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Diversity Matters Newsletter – February 2020
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Read MoreDiversity Matters Newsletter – September 2019
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Read MoreDiversity Matters – Newsletter May 2019
Mulga the artist to bring pink flamingos to Warners Bay
When former Newcastle Knights player Matt Hilder was in fifth class, he gave Joel Moore a nickname that stuck. Joel recited a Banjo Paterson poem before the class, titled Mulga Bill’s Bicycle. “Hey, it’s Mulga,” Matt had said of Joel. And that was that. Joel had a nickname for life. Funnily enough, Matt scored a…
Read MoreDiversity is the word: youth art project makes strong statement
HUNTER suburbs will see their streets enlivened with colourful murals celebrating diversity, thanks to a new program that connects artists with young people and encourages tolerance and social harmony. Hunter Multicultural Communities (HMC) and public art agency The Wall Station have received funding from the Federation of Ethnic Communities Councils of Australia to launch the program,…
Read MoreDiversity Matters – Newsletter March 2019
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Read MoreWhat does the federal government’s new migration policy mean for the Hunter?
How we structure our migrant intake could change with the federal government wanting to reduce the cap on the nation’s permanent migrant intake. As part of its policy, it is introducing a new skilled worker visa covering 23,000 migrants, but they would have to live in regional areas for at least three years if they…
Read MoreHunter Multicultural Communities opens new cafe at its HQ near Waratah train station
Hunter Multicultural Communities hopes to bring a buzz to its Waratah centre and provide community members with a stepping stone to employment after opening a cafe on Monday. The not-for-profit organisation, based at the old Waratah Bowling Club site across from suburb’s train station, won a grant from Newcastle federal MP Sharon Claydon for the project. Ms Claydon was on…
Read MoreMULTICULTURAL COMMUNITIES CENTRE UNVEILS CAFE
The Hunter’s Multicultural Communities Centre at Waratah is now home to a cafe. A small federal government grant helped with the fitout of the new kitchen and the purchase of a coffee machine, counters and fridge. The project has provided a training space for people to learn the ropes as baristas and chefs. Watch the news story…
Read MoreTool kit to help new migrants prevent alcohol harm
CONGOLESE community leader Clement Saidi has implored decision makers in his adopted homeland to invest in alcohol-harm prevention for the sake of displaced African families resettling in the Hunter. An emotional Mr Saidi spoke on Monday about the dreadful impact alcohol was having in Central Africa at the launch of a new guide to ensure…
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