Queensland Government

Multicultural Affairs Queensland

Multicultural Policy Discussion Paper - October 2009

Response 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

 http://www.communities.qld.gov.au/about/corporate-publications/multicultural-action-plan/documents/multicultural-action-plan-2009-2013.pdf

 

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

 http://www.emergency.qld.gov.au/publications/pdf/Multicultural%20Plan%202009-2013%20(Revised%202010)%20and%20Multicultural%20Action%20Plan%202010-2011%20FINAL%20.pdf

 

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

http://www.legalaid.qld.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/B8852C1E-5FBA-4DA3-BF25-1F603673545E/0/multiculturalactionplan.pdf

 

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

 

2009/11/25

Service Provider

Multicultural Families Organisaiton Inc.

Refugee settlement, Domestic Violence support

Address: 21 - 27 Davenport St. Southport QLD
Ph: 07-5571-0381

The Migrant Centre

Employment, Education, and work training

Volunteering Gold Coast

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.

2009/08/24

Multi-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)

http://www.cancervic.org.au

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:

http://www.spectrumvic.org.au/About-us/Media-Publications/Fact-sheets-Download/Parenting-Guides-Download

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

http://www.fwa.gov.au

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

http://www.tio.com.au/lote/lote.htm

2009/08/21

Academia and associations

University of Sydney: Population, Demography and Statistics
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.
2009/03/19

Australian Government Links

Australian Bureau of Statistics
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.
2009/03/18