FECCA 2026 Conference

Members of our MCCGC team, alongside Board Chair Rebecca Pacey and Board Director Saminda Arambewala, attended the FECCA 2026 Conference in Canberra.

Held in Canberra for the first time in more than 25 years, FECCA’s biggest conference yet brought together more than 600 people from across Australia for two days of conversations about the future of multiculturalism.

We heard from an extraordinary range of voices, including Prime Minister the Hon Anthony Albanese MP, Minister for Multicultural Affairs the Hon Anne Aly MP, Her Excellency the Honourable Sam Mostyn AC, Governor-General of Australia and Patron of FECCA, alongside community leaders, researchers and advocates from across the country.

We were particularly proud of Majid, Fatameh and Laura, who presented their research and delivered a workshop on MCCGC’s Multicultural Peer Support Workers Framework, taking some of the important work happening here on the Gold Coast to a national audience.

Some of our team also had the opportunity to tour Parliament House and attend Question Time, thanks to MCCGC Board Director and Federal Member for McPherson, Leon Rebello MP.

One message that really stayed with us was that multiculturalism is not new to Australia. It has shaped our history, our communities and our democracy, and it will continue to shape our future.

But celebrating diversity is only part of the picture. Multicultural communities must also have a genuine voice in the decisions that affect them.

We’re looking forward to bringing these conversations and learnings home to the Gold Coast, strengthening our partnerships and continuing to make sure our diverse communities are heard.