2024 Multicultural Queensland Awards shine
Friday evening saw Springfield Regional Jobs Committee Project Manager Liz and Project Chair Rees join in celebration of people and organisations who are demonstrating outstanding contributions in health, community service and employment at the 2024 Multicultural Queensland Awards.
The awards ceremony took place at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, honouring the commitment of community leaders, groups, businesses and volunteers dedicated to breaking down barriers and creating an inclusive multicultural Queensland.
Minister for Multicultural Affairs Charis Mullen congratulated all award winners for their outstanding work. Sara Shams, who received the Minister’s Multicultural Award for her dedicated advocacy work for culturally and linguistically diverse people with disability was one of the seven winners of this year’s Multicultural Queensland Awards.
Other winners are:
- Ms Lei Hua (founder of the non-profit Australian National Chinese Women’s Federation) – winner of the Outstanding Contribution by a New Queenslander award for helping women and families in crisis, especially due to domestic and family violence or loneliness.
- Aitkenvale State School – winner of the Diversity and Inclusion Champion award (organisation) for their work promoting inclusion, participation and diversity in Townsville.
- Mrs Rachael Carter – winner of the Diversity and Inclusion Champion award (individual) for her work with culturally and linguistically diverse women in Toowoomba, encouraging and facilitating their participation in the community.
- Ethnic Communities Council of Queensland – Women’s Ethnic Network – winner of the Multicultural Sector Outstanding Achiever award (organisation). Established in 1978, the network integrates the issues and concerns of women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds into government policies, projects and initiatives.
- Dr Zakaria Amin – winner of the Multicultural Sector Outstanding Achiever award (individual) for his work helping culturally and linguistically diverse communities to gain employment skills and opportunities through his non-profit organisations Multicultural Mailer Inc and Queensland Training and Employment Services.
- Ms Donata Sackey – winner of the Lifetime Achiever award for her dedication to improving the health and wellbeing of newly-arrived refugees and people seeking asylum.
The Honorable Charis Mullen MP also launched the fourth multicultural action plan, outlining how people of all cultural backgrounds will be supported to participate in our community and economy. Under the policy Our story, our future, the Multicultural Action Plan 2024–25 to 2026–27 improves policies, programs and service delivery for people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Find out more and read the action plan https://rb.gy/otaefj
It was a privilege to be invited and celebrate the success of people and organisations championing true diversity and inclusion in our communities. Congratulations to all the deserving award winners!
Multicultural Affairs, Queensland Government thank you for inviting us to join the celebrations!