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• Italiano L’assistente per le famiglie può rispondere in italiano. Scegli «Italiano» sotto la casella delle domande. Per un interprete gratuito chiama il 131 450.
• Ελληνικά Ο βοηθός για οικογένειες μπορεί να απαντήσει στα ελληνικά. Επιλέξτε «Ελληνικά» κάτω από το πλαίσιο ερώτησης. Για δωρεάν διερμηνέα καλέστε το 131 450.
• 中文 家庭助手可以用中文回答。请在问题框下方选择“中文”。如需免费口译，请拨打 131 450。
• 繁體中文 家庭助手可以用中文回答。請在問題框下方選擇「繁體中文」。如需免費傳譯，請致電 131 450。
• Tiếng Việt Trợ lý gia đình có thể trả lời bằng tiếng Việt. Hãy chọn «Tiếng Việt» bên dưới ô câu hỏi. Để có thông dịch viên miễn phí, hãy gọi 131 450.
• العربية يمكن لمساعد العائلات أن يجيب باللغة العربية. اختر «العربية» تحت مربع السؤال. للحصول على مترجم شفهي مجاني، اتصل على 131 450.
• हिन्दी परिवार सहायक हिन्दी में उत्तर दे सकता है। प्रश्न बॉक्स के नीचे «हिन्दी» चुनें। मुफ़्त दुभाषिए के लिए 131 450 पर कॉल करें।
• ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਸਹਾਇਕ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਵਾਬ ਦੇ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ। ਸਵਾਲ ਵਾਲੇ ਖਾਨੇ ਦੇ ਹੇਠਾਂ «ਪੰਜਾਬੀ» ਚੁਣੋ। ਮੁਫ਼ਤ ਦੁਭਾਸ਼ੀਏ ਲਈ 131 450 ’ਤੇ ਫ਼ੋਨ ਕਰੋ।
• Filipino Ang family helper ay maaaring sumagot sa Filipino. Piliin ang «Filipino» sa ilalim ng kahon ng tanong. Para sa libreng interpreter, tumawag sa 131 450.
• Afrikaans Die gesinshulp kan in Afrikaans antwoord. Kies «Afrikaans» onder die vraagblokkie. Vir ’n gratis tolk, bel 131 450.
• Nederlands De gezinshulp kan in het Nederlands antwoorden. Kies ‘Nederlands’ onder het vraagvak. Bel voor een gratis tolk 131 450.
• Deutsch Die Familienhilfe kann auf Deutsch antworten. Wählen Sie „Deutsch“ unter dem Fragefeld. Für einen kostenlosen Dolmetscher rufen Sie 131 450 an.
• Polski Asystent dla rodzin może odpowiedzieć po polsku. Wybierz „Polski” pod polem pytania. Bezpłatny tłumacz: zadzwoń pod numer 131 450.
• Hrvatski Pomoćnik za obitelji može odgovoriti na hrvatskom. Odaberite „Hrvatski” ispod polja za pitanje. Za besplatnog tumača nazovite 131 450.
• Español El asistente para familias puede responder en español. Elija «Español» debajo del cuadro de preguntas. Para un intérprete gratuito, llame al 131 450.
• 한국어 가족 도우미는 한국어로 답할 수 있습니다. 질문 상자 아래에서 ‘한국어’를 선택하세요. 무료 통역이 필요하면 131 450으로 전화하세요.
• 日本語 家族向けヘルパーは日本語で答えられます。質問欄の下で「日本語」を選んでください。無料の通訳は 131 450 にお電話ください。

Information from trusted services

• Dementia Australia: information in other languages (42 languages)
  Dementia help sheets and information translated into other languages. The page also says you can reach the National Dementia Helpline through TIS National on 131 450.
• My Aged Care: information in your language (21 languages)
  Translated information about aged care services, assessments and costs. You can also ask TIS National to help you talk to My Aged Care.
• Carer Gateway: translated and accessible resources (29 languages)
  Translated fact sheets about free Carer Gateway services, plus steps for calling Carer Gateway with an interpreter.
• healthdirect: multi-language health resources (5 languages)
  Translated healthdirect information on where to get the right health care, in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese (simplified and traditional) and Vietnamese.
• TIS National (Translating and Interpreting Service) (150+ languages)
  Phone interpreting on 131 450, 24 hours a day. Tell the operator your language in English, then ask them to call the service you need, such as Carer Gateway or the National Dementia Helpline. Carer Gateway says TIS covers more than 150 languages.
• Dementia Support Australia: language support (6 languages)
  Dementia information and carer tips in some community languages. Staff arrange a TIS National interpreter, or an Auslan interpreter, when needed.
• iSupport for Dementia (Australian online course) (7 languages)
  An online skills course for family carers, adapted from the WHO iSupport program by Flinders University. WHO lists it in English, Greek, Indonesian, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Spanish, Vietnamese and Italian.
• Health Translations: Dementia Australia music activity tips (10 languages)
  Dementia Australia's tip sheet on planning music activities, in English and 10 other languages.

Free interpreters: call the Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS National) on 131 450 and ask for the service you want to talk to.

In the Bunbury area, the languages most often spoken at home after English are Italian, Afrikaans, Mandarin, and Tagalog or Filipino, each spoken by fewer than 1 in 100 people (ABS 2021 Census). The helper can answer in all of them.