There are a number of networks and useful links throughout Queensland that can assist you to better advocate, work with, and support culturally and linguistically diverse communities.

If you know of other networks that are not on the list, and should be please let me know.

In addition to the LAMP Network and the CAMS network you can access details about the following Queensland Multicultural Advocacy Networks from the CAMS website:

• Multicultural Youth Network of Queensland
• Agencies Supporting Housing for Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Migrants (ASHRAM)
• Multicultural Employment Advocacy Network (MEAN)
• Community Health Action Group (CHAG)
• Queensland Access to Interpreters Working Group (QAIWG)
• Multicultural Child Safety Working Group (convened by ECCQ)
• Queensland Pacific Islander Workers Network (QPIWN)

Many Local Governments also co-ordinate networks/ interagency meetings both internally and externally which are an important way for Government and non-Government organizations and community groups who work for the community to come together to share information about the service provision and includes programs, projects and activities they are engaged in.

These networks often assist to identify any common themes or issues that are presenting in a local community, and helps to ensure that workers are able to deliver services that are responsive and effectively support and represent these communities. 

Some examples can be accessed from Youth Affairs Network of Queensland

Alternatively you can contact your local Council and ask if they have a network/ interagency meeting operating in their region.

Useful Links
Anti-Discrimination Commission, Queensland
Australian Council of Social Services
Australian Education International
Department of Employment and Industrial Relations
Department of Immigration and Citizenship
Ethnic Communities Council of Queensland
Victoria Multicultural Commission
Making Multicultural Australia
The National Ethnic & Multicultural Broadcasters’ Council
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
Integrated Humanitarian Settlement Strategy (IHSS)
International Student Hotline
Local Government Municipal Association of Victoria
Migrant Resource Centre – Townsville
Migrant Settlement Services – Centacare Cairns
Multicultural Affairs Queensland
Multicultural Development Association (MDA)
MultiLink Community Services Inc.
Other Ethnic and Multicultural Councils
Queensland Council of Social Services
Queensland Program for Survivors of Torture and Trauma
Refugee Council of Australia
Support Process for Assisting and Assessing Students from a Refugee Background
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
International Labour Organization
Universal Declaration of Human Rights