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More than a thousand people from the Deaf and hard of hearing community around Victoria will come together today to their culture at the Deaf Festival in Sunshine West today. The annual event has been running since 1932-and will host some old fashioned fun including a YoYo competition. The festival is hosted by Expression Australia, … Continued
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Tragically, overseas visitors drowning at Australian beaches has been a regular occurrence in recent years and as the weather warms up, the risk of more drownings increases. The recently published Surf Life Saving Australia National Coastal Safety Report 2024 shows a 22 per cent increase in coastal drowning deaths in the summer of 2023/24 compared … Continued
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What: In collaboration with the U.S. Embassy, the Australian Museum (AM) is partnering with cultural institutions and communities in the Pacific to establish a new museum-to-museum initiative, the Pasifika Tauhi Project. The project aims to build capacity for cultural revitalisation and preservation across the region and assist in safeguarding these knowledges and practices, particularly from … Continued
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Advancing a Welcoming Future: Western Downs Joins the National Welcoming Cities Network Western Downs Regional Council has officially joined the Welcoming Cities Network affirming their commitment to promoting inclusiveness and equality in the region. Western Downs Regional Council joins a growing national network of local councils who are committed to … Continued
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On November 9, the National Monument to Migration, also known as the Welcome Wall, unveiled 449 new inscriptions in a ceremony held at the Australian National Maritime Museum in celebration of Australia’s multicultural identity. The Australian National Maritime Museum is home to the National Monument to Migration and its digital hub, Faces of Migration, which shares … Continued
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TIME AND DATE: November 9, 11:00am – 12:00pm LOCATION: National Monument to Migration, Pyrmont Bay / Wharf 7, 58 Pirrama Road Pyrmont On November 9, the National Monument to Migration, also known as the Welcome Wall, will unveil 449 new inscriptions in a ceremony held at the Australian National Maritime Museum in celebration of Australia’s … Continued
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Logan locals have received a sneak peek at a new site that is being transformed into a game-changing community facility to get residents job ready in Logan Central, formed in partnership between the Queensland Government and non-profit SSI. The Logan Economic Hub will take shape on Carmody Street with $6.756 million committed from the Queensland Government … Continued
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Rosalind Noor’s oil painting, The Sovereign has been awarded this year’s Australian Muslim Artists Art Prize. The work emerged in the aftermath of the referendum on an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament and explores themes of Indigenous sovereignty and post-coloniality. Inspired by Farid al-Din Attar’s poem The Conference of the Birds, The Sovereign … Continued
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RACV is proud to be partnering with Melbourne Diwali for the RACV Melbourne Diwali 2024 festival – a free event this Saturday 26 October 2024 at Marvel Stadium from 1pm to 10pm – offering a day filled with culture, entertainment and celebration with up to 20,000 visitors expected. RACV Melbourne Diwali CEO Anna Bhardwaj said … Continued
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Legendary footballer Craig Foster will join millions around the world this Saturday, October 19 as part of the Global Solidarity Run at Parramatta Park in Sydney, an event designed to raise awareness about the increasing crisis of displaced people globally. Participants from 60 countries will run, walk, or wheel 5 kilometres in a united … Continued
