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Multicultural Advisory Committee — 2025-09-25
2 New Item (Committees) - FUNDING PROVIDED TO MULTICULTURAL ORGANISATIONS
2. FUNDING PROVIDED TO MULTICULTURAL ORGANISATIONS
The Community and Sport Manager provided a verbal update on funding provided to Multicultural Organisations including a brief overview of how the funding is managed.
Councillor Marnie Doyle left the meeting at 1. 21pm.
3 New Item (Committees) - Verbal Report - SSI Meeting
3. Verbal Report - SSI Meeting
Councillor Pye Augustine (Chairperson) provided a verbal update on the meeting held with herself, Councillor Jacob Madsen (Deputy Chairperson) and Settlement Services International (SSI) who are service providers of the multicultural community.
Councillor Marnie Doyle returned to the meeting at 1.26pm.
SSI provided an overview of how they can duplicate services they provide in other regions into the Ipswich region, as well as an insight into their multicultural leaders network. SSI expressed that they would like to attend a future meeting to provide more information on what services they provide and what opportunities are in the Ipswich region.
ACTION
That Settlement Services International (SSI) provide a presentation to the Multicultural Advisory Committee with information on what services they provide and what opportunities are in the Ipswich region.
4. VERBAL REPORT – MULITCULTURAL AUSTRALIA MEETING
Councillor Pye Augustine (Chairperson) provided a verbal update on the meeting held with herself, Councillor Jacob Madsen (Deputy Chairperson) and Multicultural Australia. The meeting discussed the frequency of future meetings, an approach to encourage more leaders to attend meetings, and community engagement.
5. NEXT MEETING
The next meeting is to be advised.
6. GENERAL DISCUSSION (within the purpose and scope of the committee)
Councillor Augustine as Chair provided an update that she would be submitting a notice of motion to continue the Multicultural Advisory Committee to the next Economic and Cultural Development Committee meeting.
PROCEDURAL MOTIONS AND FORMAL MATTERS
The meeting commenced at 1.03 pm.
The meeting closed at 1.47 pm.
Mentions: Ipswich
Source: Ipswich City Council meeting minutes (CC BY 4.0).