❓ Hon. Tjorn Sibma asks the Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Interests about grant funding provided to culturally and linguistically diverse associations. The Minister provides website links for past grants and tables current year-to-date grants.
AnsweredQoN 405Legislative Council
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OFFICE
OF MULTICULTURAL INTERESTS — COMMUNITY FUNDING
405. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the Leader of the House representing
the Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Interests:
I refer to grant funding provided
through the Office of Multicultural Interests to culturally and linguistically
diverse associations throughout Western Australia.
(1) Can the
minister provide a table of grants approved through the community grants
program for 2020–21 through to 2023–24 inclusive and year to
date?
(2) Can the
minister provide a table of grants approved through the community capital works
fund for the same period of time as the question above?
OF MULTICULTURAL INTERESTS — COMMUNITY FUNDING
405. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the Leader of the House representing
the Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Interests:
I refer to grant funding provided
through the Office of Multicultural Interests to culturally and linguistically
diverse associations throughout Western Australia.
(1) Can the
minister provide a table of grants approved through the community grants
program for 2020–21 through to 2023–24 inclusive and year to
date?
(2) Can the
minister provide a table of grants approved through the community capital works
fund for the same period of time as the question above?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for some
notice of the question.
(1) All the community grants program funded
organisations for 2020–21, 2021–22 and 2022–23 are
listed on the Office of Multicultural Interests' website and can be
found at www.omi.wa.gov.au/funding/community- grants-program/previous-grant-recipients.
I table the information.
[See paper 3130 .]
Hon SUE ELLERY : All the
community grants program funded organisations for the 2023–24 year to
date are noted in the table below. I seek leave to have that information
incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
Organisation
Project Title
Amount Awarded
Buddha's Light International Association of Western
Australia
Vesak—Buddha's
Birthday and Multicultural Festival 2024
$30,000
Chung Wah Association
Perth Chinese New Year Fair 2024
$30,000
Vietnamese Community in Australia WA Chapter
Tet Vietnamese New Year Celebration 2024
$30,000
Centre for Thai Language and Culture of WA
Together we enjoy success
$2,500
Malayalee Association of WA (MAWA)
Safe Steps: Empowering Seniors, Inspiring Futures
$4,218
Mongolian Association of Western Australia
Empowering Community—Connection, Networking,
and Belonging
$5,000
Perth Indonesian Community
Indonesian Dance for Mental Health
$4,000
Tongan WA
Tongan Community Building event
$5,000
Australian Asian Association of Western Australia
Migrants and Refugees Capacity Building program
$50,000
Bunbury Multicultural Group
Driving To Make A Difference Stage 2
$30,000
Edmund Rice Centre WA
ERCWA Case Work support post 5 years
$50,000
Australian Arab Association
Multicultural Eid Carnival 2024
$10,000
Bunbury Chinese New Year Festival
Bunbury Chinese Lantern Festival 2024
$5,000
Bunbury Multicultural Group
South West Multicultural Festival
$10,000
Ellenbrook Punjabi Council
Ellenbrook Multicultural Festival 2023
$5,000
Japan Festival
Japan Festival Matsuri 2024
$10,000
Midwest Multicultural Association
Festival of Lights 2023
$5,000
Mongolian Association of Western Australia
Mongolian ''Naadam'' Festival
$5,000
Nepali Association of WA (NAWA)
Nepali New Year 2081
$5,000
Nigerian Association of Western Australia
Naija Fest 2023
$5,000
Perth Indonesian Community
Perth Indonesian Festival and Food Bazaar
$5,000
Perth Italian Festival
Perth Italian Festival 2023
$5,000
Polish Dance Group Kukuleczka
Folkloriada Festival
$5,000
Shire of Katanning
Katanning Harmony Festival 2024
$7,500
South West Indian Group (SWIG)
SWIG Bunbury Diwali 2022—Festival of Lights
$5,000
The Kenyan Community of Western Australia
Incorporated
Kenyan Cultural Extravaganza
$5,000
Broome Community Information Resource Centre and
Learning Exchange
Harmony Week Community Long Table Dinner
$2,000
Collie Italian and Sporting Club
Harmony Week Festival 2024
$2,000
Culture Care WA
Connecting Culture, Art and Faith
$2,000
Edmund Rice Centre WA
Mirrabooka Celebrating Harmony Week
$2,000
Fremantle Women's Health Centre
Celebrate and Embrace—Culture Through
Storytelling
$2,000
Ghana Association of Western Australia
Ghana Sports & Culture Day
$2,000
Goldfields Community Legal Centre
Multicultural Harmony Sport Different Colours, One People
$2,000
Hudson Road Family Centre
Find your Village Multicultural Community Celebration
$2,000
Kuku Community of WA
Kuku Community—Sport and active recreation
$2,000
Mandurah Filipino Sports Club
We Belong as One 2024
$2,000
Mandurah Filipino-Australian Multicultural Community
Harmony Concert
$2,000
Midwest Multicultural Association
Harmony Festival 2024
$2,000
Northwest Multicultural Association WA
Harmony Week Multicultural Exhibition 2024 &
Exhibition Opening Event
$2,000
Peel Multicultural Association
Harmony Week Lunch with Multicultural Performances
$2,000
Polish Club General W. Sikorski Western Australia
Poles and Friends Festival
$2,000
Rainbow Coast Neighbourhood Centre
Albany Harmony Week Festival
$2,000
South Lake Ottey Family & Neighbourhood Centre
Celebrate Diversity: Cultural Reflections
$2,000
The Spiers Centre
Taste the World: Celebrating Diversity through Food
$2,000
West Arthur Community Resource Centre
Migrant Memories—past and present
$2,000
Western Australian Volleyball Association (Volleyball
WA)
VWA Harmony Cup
$2,000
Australian Arab Association
Arab Festival 2024
$50,000
Chung Wah Association
Chinese New Year Fair 2024
$20,000
Indian Society of WA
Diwali Mela 2023
$100,000
Organisation of African Communities in WA Inc
Jambo Africa 2024
$10,000
Organisation of African Communities in WA
WA African Community Awards
$5,000
Sikh Association of WA
Guru Nanak Dev Ji Gurpurab
$4,500
Western Australia Multicultural Association
Multicultural Youth Talent Show 2023
$1,000
(2) All grants
approved through the community capital works fund from 2020–21 to 2023–24
year to date are listed, noting there were only two rounds during this period.
I table that information.
[See paper 3130 .]
notice of the question.
(1) All the community grants program funded
organisations for 2020–21, 2021–22 and 2022–23 are
listed on the Office of Multicultural Interests' website and can be
found at www.omi.wa.gov.au/funding/community- grants-program/previous-grant-recipients.
I table the information.
[See paper 3130 .]
Hon SUE ELLERY : All the
community grants program funded organisations for the 2023–24 year to
date are noted in the table below. I seek leave to have that information
incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
Organisation
Project Title
Amount Awarded
Buddha's Light International Association of Western
Australia
Vesak—Buddha's
Birthday and Multicultural Festival 2024
$30,000
Chung Wah Association
Perth Chinese New Year Fair 2024
$30,000
Vietnamese Community in Australia WA Chapter
Tet Vietnamese New Year Celebration 2024
$30,000
Centre for Thai Language and Culture of WA
Together we enjoy success
$2,500
Malayalee Association of WA (MAWA)
Safe Steps: Empowering Seniors, Inspiring Futures
$4,218
Mongolian Association of Western Australia
Empowering Community—Connection, Networking,
and Belonging
$5,000
Perth Indonesian Community
Indonesian Dance for Mental Health
$4,000
Tongan WA
Tongan Community Building event
$5,000
Australian Asian Association of Western Australia
Migrants and Refugees Capacity Building program
$50,000
Bunbury Multicultural Group
Driving To Make A Difference Stage 2
$30,000
Edmund Rice Centre WA
ERCWA Case Work support post 5 years
$50,000
Australian Arab Association
Multicultural Eid Carnival 2024
$10,000
Bunbury Chinese New Year Festival
Bunbury Chinese Lantern Festival 2024
$5,000
Bunbury Multicultural Group
South West Multicultural Festival
$10,000
Ellenbrook Punjabi Council
Ellenbrook Multicultural Festival 2023
$5,000
Japan Festival
Japan Festival Matsuri 2024
$10,000
Midwest Multicultural Association
Festival of Lights 2023
$5,000
Mongolian Association of Western Australia
Mongolian ''Naadam'' Festival
$5,000
Nepali Association of WA (NAWA)
Nepali New Year 2081
$5,000
Nigerian Association of Western Australia
Naija Fest 2023
$5,000
Perth Indonesian Community
Perth Indonesian Festival and Food Bazaar
$5,000
Perth Italian Festival
Perth Italian Festival 2023
$5,000
Polish Dance Group Kukuleczka
Folkloriada Festival
$5,000
Shire of Katanning
Katanning Harmony Festival 2024
$7,500
South West Indian Group (SWIG)
SWIG Bunbury Diwali 2022—Festival of Lights
$5,000
The Kenyan Community of Western Australia
Incorporated
Kenyan Cultural Extravaganza
$5,000
Broome Community Information Resource Centre and
Learning Exchange
Harmony Week Community Long Table Dinner
$2,000
Collie Italian and Sporting Club
Harmony Week Festival 2024
$2,000
Culture Care WA
Connecting Culture, Art and Faith
$2,000
Edmund Rice Centre WA
Mirrabooka Celebrating Harmony Week
$2,000
Fremantle Women's Health Centre
Celebrate and Embrace—Culture Through
Storytelling
$2,000
Ghana Association of Western Australia
Ghana Sports & Culture Day
$2,000
Goldfields Community Legal Centre
Multicultural Harmony Sport Different Colours, One People
$2,000
Hudson Road Family Centre
Find your Village Multicultural Community Celebration
$2,000
Kuku Community of WA
Kuku Community—Sport and active recreation
$2,000
Mandurah Filipino Sports Club
We Belong as One 2024
$2,000
Mandurah Filipino-Australian Multicultural Community
Harmony Concert
$2,000
Midwest Multicultural Association
Harmony Festival 2024
$2,000
Northwest Multicultural Association WA
Harmony Week Multicultural Exhibition 2024 &
Exhibition Opening Event
$2,000
Peel Multicultural Association
Harmony Week Lunch with Multicultural Performances
$2,000
Polish Club General W. Sikorski Western Australia
Poles and Friends Festival
$2,000
Rainbow Coast Neighbourhood Centre
Albany Harmony Week Festival
$2,000
South Lake Ottey Family & Neighbourhood Centre
Celebrate Diversity: Cultural Reflections
$2,000
The Spiers Centre
Taste the World: Celebrating Diversity through Food
$2,000
West Arthur Community Resource Centre
Migrant Memories—past and present
$2,000
Western Australian Volleyball Association (Volleyball
WA)
VWA Harmony Cup
$2,000
Australian Arab Association
Arab Festival 2024
$50,000
Chung Wah Association
Chinese New Year Fair 2024
$20,000
Indian Society of WA
Diwali Mela 2023
$100,000
Organisation of African Communities in WA Inc
Jambo Africa 2024
$10,000
Organisation of African Communities in WA
WA African Community Awards
$5,000
Sikh Association of WA
Guru Nanak Dev Ji Gurpurab
$4,500
Western Australia Multicultural Association
Multicultural Youth Talent Show 2023
$1,000
(2) All grants
approved through the community capital works fund from 2020–21 to 2023–24
year to date are listed, noting there were only two rounds during this period.
I table that information.
[See paper 3130 .]
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