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MAC (Multicultural Association of Canberra) and GOPIO (Global Organisation of People of Indian Origin) teamed up once again to organised a workshop aimed at empowering seniors to become iPhone savvy. The workshop proved to be highly engaging, allowing seniors to acquire a wealth of knowledge such as messaging, document sharing, folder organization, email reading,…
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The event was attended by women from different backgrounds, including business owners, entrepreneurs, community leaders, and professionals. The evening kicked off with a warm welcome from the representatives of MAC and GOPIO, who emphasised the importance of gender equality and the need to embrace diversity in all aspects of life. The event featured several activities,…
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MAC (Multicultural Association Canberra) President Nishi Puri had the pleasure of being invited to the ACT Legislative Assembly to discuss cost of living pressures and general issues facing the multicultural community. It was an incredibly enlightening experience and one that we are grateful for. During the discussion, we talked about a range of issues that…
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The Multicultural Australia Community (MAC) and GOPIO organised a Holi, Harmony Day, and Meditation event at Cowra Japanese Garden to celebrate multiculturalism, inclusiveness, and harmony. The event started in Canberra, and the attendees traveled together to Cowra to participate in the festivities. Holi, Harmony Day, and Meditation event organised by MAC & GOPIO was a…
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Dated:10/01/2022
Australia Day celebrations by MAC and GOPIO 22/1/23
MAC (Multicultural Association of Canberra) and GOPIO (Global Organisation of People of Indian Origin) celebrated Australia Day by organising an event at Jewel of India. The event was a way to bring together people from different cultural backgrounds to celebrate the diversity and multiculturalism of Australia. The event featured traditional Australian and Indian food, music,…
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Dated:10/01/2022
Diwali Celebration by MAC
MAC celebrated Diwali on 31st November 2021 at jewel of India in Manuka.It was a very multicultural event whereby many community leaders from various associations like Bangla desh, Srilanka and Africa participated along with Indian community leaders and members of the Canberra community. The event started with lighting of lamps, speeches by the politicians and…
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Dated:10/01/2022
The media is recognizing efforts of the MAC and other videos
Canberra Times and WIN Network are talking about the efforts of various members, they did during the COVID-19 times and continue to do so. https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7422032/multicultural-community-leaders-can-only-do-so-much/
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Dated:10/01/2022
MAC organised online activities for people well-being
With recent award for the organisation, the MAC continues to organise many efforts for people during COVID-19 times. Here are few links to the videos
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Dated:10/01/2022
ACT Government Award for promoting diversity and inclusion
Every year ACT Government gives awards to individuals or organisations and recognize their work and contributions in the community. This year Mrs Nishi Puri received for her many initiatives in Canberra. She took responsibilities for many events along with her team at MAC: Helping Covid 19 affected Conducting many multicultural events amongst senior citizens Arranging…
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Dated:10/01/2022
COVID 19 Relief help 2021
The Multicultural Association of Canberra helped the community by providing hampers and cooked meals for the University of Canberra International students pantry, people in quarantine across Canberra and OzHarvest. We will continue to extend our efforts during this unfortunate lock-down period. We are also conducting various sessions of exercises, bhangra, zumba classes virtually over Zoom for…
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Dated:10/01/2022
Network with CALD politicians and community members
MAC makes a point to build and network with larger communities in Canberra and one of such efforts was with CALD. It helps understand and reach out to different challenges and discuss with politicians and community members.
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Dated:10/01/2022
Fundraiser event
GOPIO and MAC organised a fund raiser event on June 6th with help of Shonan Rozario, the owner of jewel of India. The event raised $2230 and sent to PM’s fund of India. We are grateful for all guests who attended for this initiative.
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Dated:10/01/2022
Health and fitness workshop
MAC and GOPIO today had a fabulous workshop on health and fitness work. We extend a great gratitude to of all of them who made this event a huge success inlcuding all community members, Counsellor of High Commision of India Narendra Rana ji Jyotiji, MP David Smith MLA, Nicole Lawder, Mr Jasvinder Singh Virk from…
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Dated:10/01/2022
New Seniors group by MAC in Chifley
MAC initiated another seniors group at Chifley on 71, Maclauren crescent every Friday. This is for seniors over 65 and we had a huge response. It is conducted every Friday at 11am for activities like Zumba and other informative sessions.
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Dated:10/01/2022
Documentary screening by MAC on climate change
MAC facilitated the screening of a movie on April 18th to educate the community on impact of climate change.
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