Multicultural Geraldton

The City recognises and celebrates its cultural diversity and is an inclusive and cohesive community which draws on its cultural and linguistic diversity to enhance its social and cultural development.

Council encourages and supports multicultural associations and groups which form the networks to engage with residents from more than 50 nations of the world who now call the City home.

The following listing provides links to specific Australian Government and community organisations relating to multiculturalism and associated topics in Australia.

Midwest Organisations

Midwest Multicultural Association

Ph: 0428 312 338

Email: midwestmulticultural@gmail.com

Web: Midwest Multicultural Association - Home

Facebook: Midwest Multicultural Association | Facebook

For cultural, social, community, sporting and recreational organisations, see the City’s Community Directory.

English Language Classes

Queen Elizabeth II Seniors & Community Centre, Durlacher Street, Geraldton
Friday 2pm to 4pm during school terms
Ph: (08)9956 6636

Federal Government

• Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
• My Aged Care
• Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
• GrantConnect
• Settlement Council of Australia (SCOA) 

State Government

• Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industroes
• Ethnic Disability Advocacy Centre (WA)
• Lotterywest
• Skilled Migration Portal
• Substantive Equality Unit
• Western Australian Guide to Government website
• Working with Children Checks

Other resources

Communities and services 

• Association for Services to Torture and Trauma Survivors
• Celebrate WA
• Federation of Ethnic Communities Councils of Australia
• Institute for Cultural Diversity
• Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA)
• The Scanlon Foundation
• Vita Italiane

Educational resources 

• The Voices of Australia Education Module is an educational tool to help combat racism and promote a culture of respect and equality among high school students around Australia has been launched by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC).
• Racism No Way
• Making Multicultural Australia
• Australian Multicultural Foundation

Statistics
Go to Australian Bureau of Statistics

• Settlement Data from Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs