Multicultural Council of the Northern Territory

Position Available at MCNT

MCNT is looking for a Multicultural Solutions Project Officer. If you think you're the person for the job, you can get more info here.

Bagot Cultural Gathering

Bagot Cultural Gathering will be held from 24 to 29 June at the Bagot Community Reserve, Darwin.  All events are free and open to the public. Events include an art exhibition which will be open throughout the week and an all-indigenous concert will be held on Saturday 28 June from 5.30 pm to late. Sunday is billed as a family day of fun and is part of NAICOC week. There are many activities during the day, commencing at 10.30 with the official welcome and free morning tea and finishing at 6.00 pm with the Rhythm Train.

The program and a site map of Bagot Reserve is attached.

World Refugee Day 2008

Discover India at the Mindil Beach

Islamic Awareness Week

Darwin’s Islamic community will be holding its annual Islamic Awareness Week from Friday 27 to Monday 30 June 2008. Brisbane-based academic and scholar Dr Mohamad Abdalla and Sydney-based psychologist Sr Hanan Dover will be engaging with Darwin’s Islamic and wider community in public lectures, discussion forums and question and answer sessions. All sessions are open to the general public. For further information, please see the attached flyer (PDF).

Strong Families Sharing Cultural Parenting Knowledge

The Multicultural Council of the Northern Territory and the Northern Territory Government’s Family and Children’s Services program recognise the challenges facing families arriving in a new country. We have produced this DVD to show how strong families of all kinds and from all cultures can offer a positive vision for what works well in families.

Click here for more information

Celebrate Harmony Day 2008

The Pakistani Association of the Northern Territory extends an invitation to join them at the Jingili Water Gardens on Sunday 6 April from 4.30 pm onwards to celebrate Harmony Day. Everyone is welcome to come along and join in the fun and enjoy the free barbeque.

Contact Sharin Qureshi on 8948 1049 for further information.

Download the invitation here (PDF)

Multicultural Youth of the NT ‘What Ya Sayin’ workshop

Multicultural Youth of the NT are having a 2 day interactive workshop and games at the Community Room in Casuarina Square (next to Woolworths) as part of the National Youth Week activity. If you are aged between 12 -25 years old and you want to be ‘heard and have a say’ on issues affecting you and the young people then this would be the chance you are waiting for.

Click here for more info

2008 International Womens Day Celebration

The dinner was held at the Italian Club on Saturday 8th March. It drew a crowd of over 300 and was represented by different ethnic and community groups in Darwin including some supportive men. The women were very glamorous wearing their respective traditional costumes from Africa, Burma, Cambodian, Thailand, the Philippines and more.

Click here for more info and photos from the night

Open Road 2008 Conference: Multilingualism and the Information Society

Stunna Shadez Showcase

THE MULTICULTURAL YOUTH COUNCIL OF THE NT & INDIGENOUS YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE INVITE YOU TO THE PREMIER 'ERACISM' YOUTH FORUM.

The MYCNT and Danila Dilba's IYAC have joined hands to organise a forum to empower young Terrritorians with the knowledge and skills to overcome the issue of racism and inspire them to work towards a more compassionate and understanding society, free of prejudice and stereotyping. It will feature guest speakers, fun workshops and activities, and lunch will be provided for participants. This is a free event, proudly sponsored by the NT Government as part of the Youth Blast Initiative.

We strongly urge all youth to be part of this fun-filled, and stimulating event. Please pass this through all your youth networks.

DATE: Friday, 25th January 2008
TIME:10 am till 5 pm
VENUE: Charles Darwin University, Casuarina Campus, Building 24

*Registrations will be taken on the day, but it will be a great help if you could let us know if you or your contacts will be attending (contacts are below).

Please find attached a flyer giving some more inormation on the event.
Thanks and looking forward to seeing you on Friday.

Finding Common Ground Poster Competition

The MCNT’s Finding Common Ground poster competition is part of the Youth Blast initiative of activities for northern suburbs youth, involving a consortium of service providers, and funded by the Northern Territory Office of Youth Affairs. 

The MCNT’s NT-wide Finding Common Ground poster competition for young people is also designed to secure creative artworks for publication in the 2008 Harmony Calendar produced by the MCNT and sponsored by the Northern Territory Office of Multicultural Affairs.  The MCNT will promote the poster competition throughout the Territory and conduct a series of poster workshops in local schools and libraries.

The NT’s young people aged 12 to 15 years are encouraged and invited to submit artworks that are consistent with the theme of “finding common ground” and the objective of fostering cross-cultural friendships and breaking down barriers.  The competition closes in late October, and there will be sponsored prizes and an award ceremony for the winning entries”. 

Interfaith Education for the Global Citizen: Towards Unity and a Culture of Peace

A paper by our Policy & Project Director Ron Mitchell about Interfaith Education for the Global Citizen.

Australia Needs Skills Expos in Australia

The Australia Needs Skills Expos will be held in the future. The first one being held in Sydney on the 29th September 2007 at the Syndey Convention Centre. Great opportunities for skilled workers currently not working in their qualified field, temporary visa holders etc. A chance to meet employers and State and Territory governments who want to recruit skilled workers.

Changes to the General Skilled Migration Programme

Changes to the General Skilled Migration programme (GSM) will be introduced on 1 September 2007. People who have made an application for a skilled visa on or before 31 August 2007 will not be affected by the changes.

National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI) – Online Courses

NAATI now has online courses providing easier access to basic training for potential interpreters in Rural and Regional Australia. For further information regarding NAATI please see their website at www.naati.com.au.

New Online Resource on Culturally Appropriate Aged Care

The purpose of the website www.culturaldiversity.com.au is to support the aged care industry to deliver culturally responsive services that meet the needs of Australia’s diverse community.

A resource for interpreters and translators to ensure consistency of translations of aged care terminology, the Glossary contains around 1000 terms translated into 13 languages.

The website also features community resources, including multilingual aged care services information, links to multilingual age-related health information and community directories.