Multicultural Australia is supporting the Australian National Maritime Museum in facilitating the next round of names to recognise on their National Monument to Migration.
About the National Monument to Migration:
The Australian National Maritime Museum (ANMM), Australia’s museum of the sea, collects and shares all aspects of Australian national maritime history, including stories of migration across the seas.
The Governor General elevated the status of the Welcome Wall to Australia’s National Monument to Migration on Harmony Day, 21 March 2021. There are currently 30,000 names from 129 countries on Australia’s National Monument to Migration. The Museum has collected and treasures the story of every person on the monument and considers that they, collectively, provide a wonderful insight into an important dimension of our national identity at this point in our history.
The National Monument to Migration acknowledges and recognises migrant journeys. Migrants who help shape our nation and whose stories collectively speak to who we are as a nation. The Monument is a celebration of multicultural Australia.
For more information about the Monument to Migration, please visit https://www.sea.museum/migration.
About the Opportunity:
ANMM with Multicultural Australia is offering 10 places on the National Monument to Migration (each opportunity is valued at $500). This name could be your name, or your family’s name – and will contribute to the fabric of multiculturalism represented on the monument.
If selected, the name of your choice will be placed on the monument for their next unveiling ceremony due to take place on Sunday, 20 March at the Australian National Maritime Museum, 2 Murray St, Darling Harbour Sydney NSW (time TBC).
This is an incredibly important opportunity – and one that will see successful applicants have their nominated name on an important monument in Australia dedicated to representing migration and multiculturalism.
As part of this process, you will also have the opportunity to tell your migration story – and have this story captured and shared by the Australian National Maritime Museum.
How to Apply:
We encourage you to submit your Expression of Interest (EOI) form using the digital form here. EOI’s must be submitted by Monday the 13th December 2021 in order to be considered. Successful applicants will be notified prior to Christmas and will need to complete the attached inscription entry form and supply their contact details including: name, address, telephone and email address.
Please note that if your EOI is accepted, the travel costs to attend the unveiling ceremony in Sydney will need to be met by you.
For more information:
For more information regarding this opportunity, please contact Adam Sherar on (02) 9298 3777.
The Disability Gateway has information and services to help people with disability, their family, friends and carers, to find the support they need in Australia.
The Disability Gateway will:
The Disability Gateway is an Australian Government initiative. For more information about the Disability Gateway, please visit the Australian Government website here.
Additionally, there are translated information regarding the Disability Gateway here.
Queensland Police Service (QPS) is coming to Multicultural Australia to run an information session about Protective Services Officer roles.
These roles are working as security in facilities such as Government buildings, quarantine facilities and working at official events. Protective Services Officer roles are a pathway to becoming a Queensland Police Officer.
QPS is looking to employ speakers of different languages. You must be 18 years old to apply and with a First Aid Certificate. No other qualification required.
Would you like to know more? Come along to this information sessions to hear more about these roles and ask any questions you might have.
Details are:
RSVP: You are welcome to just come along on the day. Pre-registration is not required.
Creating Belonging in Queensland Schools
Multicultural Queensland in partnership with the Queensland Department of Children, Youth Justice and Multicultural Affairs is launching The Culture Collective today at Cleveland District High School.
Chief Executive Officer for Multicultural Australia, Christine Castley said:
“Multicultural Australia is delighted to be launching this program in partnership with the Queensland Government.”
“Our organisation exists to creating welcome, celebrate diversity, and foster inclusion, and this program is a fantastic way of developing these perspectives with young adults, as future leaders of our great country.”
The Culture Collective is a program that will support schools to achieve diversity and inclusion outcomes, is founded on evidence-based best practice, and has been developed with students, for students.”
“Through storytelling, role plays, and other interactive learning activities, we hope to encourage the pilot 20 schools to build on their existing inclusion and diversity curricula, encourage positive connections, and create welcome in their communities.” Ms Castley says.
The Culture Collective represents a strong commitment by both Multicultural Australia and the Queensland Government to encourage connections and ensure schools are inclusive and safe spaces for everyone.
Speaking at the launch of The Culture Collective at Cleveland District High School, Minister for Multicultural Affairs Leanne Linard commended the initiative.
“This program is an excellent example of ‘inclusion in action’. It gives young people the tools they need to challenge racism and other forms of discrimination and bullying,” Ms Linard said.
“Communities thrive when we work together to make sure everyone is supported to take their place in the world and contribute their many skills.”The Culture Collective will host its first program at Cleveland District State High School in early November and will be facilitated in other Queensland schools until August 2022.
School principals are invited to register their interest for the program to be delivered at their school as part of the pilot.
To register your interest, please complete the Expression of Interest form here.
For all media enquiries including interviews and photo opportunities, please contact Patricia Galliford, Communications & Marketing Manager for Multicultural Australia on 0434 340 109.
Multicultural Australia is partnering a number of providers to make the free Pfizer vaccine available to the community at the 2021 MOSAIC Multicultural Festival, and at the Multicultural Australia’s offices in both Brisbane and Toowoomba Vaccination Hubs.
To secure your vaccination at the 2021 MOSAIC Multicultural Festival, simply visit the pop up vaccination stall at the festival between 10.00am and 5.00pm on Sunday the 10th of October. There is no need to book in advance.
Multicultural Australia Dibley St (Brisbane)
There is no need to book, you are welcome to walk in any time during open hours.
Toowoomba Multicultural Centre
There is no need to book, you are welcome to walk in any time during open hours.
Who is eligible?
Anyone aged 12 and over is welcome to visit our Brisbane and Toowoomba vaccination hubs for their first and/or second Pfizer vaccination doses.
You do not need to be an Australian Citizen or a Permanent Resident to receive a free vaccine. You do not need to bring ID in order to receive the vaccine.
More information
For more details regarding the vaccine, the vaccine rollout, and all other important health directives associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, please visit the Queensland Government COVID-19 website – https://www.covid19.qld.gov.au/
We are delighted to share the details of this year’s MOSAIC Multicultural Festival taking place on Sunday 10 October 2021 at Roma St Parkland.
Be a part of the picture!
The MOSAIC Multicultural Festival celebrates the rich cultural contributions all of us bring to our multicultural Queensland through dance, music, spoken word poetry, storytelling, visual arts and crafts, children’s and family activities, delectable foods and cooking demonstrations!
The MOSAIC 2021 program features:
MOSAIC is a free, family-friendly event.
MOSAIC is brought to you in partnership with Suncorp, the Queensland Government and Brisbane City Council.
To view the fantastic cultural line up, check out the full day program here.
Thank you to the sponsors and community partners we could not host the MOSAIC Multicultural Festival without!
This week is National Child Protection Week 2021. National Child Protection Week is an opportunity to raise the profile on all issues connected with abuse prevention, treatment, research, education and service provision.
The theme for this year is:
Every child, in every community, needs a fair go. To treat all of Australia’s children fairly, we need to make sure every family and community has what kids need to thrive and be healthy.
In recognition of Multicultural Australia’s commitment to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people, particularly those from refugee, migrant and asylum seeker backgrounds, we have pledged the following:
“To firmly uphold the safety and voice of children and young people by ensuring our frameworks are embedded”. Visit NAPCAN to find out more about our pledge https://www.napcan.org.au/pledge-m-r/
To stay up to date on relevant COVID-19 news as well as access to translated services provided by the Department of Health, please click on the following links to access PDF downloads.
In line with current advice from the Queensland Government and to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, Multicultural Australia Offices will be closed from Monday 10 January 2022.
As an essential service, Multicultural Australia continues to provide services to our clients and communities with the majority of our staff working from home using phone, video and other technologies. Some face-to-face interactions will continue to ensure that we meet the needs of our vulnerable clients, but will be limited to protect the safety of our clients and staff.
You can reach us for support by contacting us on the following phone numbers during business hours:
Please keep an eye out on social media and our website for updates on when our office reopens for face-to-face visits.
Stay safe and stay connected with Multicultural Australia. We look forward seeing you back in our offices soon.
The Queensland Government has announced this morning that the current South-East Queensland lockdowns will be extended until 4.00pm on Sunday 8 August.
Leaving home while in an identified lockdown area is only permitted to obtain essential goods, for healthcare and for essential work and education. Funerals and weddings have been restricted to 10 people.
See regular updates on the Queensland Health website in multiple languages here: https://bit.ly/3y2HHio
Additional resources on the current restrictions and access to support services in multiple languages can be found on the Refugee Health Network website here: https://www.refugeehealthnetworkqld.org.au/covid-19-news/
Queensland’s COVID Safe Future Roadmap, updated to 20 August 2021, can be viewed here: https://bit.ly/3xeyD8Y
Stay safe and keep well.
Multicultural Australia staff continue to provide support services to our clients, while adhering to Queensland Health restrictions, during the South-East Queensland snap lockdowns announced yesterday by Queensland Health.
You can reach us for support by contacting us on the following phone numbers during business hours:
Or outside business hours by emailing us at welcome@multiculturalaustralia.org.au or at bit.ly/3x2RR24.
Please observe COVID safety lockdown restrictions for identified Local Government Areas, especially for our Brisbane office.
Stay safe and keep well.
Yesterday evening, our Chief Health Officer Dr Jeanette Young provided an in-depth health briefing to over 117 community leaders and stakeholders across South East Queensland with the latest information on the COVID-19 snap lockdowns.
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The CHO expressed great gratitude to all our CALD communities across Queensland for being such an important part of keeping Queensland safe and healthy throughout the pandemic responses.
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Multicultural Australia would like to acknowledge and thank Dr Young for such a timely and informative response, ensuring that culturally diverse communities have direct access to the latest updates and are well informed about the latest South-East Queensland lockdowns.
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We appreciate the continuing collaboration between valued partners including the Refugee Health Network Queensland, Queensland Health, Queensland African Communities Council, Metro South Health, Brisbane South PHN, Queensland Program of Assistance to Survivors of Torture and Trauma, Access Community Services Ltd, Australian Red Cross, World Wellness Group, Department of Children, Youth Justice and Multicultural Affairs and Multicultural Australia for bringing together these timely briefings to ensure that important health messages continue to reach our CALD communities.
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Please continue to keep yourself updated on the latest Queensland Health advice here: https://www.qld.gov.au/health/conditions/health-alerts/coronavirus-covid-19
The Queensland Government has announced 11 LGAs across South-East Queensland will be entering a three-day snap lockdown from 4.00pm today, Saturday 31 July 2021.
Leaving home in these areas during lockdown is only permitted to obtain essential goods, for healthcare and for essential work and education. Funerals and weddings will be restricted to 10 people from 4.00pm today. The restrictions also apply to anyone who has been in the affected regions from 1.00am Saturday 31 July.
See regular updates on the Queensland Health website in multiple languages here: https://bit.ly/3y2HHio
Additional resources on the current restrictions and access to support services in multiple languages can be found on the Refugee Health Network website here: https://www.refugeehealthnetworkqld.org.au/covid-19-news/
Queensland’s COVID Safe Future Roadmap, updated to 20 August 2021, can be viewed through the link below.
https://www.covid19.qld.gov.au/…/DPC7309-COVID-19…
Stay safe and keep well.
Queensland Health has declared all of New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria as hotspots, with the New South Wales Border Zone now reinstated.
Face masks will continue to be mandatory in 11 council regions across South East Queensland until 6.00am on Friday 30 July, and anyone who has been in a South East Queensland impacted area in the last 14 days must continue to wear a face mask.
Facemasks continue to be mandatory in:
All other gathering and vulnerable facility restrictions for South East Queensland have been removed to be the same as for the rest of Queensland.
See regular updates on the Queensland Health website in multiple languages here: https://bit.ly/3y2HHio
Additional resources on the current restrictions and access to support services in multiple languages can be found on the Refugee Health Network website here: https://bit.ly/36X0BeG
Queensland’s COVID Safe Future Roadmap, updated to 20 August 2021, can be viewed through the link below.
Stay safe and keep well.
Queensland Health has reaffirmed that mandatory face masks and other restrictions remain in place across South East Queensland, Townsville, Magnetic Island & Palm Island.
Queensland has current contact tracing alerts and related public health advice for people who have been in Queensland, New South Wales, Northern Territory, South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia.
Anyone who has been in inner Sydney and other parts of New South Wales in the last 14 days must quarantine for 14 days immediately after returning to Queensland.
See regular updates on the Queensland Health website in multiple languages here: https://bit.ly/3AnH0BM
Additional resources on the current lockdown and access to support services in multiple languages can be found on the Refugee Health Network website here: https://bit.ly/3xdQnlQ
Stay safe and keep well.
Queensland Government COVID Roadmap: https://bit.ly/2SZGY2r
Restrictions across Queensland have eased as of 6.00am this morning.
The eased restrictions mean that from 6.00am today:
Face masks
Gatherings
Protecting our most vulnerable
Businesses, activities and undertakings
You can continue to find latest information on the Queensland Health website.
As announced by the Queensland Premier today, the Greater Brisbane lockdown has been lifted from noon, Thursday 1 April.
Restrictions remain in place across Queensland until 15 April including the following:
For the latest Queensland Government updates regarding COVID-19 restrictions and public health advice please visit the Queensland Government website.
Multicultural communities can access in-language information and health alerts here.
Below is a useful roadmap graphic the reflects the ongoing restrictions.
As announced by the Queensland Premier, Greater Brisbane will go into lockdown from 5pm today for three days until 5pm on Thursday 1 April 2021. This is to give contact tracers time to ensure that further cases of COVID-19, including the highly infectious UK strain, are not circulating in the community.
The Greater Brisbane lockdown area includes Brisbane, Ipswich, Logan, Redland, and Moreton Bay local government areas.
As an essential service, Multicultural Australia will continue to provide services to our clients and communities during this lockdown period. Please contact us through our usual contact methods, during business hours on 3337 5400, or via email at welcome@multiculturalaustralia.org.au. Our after hours/emergency phone line remains available to clients.
Over the next three days, from 5pm tonight, residents in Brisbane, Logan, Moreton Bay, Ipswich and Redlands council areas can only leave home for one of these reasons:
Other important points of the Premier’s announcement included:
Masks must be worn at all times when outside of your home, including workplaces and public transport – except when eating, drinking or vigorous exercise or unless you have a medical exemption.
Multicultural communities can access in-language information and health alerts at https://bit.ly/38rA0b7
For the latest Queensland Government updates regarding the Greater Brisbane lockdown please visit: https://bit.ly/31oSWDk
Easing of Greater Brisbane Restrictions
From 1am AEST 22 January 2021, if there is no community transmission, the Greater Brisbane region will be subject to the same restrictions as the rest of the state.
Face masks
You are strongly encouraged to continue to carry a face mask with you at all times, to provide added protection if you are in a situation where you cannot maintain social distancing. When attending a big event, in a shopping centre or travelling on public transport, we strongly encourage you to wear a mask – especially when entering, exiting or moving through areas where lots of people are gathered.
Face masks remain mandatory at all times in the following situations:
Face masks alone will not protect you from COVID-19. Social distancing is the gold standard of COVID-19 prevention methods, as well as washing your hands regularly.
Movement and gathering
You can have 100 people gather in public outdoor spaces, and 50 people can gather at a private property – this number includes those who live with you.
Businesses, activities and undertakings
All restricted businesses can open, in line with the COVID Safe Framework.
All restricted businesses may now have one person per 2 square metres on their premises, other than a hospitality business that does not comply with the requirement to collect contact details electronically. Venues can operate with up to 100 per cent seated capacity if patrons are in ticketed, allocated seating.
Dance floors are also allowed indoors and outdoors, and you can stand up and have a drink at bar.
For more information on the new eased restrictions go to the Queensland Government website.
Download the Queensland Government’s Updated COVID-19 Roadmap.
Easing of Greater Brisbane Lockdown
The Greater Brisbane Lockdown will end at 6pm today, Monday 11 January 2021. New eased restrictions for Greater Brisbane will be in place from 6pm 11 January to 1am 22 January 2021.
People are permitted to be outside their homes for any purpose, subject to the restrictions below:
Face masks
You must carry a face mask with you at all times when you leave home, unless you have a lawful reason not to. You must wear a mask in indoor spaces, except in your home. For example:
It is recommended you wear a mask when outdoors if you are unable to stay more than 1.5m distance from other people, such as busy walkways and thoroughfares.
Children under 12 years are and people affected by a medical condition or disability are exempt.
For more information on the new eased restrictions go to https://www.qld.gov.au/health/conditions/health-alerts/coronavirus-covid-19/current-status/easing-greater-brisbane-restrictions
Translated resources
Queensland Health has developed resources about COVID-19 and the current Greater Brisbane Lockdown in other languages. These resources can be accessed via the link below:
As announced by the Queensland Premier at 8am on 8 January, Greater Brisbane will go into lockdown from 6pm today for three days until 6pm on Monday 11 January 2021. This is to give contact tracers time to ensure the UK strain of COVID-19 is not circulating in the community.
The Greater Brisbane lockdown area includes Brisbane City, Ipswich City, Logan City, Redland City and Moreton Bay Regional areas.
As an essential service, Multicultural Australia will continue to provide services to our clients and communities during this lockdown period. Please continue to contact us through our usual contact numbers, during business hours on 3337 5400, our email welcome@multiculturalaustralia.org.au or our emergency phone line which is available to clients.
You are only allowed to leave your home for one of the following reasons:
Other important points of the Premier’s announcement included:
For the latest Queensland Government updates regarding the Greater Brisbane lockdown please visit: https://www.qld.gov.au/health/conditions/health-alerts/coronavirus-covid-19/current-status/greater-brisbane-lockdown
The Queensland Government has announced this morning that the current South-East Queensland lockdowns will be extended until 4.00pm on Sunday 8 August.
Leaving home while in an identified lockdown area is only permitted to obtain essential goods, for healthcare and for essential work and education. Funerals and weddings have been restricted to 10 people.
See regular updates on the Queensland Health website in multiple languages here: https://bit.ly/3y2HHio
Additional resources on the current restrictions and access to support services in multiple languages can be found on the Refugee Health Network website here: https://www.refugeehealthnetworkqld.org.au/covid-19-news/
Queensland’s COVID Safe Future Roadmap, updated to 20 August 2021, can be viewed here: https://bit.ly/3xeyD8Y
Stay safe and keep well.
Multicultural Australia staff continue to provide support services to our clients, while adhering to Queensland Health restrictions, during the South-East Queensland snap lockdowns announced yesterday by Queensland Health.
You can reach us for support by contacting us on the following phone numbers during business hours:
Or outside business hours by emailing us at welcome@multiculturalaustralia.org.au or at bit.ly/3x2RR24.
Please observe COVID safety lockdown restrictions for identified Local Government Areas, especially for our Brisbane office.
Stay safe and keep well.
Multicultural Australia acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land on which we meet today.
As the world’s oldest living cultures, we recognise that Australia always has been and always will be Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander land.
We who come from many places pay our respects to Elders throughout all time and commit to learning from the knowledge, traditions, stories, spirituality, and experiences of Aboriginal people as we learn to live on their land.
We walk together in solidarity of the pain of the past, and in shared hope for the future.
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