About the Group

MCRN provides leadership in resourcing and convening the Mountains Multicultural Interagency (MMI) as a working group of BMCI.

Purpose/Goals

The BMCI provides a cross-sectoral, generalist forum – open to both specialist and generalist services – enabling managers and workers to identify services, new programs, changes in direction, ways to address issues arising for the sector, and opportunities for partnerships.

Purpose/Goals

The aims of MMI are as follows:

• to encourage the wider community and workers from Government and non government sector to network, exchange information and collaborate on issues and projects relevant to the CALD communities in the Blue Mountains LGA.
• MMI will identify service delivery issues, including gaps in services, obstacles and barriers to accessing services, both Government and non-Government. It will also act as an advisory body and will support workers in their work with the target group.
• MMI will advocate for improving and effective service delivery, for additional services and where local, state and national issues affect local multicultural communities.
• MMI will actively promote cultural harmony and productive diversity, engaging the whole community.
• MMI Interagency will advocate on behalf of CALD people in order that they be given opportunities to contribute and participate in the social and economic life of the region.

Activities

The MMI works to plan activities across the community for Refugee Week or Harmony Day. MMI has adopted the #OliveRibbon Campaign as its core business (see the Olive Ribbon Pledge - top left).

How to get involved

To join the BMCI, individuals and organisations must first become financial members of the MCRN.