2018-19 Celebrating Multicultural Queensland program Successful funding recipients for events to be held in 2019

Funding Organisation Event Name (excl. GST) Walk Together Logan Community Access Community Services Limited $10,000 Festival Afrekete Afro-Cuban Culture & Afrekete $5,000 Spirituality Festival Association of the Burundian Burundian Community Cultural Festival $5,000 Community of Queensland (ABCQ) Inc Australia Arakanese Association Cairns Arakanese New Year Water Festival $6,000 Inc Australian Bhutanese Sports Council Bhutanese National Cricket $10,000 Incorporated Championship 2019 Australian Myanmar Friendship 2019 Ethnic Communities of Myanmar – $5,000 Association of Queensland Inc Communities Fun Day Australian-Italian Festival Association Australian Italian Festival $15,000 Inc Balonne Shire Council Balonne Shire Multicultural Luncheon $3,800

Bangladesh & Cultural Society Inc Sarodiya Cultural Festival $5,000

Banyo District Community Group Inc Banyo 2019 $3,600 Bhutanese Nepali Association of -Tihar 2019 $5,000 Queensland Inc Celebration of Mother Languages and Brisbane Bangla Language School Inc $9,900 Harmony Day Brisbane French Festival Inc Le Festival 2019 $5,000 Brisbane North Chinese Association Harvest Moon Festival 2019 $8,000 Inc Buddha's Light International Buddha Birth Day Festival $20,000 Association of Queensland Inc Bundaberg Chinese New Year Bundaberg Regional Council $8,000 Celebrations Burdekin Cultural Fair – Celebrating Fun, Burdekin Shire Council $19,787 Food and Family Cairns and District Chinese Association Great Barrier Reef Chinese New Year $13,000 Inc Cairns and Region Multicultural Cairns CARMA Multicultural Festival & $10,000 Association Incorporated Peace Finale 205th Bhanu Jayanti (Commemoration Cairns Bhutanese Community Inc of the Birth Anniversary of the First $5,000 Nepali Poet)

Funding Organisation Event Name (excl. GST) Cairns Bhutanese Magar Samaj Maghay $5,000

Cairns Waitangi Committee Cairns Waitangi Day $5,000

Care Balonne Association Inc Multicultural River Festival $15,000 Central Queensland African Africa Day Celebration $10,000 Association Inc Central Queensland Multicultural Taste of the World Festival $15,000 Association Inc Central West Aboriginal Corporation Celebration of Cultures and Colours $10,000

Chin Community in Queensland Inc Chin National Day Celebration $6,500

Compassionate Gold Coast Ltd Breaking Faith Open $5,000

Dalby Welcoming Community Inc Dalby's Delicious & DeLIGHTful Festival $20,000 Dinka Bor Community Association in Dinka Bor Cultural Event $5,000 Queensland Inc La Fiesta – Tastes and Sounds from El Barrio Your Neighbourhood Ltd $5,000 South America Esk Cultural Festival Association Inc Esk Cultural Festival $9,700 Ethnic Broadcasting Association of 40 Years of 4EB $10,320 Queensland Ltd (T/A Radio 4EB) Far North Queensland African Cairns African Festival $4,715 Community Association Inc Federation of Filipino Communities Filipino Barrio Fiesta Brisbane $5,000 in Queensland Inc Federation of Indian Communities in Diwali – Festival of Lights $20,000 Queensland Inc FESTURI – A Multicultural FESTURI 20 Annual Multicultural Festival $10,000 Celebration Inc Filipino-Australian Foundation of One World One Spirit Philippine Festival $3,000 Queensland Inc Gladstone Multicultural Association Gladstone Region Multicultural Week & $10,000 Inc Festival Day Gold Coast Chinese Club Inc Taste of Chinese New Year Fun Week $8,000

Gold Coast Football Club Limited Gold Coast Multicultural Celebration $8,000

GOPIO Queensland Inc India Day Fair $10,000 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia Consolidated Trust – Bribie OPA Greek Festival 2019 $5,000 St. Andrew's Bribie Island Retreat and Recreation Centre Greek Orthodox Community of St Paniyiri Greek Festival $10,000 George Brisbane

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Funding Organisation Event Name (excl. GST) Gujarati Community of Queensland Diwali (Festival of Lights) Dhamaka 2019 $5,000 Inc Happy Community Network Inc Japan Festival Sunshine Coast 2019 $10,000

Hare Food for Life Group Inc Festival of Chariots $8,000

Inala Youth Care Community Inc Global Adventures $9,000

India Fest Townsville Inc India Fest Townsville $10,000 Indian Association of Central Diwali Milan 2019 $10,000 Queensland Inc Indian Cultural & Sports Club Inc – Festival of Colours 2019 $10,000

Into People Inc Into Global Rhythms Fest 2019 $8,000

Into People Inc Roots, Boots and Blues Fest 2019 $11,650

Iranian Society of Queensland Inc Sizdah Be-dar: Persian Nature Day $5,000 Iraqi Unity Association Queensland Iraqi Cultural Day 2019 $5,000 Inc Islamic Council of Queensland Inc ICQ Eid Down Under Festival $10,000 Islamic Multicultural Association of Eid in the Park $10,000 Gold Coast Inc Islamic Society of Central National Mosque Open Day 2019 $5,000 Queensland Inc Islamic Society of Central Open Mosque Community Iftar 2019 $5,000 Queensland Inc Islamic Society of Gladstone Inc Islamic Open Day $5,000

Islamic Society of Mackay Inc Annual Open Day 2019 $5,000 Community Family Day for New Ivory's Rock Foundation $8,000 Australians Jabiru Community Youth and Zillmere Festival $10,000 Children's Services Assoc Inc Jewish Educational Institute – Chanukah in the City $10,000 Chabad House Brisbane Inc La Luna Youth Arts Association Inc Around the World $10,000 Lakes State Community Social Community Cultural Day $5,000 Welfare Forum in QLD Inc Latin American Community of Brisbane Fiesta Latina 2019 $12,780 Australia (QLD) Inc LESI International Education Inc LESI Children's Multicultural Festival $5,000 Lions Club of Brisbane MacGregor Multicultural Harmony Day Celebration $5,500 Inc Event Lower Burdekin Celtic Dancing Ceilidh – Celebrating all things Celtic! $5,000 Association Inc

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Funding Organisation Event Name (excl. GST) Philippines-Australia Autumn Festival Lupang Hinirang Pty Ltd $5,325 2019 Mabel Park State High School P&C Mabel Park SHS Multicultural Evenings $4,500 Association Mackay and District Italian 2019 Mackay Italian Street Party $15,000 Association Incorporated Mackay Regional Council Global Grooves $20,000 Mainland Chinese Society of Brisbane Chinese Culture & Arts Festival $8,000 Queensland Inc Mareeba Shire Council Mareeba Multicultural Festival $20,000 Maroochydore Chamber of Ocean Street World Festival $10,000 Commerce Inc Mary Immaculate Primary School Mary Immaculate School Children's $5,000 Parents & Friends Association Multi-Cultural Festival Matu Community of Queensland Inc Cangyom Multicultural Festival 2019 $5,000

MDA Ltd MOSAIC Multicultural Festival $20,000

MDA Ltd Luminous Lantern Parade $15,000

Mt Gravatt Community Centre Inc 2019 Community Iftar Celebration Event $4,625 Multicultural Association of Moreton Bay Multicultural Fiesta $8,000 Caboolture and Surrounds Inc Celebrations Multicultural Communities Council – International Café $10,000 Gold Coast Limited Multicultural Communities Council – Walk Together $6,100 Gold Coast Limited Multicultural Communities Council – Pop Up Harmony $10,000 Gold Coast Limited Multicultural Community Centre Ltd Technicolour Multicultural Festival $5,000 Multicultural Families Organisation Multicultural Village Celebration – $10,000 Inc Labrador MultiLink Community Services Inc burmaFest $8,000

MultiLink Community Services Inc Cultures in Harmony $5,000 Teej (Women's Festival) – Celebrating Nepalese Community Gold Coast Inc $3,500 Women Empowerment Nepalese Community in North Dashain/Tihar Celebration 2019 $3,500 Queensland (Townsville) Inc New Syrian Community Association Syrian Days in QLD $5,000 in Queensland Inc North Burnett Regional Council North Burnett Festival of Culture $5,000 North Queensland Ballet and Dance Dance Tropics Dance – A Multicultural $5,000 Company Limited (T/A Dancenorth) Celebration of Movement Nwannedinamba in Queensland Inc Igbo Day / New Yam Harvest Celebration $5,000

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Funding Organisation Event Name (excl. GST) Bundaberg Region Intercultural Ol Meri Wantok-Bundaberg Inc $8,000 Immersion 2019 Pacific Arts & Cultural Heritage Inc Waitangi Day Kumera 2019 $10,000

Pacifika Limited Pasifika Gold Coast $8,000 Pasifika Communities of Townsville Second Townsville Multicultural Food $10,000 (PCT) Inc Festival Pasifika Empowerment Group Queensland Pacific Island Cultural $11,000 Australia Inc Carnival (QPICC) Pittsworth District Alliance Inc Pittsworth Multicultural Breakfast $5,000 Queensland Afghan Community SpringFest $10,000 Association Inc Queensland Chinese United Council Brisbane Chinese Festival 2019 $9,000 Queensland Cultural Events Gold Coast Multicultural Festival $20,000 Association Inc Queensland Police-Citizens Youth PCYC Inala Multicultural Youth Day $9,895 Welfare Association (Inala PCYC) Celebrations Queensland Tamil Mandram Inc Festival Qld 2019 $6,000

Rockhampton Regional Council Rockhampton Cultural Festival $15,000 Roman Catholic Trust Corporation for the Diocese of Townsville – Mount Isa Multicultural Festival $10,000 Grants (Good Shepherd Parish) Scandinavian Festival Inc Scandinavian Festival $5,000 Serbian Orthodox Ecclesiastic School Community 'Saint Nikolas' Brisbane Serbian Festival $10,000 Queensland Shree Sanatan Dharam Hindu Festival of Colours $5,000 Association of Queensland Inc Singh Sabha Brisbane Celebration $8,000 Sinhala Association of Queensland Saralanga $5,500 Inc Sisters Support Services Inc Multicultural Family Fete $8,000

Slav Fest Association Inc Festival of Slavic Culture Slav Fest – 2019 $10,000

Southport Primary P&C Association Multicultural Day $4,000 Spirit of Africa Cultural Association African Festival Townsville $20,000 Inc Spirit of the Valley Events Inc Lockyer Valley Multicultural Festival $13,000 Spiritual Learning Centre Australia Dasain and Tihar (Deepawali) Festivals $10,000 Inc St John's Community Care Ltd Cairns Greek Festival $10,000

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Funding Organisation Event Name (excl. GST) St Patrick's Day Parade Association St Patrick's Day Parade $8,000 Incorporated St Thomas the Apostle Syro-Malabar Santhom Multicultural Fest $8,000 Parish Brisbane South Sunshine Coast Regional Council Sunshine Coast Voices of Harmony $7,840

Tamil Association (Queensland) Inc Deepavali – Festival of Lights $5,000 Tara Festival of Culture and Camel Races Tara Festival Inc $8,000 2019 Te Korowai Aroha Inc Waitangi at Twilight $16,346 Thai-Australian Association of Brisbane Thai Festival 2019 $10,000 Queensland Inc The Ethnic Schools Association of Multicultural Sports, Games and $9,770 Queensland Inc Activities Day The Gold Coast Hindu Cultural Holi – Festival of Colours in Gold Coast $4,999 Association Inc The Gold Coast Hindu Cultural – Celebrating the Fifth of the $3,500 Association Inc Nine Nights Hindu Arts Festival The Japanese Society of Gold Coast Japan & Friends Day $5,000 Inc The Korean Society of Queensland Korean Festival Day $10,000 Inc The Liberian Association of Liberian Association of Queensland $10,000 Queensland Inc Independence Celebration The Mabaan Community Association Kornga $4,000 in Queensland State (MCAQ) Inc Kaleidoscope – Gold Coast African The Migrant Centre Organisation Inc $10,000 Festival The Reena Augustine Association for Raame's Red Carpet Multicultural Multicultural Enhancement $8,000 Fashion Show Incorporated The Vietnamese Community in Lunar New Year Festival $7,000 Australia (Queensland Chapter) Inc The Vietnamese Community in Children Moon Festival $3,500 Australia (Queensland Chapter) Inc Togolese Association of Queensland Togolese Independence Day $5,000 Inc Toowoomba International Toowoomba Languages and Cultures $20,000 Multicultural Society Inc Festival Toowoomba Islamic Charitable The 6th Toowoomba Mosque Open Day $6,000 Organisation Pty Ltd and International Food Festival Townsville Greek & Cultural Festivals Glendi Festival $15,000 Incorporated Townsville Cultural Fest – Celebrating Townsville Intercultural Centre Ltd $20,000 25 Years Collaborative Partners facilitating Unity, Townsville Multicultural Support Connection and Inclusiveness in $3,472 Group Inc Townsville: 'Everyone belongs: Music joins us all'

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Funding Organisation Event Name (excl. GST) Centre of Sydney Annual Vedanta Multicultural Festival $5,000 Incorporated (Brisbane Chapter) Wat Thai Buddharam Inc Songkran Festival $5,000

Welcome Sports Ltd Welcome Sports Festival $5,000 Welcoming Intercultural Neighbours Multicultural Art Event: 'Flourish’ $8,000 Inc Whitsunday Australian South Sea WASSIUC Cultural Fest $6,155 Island United Community Inc Woodfordia Inc Folklines Multicultural Programme $10,000

World Arts & Multi-Culture Inc Brisbane International Arts Festival 2019 $4,000

$1,303,779

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