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Promoting multiculturalism, ethnic affairs, cultural diversity, community unity and harmony in one of the most culturally diverse States of the world, New South Wales, Australia.

The Commission Remembers Mary Dimech

Mary Dimech was a dynamo in seeking the rights, recognition and inclusion of people of non-English speaking background in the life of the nation, particularly in the arts.

Mary worked in the Ethnic Affairs Commission and we all benefited greatly from the period she spent with us.

We continued to deal with her in other roles where she continued to promote the rights and responsibilities of people of non-English background in New South Wales.

Mary was a true pioneer whose contribution to our multicultural society should never be forgotten.

We extend our deepest condolences to her family and her wide circle of friends and colleagues.

Winners of the 2009 National Multicultural Marketing Awards, Adrien Monet and Jacques Reynaud of Polyglot with Minister for Citizenship, Virginia Judge and CRC Chair, Stepan Kerkyasharian.

Polyglot the 2009 Multicultural Marketing Champion

A Sydney company which has turned Australia's culturally diverse workforce into a major export earner has won this year's National Multicultural Marketing Awards.

The directors of Polyglot Australia were presented with their prestigious award at a gala dinner tonight in Sydney hosted by the NSW Minister for Citizenship, Virginia Judge.

The National Multicultural Marketing Awards have been conducted by the Community Relations Commission of NSW for the last twenty years and have unearthed winners from across multinational business, government and community sectors.

The company's award submission told the judges: "Polyglot's entire business model and strategy is based on promoting, and turning into an asset, the multiculturalism of Australian society. We are what we sell."

Click here to read more about the awards.

Welcoming address from Stepan Kerkyasharian, Chairman of the Commission, at the 20th Annual National Multicultural Marketing Awards

In welcoming the 440 guests to the 20th annual National Multicultural Marketing Awards, the Chair of the Commission, Stepan Kerkyasharian, recounted the history of the Awards and reflected on their ground-breaking nature 1990.

Click here to read this his speech.

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