2024
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The NSW Government is working to enhance the safety of religious communities across NSW, by making it easier for places of public workshop to upgrade security.
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Through the Multicultural NSW Stronger Together Festival and Event Grant program, 64 community organisations have been awarded a share of $525,000 to host grassroots festivals and events that celebrate the rich cultural diversity of New South Wales.
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“The NSW Faith Affairs Council unequivocally condemns the abhorrent anti-Islam graffiti in Chester Hill.
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“Racism and Islamophobia have no place in our society.
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In response to feedback from communities, the NSW Government has extended the application deadline for the Safe Places for Faith Communities Grants program to 9 January 2025.
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The events which took place in Woollahra overnight are nothing short of abhorrent. We unequivocally condemn violence and antisemitism in all its forms.
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"The events that took place in Woollahra overnight were an act of hatred. Hatred stands in stark opposition to the tenets of religion. This is an act designed to intimidate and distress members of our community. We condemn hatred directed against any community in Australia.
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Storytellers from NSW’s culturally and linguistically diverse media and marketing industries will join the stage at the annual Premier’s Harmony Dinner with three new Multicultural Community Medals now open for nominations.
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The NSW Government continues to champion social cohesion and empower young people with an investment of $12.2 million to expand the proven Multicultural NSW Community Partnership Action (COMPACT) Program. The latest funding round sees 20 innovative projects involving 65 partner organisations across New South Wales welcomed into the state-wide COMPACT Alliance, a network of community collaborators dedicated to fostering understanding and resilience.
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The NSW Government has announced an additional $5 million investment in the Safe Places for Faith Communities Grants program furthering efforts to improve safety and security for faith groups across the state.
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Whether it's in Harris Park or Riverstone, Merrylands or the MCA, Diwali celebrations are taking over Sydney.
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A Pakistani-Australian newspaper editor, an Indian-Australian student journalist and a community organisation supporting NSW’s Chinese and Asian elders are just some of the recipients at last night’s Premier’s Multicultural Communications Awards.
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The NSW Government is investing $7.5 million into Multilingual NSW which will deliver the new Multilingual NSW Academy for translators and interpreters to further strengthen NSW’s linguistic diversity and government services.
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The NSW Faith Affairs Council met today. In light of recent events, the NSW Faith Affairs Council have released the following statement:
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Multicultural and multifaith community groups will be supported to host grassroots festivals and events with Multicultural NSW’s Stronger Together Grants Program now open.
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Do you know someone in your community who shows outstanding leadership, innovation and community connection in promoting social cohesion and harmony across NSW?
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The NSW Government is investing in community harmony and social cohesion through the Stronger Together program, which aims to empower cross-cultural collaboration.
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Community organisations can now apply for up to $200,000 per year over two to four years for programs countering hate, racism and division under the Community Partnership Action (COMPACT) Program.
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The Minns Labor Government will invest $6.5m over 4 years to develop a Migrant Workers Centre providing advice, education and training to stop the exploitation of migrant workers in NSW.
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Multicultural and multifaith community groups will be supported to host grassroots festivals and events with Multicultural NSW's Stronger Together Grants Program opening today.
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Nominations are now open for the 2024 Premier’s Multicultural Communications Awards, honouring media and marketing professionals across New South Wales who foster connections through culture, identity, and language.
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The NSW Government is making a record investment in building social cohesion and supporting the State’s multicultural communities in its 2024-25 NSW Budget.
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Multicultural NSW has welcomed two new voices to the Multicultural NSW Advisory Board and reappointed two current members. Simon Chan and Sonia Gandhi have been reappointed to the Advisory Board, along with new members Elfa Moraitakis and Janice Rodrigues, who will join as a youth member.
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The NSW Government is delivering on its promise to ensure places of worship across the state are safer and more secure through the Safe Places for Faith Communities Program. The Safe Places for Faith Communities Program will see 103 community and faith organisations share in $5 million of grants to ensure the places where our faith communities gather and practice remain safe.
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The NSW Government is continuing to invest in meaningful action to increase support for victim survivors of family, domestic and sexual violence across the state, with the opening of a NSW Multicultural Centre for Women’s and Family Safety.
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Yesterday we attended a meeting of faith leaders and government agencies, convened by His Excellency Antoine-Charbel Tarabay, Bishop of the Maronite Eparchy of Australia, New Zealand and Oceania. All attendees endorsed the following statement by the Faith Affairs Council.
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Today we convened a meeting of faith leaders representing religious communities across Western Sydney.
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More than a dozen employers across the Murray and Riverina districts of NSW have been recognised for their work in helping migrants and refugees move from Western Sydney to regional towns.
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Twelve Multicultural Community Medals were awarded in front of more than 1,600 people at the 2024 Premier’s Harmony Dinner.
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The NSW Government has begun celebrations for the Lunar New Year, last night hosting a community event to celebrate the Year of the Dragon.
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Multicultural NSW is seeking expressions of interest for three different advisory functions and encourage applications that reflect the rich diversity of NSW including gender, age, geographic location, cultural diversity and people living with a disability.
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