博康會 簡介
博康會 於二零一二年二月註冊成立，是一家非牟利的社區機構，主旨是為在布里斯本及周邊社區的華人長者及殘障人士提供關懷及照顧服務。
我們強烈地看到，在布里斯本及周邊的社區，很多的華人長者，他們從不同的背景、文化、風俗及國度等，移居到這裡，他們一直默默地在背後支持著布里斯本及周邊社區的發展，他們付出了辛勞及精力，為我們的華人社群提供了不同程度的支援與貢獻，直至他們開始步入晚年，在他們的身心、健康正在需要關注的時候，而我們卻往往地會忽略了這群曾經為我們布里斯本華人社群無私地付出的長者們。他們很多因為語言上的溝通、文化上的差異，讓他們缺乏與外界交流的機會，子女或親人們，因為不同的情況，為了生活奔波，也很少地與他們在一起，致使這群長者們，每天都生活在孤獨與無奈當中。
澳洲政府一直在推行著: 讓我們的老人們，能夠 “活得更久，活得更好”，並且制定了一系列不同的照顧老人的福利政策與方
案，例如：個人護理、家政護理、社交支援、安息支援等等，目的，都是為了能夠讓在澳洲國土上的老人們，得到適當及專業的照顧與關懷，從而可以安心地渡過他們的晚年。但是，澳洲政府對這些已經制定的老人福利政策，相對地缺乏廣泛性的宣傳，再加上在東、西方上的文化、背景及語言等差異，讓絕大部分的華人長者們，完全不知道或者不了解，他們自己能夠享用這些由政府提供的政策福利，就算是有極少數長者是知道的，他們也不知道應該如何或是從哪些部門提出申領這方面的福利。
在布里斯本，個別地存在著幾家也為華人長者服務的社區機構，但可惜的是，這些機構的背景，均分別來自於其它不同國度，他們很多對華人的多種族文化、語言及風俗等，均存在著不同的理解及差異，這往往讓很多來自有別於他們的本身，及其它國度背景的長者們，得不到適當及合理的支援及協助。
博康會 的成立，是希望能夠以本身用身體力行的方式，讓我們這群身在布里斯本及周邊社區的華人長者們，實實在在地融入我們這個，有別於他們自己本土的故鄉，而卻可以成為他們的第二個 “家” 的海外社區機構。在博康會，每一位在職的前線同事，都一直堅持著一個相同理念：
目前，我們已經有超越1000名的長者登記，輪候我們為他們提供支援及協助，我們也已經有超越35名的前線員工及義務工作人員，默默地為這些長者提供不同形式的支援及協助服務。
Evergreen Community is a non-profit organization established in February 2012, the primary aim is to provide aged care services for the Chinese senior citizens and people with disabilities in Brisbane and the surrounding communities. Many Chinese seniors with different backgrounds, cultures, and customs who migrated to Brisbane had worked hard and contributed greatly to the development of the local Chinese community. Due to the language barrier and cultural differences, most of these elderly people would find it hard to communicate with the outside world. Their children may not be able to attend to their needs due to work commitments or other reasons, resulting in a group of elders living a life of loneliness and helplessness. The Australian government has been promoting: “Let the elderly live longer, live better "and developing a range of care, welfare policies, and programs for the elderly, such as personal care, household care, social support, funeral support, and so on for all the elderly people in Australia, to provide appropriate and professional care and thus assist them to live independently at home. However, the welfare policy for the elderly was not widely promoted by the Australian government, together with the language, cultural as well as background indifferences, the majority of these Chinese elders are completely unaware or do not understand their rights and entitlements to these welfare benefits. The handful of elderly people who knew about welfare often would not know who to turn to in order to apply for welfare. There are several aged care organizations that provide aged care services for Chinese elderly people in Brisbane. However, the organizers of these institutions come from different cultural backgrounds, they might not fully understand the Chinese cultural aspects and this results in the elderly not being able to receive the appropriate support and assistance. The establishment of Evergreen Community is to help the Chinese seniors in Brisbane to settle into the society and make this place their “second home”.
