Recognising the ways Victorians strengthen multiculturalism
The winners of the 22nd Multicultural Awards for excellence have now been announced.
The Multicultural Awards for Excellence formally recognise people and organisations who have fostered cross-cultural understanding and supported those with migrant, refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds to fully participate in all aspects of Victorian life.
2023 recipients
Arts | |
Nandita Chakraborty | Winner |
The Social Studio | Highly Commended |
Business | |
Comm Unity Plus Services Ltd | Winner |
All Ears Hearing | Highly Commended |
Community Innovation | |
Wellsprings for Women | Winner |
Theresa Sengaga Ssali | Highly Commended |
Education | |
Early childhood education | |
City of Casey Best Start Cultural Communication Improvement Team | Winner |
ViệtSpeak | Highly Commended |
School education | |
River Nile School | Winner |
Debney Meadows Primary School | Highly Commended |
Vocational Education and Training (accredited training) | |
VU Together Against Racism Working Group | Winner |
Vocational Education and Training (pre-accredited community-based training) | |
River Nile Learning Centre | Winner |
BSL Cross Cultural Consultancy | Highly Commended |
Emergency services | |
Victorian State Emergency Service Greater Dandenong Unit | Winner |
Health | |
PRIME - Program for Refugee Immunisation Monitoring and Education | Winner |
Silva Nazaretian | Highly Commended |
Justice | |
Northern Community Legal Centre and South-East Monash Legal Service | Winner |
Eastern Community Legal Centre & Eastern Health | Highly Commended |
Local Government | |
City of Greater Bendigo | Winner |
SALDHIG Project | Highly Commended |
Media | |
iMPACT Magazine | Winner |
Can We Talk About It?! Podcast | Highly Commended |
Premier's Award for Community Harmony | |
Cultura Pako Festa 2023 | Winner |
Ian Green OAM | Highly Commended |
Police | |
Police Annual Multicultural Award | |
| Winner |
Police Community Exemplary Award | |
Ms. Brooke Harding – Ramadan Care Packages | Winner |
Police Multicultural Media Award | |
Diversity Recruitment Program Media Campaign | Winner |
Police Annual Protective Service Officer Multicultural Award | |
| Winner |
Refugee advocacy | |
Free to Feed | Winner |
Bendigo Karen Youth Network | Highly Commended |
Sport | |
City in the Community | Winner |
Bendigo Community Health Services | Highly Commended |
Youth Leadership | |
Rhea Werner | Winner |
Bendigo Karen Youth Network | Highly Commended |
Victorian Multicultural Honour Roll
This year, the Victorian Multicultural Honour Roll is celebrated with MAE's.
Honour Roll recipients |
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Sponsors
The VMC thanks our sponsors for the Victorian Multicultural Awards for Excellence 2023:
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