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Somalia Australian Council of Victoria Inc.
ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDING JUNE 2017
Annual General Meeting
Sunday 18 February 2018
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Somalia Australian Council of Victoria Inc.
ANNUAL REPORT 2017
Annual General Meeting, Sunday 18 February 2018
CONTENTS
AGM AGENDA………………………………………………........3
SACOV Vision…………………………………………......………4
1. President’s Report…………………………………………..........5
2. SACOV Report ……………………………….............................6-28
3. SACOV Management Committee 2015-2016...............................29
4. Minutes of AGM 2016...................................................................30-32
5. Financial Report End of June 2017 ……………….......................33-39
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Somalia Australian Council of Victoria
Notice of 2017 Annual General Meeting;
Please be advised that the AGM of the SACOV Inc.
Will take place at 6:00PM-7:30PM on Sunday 18 February 2018
Venue: The Harmony Centre, 48 The Mall, Heidelberg West 3081
AGM AGENDA:
1. Welcome
2. Apologies
3. President’s Report
4. Community Support Worker’s Report
5. SACOV Report
6. Minutes of 2016 AGM
7. Financial Report.
8. Election of the SACOV Management Committee
9. General Business
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Vision Statement
SACOV advocates in resilience for the wellbeing of Somali Community in
Victoria.
Mission Statement
The Somali Australian Council advocates for the Somalis need in government
and non-government agencies that provide social service in Victoria and
setting up the resources and information they require.
Creating conducive environment for people to be able to communicate and
address their needs and set up a service to provide referral, advice and
advocacy in building thriving and achieving community.
Our Services • Acting as an umbrella body for Somali organisations in Victoria and
supporting the activities of member organisations, youth, women and
applying for funds for them.
• Lobbying to find work experience placement and suitable jobs for
young Somalis with tertiary qualifications from Australian educational
institutions.
• Providing homework club for primary and secondary school students
of Somali descent whose parents do not have the means of hiring a
private tutor and need extra assistance in Science, Maths and English
on one-on-one tutor basis to reach basic literacy and numeracy
benchmarks required for their level of education.
• Providing free access to computers, Internet, and other office facilities
and advice to enable community members to access the job market and
community information.
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PRESIDENT’S REPORT
It has been an honour to serve SACOV as President for the last twelve months and I would
like to thank the executive committee for their assistance in running this fine organisation.
One of the pleasures of writing the President’s report for the AGM is that it forces one to
take stock and look back on the year, at which point one thinks “Did SACOV really do all
that?” Of course, it is you, the Committee members and the volunteers, who do all of the
work behind the scenes that is resulting in an increasing level of activity by SACOV in
many areas, not only in Heidelberg and surrounding areas but all over Victoria and
sometimes the whole country.
I am always amazed by how willing very busy people are to put up their hands to take on
additional tasks and, on behalf of the SACOV, I would like to thank you all for your
considerable contributions
This year has seen members vote on a new logo which hopefully is very familiar to you
now. I hope you agree that this provides an up to‐date but lasting look that builds upon the
previous logo and history of SACOV.
We launched our new website (sacov.org.au) in September 2017. We hope that the new
website will provide much more functionality for members and be a resource that you are
keen to use.
Last year August we moved from our old office to our new office The Harmony Centre, 48
The Mall which is a bigger place and environmentally friend place. We also started
servicing more people since we moved to the new office.
SACOV has organised community events such as, Ramadan Iftar Dinners at the Mall, and
at Heidelberg Mosque, Mosque Open Day at Heidelberg Mosque, Cultural Diversity
Celebration at the Mall to create a very strong relationship between the Somali Community
and the wider Community. SACOV with the partnership of Himilo also organised
leadership forum for the youth, Anglesea and Horsham youth camps.
SACOV is also organised the Somali Soccer Trip, it was the first time a Somali Youth went
back to Somali to play Soccer.
I would like to extend my gratitude to Federal Government, State Government, Victoria
Multicultural Commission, and Banyule City Council for their financial grants.
Finally, there are always individuals that significantly keep the organisation on track and
need a special mention. We thank our hard working and generous volunteer Said Farah.
Jabiri Ali
President
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REPORT
2016-2017 financial year the SACOV continued to advocate the issue of Housing,
Immigration and Centre Link on behalf of the Somali community to the concerned
Departments.
During 2016-2017, SACOV had issued 128 support letter for public housing and affordable
housing across Victoria, 51 support letter for immigration matters, 31 support letter for
court related issues and other matters.
SACOV also supports the Somali traditional teaching(Dugsi). The Dugsi is run by
volunteer community teachers. The number enrolled during 2016-2017 were 25.
SACOV also supports the Elders Group, the Volunteers Group, the Sports Group (HSSC)
and the Women's Group.
July 13 2016, the Cartledge Reserve, the Home ground of Heidelberg Stars Soccer Club opened the
Mayor Cr. Craig Langdon. The 1.6-Million-dollar new sporting facility were funded and built by
the Banyule City Council. It is huge multipurpose building and brand new ground with lights for
night. SACOV has been advocating this project for 6 years and it finally happened.
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EID CELEBRATION AT THE BELL STREET MALL
Saturday 16 July 2016 the community celebrated the Eid (the End of Ramadan) at the Bell Street Mall
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2016 BANYULE COMMUNITY BALL DINNER
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2016, EID CELEBRATION AT CARTLEDGE RESERVE (HEIDELBERG STARS
SOCCER CLUB)
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FORMER SOMALI PRIME MINISTER’S VISIT TO AUSTRALIA
The visit of Former Prime Minister of the Somali Federal Government Mr. Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed and
Mr. Abdirahman Abdullahi (Baadiyow ) to Australia from 24th September to 30th September 2016
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FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES INFORMATION SESSION 21 October 2016, SACOV organized a Community Information Session of Fire and Emergency Services.
It was well attended and very beneficial for the community
DRUG INFORMATION FORUM: Somali Police engagement team made up of Somali Australian council of Victoria, Victoria Police,
Himilo and Heidelberg Stars SC. Based on outcomes from meetings and community consultations
in the last quarter deliver a follow up event. On the 16th of November at the Harmony Centre. The
tailored Drug Information forum was delivered by various speakers from Victoria Police
Clandestine labs, Odyssey House A&D services and CCBE
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SOMALI SOCCER TRIP 2016(18 NOVEMBER 2016-10 DECEMBER 2016)
SACOV in partnership with The Somali Week Group took twenty young men mainly from
Banyule and surrounding areas to embark on a journey of a lifetime by traveling back to Somalia
from Australia, to play football and discover their homeland for the first time and give back to the
local communities.
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2016 SOMALI WEEK SOCCER EVENT
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AUSTRALIA DAY CELEBRATION AT THE BELL STREET MALL
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2017 ANGLESEA RECREATION CAMP
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SOMALI COUNCIL OF VICTORIA EXECUTIVE MEMBERS AND
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS PARTICIPATING THE VICTORIAN PREMIER'S
GALA DINNER 18/03/2017
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LEADERSHIP PROGRAM:
SACOV collaborated with Himilo project delivered the Somali community leadership
development program. The program was developed to help participating Somali youth acquire
personal and leadership skills required to engage with and contribute to the wider community, and
become positive change agents. This was a pilot program. Lessons from this experience will be
used to develop a future course in order to expand participants’ peer networks, this program
commenced 1st of March and ran until 30 July. For 2 Hours fortnight out of shop 48. As part of the
leadership program all the young participants were taken on a youth leadership camp run and
delivered by the Australian army in Horsham Victoria. The camp helped young people develop
interpersonal, communication skills along with developing self-confidence, identity and mental
strength.
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FRIENDS OF AFRICA FUNDRAISING DINNER ON FRIDAY 31 MARCH 2017.
This dinner was a fund raising Dinner to support a team of young Somali men and women to travel to Somalia in
November 2017 to participate in soccer, sporting and cultural activities.
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8 APRIL FAMILY FUN DAY AT LATROBE UNIVERSITY
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HEIDELBERG MOSQUE OPEN DAY 6 MAY 2017
The Mosque Open Day was delivered on Saturday 28 May 2016, from 11am to 4pm.
The event brought together committee members from the El Sedeak Islamic Society (Heidelberg
Mosque), the representatives from the Somali Australia Council of Victoria, and officers from
Banyule City Council to meet weekly and engage in collaborative planning.
The event provided a range of activities for the visitors. Tours of the mosque were scheduled on
the hour, and children enjoyed access to two jumping castles, art activities and casual sporting
games. A free BBQ was provided throughout.
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2017 BANYULE VOLUNTEERS AWARD DINNER
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2017 IFTAR DINNERS
Iftar Dinners are a wonderful opportunity to break the fast together and to learn more about the diverse
cultural and faith traditions. It is also in recognition of the religious observance of local Muslim
communities, from different countries.
The Ramadan Iftar event was held on Friday 10 June 2016 at the Harmony Centre (48 The Mall). A
delicious buffet halal meal produced by Bell Street Mall trader’s association was provided from sundown
with vegetarian options available.
This was a free community event funded by VMC and deliver by the Bell Street Mall traders association
and SACOV, with the support of Banyule City Council.
There were also other Iftar dinners organised by SACOV, Premier of Victoria Daniel Andrews, and
Victoria police, Latrobe University, ISRA and Alsadeek Society.
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RAMADAN INDOOR SOCCER PROGRAM. The Ramadan Indoor Soccer program was a follow up from last year’s Program. This year we included the
children under 12 and 10 years old.
The tournament was held during the month of June which coincided with Ramadan when these young men
were fasting during the day.
This program encouraged the young kids to learn discipline and be passion. The program was to a build a
strong community connection through participation of the program, and providing leadership to the
volunteer team who will assist in the running of the event.
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SOMALI CULTURAL EXHIBITION ORGANISED BY SOMALI
CULTURAL ASSOCIATION
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EID CELEBREATION AT HEIDELBERG MOSQUE
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SACOV MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE 2016-2017
There have been 4 Committee Meeting since the last AGM in 2016
Management Committee member Meetings attended
Dr. Hussein Haraco 4
Ahmed abukar 4
Jabir Mohamed Ali 4
Eng. Abdulahi Aden Ibrahim 4
Ahmed Shire 2
Abdirasak Mohamud 4
Mahad Hassan Mohamed 2
Abdirizak Ismail 3 Mohamed Hassan 2
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Somali Australian Council of Victoria
Office Address The Harmony Centre, 48 The Mall, Heidelberg West, 3081, P.O. Box 82 The Mall, Bell Street, Heidelberg West 3081
Tel: (03)85829514, E-mail: [email protected], website: sacov.org.au
MINUTES OF 2016 SACOV AGM
Somali Australian Council of Victoria Inc. (SACOV)
Annual General Meeting
6:00PM-7:00PM, Sunday 13 November 2016
The Harmony Centre, 48 The Mall, Heidelberg West 1. WELCOME
The meeting started at 6.00PM
Jabiri Ali, the President of SACOV opened the meeting, welcoming the guests and all the SACOV
members; He commended the Banyule City Council for their support.
2. APOLOGIES
Apologies
Abdirahman Jama Osman, Ali Guled and Abdi Siad
Attendees
Hussein Haraco, Jabir Ali, Abdullahi Aden, Ahmed Shire, Mahad Hassan, Abdirazak Mohamud,
Abdirazak Ismail, Mohamed Ahmed, Mohamed Sheik, Mohamud Awale Aseir, Said farah, Isak Liban
Ismail Abdinasir, Abdulkadir Aden, Abubakar Cabdo, Bashe, Abdulaziz Ahmed, Anwar Aidid, Mohamed
Dirie, Abdirhaman Mohamed, Mohamed Farah, Abdullahi Mohamud, Abdirahman Hussein, Ali Hussein,
Ahmed Abukar, Jamal Kassim, Shafi Ulusow. Abdurished Aliye, Mustaf, Nur Osman, Ali Yusuf and
Mohamed Ali
3. MINUTES OF THE 2015 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM)
Motion: That the Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on 29 November 2015 be accepted as
a true record of the meeting.
Moved: Abdullahi Aden
Seconded: Mahad Hassan
Carried unanimously
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4. PRESIDENTS’S REPORT
The President Jabiri Ali presented the Annual Report July 2015– June 2016 to the member.
Motion: That the Annual Report, July 2015– June 2016 be received.
Moved: Hussein Haraco
Seconded: Abdirazak Ismail
Carried unanimously
5. OTHER REPORTS
Dr Hussein Haraco reported the issues of Housing, the increase of Anti Social Behaviour of Somali Youth
Sports, youth programs run by the community support worker and the Elders Program
Motion: That the Other report be received
Moved by: Mahad Hassan
Seconded by: Jabiri Ali
Carried unanimously
6. FINANCIAL REPORT
An Audited financial report for the year July 2015-June 2016 were tabled by Mr. Abdirizak Mohamud the
Treasurer of SACOV. There were no questions in relation to the accounts.
Motion: That the Financial Report, July 2015– June 2016 be received.
Moved: Abdullahi Aden
Seconded: Hussein Haraco
Carried unanimously
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7. ELECTION OF THE SACOV MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
2016-2017 these members are elected for following positions.
Jabiri Ali elected for President of SACOV until the next AGM
Eng. Abdullahi Aden elected for Vice President until the next AGM
Dr Hussein Haraco elected for Secretary until the next AGM
Abdirizak Mohamud elected for Treasury until the next AGM
Ahmed Abukar elected for Assistance Treasury until the next AGM
Mohamed Hassan, Mahad Hassan, Ahmed Shire and Abdirizak Ismail elected for the Committee until the
next AGM
8. GENERAL BUSINESS
No General business has discussed in the meeting
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