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Multicultural Advisory Committee — 2025-08-28
2. Terms of Reference
2. Terms of Reference
This is a report concerning the updated draft Terms of Reference for consideration by the Multicultural Advisory Committee.
Recommendation
That the Terms of Reference for the Multicultural Advisory Committee as outlined in Attachment 1, be adopted.
3 New Item (Committees) - Verbal Update on the Multicultural Leaders Network
3. Verbal Update on the Multicultural Leaders Network
Chief Executive Officer (Sonia Cooper) led an officer update on the Multicultural Leaders Network.
RECOMMENDATION
That the verbal update be received and noted.
Councillor Antoniolli arrived at the meeting at 1.09 pm.
ACTION
A. That a meeting be organised with the new Chief Executive of Multicultural Australia including the Chair and Deputy Chair of the Multicultural Advisory Committee and Council’s Community and Sport Manager (Melissa Dower) and the Acting Senior Community Activation Manager (Tanya Appleton) to discuss the Multicultural Leaders Network forum and Multicultural Australia’s role in the forum and a report on the outcome be submitted to the next Multicultural Advisory Committee.
B. That a meeting be organised with Settlement Services International (SSI) to introduce the Chair and Deputy Chair of the Multicultural Advisory Committee and Council’s Community and Sport Manager (Melissa Dower) and the Acting Senior Community Activation Manager (Tanya Appleton) and discuss SSI’s objectives for Ipswich.
C. That the Community and Sport Manager provide a copy of the Darling Downs and West Moreton Public Health Network (PHN) Multicultural Joint Regional Health Needs Assessment to assist in informing the work done through the PHN.
Attachments
1. Joint Regional Health Needs Assessment - Multicultural
3. NEXT MEETING
The next meeting to be scheduled as a tentative meeting for Thursday, 25 September 2025 at 1.00 pm.
4. GENERAL DISCUSSION (within the purpose and scope of the committee)
The Chief Executive Officer advised that in respect of 3(b) of the Terms of Reference under Roles and Responsibilities as follows; that officers can bring forward future agenda items providing updates on progress in relation to these matters:
(b) Monitor progress of key commitments and initiatives of council, including but not limited to the:
i. culture and diversity goals in the Ipswich Community Development Strategy;
ii. cultural commitments in the Ipswich 2032 Legacy Roadmap.
PROCEDURAL MOTIONS AND FORMAL MATTERS
The meeting commenced at 1.00 pm.
The meeting closed at 1.50 pm.
Mentions: Ipswich
Source: Ipswich City Council meeting minutes (CC BY 4.0).