Cultural and Migrant Services in Western Downs
What Is This?
Cultural and Migrant Services provide support to migrants, refugees, and culturally diverse communities to access their community through a wide range of supports. These supports include settlement support, legal support, education and employment services, cultural activities and programs to reduce social isolation.
How Is It Funded?
These services are primarily funded by government grants and allocations, non-profit organisations, and community fundraising. How much does it cost? Costs are most often free to low cost for individuals to participate
How To Access?
Individuals can access Cultural and Migrant Services through community centres, dedicated migrant resource centres, online platforms, and referrals from other organisations or government agencies.
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Migrant Services
Conversations in English - Chinchilla
Conversations in EnglishAn award-winner free charity program helping migrants integrate into the local communities of Dalby, Chinchilla, Miles & Tara. Holds regular meetings. Check WDRC Libraries website for more details.
Chinchilla
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General Cultural Groups
Dalby Filipino-Australian Community Association Inc. - Dalby
Dalby Filipino-Australian Community Association Inc.The Dalby Filipino-Australian Community Association Inc. is a non-profit organization, established for the purpose of unity and directing its efforts towards attaining its objects.
Dalby
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General Cultural Groups
Lapunyah Art Gallery Inc
Our objectives are: To provide a public space to develop and encourage the practice of arts and cultural activities To raise the standards of appreciation and understanding of visual arts through exhibitions and cultural activities
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General Cultural Groups
Moonie Rural Transaction Centre
Moonie Rural Transaction Centre is a multi-purpose facility. It includes a fantastic library, visitor information centre, locally made arts and crafts, as well as offering Community Postal Agent services.
Moonie
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General Cultural Groups
Pioneer Park Museum
Another exhibit well worth viewing is the very interesting collection of Aboriginal & Islander Artefacts, donated to the Museum by Mr Harold Hall.
Dalby
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Migrant Services
Literacy & Numeracy Programs
General Employment & Training Services
Youth Employment & Training Services
Adult Education
TAFE Queensland Chinchilla Campus
Tafe QueenslandTAFE Queensland Chinchilla offers the Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) designed to assist newly arrived migrants, refugees, humanitarian entrants and unemployed Australians from English speaking and diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
Chinchilla
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General Cultural Groups
Tara & District Historical Museum
Tara And District Historical SocietyThe Tara Historical Society houses much of our heritage ranging from a 1929 fire engine, to shearing memorabilia, Blue Moon picture theatre projection equipment and our authentic 1912 "Brauers" slab hut. It also contains Tara's original police station jailhouse and furniture from the original court house.
Tara
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General Cultural Groups
Wandoan Cultural Centre
WANDON CULTURAL CENTRE PROMOTIONAL COMMITTEEThe Wandoan Cultural Centre provides two fully air conditioned venue choices to cater to your event needs.
Wandoan
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Migrant Services
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Interpreting and Translation business:Provides interpreting and translating services to clients in the public and private sectors including medical and legalProvides telephone interpreting and video conference interpretingProvides simultaneous conference interpreting at international eventsProvid...
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Migrant Services
National Resource Centre For Migrant Empowerment
NRCME is dedicated to improving the lives of vulnerable and precarious immigrants, with a focus on newly arrived immigrants in Australia. We offer an extensive set of services, community organization, and leadership development programs. Including job seeking support, acquiring safe and affordable housing, education and legal aid, health advice, and demonstrating services.
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General Cultural Groups
PICQ Inc
PICQ is a non-profit community incorporated association, managed by volunteer representatives of member community groups and individuals who believe in the collective voice for the benefit of all Pacific Islanders.
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General Cultural Groups
Sager Consultants
Torres Strait Islander Organisation providing culturally appropriate and language specific training, resources and community development and engagement. Open every day 9am-4pm.
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General Cultural Groups
Migrant Services
Tamil Association Queensland Inc
TAMIL ASSOCIATION (QLD) INCGeneral Information about community members, worships places and governemnt and council support servcies information are provided.
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General Cultural Groups
Toowoomba Tamil Association Inc
Toowoomba Tamil Association represents Tamil speaking people migrated from India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and other parts of the world to promote language and build and maintain intercultural connections. We are also committed to provide community support such as community development, employment assistance and emergency relief programs. We also offer general and local advocacy services.
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Community Information & Referral Services
Immigration Services Australia (ISA)
Gwatking, Ethel TabilismaPartner visas, work visa, overseas recruitment for sponsors looking to fill skill shortage, student visas, family visas , visa refusals and appeals.