Multicultural events to receive funding boost in 2020
Milton residents live on the doorstep of multicultural events such as the Luminous Lantern Parade in Brisbane, which is one of many receiving funding through the Celebrating Multicultural Queensland programme.
In 2020, the programme’s $1.3 million worth of funding will go towards 165 multicultural celebrations ranging from the Mareeba Multicultural Festival to the Toowoomba Languages and Cultures Festival.
Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Stirling Hinchliffe recently announced that an additional 21 events will receive financial support in 2020 including Carina Carnivale – A Celebration of Cultures, the Gold Coast Vaisakhi Celebration and the South Burnett Multi Cultural Festival. He said that among Queensland’s strengths was its diversity, a fact that should be celebrated, adding:
“These cultural events and festivals help to promote greater cross-cultural awareness, connectedness and community participation in a wonderful way.”
Hinchliffe said that people were able to gain more understanding about different cultures through traditions, music, dance and food at celebrations such as those being supported by the programme. Many events such as these are advertised locally using marketing strategies such as flyer printing.
The minister said people from 220 territories and countries were now calling Queensland home and the state government programme was helping to celebrate and showcase their traditions.
Under the Celebrating Multicultural Queensland programme, events will receive between $3,000 and $20,000. Further information on events to receive funding in 2020 is available online.
In 2020, the programme’s $1.3 million worth of funding will go towards 165 multicultural celebrations ranging from the Mareeba Multicultural Festival to the Toowoomba Languages and Cultures Festival.
Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Stirling Hinchliffe recently announced that an additional 21 events will receive financial support in 2020 including Carina Carnivale – A Celebration of Cultures, the Gold Coast Vaisakhi Celebration and the South Burnett Multi Cultural Festival. He said that among Queensland’s strengths was its diversity, a fact that should be celebrated, adding:
“These cultural events and festivals help to promote greater cross-cultural awareness, connectedness and community participation in a wonderful way.”
Hinchliffe said that people were able to gain more understanding about different cultures through traditions, music, dance and food at celebrations such as those being supported by the programme. Many events such as these are advertised locally using marketing strategies such as flyer printing.
The minister said people from 220 territories and countries were now calling Queensland home and the state government programme was helping to celebrate and showcase their traditions.
Under the Celebrating Multicultural Queensland programme, events will receive between $3,000 and $20,000. Further information on events to receive funding in 2020 is available online.