The Department of Education acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands across Queensland. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging, for they hold the memories, the traditions, the culture and hopes of Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islander peoples across the state.
Multicultural Queensland Month 2022: Inclusion in action
Our vision is an inclusive, harmonious and united Queensland where people of all cultures, languages and faiths feel a strong sense of belonging and can achieve their goals.
Queensland Multicultural Policy: Our story, our future 2018, p. 2
Multicultural Queensland Month is the state’s largest multicultural celebration and is held in August each year.
This year, we celebrate the many ways in which language is fundamental to building a truly inclusive Queensland through the theme 'Inclusion in action'. We acknowledge the incredible skills of multilingual Queenslanders, explore practical ways to break down language barriers and consider the role we all play by choosing to use language that connects rather than divides us.
Our communities thrive when we all work together to ensure everyone can connect, contribute and belong.
Multicultural Queensland Month is an opportunity for all of us to join together to celebrate our diversity and consider how we can put inclusion into action.
We All Belong – Many cultures workforce strategy
The Department of Education recognises cultural diversity as a strength. We understand that celebrating difference and leveraging the diverse knowledge, skills and experience of our multicultural workforce is critical to being an employer of choice and maximising our organisation's potential. The
Many Cultures strategy (PDF, 633KB) is a key deliverable of the department’s Inclusion and Diversity Framework – We all belong. Through education, visibility and leadership, the strategy is creating workplaces where all staff feel safe, valued and thrive.
Multicultural recognition in Queensland
The
Multicultural Recognition Act 2016 complements Queensland’s
Human Rights Act 2019 and
Language Services Policy. The Act:
- promotes Queensland as an inclusive community with opportunities for all people to participate in all aspects of life
- acknowledges that a diverse and cohesive society delivers important benefits for all Queenslanders
- recognises our diverse cultural heritage and aims to ensure that government services are responsive to the needs of our multicultural communities.
The Act establishes the
Multicultural Queensland Charter, a Queensland Government
Multicultural Policy and Action Plan and establishes reporting obligations for government entities.
For more information, email
CALDpartnerships@qed.qld.gov.au.
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