehensive support services for complex needs of families, as well as training and orientations on Australian cultures and systems, particularly legal systems, and introducing and helping them to integrate into the rest of the community. Migrant Resource Centres also link new arrivals with the rest of the community through recreational, cultural and sporting activities” (AMRC …show more content…
Mr Berry from JBS advised "This is about bringing back capacity to meet demand, both here and internationally”. Integration and acceptance of migrants in the Limestone Coast area appears to be linked to the amount of “otherness”. Differences have been noted in how well different groups of migrants integrate. For example; Filipino migrants have been very well accepted, especially in Bordertown, because they became involved in community activities, and many of these activities, such as sport and church were understood by the local community. Local community members found it more difficult to interact with someone from Afghanistan as they noticed many differences such as Muslim religious beliefs and different clothes. Interaction with someone wearing a burqa for example; was said to be difficult as you are unable to see the facial responses from the person.
There have been some instances of cultural misunderstandings within the region and one situation that received negative press was when four men were apprehended for hunting local native wildlife, however were not charged as they did not realise the animals were protected. In a study conducted in the region, most of the migrants interviewed (87% of humanitarian migrants and 73%