Partners
MCNT has formed and is continuing to form partnership and alliances/cooperation with community based organisations in the Northern Territory that have mutual values, shared issues of concern and interest including project collaboration. Partnerships and alliances have been and will be formalised by Memorandum of Understanding or other forms of agreement.
The following partnerships currently exist:
Australia Day Council of the Northern Territory - a Memorandum of Understanding is currently in place between MCNT and the Australia Day Council. Contact person is Katrina Fong Lim, tel: 8924 4205 mobile: 0417 865291 fax: 8981 7019 address is GPO Box 1934 Darwin NT 0801
Australian Government Workplace Authority - this is under the Workplace Authority's Agreement Making Partnerships Programme - Employee Associate. The partnership with MCNT will assist the Workplace Authority to provide employees with advice and agreement making.
Funding
MCNT' is currently funded by:
- The Northern Territory Government Office of Multicultural Affairs - Operational Funding
- The Northern Territory Government Office of Youth Affairs
- The Australian Government Department of Immigration and Citizenship - Settlement Grant Program Funding
- The Australian Government Department of Family Community Services and Indigenous Affairs - Multicultural Solutions Project
MCNT has started to explore possible partnerships and alliances with:
MCNT also sponsors unincorprated or incorporated ethnic groups/associations. Currently these are:
- Happy Migrant Group
- Australia Darwin Chinese Opera Association(ADCOA)
- Congolese Society of the Northern Territory Inc
- Somali Community of the NT
- African Community Council of the NT (ACONT)
- Sudanese Association of the NT (SANTA)
- United Liberian Community of the NT (ULCNT)