Celebrating Multicultural Queensland Grants Program Multicultural Events Grant recipients for events to be held in 2018 Organisation Event Title Funding African International Women's Day African Australian Women's Association Inc. $4,000 Celebration Association of the Burundian Community of Burundian Community Cultural Festival $3,000 Queensland (ABCQ) Inc. Australia Arakanese Association Cairns Inc Arakanese New Year Water Festival $4,000 Australian Myanmar Friendship Association of Thingyan $2,000 Queensland Inc. Australian Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce Queensland Taiwan Festival $9,000 (Qld) Inc Australian-Italian Festival Association Inc Australian Italian Festival $10,000 Bhutanese Nepali Association of Queensland Bhutanese Multicultural Day $3,000 Inc Bright Horn of Africa Somali Community - Eidul-ul-Fitr Celebration $3,000 Townsville Inc Brisbane French Festival Inc. Le Festival 2018 $2,000 Buddha's Light International Association of Buddha Birth Day Festival $20,000 Queensland 2018 Bundaberg Chinese New Year Bundaberg Regional Council $5,000 Celebrations Cairns and District Chinese Association Inc Cairns Chinese New Year $12,000 Cairns and Region Multicultural Association CARMA Multicultural Festival $6,000 Incorporated Bhanu Jayanti (Commemoration of the Birth Cairns Bhutanese Community Inc $3,000 Anniversary of the First Nepali Poet) Cairns Indonesian Australian Association Inc. Indonesian Cultural Festival $4,000 Central Queensland African Association Inc. Africa Day Celebrations $7,000 Central Queensland Multicultural Association Taste of the World Festival $10,000 Inc. Chin Community in Queensland Inc Chin National Day Celebration $3,000 1 Organisation Event Title Funding Dalby Welcoming Community Inc. Dalby's Delicious & DeLIGHTful Festival $12,000 Dinka Bor Community Association in Dinka Bor Cultural Event $2,500 Queensland Inc. Divine Mercy Church Inc R.U.N. Multicultural Festival $3,000 Eritrean Community Association In Qld Inc. Eritrean Annual Multicultural Festival $3,000 Ethiopian Community Association of Ethiopian Cultural Celebration Event $2,500 Queensland Incorporated Ethnic Broadcasting Association of Radio 4EB's 30th Anniversary on Kangaroo $5,000 Queensland Ltd (T/A Radio 4EB) Point Far North Queensland African Community International Day of the African Child $2,500 Association Inc. Federation of Filipino Communities in Filipino Barrio Fiesta Brisbane $3,000 Queensland Inc Federation of Indian Communities in Diwali - Indian Festival of Lights $20,000 Queensland Inc. Festitalia Association Inc Festitalia $10,000 FESTURI - A Multicultural Celebration Inc FESTURI Multicultural Festival $10,000 Queensland Ignites - Multiculturalism, Fiji Senior Citizens Association of Qld Inc $5,000 Diversity and Inclusive Futures Filipino-Australian Foundation of Queensland 5th "One World...One Spirit" Philippine $3,000 Inc Festival Power of Peace Festival - Celebrating Gandhi Salt March Limited $5,000 Gandhi’s Ideals Ghanaians Queensland Inc. Discover Ghana Cultural Showcase $4,000 Gladstone Region Multicultural Week and Gladstone Multicultural Association Inc $12,000 Festival Day Gladstone Region's Celebrating Cultural and Gladstone Region Interfaith Network Inc. $4,000 Faith Diversity Gold Coast Chinese Club Inc Taste Of Chinese New Year Fun Week $5,000 GOPIO Queensland India Day Fair $6,000 Greek Orthodox Community Of St George Paniyiri Greek Festival $10,000 Brisbane Hakka Association of Queensland Australia Parkinson Multicultural and Dragonboat $3,000 Incorporated Festival 2 Organisation Event Title Funding Hervey Bay Neighbourhood Centre Inc Evening Celebration of Songkran $2,500 Inala Youth Care Community Inc. Global Adventures Inala $5,000 India Fest Townsville Inc. India Fest Townsville $5,000 Infinity Group Services Inc. Multicultural Youth Carnival $5,000 Into People Inc. Into Global Rhythms Festival 2018 $4,000 Ipswich Events Corporation Limited Fiesta – Food, Flavour, Fun $15,000 Iraqi Unity Assocation Queensland Inc. Iraqi Cultural Day $3,000 Islamic Council of Queensland Incorporated Eid Down Under $8,000 Islamic Society of Central Queensland Inc. Open Mosque Community Iftar $3,000 Islamic Society of Gladstone Inc. Eid Celebration and Open Day $3,000 Islamic Society of Mackay Inc. Mackay Mosque Open Day $3,000 Jabiru Community Youth & Children's Zillmere Festival $5,000 Services Assoc Inc Jewish Educational Institute Chabad House Chanukah in the City $8,000 Brisbane Inc Kings and Queens of Pacific Rugby Kings and Queens of Pacific Rugby $5,000 Association Incorporated Latin American Community of Australia (QLD) Brisbane Fiesta Latina $6,000 Inc Mackay & District Australian South Sea Mackay Australian South Sea Islander $4,000 Islander Association Inc. Recognition Week 2018 Mackay Regional Council Global Grooves $20,000 Mainland Chinese Society of Queensland Inc Brisbane Chinese Culture Festival $5,000 Mareeba Multicultural Festival - Organising Mareeba Multicultural Festival $20,000 Committee MOSAIC Festival: Many Cultures – One MDA Ltd. $20,000 Community MDA Ltd. LUMINOUS Lantern Parade $8,000 3 Organisation Event Title Funding Multicultural Association of Caboolture and Moreton Bay Multicultural Fiesta $5,000 Surrounds Inc Multicultural Communities Council - Gold 2018 International Café $5,000 Coast Limited Multicultural Community Centre Ltd Technicolour Multicultural Festival $4,000 MultiLink Community Services Inc. BurmaFest $4,000 Murweh Shire Council Welcome To Charleville $3,000 Nepalese Community Gold Coast Inc Teej (Women's Festival) $3,000 Nepalese Community in North Queensland Dashain/Tihar Celebration 2018 $2,000 (Townsville) Inc Pacifika Limited Pasifika Gold Coast $5,000 Palmwoods Uniting Church Pasifika Locale $2,000 Pasifika Families Inc. Pasifika Vibes Festival $6,000 Pasifika Women's Alliance Inc. Pasifika Multicultural Day Celebration 2018 $6,000 Polonia Polish Association of Queensland PolArt 2018 Festival $5,000 Incorporated Queensland African Communities Council Inc Africa Day Festival $8,000 Queensland Chinese United Council Brisbane Chinese Festival $4,000 Queensland Cultural Events Association Inc. Gold Coast Multicultural Festival $20,000 Queensland Police-Citizens Youth Welfare PCYC Inala - 2018 Multicultural Youth Day $8,000 Association (Inala PCYC) Nowruz Ceremony (Persian New Year QUT-Iranian Student Association $2,500 Ceremony) Rockhampton Regional Council Rockhampton Cultural Festival $10,000 Roman Catholic Trust Corporation For The Diocese Of Townsville (Good Shepherd The Mount Isa Multicultural Festival $10,000 Parish) Scandinavian Festival Inc Scandinavian Festival $4,000 Serbian Orthodox Ecclesiastic School Brisbane Serbian Festival $6,000 Community Saint Nikolas 4 Organisation Event Title Funding Shree Sanatan Dharam Hindu Association of Festival of Colours $3,500 Qld Inc Singh Sabha Brisbane Vaisakhi Celebration $3,000 Sinhala Association of Queensland Inc Saralanga $3,000 South West Interagency Service Provider Multicultural Street Party & Celebration of $7,000 Group Difference Spirit of Africa Cultural Association African Festival $5,000 Spirit of the Valley Events Inc Lockyer Valley Multicultural Event $6,000 Shreemad Bhagwat Maha Puran (3 Days Spiritual Learning Centre Australia Inc. $3,000 Spiritual Event) Sinhala & Tamil New Year Cultural Festival Sri Lanka Society of Queensland Inc $2,000 (Sri Lankan New Year) St John's Community Care Ltd Cairns Greek Festival $5,000 St Patrick's Day Parade - Brisbane Irish St Patrick's Day Parade Association Inc. $5,000 Festival Harmony Day: Everyone Belongs on the Sunshine Coast Multicultural Network $5,000 Sunshine Coast Tamil Association (Qld) Inc Deepavali Festival (Festival of Lights) $3,000 Te Korowai Aroha Inc Waitangi at Twilight $15,000 Thaai Tamil School Inc. Pongal Festival Qld 2018 $3,000 Thai-Australian Association of Queensland Brisbane Thai Festival 2018 $3,000 Inc. Baishakhi Mela - A South Asian New Year The Bangladesh Association in Brisbane Inc. $5,000 Festival The Japanese Society Of Gold Coast Inc Japan and Friends Day $3,000 The Korean Society of Queensland Inc The Korean Festival $5,000 The Syrian Community Council in Qld Inc Syrian National Day $3,000 Togolese Association of Queensland Inc. Togo Independence Day $3,000 Toowoomba International Multicultural Toowoomba Languages and Cultures $20,000 Society Festival 5 Organisation Event Title Funding Toowoomba Islamic Charitable Organisation The 5th Toowoomba Mosque Open Day and $3,000 Pty Ltd Get Together Townsville Greek and Cultural Festivals Inc Glendi Festival $10,000 Townsville Intercultural Centre Ltd Townsville Cultural Fest $20,000 Townsville Intercultural Centre Ltd Festival of Lights and Convoy of Cultures $5,000 Refugee Week Film Screening(s) and Townsville Multicultural Support Group Inc $5,000 Celebratory Breakfast Vedanta Centre of Sydney - Brisbane Chapter Annual Multicultural Celebration $1,000 Vietnamese Community in Australia - QLD Vietnamese Lunar New Year Festival $5,000 Chapter Inc. Virgin Mary Coptic Orthodox Church Inc Taste of Egypt $4,000 Wat Thai Buddharam Inc Songkran (Thai New Year) Festival $3,000 Woodfordia Inc. Folklines Multicultural Program $10,000 2018 Brisbane International Arts Festival to World Arts & Multi-Culture Inc. $4,000 celebrate Harmony Week TOTAL FUNDING $701,000 6 .