Australian Multicultural Foundation encourages commitment and participation

Sports Without Borders Conference 2013

The essential conference for every grassroots sporting group, sports administrator, and community leader in local communities and local government

The Baklava Bake Off is an initiative of the Australian Multicultural Foundation

Baklava Bake Off

The Baklava Bake Off is an initiative of the Australian Multicultural Foundation in partnership with communities under the Unity through Partnerships Grant Program, funded by the Office of Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship.

Mapping Social Cohesion 2012

Mapping Social Cohesion 2012

These reports present the findings of the fifth Scanlon Foundation Mapping Social Cohesion Survey conducted in 2012. They build on the knowledge gained through the four earlier Scanlon Foundation surveys conducted in 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011, providing for the first time in Australia a series of detailed surveys on social cohesion and population issues. They include discussion of public opinion on social cohesion, trust, immigration, asylum seekers, and ethnic, cultural and religious diversity.

Sir James Gobbo honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the inaugural Australian Mig

Sir James Gobbo honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the inaugural Australian Migration and Settlement Awards

Sir James Gobbo was honoured for his services to migration and settlement with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the inaugural Australian Migration and Settlement Awards. The Awards took place on Monday 18th March 2013 and were hosted by the Migration Council Australia. Sir James was presented the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Hon Tony Abbott MP, and in the presence of the Prime Minister, the Hon Julia Gillard MP.

CultureMate, An online learning solution

CultureMate is an innovative, information rich, online portal providing a mixture of generic and industry specific information and development opportunities to increase users' cross cultural competence.

The Religious Leaders and Civics Media Training has been a success

The Religious Leaders and Civics Media Training has been delivered by the Australian Multicultural Foundation for Imams across Australia to further build their skills, confidence and networks in relation to working with media and understanding Australian governance.

National Dementia Campaigns

Memory loss: Disrupting daily life. A national dementia campaign & A National Radio Dementia Awareness Program – in Community Languages

The Australian Muslim Youth Leadership and Peer Mentorship Program

The Australian Muslim Youth Leadership and Peer Mentorship Program

The Australian Muslim Youth Leadership and Peer Mentorship Program, an initiative of the Australian Multicultural Foundation, was funded by the Australian Government acting through the Attorney-General’s Department.

The Many Voices of Young Australians

During the past three years, much was learnt by the service providers who delivered the projects and by the Scanlon Foundation. The projects have produced useful resources based on these learnings, which we are now sharing in the belief that the information might help.

Leadership Australia - A New Generation

Leadership Australia - A New Generation was designed to develop a group of confident and well connected young Australian Muslims to present / represent the views of young Australian Muslims to the wider community through participating in activities such as volunteerism and provide a unique resource for other young Muslims who seek mentorship and leadership within the community.

Bridging the Gap Online Photo Exhibition

This photographic exhibition stemmed from the Bridging the Gap project, an initiative of the Australian Multicultural Foundation, and is proudly supported by the Australian Government's National Action Plan funding program.