Join Us at My Health, My Language: National Bilingual Health Educator Forum 2025

Across Australia, bilingual health educators are leading the way in providing culturally responsive, community-led health education for migrant and refugee communities. But to truly achieve health equity, we must invest in the people who make it possible.

Join us in Naarm (Melbourne) this September for the National Bilingual Health Educator Forum, a landmark event hosted by the Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health (MCWH) to celebrate and strengthen our national bilingual health educator workforce.

This Forum marks the first national in-person gathering of the Health in My Language (HIML) workforce, which delivers in-language health education to migrant and refugee communities, since the program launched in 2022. It’s a unique opportunity to learn directly from a workforce of bilingual health educators who are improving health outcomes, building trust, and bridging the gap between health systems and communities.

If you are a bilingual health educator, bicultural worker, health advocate, practitioner, policy maker, or researcher, service provider or capacity builder in migrant and refugee health, this event is for you.

You’ll hear from experts in bilingual health education about:

Insights and learnings from the first three years of Health in My Language

A gendered approach to bilingual health education

The impact of bilingual health education on migrant and refugee health, particularly for migrant and refugee women

Strategies to better engage with diverse communities

The case for recognition of a national bilingual health educator workforce

What’s next for bilingual health education in Australia

The program includes a thought-provoking panel discussion, breakout room activities where you’ll have a chance to connect and network, and practical tools to support systems-level change.

Join us to celebrate and learn from the achievements of the Health in My Language workforce – together we can help shape a future where health care is delivered with language, respect, and equity at its core.

Event Details

📍 Where: The Melbourne Town Hall

📅 When: 19th September 2025

⏰ Time: 9:00am – 4:00pm

🍴🍵 Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea provided

Ticket Options

Full price ticket ($200): Ideal for professionals, government and corporate attendees, and those not eligible for discounted rates. Your purchase helps support the Forum’s operations and Health in My Language initiatives.

Not-for-Profit Ticket ($120): This ticket is for those attending on behalf of their workplace which is registered as a Charity or Not-for-Profit organisation. This is a great use of a professional development budget, a chance to gain expert insights, network, and bring back knowledge to your team.

Concession Ticket ($120): Australian Pensioner, Healthcare card, Carer card and Full-time student card holders who are currently not working at a Charity of Not-for-Profit organisation.

Group discounts are available on request. Please reach out to Nalika (nalika@mcwh.com.au) for the discount code.

If cost is a barrier to attending this event, please reach out to us at nalika@mcwh.com.au.

Event Highlights

Keynote speeches by experts in bilingual health education

A diverse panel discussion with bilingual health education advocates, professionals and experts

Breakout activities exploring opportunities for national bilingual health education

Venue accessibility

Melbourne Town Hall is wheelchair accessible. Enter the venue via the copper doors which are situated on the left-hand side when facing the main entrance of the Melbourne Town Hall. Take the lift to the Ground Floor for access to Swanston Hall. A wheelchair lift is also available.

Ramp street entrance available

Hearing Loop available

Accessible restrooms on Ground Floor (Swanston Hall)

2x Lifts from Ground Floor (Swanston Hall) to Level 1 (Condell and Hoddle, for Breakout Room activities)

Quiet room and prayer room available.

The Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health is a national, community-based organisation, led by and for women and gender diverse people from migrant and refugee backgrounds. We have been at the forefront of prevention programs for 46 years, where we have built our specialist, feminist and intersectional expertise to ensure that our work remains culturally respectful and responsive to the needs of migrant and refugee communities.

This forum is supported by funding from the Australian Government, Department of Health, Disability and Ageing under the Health in My Language program.