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Successful Recipients 2014-15.
No Organisation Funding Description Funding
Cultural activities during the .2015 National 1 Baila Chile Folk Dances Incorporated $1,000.00 Multicultural Festival
Canberra and District Hungarian Commemoration of Hungarian cultural activities 2 $1,700.00 Cultural Association Incorporated . and events
Prosperous Mountain Lion Dance Purchase of various costumes to perform at the 3 $2,000.00 (PMLD) 2015 National Multicultural Festival
Australian Chinese Cultural Exchange Cultural activities during the 2015 National 4 $1,000.00 and Promotion Association Multicultural Festival
Celebration of International Mother Language 5 Bangla Language and Cultural School $1,500.00 Day and publication of the school magazine
Bangladeshi Seniors Club, Canberra Participation in the 2015 National Multicultural 6 $2,000.00 Incorporated Festival and celebration of cultural festivals
Support Asian Women's Friendship 7 Production of a multicultural community bulletin $500.00 Association Incorporated
Purchase of equipment and CDs for the radio 8 Cyprus Community $800.00 program.
Purchase of equipment arid CDs for the radio 9 Hellenic Radio $800.00 program.
Coordination of the African showcase at the Sierra Leone Community In Canberra 10 2015 National Multicultural Festival and the $10,000.00 and Regions celebration of various community events ', The Royal Commonwealth Society of Commonwealth Day celebrations and a public 11 the Australian Capital Territory $1,500.00 speaking competition Incorporated
Lu Rees Archives of Australian 12 Costs of the "Sharing Story and Culture" project $500.00 Children's Literature Incorporated
Purchase of costumes and participation in the 13 Troupe Olabisi African showcase at the 2015 National $1 ,Q00.00 Multicultural Festival Purchase of costumes and participation in the Ethiopian Cultural Da.nce Group 14 African showcase at the 2015 National $1,000.00 Canberra Multicultural Festival ·Purchase of costumes and participation in the 15 Liberian Cultural Dance Sydney African showcase at the 2015 National $1,000.00 Multicultural Festival
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No Organisation Funding Description Funding
Purchase of costumes and participation in the 16 Aicha Keita Drum and Dance Sydney African showcase at the 2015 National $1,000.00 Multicultural Festival Purchase of costumes and participation in the 17 Karifi Ensemble Ghana African showcase at the 2015 National $1,000.00 Multicultural Festival
Sinhala Cultural Association of 18 Purchase of equipment for the radio program $500.00 Australia Incorporated
Organisation of interfaith activity at the 2015 19 Canberra Interfaith Forum National Multicultural Festival and an interfaith $2,000.00 public symposium in April 2015
Purchase of educational material for children to 20 Sauiluma Samoan Cultural Group $500.00 learn Samoan language
21 Persian Language School Cultural activities of the school $500.00
Purchase of costumes arid participation in the 22 · Africa Joliey Dancers Sydney .African showcase at the 2015 National $1,000.00 Multicultural Festival Participation in the 2015 National Multicultural· 23 Telugu Association of Canberra Festival, cultural events and the production of a $2,000.00 newsletter Purchase of CDs and equipment for the radio Ghana Australia Association 24 program and contributi.on towards community $1,500.00 Incorporated cultural· activities
Karnatak Association of Ca.nberra . Celebration of '.Diwali' Festival of Lights and 25 $2,000.00 Incorporated other various cultural activities
Global Organisation of People of Organisation of activities to observe specific I 26 Indian Origin (GOPIO) Canberra $2,000.00 international days Incorporated
Australi.a China Friendship Society, 27 Celebration of the Chinese Lantern Festival $1,000.00 ACT Branch
Purchase of costumes and participation in the 28 Zambezi Sounds Canberra African showcase at the 2015 National $1,000.00 Multicultural Festival Purchase of costumes for the 2015 National 29 Rotuman Community in ACT Multicultural Festival and other cultural $1,000.00 community activities
Republic of South Sudan Australian Organisation of various cultural and community 30 $2,500.00 Community Association ACT activities ..
Taiwanese Association of Canberra, 31 . Various community cultural activities $1,000.00 Australia
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No Organisation Funding Description Funding
Purchase of operating material and resources; 32 Mandarin for Fun and broadcasting costs to support bilingua,lism $1,000.00 in the Canberra region
. ACT Chinese Women Cu.ltural Particip'ation in the 2015 National Multicultural · 33 $1,000.00 Association Incorporated Festival
Bengali cultural showcase at the 2015 National Bengali Cultural Association 34 Multicultural Festival and various community $2,500.00 ·(Canberra) Incorporated activities
35 . Canberra Telugu Vaani & Samithi Costs associated with the radio program $500.00
Federation of Indian Associations in Cultural activities to promote community 36 $2,000.00 ACT (FINACT) harmony
Manquehue Chilean Folk-Dance Participation in the 2015 National Multicuitural 37 $1-,000.00 Group lncorporateq Festival
Cultural activities and purchase of costumes for 38 Africa Youth Choir Canberra $1,000.00 the 2015 National Multicultural Festival
Canberra Muslim Youth Inc (CMY Inc) Organisation of Eid prayers and activities for 39 and Islamic Society of Belconnen Inc $3,000.00 Muslim Youth at the Belconnen Arts Centre (ISB Inc) · Participation ih the 2015 National Multicultural 40 ACT Tibetan Community Incorporated Festival and celebration of Tibetan New Year $1,500.00 'Losar'
Purchase of costumes for cultural activities 41 Standard Chinese School of Australia $1,000.00 . including the 2015 National Multicultural Festival
Serbian Radio Program - 'Let's be Purchase of CD, newsletters, magazines etc for 42 $800.00 Friends' Incorporated the radio program
Participation in the 2015 National Multicultural 43 Dante Alighieri Society of Canberra Festival and publication of the Dante Review $1,000.00 newsletter .. Purchase of costumes and for publishing Spondon Musical Group Canberra 44 material for the 2015 National Multicultural $1,000.00 Incorporated Festival St. Athanasius Jacobite Syrian Participation in the 2015 National Multicultural 45 Orthodox Church Canberra .. $1,000.00 Festival and other cultural events Incorporated Purchase of equipment and publishing materials ACT Bilingual Education Alliance 46 to celebrate and promote.language skills at the $1,000.00 (ACTBEA) 2015 National Multicultural Festival
Activities to be held during the International Day 47 .Ethnic Disability ACT Incorporated $1,000.00 for People with Disability event
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No Organisation Funding Description Funding
Australia Thailand Association 48 Publication and postage costs for the n.ewsletter $500.00 (Canberra) Incorporated
Presentation of South Asian cultural items at the 49 Integrated Cultures ACT Incorporated 2015 National Multicultural Festival and $1,000.00 participation in the Children's Sanctuary
50 Macedonian Community Radio. ACT Costs associated with the radio program . $800.00
Cultural activities and to purchase equipment 51 Madi Australia Initiatives $1,500.00 and costumes for the Madi community festival .
Purchase of costumes and participation in the 52 Sol De Espana Spanish Dance Group $1,500.00 2015 National Multicultural Festival
Turkish showcase at the 2015 National 53 Bluestar lntercultural Centre $4,000.00 Multicultural Festival and lftar dinner
Purchase of costumes for the 2015 National 54 Australia-Nepal Friendship Society Multicultural.Festival and equipment for radio $1,000.00 program Purchase of costumes and audio visual CJC Nihongo Yochien (CJC 55 materials for 'Akimatsuri' Japanese Autumn $800.00 Japanese Preschool) Festival
Pakistan Cultural Association Purchase of equipment and CDs for the Radio 56 $800.00 Incorporated program and production of newsletter
Participation in the 2015 National Multicultural Fiji Australia As.sociation of ACT Festival and promote Fijian culture with· 57 $1,500.00 Incorporated community a.ctivities ·
the organisation of the annual school cultural 58 Canberra Tamil School $1,500.00 fu'nction 'lnpath Thamil Vizha'
participation in the 2015 National Multicultural Bangladesh Australia Association Festival and celebration of community cultural 59 $2,000,00 Canberra Incorporated activities
United Nations Association of the celebrations o'f United Nations Day in . 60 $4,000.00 Australia (ACT) Canberra
Vietnamese Broadcasting ih Canberra Purchase of CDs and publication materials for 61 $800.00 (VBC) Radio the radio program
participation in the 2015 National Multicultural 62 Canberra Islamic Centre Festival, OpenDay and contribution towards $2,500.00 costs of the radio program the celebration of Eid Al-Fitr Festival and 63 Austral.ian Sudanese Community ACT participation in the 2015 National Multicultural $2,000.00 Festival
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No Organisation Funding Description Funding
The Association of the Aged Free Purchase of. equipment and publication material; 64 Vietnamese in the ACT & and participation iri the 2015 National $2,000.00 Surrounding Districts Incorporated Multicultural Festival
Alianza Cultural Latino Americana Purchase of CDs, printing material and 65 $1,100.00 . Incorporated membership fees
Australian Karen Organisation Participation in the 2015 National Multicultural 66 $1,600.00 Incorporated ACT Branch Festival and celebration of the Karen New Year
Cultural activities to.enhance intercultural Community Research and 67 interaction, .social inclusion and harmony $1,000.00 Development Australia amongst CALO .communities in the ACT Community showcase celebrating the Chinese Federation of Chinese assodations of 68 New Year at the 2015 National Multicultural $4,000.00 ACT Incorporated Festival Information dissemination costs and the Association for Learning Mandarin in 69 purchase of costumes and CDs for the 2015 $1,300.00 Australia Incorporated National Multicultural Festival
Publication and promotion of information about Arthritis Foundation of the ACT hydrotherapy services in languages other than 70 $2,000.00 Incorporated ·English during the 2015 National Multicultural Festival
71 Sth Sudanese Community St Phillips Organisation of activities for the community $500.00
Australian American Association Showcase enhaneing American experience at 72 $4,000.00 Canberra Division the 2015 National Multicultural Festival
Gyongyosbokreta Folkloric Learning Hungarian dances and performing at 73 $1,000.00 . Association Incorporated the 2015 National Multicultural Festival
Celebration of cultural activities such as 74 Gujarati Samaj Of Act Incorporated $2,000.00 'Navaratri Festival'
Das Zentrum Australian-German 75 Production of the "Der Federkiel" newsletter $500.00 Association Incorporated
.Publication of promotional brochures and 76 Les Explorateurs Scout Group $500.00 posters
Radio program costs and celebration of 15 years 77 Bangla Radio Canberra $2,500.00 of broadcasting
Celebration of various community cultural events 78 ACT Hazara Community Incorporated $2,500.00 and expenses for the radio program
Production of 'India in the City' showcase at the 79 Canberra India Council Incorporated $10,000.00 2015 National Multicultural Festival
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No Organisation Funding Description Funding
.. Participation in 'India in the City' showcase at the Canberra Malayalees Association 80 2015 National Multicultural Festival and the $2,700.00. Incorporated celebration of the 'Onam' Festival of Kerala
Promotion of music artists in the ACT from 81 ARTSOUND FM $1 ;800.00 diverse cultural backgrounds through radio
Cultural performances at the 2015 National 82 Bornomala Incorporated Multicultural Festival and the celebration of $2,500.00 cultural events participation in the 2015 National Multicultural Th.e Tuggeranong Ukulele Gang 83 Festival and perform ukulele styled popular and $2,000.00 (TU Gs) Hawaiian music ·
Purchase of equipment, CDs, music from Latin 84 Audiodromo Latino Americano $2,500.00 America and subscription fees
· Publication of the Multicultural Group's magazine 'You Belong' for distribution at the 2015 National 85 The Multicultural Group· (TMG) $1,800.00 Multicultural Festival and other multlcultural activities
purchase of equipment and CDs gnd 86 Canberra Swiss Club participation _in the 2015 National Multicultural $1,300.00 Festival
Canberra Tamil Association Celebration of the 'Festival of Lights' and support 87 $2,000.00 Incorporated for the radio program
Workshops on 'Kuchupudi' dance at the 2015 88 Telugu Group $500.00 . National Multicultural Festival
.. Maltese Australian Association of 89 Canberra and Queanbeyan · Celebrations of traditional Maltese festivities $800.00 Incorporated Philippine - Australian Association of 90 the ACT and Monaro Region Celebration of Philippine Heritage Day $500.00 Incorporated Purchase of costumes and presentation of . St John The Baptist Russian 91 Russian cultural heritage at the 201'5 National $1,500.00 Orthodox Church School Multicultural Festival
Learning Filipino Together TIA Filipino Purchase of radio equipment and CDs, 'Paro!' 92 $1,500.00 Language School of Canberra making workshop and other community activities
Sth Sudanese St George's Pearce Purchase of costumes for participation in the 93 $500.00 Community 2015 National Multicultural Festival
Participation in the 2015 National Multicultural 94 OriOZ Incorporated Festival and other cultural activities; and $2,500.00 publication of newsletter
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No Organisation Funding Description Funding
Costs associated with running the radio program ACT Chinese Australian Association 95 and purchase of costumes for the 2015 National $1,000.00 Incorporated . Multicultural Festival Participation in the 2015 National Multicultural 96 Tigers Sporting Club Bangladesh Festival and the organisation of other community $2,000.00 activities
Serbian Orthodox Youth Association Participation in the 2015 National Multicultural 97 $1,500.00 Incorporated Festival
Publication of programs and events to raise awareness of the support available for people 98 Carers ACT Ltd $1,500.00 from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander; and culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
Participation in the 2015 National. Multicultural Tongan Association of Canberra and 99 . Festival and purchasing equipment and CDs etc $2,000.00 Queanbeyan for the radio program
Australian Tamil Cultural Society of Participation in the 2015 National Multicultural 100 $1,800.00 the ACT Incorporated Festival and for other cultural activities
Celebration of cultural activities such as 'Hali India Australia Association of Mahotsav' and purchasing costumes for 101 $2,600.00 Canberra participation in the 2015 National Multicultural Festival
Sri Lanka Dhamma Vihara Celebration of the three main events in the life of· 102 $2,000.00 Association of Canberra Incorporated Lord Buddha at Buddhist function in May 2015
103 2XX FM (98.3fm) Access fees for 'Mind the Gap' radio program $300.00
Ongoing costs associated with broadcasting 104 . Community Radio 2XX Incorporated $13,000.00 locally produced multicultural radio progr(;3ms
Production and presentation of the radio 105 Greek Community Organization . $2,000.00 program.
Purchase of CDs, DVDs and headphones for the Canberra Multicultural Community 'Multicultural Voice' program and the 'Potluck' 106 $1,800.00 Forum Incorporated community activity to celebrate cultural diversity and multiculturisni
Organisation and celebration of the annual 107 Diwali Mela Incorporated $4,000.00 Diwali Mela event at the Albert Hall
Participation in the 2015 National Multicultural 108 ACT Pacific Islands United $3;000.00 Festival and celebration of United Pasefika Day
Participation in the 2015 National Multicultural Pe.arl Of The Pacific Samoan Cultural 109 Festival and costumes for traditional $1,000.00 & Dance Group Incorporated performances
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No Organisation Funding Description Funding
Participation in the 2015 National Mul~icultural 110 Gilmore Church Incorporated $1,000.00 Festival
Purchase of costumes for performances at the. ACT Tongan Language and Cultural 111 2015 National Multicultural Festival and United $1,000.00 School Nations Day
Mandir Society of Australia Participation in the 2015 National Multicultural 112 $1,000.00 . Incorporated Festival and Multi Faith meetings
Les Petite Etoiles French Language Purchase of French games, DVDs, CDs and 113 . $500.00 Playg~oup books for the playgroup
Partieipation in the 2015 National Multicultural 114 .united India Centre Festival and cultural activities to display Indian $2,000.00 culture and heritage
.. Purchase of CDs and equipment for Radio 115 Hindi Samaj of Canberra Incorporated $1,300.00 Manpasand and production of the newsletter
· Federation of Chinese Community of Celebration ofChinese New Year at the 2015 116 $1,000.00 Canberra Incorporated National Multicultural Festival 0
Promotion of lnanna's services at the 2015 117 lnanna Incorporated . $1,000.00 National Multicultural Festival
Council of Polish Organisations in the Production of the Polish Chronicle (Kronika · 118 $500.00 ACT - Polish Chronicle .Polonii)
Australia and New Zealand Maori Coordination of the Pacific Islands United 1.19 Cultural School of Dreams Showcase at the 2015 National Multicultural $6,000.00 Incorporated Festival
Hosting of Forums to promote awareness on 120 Aussie Forum Incorporated $2,500.00 various issues
Participation in the 2015 National Multicultural The Canberra Multicultural Artists Festival and organisation of a Multicultural 121 $2,000.00 Association Incorporated function to showcase multiculturism of the Indian subcontinent
Bongo Sanskriti Australia Celebration of Bengali New Year 2015 to 122 $2,000.00 Incorporated showcase Bengali cultural heritage
Purchase of costumes and instruments for the Thai Media and Cultural of Canberra 123 2015 National Multicultural Festival and other $1,000.00 Association Incorporated cultural festivals
ACT Russian Ethnic Association Purchase of costumes for the 2015 National .124 $500.00 Incorporated Multicultural Festival
International Mother Language Activities for the International Mother Language 125 $4,000.00 Movement Movement campaign
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No Organisation · Funding Description Funding
Participation in the 2015 National Multicultural 126 Sene Canberra Incorporated $2,500.00 Festival and support for the radio program
Operational costs of the Ramadan radio program 127 Australian Muslim Voice Incorporated $12,000.00 and the Canberra Eid al-Fitr Festival
Pakistan Australia Friend::\hip Participation in the 2015 National Multicultural 128 $2,500.00 Association Festival and other community activities
ACT Maori Performing Arts Coordination of the Pacific Island Showcase at 129 $4,000.00 Incorporated the 2015 National Multicultural Festival
Rajdhani Marathi Manda! (Canberra) 130 Celebration of cultural activities $1,000.00 Incorporated
131 Canberra swiss Clyb Incorporated Production of the newsletter $500.00
Participation in the 2015 National Multicultural 132 East African Communities Assoc.iation Festival and to contribute towards community $2,000.00 activities
133 1WayFM - Canberra Christian Radio Outreach programs to engage the community $1,000.00
Presentation of Indigenous culture through 134 Wiradjuri Echoes workshops and performances at the 2015 10,000.00 National Multicultural Festival
Participation in the 2015 National Multicultural Raio de $ol Canberra Community 135 Festival and to purchase musical instruments for $1,000.00 Samba Band· the band
Participation in the 2015 National Multicultural Vietnamese Catholic Community in 136 Festival and to contribute towards community $2,000.0Q Canberra I activities $259,500.00
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