Queensland Government
Multicultural Affairs Queensland
Multicultural Policy Discussion Paper - October 2009
Better future for kids

QLD. Government Multicultural Action Plan
The following depts have published their 2009-10 MAP on their websites:
Qld Police Service
http://www.police.qld.gov.au/programs/community/CulturalAdvisory/multiAction08_09.htm
Dept of Treasury
http://www.treasury.qld.gov.au/about/corporate-plans/multicultural-action-plan.shtml
Qld Health
http://www.health.qld.gov.au/multicultural/policies/policies_plans.asp
Dept of Education & Training
http://education.qld.gov.au/multicultural/pdfs/qld-multicultural-action-plan-08-11.pdf
The following dept have not published as yet:
Department of Communities - 2009-13 MAP
Dept of Premier & Cabinet – 2009-10 MAP
http://www.premiers.qld.gov.au/publications/categories/plans/assets/multicultural-action-plan-2009-2011.pdf
Dept of Community Safety - 2009-10 MAP
Dept of Transport & Main Roads - 2009-12 MAP
http://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/~/media/about-us/corporate-information/publications/multicultural-plan.pdf
Dept of Employment, Economic Development & Innovation - have not uploaded their 2009-10 MAP
http://www.dtrdi.qld.gov.au/dsdweb/v4/apps/web/content.cfm?id=85
Dept of Environment & Resource Management - have not uploaded their 2009-10 MAP
Dept of Justice& Attorney General - 2009-12 MAP
http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0014/16421/JAG_multicultural_action_plan_2009_-_12.pdf
Dept of Public Works - have not uploaded their 2009-10 MAP
http://www.publicworks.qld.gov.au/Search/Results.aspx?k=multicultural%20action%20plan
Dept of Infrastructure & Planning
http://www.dip.qld.gov.au/resources/publication/multicultural-action-plan/dip-multicultural-action-plan.pdf
The following Agencies also develop MAP:
Legal Aid Qld: have not uploaded 2009-10 MAP
Anti-Discrimination Commission of Qld- have not uploaded 2009-10 MAP
http://www.adcq.qld.gov.au/pubs/corporatepubs/MAP07-08.rtf
Health Quality Complaints Commission – do have a MAP, not on website
http://www.hqcc.qld.gov.au/home/inner.aspx?pageID=458&snav=128
http://www.complaints.qld.gov.au/
Residential Tenancy Authority- do prepare a MAP- not on website
http://www.rta.qld.gov.au/about_us_section.cfm
Qld Ombudsman – have not yet developed a MAP but have resources on their website:
http://www.ombudsman.qld.gov.au/MakeaComplaint/MulticulturalTranslations.aspx
Service Provider
Multicultural Families Organisaiton Inc.
Refugee settlement, Domestic Violence support
Address: 21 - 27 Davenport St. Southport QLD
Ph: 07-5571-0381
Employment, Education, and work training
VGC forms an integral part of the Gold Coast community by providing volunteers to over 300 community organisations.
CAMS Network (Community Action for a Multicultural Socieity)
CAMS is a network of Multiclutral Community Workers undertaking systematic and group advocacy and community capacity-building activities to strengthen multiculturalism across the state and to support people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
2009/08/24Multi-Lingual Web Site
Dep. Immigration and Citzenship
http://www.immi.gov.au/living-in-australia/settle-in-australia/beginning-life/
Fair Work Building & Construction (Federal Government)
http://www.fwbc.gov.au/language-assistance/
CENTRELINK (Department Human services)
http://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/information-in-your-language/
Department Education?Training &?Employment
Kindergarten Programs
http://deta.qld.gov.au/earlychildhood/families/translated-resources.html
QLD Health
http://www.health.qld.gov.au/multicultural/public/language.asp
QLD Mental Health
http://www.mmha.org.au/find/resources
Cancer foundation VIC (Please check right hand bottom, choose your language)
There are many health and cancer resources available in different languages (some of information many not applicable to QLD)
http://www.healthtranslations.vic.gov.au
Breast Cancer
http://www.bookshop.qld.gov.au/productBrowse.aspx?direct-1&category=SXXD051930
The Jean Hailes Foundation
the fact sheets include: Bone Health - preventing osteoporosis, Hormone thrapy etc..
http://www.jeanhailes.org.au/resources/multilingual-information
The royal women's hospital VIC
http://www.thewomens.org.au/multilingualFactSheets
HIV/AIDS & Heptitis C info
http://www.multiculturalhivhepc.net.au/default.asp
Diabetes Australia
http://www.diabetesaustralia.com.au
The Asthma Foundation
http://www.asthma.org.au/Resources/DownloadResources.aspx
Lymphoedema-National breast and ovarian cancer centre
http://www.nbocc.org.au/lymphoedema/multilingual.html
Palliative care Australia
http://www.palliativecare.org.au/Default.aspx?tabid=2015
http://www.cancervic.org.au/other_languages
Australian Taxation office (ATO)
http://www.ato.gov.au/corporate/content.asp?doc=/content/00171454.htm
QLD department housing - Housing and Homelessness Services
http://www.housing.qld.gov.au/about/pub/languages/index.htm
Residential Tenancies authority (RTA)
http://www.rta.qld.gov.au/other_language_fact_sheets.cfm
If you have complain to Government or Non-Government body:
http://www.complaints.qld.gov.au/
translated brochures are available from left hand bottom section
Gold Coast City Council
www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/otherlanguages
Australian Parenting Guides:
Australian Electoral Commission
http://www.aec.gov.au/About_AEC/Translated_information/index.htm
Australian Beach Safe .... Swim between flag..
click your flag under the banner
http://beachsafe.org.au/Safety_info/Multilingual_Information
Life Saving
http://www.lifesaving.com.au/default.asp?contentID=861
National Tobacco Campaign
http://www.quitnow.info.au/internet/quitnow/publishing.nsf/Content/quitters-languages
Sun Smart (Sun protection)
http://www.sunsmart.com.au/resources/multilingual_information_sheets.html
Australian Government - Family Assistance office
http://www.familyassist.gov.au/publications/
Fair Work Australia
This site is not provide information in different languages, however bottom of the site provide some indicaiton
Me and my money - practical money ideas
http://www.csa.gov.au/publications/1143.aspx
Office of Fairtrading
http://www.fairtrading.qld.gov.au/how-we-can-help-you.htm
Queensland Fire and Rescue Service
http://www.fire.qld.gov.au/communitysafety/
Queensland Police service - Policelink
http://www.police.qld.gov.au/programs/policelink/
MDA - Multicultural Development Association
http://www.mdainc.org.au/?p=1037
Telecommunication Industry Ombudsman
2009/08/21Academia and associations
A large array of Australian, regional and international statistical links.
University of Sydney: Social Statistics
Key statistical data useful for research in Social Work, Sociology, Social Policy and related areas.
University of Melbourne: Internet Resources for Statistics
Socio-economic statistical links in Australia and overseas.
Statistical Research Groups in Australia
A comprehensive listing of statistical research groups in tertiary institutions in Australia.
Australian Population Association
The APA promotes population research and education, particularly in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.
Australian Government Links
The Australian Bureau of Statistics is Australia's official statistical organisation.
Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Country information, travel advice, trade and global issues.
Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: About Australia
Fact sheets on Australian States and Territories, Australian society, arts and culture.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australia's national agency for health and welfare statistics and information.
Australian Institute of Family Studies
Australia's leading provider of family-related research and information.








