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CALD Suicide Prevention Factsheet
Wednesday, 27 August 2008
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2008 Embracing Diversity Symposium
Sunday, 24 August 2008
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Multicultural Assistance Program Grants
Wednesday, 20 August 2008
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Multicultural Awards 2008
Wednesday, 20 August 2008
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New Interpreters Project
Monday, 18 August 2008
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PiCC

Partners in Cultural Competence (PiCC) is Queensland's only one-stop shop for cross cultural training and consultancy services.

For more information about PiCC click here, or alternatively visit http://www.picc.org.au


Welcome to our website!

The Ethnic Communities Council of Queensland (ECCQ) was established in 1976 to represent the interests of the many people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds (CALD) who are part of the broad social community of Queensland, and to promote multiculturalism. It is a not-for-profit, community-based State peak organization. ECCQ contributes to national policy and debate on all matters concerning ethnic communities and multiculturalism through its affiliation with the Canberra-based Federation of Ethnic Communities Councils of Australia (FECCA).

ECCQ's Mission is to ensure "that all people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds have equal access to services and can fully participate in all aspects of a cohesive and harmonious Queensland". ECCQ's activities and services encompass advocacy; community development initiatives; statewide health programs; support groups; cross cultural training; multicultural policy development and research and a resource and reference library.



Access to Interpreters Campaign

ECCQ is currently involved in and supporting a Working Party aimed at improving the access to and availability of interpreter services to state funded community agencies for people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

More information about the campaign and how you can assist the Working Party is available here.

Healthy Lifestyle Project

ECCQ has received funding to conduct a Healthy Lifestyle Healthier Liver Project. 

This project aims to provide Vietnamese people with Hepatitis B and/or Hepatitis C who are residing in the greater Brisbane area with necessary information, knowledge and skills to maintain a healthy lifestyle that can benefit their liver condition.

More information about the project is available here.