Multicultural WA

🟦 INVITATION TO COMMUNITY INFORMATION SESSION 🟦

Community leaders from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds are warmly invited to attend an important information session.
Your participation is highly valued in helping share this knowledge with your communities.

We look forward to welcoming you to this informative session!

Invitation to SETS Social catch up and information sharing on Tuesday 21 April 2026.

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who has supported our Beyond the Kitchen program. Your encouragement and contributions help us empower women from diverse cultural backgrounds to build skills, grow in confidence, and create meaningful pathways into employment and entrepreneurship.

Together, we are making a lasting difference in the lives of women, their families, and our wider community! 💜

Our social support groups recently enjoyed two wonderful outings exploring culture and history together! 🙌

Some groups visited the fascinating Terracotta Warriors: Legacy of the First Emperor exhibition, discovering the incredible story and craftsmanship behind these ancient Chinese figures. Other groups spent the day at the WA Maritime Museum, learning about Western Australia’s rich maritime history and enjoying the beautiful harbour views. 🛳️

We love these fun outings! It's always a great opportunity for our community members to connect, learn something new, and create meaningful memories together.

Today we celebrate the strength, resilience, and achievements of women everywhere. 💜

On this International Women’s Day, the Multicultural Service Centre proudly recognises the incredible women in our diverse communities and we are privileged to meet women from many different cultures, languages and life journeys who lead, nurture, advocate, create change, and uplift those around them every single day.

Let us continue to support one another, celebrate our differences, and work together toward a world where every woman and girl feels valued, safe, and empowered to reach her full potential.

Happy International Women’s Day to all the amazing women in our community. 🌏✨

Picture featured MSC Chair Sheila Rajan and staff attending the inspiring International Women’s Day event hosted by Ishar Multicultural Women’s Health Centre on 5 March.

We proudly join the Office of Multicultural Interests in recognising International Mother Language Daya day that reminds us that language is more than words. It is memory. It is belonging. It is identity. 💛

At Multicultural Services Centre WA, we are honoured to serve a community that speaks 86 languages. Eighty-six different ways of saying welcome. Eighty-six different ways of telling stories, sharing wisdom, expressing love, and passing culture from one generation to the next.

Every language carries history of resilience, migration, survival, and hope. For many in our community, speaking the mother tongue is a bridge to home, to grandparents’ voices, to childhood lullabies, and to traditions that shape who they are.

On this year’s theme, “Youth voices on multilingual education,” we celebrate the young people who move confidently between languages and cultures. They are not just bilingual or multilingual; they are bridge-builders, future leaders, and living proof that diversity is strength.

Today, and every day, we stand for inclusion, respect, and the protection of linguistic diversity. Because when we honour language, we honour people.

Today marks International Mother Language Day, which honours the power of language in connecting us to culture, identity, community and each other.

This year’s theme is ‘Youth voices on multilingual education’, which shines a light on the role of young people shaping an inclusive future.

Did you know?

💬 In WA, our culturally and linguistically diverse communities speak over 249 languages, including Aboriginal and sign languages.

💬 International Mother Language Day was the initiative of Bangladesh to commemorate its fight for the recognition of Bengali as an official language.

💬 OMI supports the teaching of community languages through the Community Languages Program, with 59 community language schools teaching 37 languages in WA in 2025.

Find out more about the Community Languages Program on our website - https://ow.ly/1ki550YhYnI

Cheers to the Year of the Horse! 🐎🎉

May the new year bring fresh energy, new opportunities, and meaningful journeys for everyone in our community. We are grateful to be surrounded by such strength, kindness, and support from one another.

As we welcome the Year of the Horse, let’s gallop into the year ahead with hope, courage, and joy. Wishing everyone a wonderful year filled with connection, wellbeing, and new beginnings. ✨

Good company, ocean views and a perfect Scarborough day 🌊✨A relaxing day out at the beach with our Social Support Group!

Are you 12–25 years old and living in Western Australia? 🌏

Have your say! 📣

The WA State Government is thinking about making a WA Multicultural Act to support fairness, respect and inclusion for people from all cultures and backgrounds, and we want to hear what you think about it! 🌎🧡

🌟This survey gives you an opportunity to tell us if you think the WA Multicultural Act is a good idea and if so, what it should include.

🌟You'll also go in the draw to win one of two $100 gift cards! 💸

🌟Your response will inform YACWA and MYAN WA's joint submission to the Office of Multicultural Interests (OMI). OMI will consider all submissions when developing the Act.

🔗You can complete the survey via the link. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3QHBZQN

🌏 Global Mental Health Summit 2026 | Save the Date 🌏

The Multicultural Services Centre WA is proud to host the Global Mental Health Summit in partnership with the World Federation for Mental Health and the WA Mental Health Commission at Optus Stadium, Perth, from 14–16 October 2026.

Focused on “Building Resilience, Equity, and Culturally Responsive Integrated Support Systems,” the Summit will bring together global leaders, practitioners, and advocates to address emerging mental health challenges and promote inclusive, culturally responsive care for our communities and future generations.

📍Optus Stadium, Perth, Western Australia | 📅 14–16 October 2026

👉 Register your interest to stay tuned:
https://eecw.eventsair.com/global-mental-health-summit/

👉 Call for abstracts now open – submit your abstract:
https://eecw.eventsair.com/global-mental-health-summit/call-for-abstracts

Home - Global Mental Health Summit - Optus Stadium Join us in Perth, Western Australia at Optus Stadium from 14 - 16 October 2026, for a powerful global gathering dedicated to advancing mental health for our communities and generations to come. Hosted by the Multicultural Services Centre WA, in partnership with the World Federation for Mental Health...