2019-20 Celebrating Multicultural Queensland Program Successful applicants for events to be held in 2020
Funding Organisation Event (Ex GST) Access Community Services Limited Bridging Cultures Festival $10,000
Active Refugee & Migrant Integration in ARMIA Multicultural International $5,000 Australia Pty Ltd Women's Day Afrekete Afro-Cuban Culture & Spirit Afrekete $5,000 Festival Annual Samoa Independence Aiga Samoa Association North Celebration and Family Unity with $5,000 Brisbane Inc Multicultural Connections. Arise Women Support Association Inc. Equatorians Cultural Celebration $5,000
Association of the Burundian Burundian Community Cultural $5,000 Community of Queensland (ABCQ) Inc. Festival
Auscongo Network Incorporated Congo Flavour $5,000
Australia Queensland Fujian Mid-Autumn Reunion Gala $5,000 Association Australian Chinese Buddhist Vegetarian Carnival $5,000 Association (Brisbane) Inc.
Australian Karen Organisation Inc. Karen New Year $5,000
Australian-Italian Festival Association Australian Italian Festival $15,000 Inc Celebrating Culture - St Patrick's Day Balonne Shire Council $3,000 Celebration for All Bright Horn of Africa Somali Eidul Fitr Celebration $5,000 Community - Townsville Inc. Celebration of Mother Languages and Brisbane Bangla Language School Inc. $9,900 Harmony Day
Brisbane French Festival Inc. Le Festival $5,000
Christmas, New Year, Australia Day Brisbane Malayalee Association Inc. $5,000 and Indian Republic Day celebrations Brisbane North Chinese Association Dragon Boat Festival $5,000 Inc.
Brisbane Seinendan Inc Matsuri Brisbane $5,000
Buddha's Light International Buddha Birth Day Festival $20,000 Association of Queensland Inc.
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Funding Organisation Event (Ex GST) Bundaberg Chinese New Year Bundaberg Regional Council $8,000 celebrations Burdekin Cultural Fair: One Burdekin Shire Council $20,000 Community – Many Cultures Burmese Rohingya Association in Rohingya Cultural Festival $5,000 Queensland-Australia Inc Cairns and District Chinese Great Barrier Reef Chinese New Year $13,000 Association Inc. Cairns and Region Multicultural Cairns CARMA Multicultural Festival $10,000 Association Incorporated & Peace Finale Bhanu Jayanti (Commemoration of Cairns Bhutanese Community Inc. the Birth Anniversary of the First $5,000 Nepali Poet) Cairns Bhutanese Community Inc. Maghay Sankranti $5,000
Cairns Indonesian Australian Indonesian Festival $7,000 Association Inc.
Cairns Waitangi Committee Cairns Waitangi Day $3,500
Carina State School Parents and Carina Carnivale - A Celebration of $3,000 Citizens Association Cultures Central Queensland African Africa Day Celebration Mackay $5,000 Association Inc Central Queensland African Africa Day Celebration Rockhampton $10,000 Association Inc Central Queensland Multicultural Taste of the World Festival $15,000 Association Inc. Central Queensland Rohingya Eid al Fitr Festival $5,000 Community Inc
Chin Community in Queensland Inc. Chin National Day Celebration $6,500
Dalby's Delicious & DeLIGHTful Dalby Welcoming Community Inc. $20,000 Festival Dinka Bor Community Association in Dinka Bor Cultural Event $5,000 Queensland Inc. La Fiesta Tastes and Sounds from El Barrio Your Neighbourhood Ltd. $10,000 South America Far North Queensland African Cairns African Festival $6,000 Community Association Inc. FESTURI - A Multicultural Celebration FESTURI Annual Multicultural Festival $10,000 Inc Filipino Australian Foundation of Qld One World..One Spirit Philippine $5,000 Inc. Festival
Gandhi Salt March Pty Ltd Power of Peace Festival $5,000
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Funding Organisation Event (Ex GST) George Street Neighbourhood Centre Harmony Day - Festival of Cultures $5,000 Association Inc. Gladstone Multicultural Association Gladstone Region Multicultural $10,000 Inc. Festival Day Taste of Chinese New Year Fun Gold Coast Chinese Club Inc $8,000 Week
Gold Coast Sikh Council Ltd. Gold Coast Vaisakhi Celebration $5,000
GOPIO Queensland Inc. India Day Fair $10,000 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia Consolidated Trust - St. Bribie OPA Greek Festival $5,000 Andrew's Bribie Island Retreat And Recreation Centre Greek Orthodox Community of St Paniyiri Greek Festival $10,000 George Brisbane
Gujarati Association of Queensland Inc. Navratri Dance Festival $5,000
Hare Krishna Food for Life Group Inc. Festival of Chariots $8,000
Fraser Coast Harmony Day and Good Hervey Bay Neighbourhood Centre Inc $8,000 Neighbour Celebration
Inala Youth Care Community Inc. Global Adventures $10,000
India Fest Townsville Inc. India Fest Townsville $10,000
Indian Association of Central Diwali Milan $10,000 Queensland Inc Brisbane Holi - BrisAsia Festival of Indian Cultural & Sports Club Inc. $10,000 Colours
Into People Inc. Into Global Rhythms Fest $8,000
Into People Inc. Roots Boots and Blues Fest $5,000
Ipswich City Council Ipswich World Music Festival $15,000
Iranian Society of Queensland Inc. Sizdah Be-dar: Persian Nature Day $8,000
Iraqi Unity Association Queensland Inc. Iraqi Cultural Day $5,000
Islamic College of Brisbane Parents Multicultural Autumn Fete $5,000 and Friends Association
Islamic Council of Queensland Inc Eid Down Under Festival $10,000
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Funding Organisation Event (Ex GST) Islamic Multicultural Association of Eid in the Park $10,000 Gold Coast Inc. Commemoration of Prophet Islamic Society of Queensland Inc. $5,000 Mohammed's Birthday Islamic Women's Association of Creating Cultural Connections $8,000 Australia Inc Through Cooking Jabiru Community Youth and Zillmere Festival $10,000 Children's Services Assoc Inc Jewish Educational Institute - Chabad Chanukah in the City $10,000 House Brisbane Inc. Kairali Brisbane Multicultural Talent Kairali Brisbane Inc $5,000 and Food Fest Kurdish NEWROZ (New Year) Kurdish Society of Queensland Inc $5,000 celebration Kusuma Indonesia Community Harmony Multicultural Festival $8,000 Australia Inc.
La Luna Youth Arts Association Inc. Around the World $10,000
Lanka Lions Australia Inc. Sri Lanka New Year Festival $5,000
Latin American Community of Australia Brisbane Fiesta Latina $14,000 (QLD) Inc.
Latin House Inc Latin Bazaar Market $5,000
The Colombian Independence Day Latin House Inc $10,000 Festival
Limestone Events Inc The Gathering $5,000
Multicultural Harmony Day Lions Club of Brisbane MacGregor Inc. $5,000 Celebration Event
Lotus Vana Resort Incorporated Celebrate 2Day $5,000
Lupang Hinirang Pty. Ltd. Philippines-Australia Autumn Festival $5,325
Mabel Park State High School P&C Multicultural Evenings $6,000 Assn Mackay and District Italian Association Mackay Italian Street Party $15,000 Incorporated
Mackay Regional Council Global Grooves $20,000
Mainland Chinese Society of Brisbane Chinese Culture & Arts $8,000 Queensland Inc Festival
Mareeba Shire Council Mareeba Multicultural Festival $20,000
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Funding Organisation Event (Ex GST) Mount Gravatt Community Centre Inc Mount Gravatt Community Iftaar $5,000
Multicultural Association of Caboolture Moreton Bay Multicultural Fiesta $8,000 and Surrounds Inc. Celebrations
Multicultural Australia Ltd MOSAIC Multicultural Festival $20,000
Multicultural Australia Ltd Luminous Lantern Parade $15,000
Multicultural Communities Council Walktogether $6,500 Gold Coast Inc. Multicultural Communities Council Pop Up Harmony Week $10,000 Gold Coast Inc. Multicultural Communities Council International Café $10,000 Gold Coast Inc.
Multicultural Community Centre Ltd Technicolour Multicultural Festival $5,000
Multicultural Families Organisation Inc Global Village Festival $10,000
MultiLink Community Services Inc. burmaFest $10,000
MultiLink Community Services Inc. Cultures in Harmony $5,000
Nepalese Community Gold Coast Inc. Teej (Women's Festival) $4,000
Nepalese Community in North Dashain/Tihar Celebration $3,500 Queensland (Townsville) Inc. New Syrian Community Association in Syrian Day in Logan $7,000 Queensland Inc. Obbo Women Community Development We Celebrate Acholi-Obbo Cultural $7,000 Agency Inc. Day
Pacific Arts & Cultural Heritage Inc Waitangi Day Kumera $10,000
Pacifika Limited Pasifika Gold Coast Festival $8,000
Pasifika Communities of Townsville Townsville Multicultural Food $10,000 (PCT) Inc Celebration Pasifika Empowerment Group Australia Queensland Pacific Island Cultural $10,000 Inc Carnival
Persian Cultural Group Persian Nowruz Festival $8,000 Celebrating Philippine Independence Philippine Australia Cultural Society of Day through Sports and Cultural $8,000 the Darling Downs Inc. Exchanges Punjabi Cultural Association of Vaisakhi and Harvest Festival $8,000 Queensland Inc. Celebrations
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Funding Organisation Event (Ex GST) Queensland Chinese United Council Brisbane Chinese Festival $10,000
Queensland Cultural Events Gold Coast Multicultural Festival $20,000 Association Inc. Queensland Guangxi Multicultural Celebrating Traditional Chinese $5,000 Communities Inc Duanwu Festival Queensland Police-Citizens Youth Inala Multicultural Youth Festival $10,000 Welfare Association (Inala PCYC)
Queensland Tamil Mandram Inc Pongal Festival Qld $10,000 Rockhampton Moon Festival – 160 Rockhampton Regional Council Years’ Celebration of Chinese $15,000 Settlement in Rockhampton Rockhampton Regional Council Rockhampton Cultural Festival $15,000
Roman Catholic Trust Corporation for Refugee Week Celebration $5,000 the Diocese of Cairns (Centacare FNQ) Roman Catholic Trust Corporation for the Diocese of Townsville - Grants Mount Isa Multicultural Festival $10,000 (Good Shepherd Parish) Sangeet Premi Club Inc. Multicultural Music Festival $3,000
Scandinavian Festival Inc Scandinavian Festival $5,000
Serbian Orthodox Ecclesiastic School Brisbane Serbian Festival $10,000 Community 'Saint Nikolas' Queensland Shree Sanatan Dharam Hindu Festival of Colours $5,000 Association of Qld Inc Shree Sanatan Dharam Hindu Festival of Lights $3,000 Association of Qld Inc
Sinhala Association of Queensland Inc Saralanga $5,500
Somali Community Association of Somali Multicultural Week $5,000 Queensland Inc. Somali Community Association of Somali Independence Day Festival $5,000 Queensland Inc. South Burnett Aboriginal and Torres South Burnett Multi Cultural Festival $8,000 Strait Islander Corporation South Sudanese Queensland Youth South Sudanese Cultural Festival $5,000 Council Inc
Spirit of Africa Cultural Association Inc. African Festival Townsville $20,000
St George Indian Orthodox Church Swaad Indian Food Festival $3,000
St John's Community Care Ltd Cairns Greek Festival $10,000
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Funding Organisation Event (Ex GST) St Mary's Primary School P & F Multicultural Festival $3,000 Association St Patrick's Day Parade Association St Patrick's Day Parade $8,000 Incorporated St. Thomas, the Apostle of Syro Santhom Multicultural Dance and $8,000 Malabar Parish, Brisbane South Food Fest
Sunshine Coast Multicultural Network Sunshine Coast Harmony Carnivale $5,000
Tamil Association (Queensland) Inc. Deepavali - Festival of Lights $5,000
Te Korowai Aroha Inc. Waitangi at Twilight $16,346
Thaai Tamil School Queensland Tamil Culture Celebration $4,000
Thai-Australian Association of Brisbane Thai Festival $10,000 Queensland Inc. The Bald Hills Islamic Educational Bald Hills Mosque Annual Open Day $3,000 Organisation Ltd The Bald Hills Islamic Educational Bald Hills Mosque Eid Festival $3,000 Organisation Ltd The Corporation of the Synod of the Diocese of Brisbane Harmony Week Celebration $5,000 (t/a Anglicare Southern Queensland) The Federation of Indian Communities Diwali - Festival of Lights $20,000 of Queensland Inc. The Federation of Indian Communities Australia-India Day Celebration $5,000 of Queensland Inc. The Gold Coast Hindu Cultural Holi - Festival of Colours $4,500 Association Inc. The Gold Coast Hindu Cultural Navaratri - Celebrating The Nine $3,000 Association Inc. Nights Hindu Arts Festival The Japanese Society of Gold Coast Japan & Friends Day $6,000 Inc
The Korean Society of Queensland Inc. Korean Festival Day $10,000
The Lions Club of Brisbane Chinese Lions Autumn Family Fun Day $5,000 Inc.
The Migrant Centre Organisation Inc. Kaleidoscope - Colours of the World $10,000 The Reena Augustine Association for The Red Carpet Multicultural Fashion Multicultural Enhancement Show - Bringing cultures together $5,000 Incorporated through fashion The Vietnamese Community in Lunar New Year Festival $7,000 Australia (Queensland Chapter) Inc. Toowoomba International Multicultural Toowoomba Languages and Cultures $20,000 Society Inc. Festival
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Funding Organisation Event (Ex GST) Toowoomba Islamic Charitable Toowoomba International Food $7,000 Organisation Festival and Mosque Open Day Townsville Greek & Cultural Festivals Greek Fest Glendi $15,000 Incorporated
Townsville Intercultural Centre Ltd Townsville Cultural Fest $20,000 Celebrating Ramadan with multifaith/multicultural and wider Townsville Islamic Society Inc. $5,000 Australian communities - avenues for unity Promoting Together Multicultural United Federation of Volunteers For Queensland Principles ''Just The $8,000 Refugees Action (UFVRA) Inc Best'' Multicultural Tamil & Indian New Year Varnam Cultural Society (QLD) Inc. $8,000 Celebrations (Chithirai Kalai Vizha) Vedanta Centre of Sydney Incorporated Annual Vedanta Multicultural Show $5,000 (Brisbane Chapter)
Wat Thai Buddharam Inc Songkran Festival $5,000
Brisbane Kathina and Loy Krathong Wat Thai Buddharam Inc $3,000 Festival
Welcome Sports Ltd. Welcome Sports Festival $8,000
Welcoming Intercultural Neighbours Flourish $10,000 Inc.
Whitsunday Regional Council Whitsunday Multicultural Festival $10,000
Woodfordia Inc. Folklines Multicultural Programme $10,000
Brisbane International Arts Festival to World Arts & Multi-Culture Inc. $6,000 celebrate Harmony Week
Zomi Community of Queensland Inc. Zomi National Day $7,000
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