<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> <docID>330762</docID> <postdate>2024-10-12 08:19:31</postdate> <headline>Libs pledge $4.5m boost to multicultural festival</headline> <body><p><img class=" wp-image-292882" src="https://citynews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Screenshot-2023-09-14-at-08-30-20-A-Greek-affair-at-the-National-Multicultural-Festival-OutInCanberra-e1694645787656.png" alt="" width="805" height="537" /></p> <caption>The National Multicultural Festival..."The additional funding... will provide more opportunities for the multicultural community to be celebrated in the ACT," says Peter Cain</caption> <p><strong>The National Multicultural Festival is in line for a $4.5 million boost in funding if the Canberra Liberals take government at the ACT election next Saturday.</strong></p> <p>Multicultural Affairs spokesman Peter Cain said: “The Multicultural Festival is a wonderful event, and the additional funding put forward by the Canberra Liberals will provide more opportunities for the multicultural community to be celebrated in the ACT.</p> <p>“It is also very important for various multicultural groups to have the facilities they need and that is why a Canberra Liberals government will work with the various multicultural communities to enhance concessional lease opportunities."</p> <p>The Liberals have announced policies aimed at Canberra’s multicultural and multifaith community, which also include:</p> <ul> <li><em>Allocating $100,000 to support ACT multicultural community groups for community outreach programs.</em></li> <li><em>Working with multicultural communities to enhance concessional lease opportunities for eligible multicultural community use.</em></li> <li><em>Committing to grant a suitable concessional lease to facilitate the construction of a Nepalese Hindu Temple and Community Centre</em></li> <li><em>Expediting the sale of a plot of public land adjacent to the Gungahlin Mosque</em></li> <li><em>Undertaking a comprehensive review of the languages used in ACT government material</em></li> <li><em>Working with volunteer community language education providers to support better language education.</em></li> </ul> <p> </p> </body>