Multicultural Awards
Awards for individuals and organisations that have contributed to our multicultural community.
Nominations
The ACT Multicultural Awards recognise contributions to our multicultural community. The awards acknowledge the people and organisations who support an inclusive community.
Only applications completed and submitted on time are assessed.
Who you can nominate
When the awards are open you can nominate individuals or organisations doing excellent work in their field. This could be in:
- business
- advocacy
- media
- art
- culture and language
- settlement services.
Nominees must be based in or live in the ACT or the Canberra region.
Guidelines
Check the eligibility criteria in the guidelines before you submit a nomination.
Award categories
In 2026, individuals or organisations could be nominated for the following award categories.
Multicultural Individual Champion
This award acknowledges outstanding efforts to make Canberra a more welcoming community.
Community Organisation Multicultural Champion
This award is for services that have benefited the local multicultural community.
Outstanding Excellence Award for Diversity and Inclusion
This award recognises people in the community sector for supporting cultural diversity and inclusion.
Multicultural Art, Media or Culture Award
This award is for promoting multiculturalism in the local community through art, media or cultural activities.
Lifetime Achievement Award
This award has been included to mark the 15th anniversary of the awards in 2026.
This award acknowledges an individual or an organisation that has made a longstanding and continued contribution to promoting multiculturalism over many years.
2026 winners
ACT Multicultural Lifetime Achievement Award
- Winner: Ravi Krishnamurthy
ACT Multicultural Individual Champion Award
- Winner: Dr Nadir Saikal
- Highly commended: Hamza Abujarbou
ACT Multicultural Community Organisation Champion Award
- Winner: Navitas Skilled Futures
- Highly commended: Multicultural Communities Council of Illawarra
ACT Multicultural Excellence Award for Diversity and Inclusion
- Winner: Multicultural Association of Canberra
- Highly commended: Sarah Deonarain
ACT Multicultural Art, Media or Culture Award
- Winner: Kishor Nangrani
These people, businesses and groups work hard to make Canberra a place where different cultures are celebrated.
Each winner shows a strong commitment to making our city more diverse, inclusive and welcoming.
Our award winners with their awards:
Ravi Krishnamurthy - Lifetime Achievement Award
Nadir Saikal - Individual Champion Award
Nishi Puri - Excellence Award for Diversity and Inclusion
Sandesh Ban - Community Organisation Champion Award
Kishor Nangrani - Arts, Media or Culture Award.
Past winners
Find past winners of the Multicultural Awards.
Contact us
Email
ma@act.gov.au
Post
Multicultural ACT
Health and Community Services Directorate
GPO Box 158
Canberra ACT 2601