Nominations for the 2023 Multicultural Awards for Excellence now open.
Now in its 22nd year, the awards honour outstanding individuals and organisations who build cross-cultural understanding and support people with a migrant, refugee or asylum seeker background, many of whom continue to make outstanding contributions in all walks of life.
Victorians can be nominated for both paid or voluntary work, and each of the 14 categories may have multiple winners and recognise highly commended nominations. All recipients will be honoured at a ceremony in December.
This year’s categories are arts, business, community innovation, education, emergency services, health, justice, local government, media, police, refugee advocacy, sport, youth leadership, and the Premier’s award for community harmony.
Multicultural Affairs Minister Colin Brooks said Victoria continues to be a multicultural success story and these awards remind us to stop and recognise those who make the state such a vibrant, welcoming and inclusive place to live.
Victorian Multicultural Commission chairperson Vivienne Nguyen said the multicultural communities remain connected and inspired thanks to these champions.
“This is an important opportunity for us to recognise and thank the people and organisations whose contributions create significant impacts on the broader society,” she said.
“I encourage everyone to nominate a person or organisation to ensure their efforts are noted and celebrated.”
Details: multiculturalcommission.vic.gov.au/multicultural-awards-for-excellence.
