Cultural Perspectives

Water Safety and Child Drowning Prevention Resources Available in Multiple Languages

Each year an average of 13 drowning and 84 non-fatal drowning incidents occur in NSW children. Recent research shows that people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds (CALD) and newly arrived in Australia are at higher risk of drowning incidents. This is likely to be due to lack of familiarity with water activity and swimming ability in some people.

Oceania Netball Cup 2018 Registration Open

The Oceania Netball Cup, a fun community netball tournament for Pacific Islander and Torres Strait Islander families is back again in 2018 and registrations are now open. Register your junior and senior teams and encourage your families to come down and enjoy this social netball event.

Multicultural NSW Unity Grants Open

The 2017-18 Unity Grants are now open for application. As part of the Multicultural NSW grants program, the Unity Grants with up to $30,000 is set to support projects that bring diverse communities together in NSW to enhance social cohesion and harmony. All the non-profit sharing community organisations are welcome to apply. Application closes at 12 noon, 15 December 2017.