Canberra Multicultural Service

We’ve been back for a few weeks but the inspiration hasn’t worn off!

From the floor of the NEMBC Conference in Brisbane, here’s what stood out:

1. Touring — 58 languages, a vinyl collection, podcast studio AND an outdoor broadcast van. We were genuinely in awe.
2. The Women’s Networking Session was a highlight — celebrating the strong female representation across multicultural media and the important conversations around leadership and inclusion.
3. Sessions on grants, technology, audience growth and the social value of community broadcasting sent us home with practical tools and fresh ideas.
4. The Gala Dinner — one of our own took home the Excellence in Journalism and Storytelling award. The whole CMS table erupted!

The multicultural broadcasting community is one of the most passionate, driven and diverse groups of people we know — and we are so proud to be part of it.

Just moved to Canberra?

If you’ve recently moved to Canberra and aren’t quite sure where to start, this one’s for you.

Come along to the Welcome to Canberra Expo and discover local services, community organisations, and opportunities to connect with people across the region.

Where: Southern Cross Club, Woden
When: Saturday, 13 June
At: 10am – 1pm

Tag someone who’s new to Canberra! See you there 👋



MARSS - Migrant and Refugee Settlement Services Multicultural Hub Canberra Canberra Multicultural Community Forum (CMCF) Inc ACTCOSS - ACT Council of Social Service Inc. ACT Government

Meet the 2026-2028 Board of Directors, elected during our AGM in Brisbane:

From left to right:

Raymond Chow
Noelani Osueke
Mary Irene Bayldon
Sanela Osmic (election facilitator, NFP Success)
Karito Acuna
Pradeep Timalsina
Santhosh Nagaiah

🎙️ What does it take to build a multicultural youth radio program in Canberra?

Join us for a special Lingo Lounge conversation featuring Program Creator Santhosh Nagaiah, Producer Heath Bethe and Jonathon Brown from the Community Broadcasting Foundation (CBF) as they discuss the journey, impact and future of multicultural youth broadcasting through CMS 91.1 FM.

🌏 Languages, culture, youth voices and the future of ethnic media — all in one conversation.

📺 Watch now on the CMS Radio YouTube channel! - https://youtu.be/34BeS1Ic5V0



Community Broadcasting Foundation Community Broadcasting Association of Australia Nembc - National Ethnic and Multicultural Broadcasters' Council Lingo Lounge CBR

Lingo Lounge Special | Behind the Program with CBF’s Jonathon Brown | What goes into creating a multicultural youth radio program in Canb...

The 2026 Volunteering Conference will be held during National Volunteer Week, by Volunteering ACT

📅 When: Tuesday, 19 May 2026
⌚ Time: 9am – 5pm (registration opens at 8.30am)
📍 Where: Ann Harding Conference Centre, University of Canberra, Bruce.

This year, the program includes sessions on governance for volunteer managers, ways to diversify volunteer teams, measuring impact of volunteer program, tech solutions and AI and more!

Read the full program and secure your spot today!
⏳️ Registrations close 5pm, Wednesday, 13 May 2026.
https://volunteeringact.org.au/2026-volunteering-conference/

Registrations open for 2026 Volunteering Conference!

This year holds a special significance for the volunteering sector - the United Nations has designated 2026 as the International Year of Volunteers for Sustainable Development, highlighting volunteerism as a key driver of global progress and community resilience. 💙

We know Canberrans volunteer in huge numbers. 💪

As shown in the State of Volunteering in the ACT Report 2024: 75% of the ACT residents (279,000) aged over 15 years volunteered in 2023, contributing over 63 million hours and generating more than $14 billion of value for the Canberra Region.

The momentum has never been stronger. Join VolunteeringACT at the 2026 Volunteering Conference to level up your volunteers and volunteer programs! 🎉

The 2026 Volunteering Conference will be held during National Volunteer Week.

📅 When: Tuesday, 19 May 2026
⌚ Time: 9am – 5pm (registration opens at 8.30am)
📍 Where: Ann Harding Conference Centre, University of Canberra, Bruce.

This year, the program includes sessions on governance for volunteer managers, ways to diversify volunteer teams, measuring impact of volunteer program, tech solutions and AI and more!

Read the full program and secure your spot today!

⏳️ Registrations close 5pm, Wednesday, 13 May 2026.

https://volunteeringact.org.au/2026-volunteering-conference/

2026 Volunteering Expo ❤️🙏❤️🙏

Thank you Volunteering ACT CEO Jean Giese and team for your important work in the community sector. The 2026 Volunteering Expo at University of Canberra was amazing. It was a delight to attend and meet many of our volunteers who give and enhance our community and provide real savings to government via the services and time they provide.

CMS went live at the Expo! OB was fantastic! We had our HelloCanberra and HerCapital Stories
live!