Polish Community Council of Victoria Inc.
The Polish Community Council of Victoria Inc. represents the concerns, needs, aspirations, achievements and interests of the Polish community of Victoria. Its mission is to enrich and enhance the wellbeing of the Polish-Australian community within the multicultural context of the Victorian community. It aims to achieve this through the fullest participation and involvement of all people of Polish background and establishing relations with relevant organisations in the wider Australian community.The council was established in 1962 as the state's peak Polish organisation, or federation, of Victoria's Polish associations, organisations and individual groups of Polish migrants. Its constituency through Victoria comprises over 40 Polish regional and special interest associations.The council has three key activities including coordination and advocacy, information dissemination and exchange, and community welfare, relations and development.Services offered include home care packages, planned activities group, carers group, social support, disability group and brokerage, whereby polish speaking personal care workers provide respite, personal care, home care, shopping and transport services for clients.