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Grant of $100,000 to Filipino Cultural Centre in Blacktown

Good news to the stakeholders and supporters of the Philippine Australian Cultural Centre hall on Forge Street, Blacktown whose opening had been delayed for close to a year.

Minister for Multiculturalism Ray Williams praised the leadership of the Filipino community in NSW for its efforts to support families and bring communities together and promised a grant of $100,000 for its refurbishment .

“The community hall is a second home for hundreds of locals and plays an important role in hosting community events, youth and seniors programs,” Mr Williams said.

“It needs extensive works done so it can remain open to provide these programs, as well as be accessible for seniors and people with disability.

“Local communities across Western Sydney will benefit from being able to access this hall for their community functions and programs.”

Member for Riverstone Kevin Conolly said the funding demonstrated NSW government’s commitment to supporting multicultural communities.

“There are more than 100,000 Filipino Australians who call NSW home,” Mr Conolly said.

“Blacktown in particular has almost 30,000 Filipino Australians residing there, by far the largest number of Filipino residents in any local area.

“The Community Hall also hosts programs to support families and young people access necessary government and non-government supports in the area.”

Over the last year, the NSW  Government has provided more than $23 million to multicultural communities.