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Our vision and aims to assist women from multicultural communities who are affected by cancer was achieved through support programs, working in partnership with several Illawarra health services, providing advocacy and education. Consumer advocacy Activities include community advocacy and consultation by SCSG Executive Committee members. This included participation in following committees and panels: CINSW Community and Consumer Panel ISLHD Community and Consumer engagement working group for the development of ISLHD Community and Consumer Advisory Council Multicultural Health Week Steering Committee contributing towards the overall development of the MHW Events for 2022 and 2023. Consumer s committee member of Women s Health Translation and Impact Network (WHRTN) in Melbourne Cancer Institute NSW tender application review for Health funding for cancer screening and education. Participatory Research continued from 2023 2024 Consumer Investigator and Assistant Investigator in NHMRC Project 1049703; NHMRC Ideas 1180925 Cancer Australia Supporting People with Cancer Project; two competitive, institutionally funded projects. Member of the CanEngage Consumer Advisory Group and CanEngage Research Team. Consumer Investigator and Assistant Investigator in NHMRC Project iCanCarePlan project. The aim of the project is to address known deficits in quality of endoflife (EoL) care for culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) people with cancer. Participation in the ISLHD project How sensitive are we, really? Creation of an audit tool to vigorously assess how culturally sensitive a cancer service is for CALD patients. This project funded by the Cancer Institute of NSW under the Cancer Screening and Prevention and Cancer Control Grants Program. Conferences & Forums attended: ConVICTioN NSW Workshop. CanEngage Symposium Macquarie University NSW Primary Care Cancer Control Symposium. Workshops and training attended: CBT Train the Trainer Workshop coordinated by CINSW and presented by NSW Refugee Health Service. Codesign Tools workshop run by Health Consumers NSW in collaboration with Tanh O Brien and Chris Shipway Consulting. SCSG Community Events: International Women s Day SWIFT Club Community Bike Ride at LindsayMaynes Park NSW Women s Health Week SWIFI Club Bike Rides Every move counts. Multicultural Health Week Launch at NSW Parliament SWIFT launch videoshown as promotion for MHW launch. Regular ongoing SWIFT Club rides on Saturdays. SWIFT Club 1st Birthday celebration attended by the Lord Mayor of Wollongong, Gordon Bradbery, Hon. Paul Scully MP. Hon. Alison Brynes MP, multicultural and the biking communities in Wollongong. The event was covered on SBS World News on Sunday 30th June 2024.