The Successful Communities Toolbox is a website created for Multicultural Community Leaders to access step by step guidance and links that provide simple models for: governance, taking action, advocacy and promotion of their community group.

It includes templates for projects, budgets, events, policies and programs. Along with links to Legal, Tax and Governance documents & websites. Created from consultations and direction from Community Leaders and with Multicultural groups at the center of the design, content and implementation of the final product.

Anyone can access the website by visiting www.successfulcommunities.org.au.

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Cultural diversity is one of South Australia’s greatest assets. As a state built upon successful waves of immigration, South Australia has a strong history of welcoming people seeking a better life for themselves and their families.

In recent years, our multicultural landscape has undergone remarkable and radical change. Demographic shifts, global mobility, rapidly changing technologies and conflict have all contributed to the increasing complexity of multiculturalism in South Australia.

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Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia’s bi-annual conference Celebrate. Reflect. Advance: Challenges and Possibilities for Multicultural Australia is taking place in Darwin on the 8-10 October 2017.

This year the Conference is hosted by the Multicultural Council of the Northern Territory as they celebrate their 40th year of progressing multiculturalism to benefit all Territorians.

The 2017 FECCA conference will provide opportunities to share knowledge and best practice, to highlight challenges and to explore possibilities with a network of organisations and individuals who share our same vision – a harmonious multicultural Australia.

You can find more details about the event here.