The Minister for Sport and Multicultural Affairs, Senator Kate Lundy, today announced increased funding to help young people from culturally diverse backgrounds participate in sport. Senator Lundy said $300 000 in grant funding will be available through the Multicultural Youth Sports Partnership Program to support the costs associated with promoting sport and physical activity in [...]
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Multicultural mentoring project for Perth’s south gets $50 000
April 23, 2012 – 1:12 pm
A $50 000 grant from the Australian Government will create closer links between African, Indigenous and other ethnic communities in Perth’s southern suburbs, the Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Senator Kate Lundy, announced today. The Fremantle Multicultural Centre has received the funding to address social isolation in the Rockingham, Kwinana and Peel districts and to enhance [...]
Victorian council wins local government award
April 19, 2012 – 3:37 pm
Minister for Multicultural Affairs Senator Kate Lundy today congratulated Moreland City Council for winning the Strength in Diversity category of the national awards for local government. Sponsored by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship, this category recognises local initiatives that promote the benefits of, and respond to, challenges arising from migrant settlement and Australia’s cultural, [...]
Speech to the Multicultural Arts Forum 2012
April 13, 2012 – 3:47 pm
Multicultural Arts Forum 2012 Facing the Challenge, Creating the Future Carriageworks Sydney 13 April 2012 ***Check against delivery*** Acknowledgements Let me begin by acknowledging and paying respects to the traditional owners of this land on which we meet today, the Cadigal people, and thank them for their continuing contributions to the Australian community. I [...]
Prime Minister’s statement of commitment to Canberra and launch of Centenary of Canberra
March 12, 2012 – 12:40 pm
PRIME MINISTER STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT TO CANBERRA AND LAUNCH OF CENTENARY OF CANBERRA Museum of Australian Democracy, Canberra Monday, 12 March 2012 CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY [ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OMITTED] I begin by honouring the traditional owners of the land on which we meet and pay my respects in the spirit of reconciliation to Elders [...]
Speech to the Working Group on Resettlement
February 22, 2012 – 3:04 pm
Let me begin by acknowledging and paying my respects to the traditional owners of this land on which we meet today, the Wathaurung, Taungrong, Woiworung and Bunurong people who make up the Kulin Nation, now known by its European name of Melbourne. Introduction Firstly, I would like to say what a pleasure it is to [...]
Helping humanitarian entrants navigate the private rental market
December 8, 2011 – 3:18 pm
The Gillard Government has extended an initiative to assist humanitarian entrants in negotiating the private rental market, the Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, Senator Kate Lundy, announced today. The announcement follows the review of a pilot initiative undertaken in 2009-10 which extended free telephone interpreting services to selected real estate agents around Australia. [...]
Speech at the launch of the Diversity Council of Australia’s survey findings
December 6, 2011 – 12:00 pm
Let me begin by acknowledging and paying my respects to the traditional owners of this land on which we meet today, the Wurundjeri peoples. I thank them for their continuing contributions to the Australian community. I would like to thank Diversity Council Australia for inviting me to speak today. It is an honour to be [...]
Speech to the South Eastern Region Migrant Resource Centre AGM
December 5, 2011 – 3:30 pm
Let me begin by acknowledging and paying my respects to the traditional owners of this land on which we meet today, the Bunurong people, and thank them for their continuing contributions to the Australian community. Thank you for your kind invitation to attend this meeting. It is a pleasure to be here to attend your [...]
Homework club to help young refugees make the grade
November 26, 2011 – 3:21 pm
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE Sen the Hon Kate Lundy Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minsiter Mr Geoff Lyons MP Federal Member for Bass Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, Senator Kate Lundy, today announced a $41 000 grant to assist young former refugees in northernTasmaniabuild literacy, numeracy [...]
