Cultura
Ella GEORGE (Lara) (19:12): (326) My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Multicultural Affairs, and the action that I seek from the minister is to visit the Lara electorate and meet with the local organisation Cultura. Cultura is a new organisation that is a result of a 2022 merger between Diversitat and Multicultural Aged Care Services. They have some terrific programs on offer that support our multicultural community in the Geelong region. In particular they provide vital support for newly arrived refugees. Cultura provides settlement services, youth and community programs, arts programs, cultural events and aged care. Cultura also organised the largest free celebration of cultural diversity, the Pako Festa, and the state government is backing the Pako Festa with funding of $200,000 per year over the next four years. I am so incredibly impressed by the broad range of programs that Cultura have on offer to assist newly arrived residents, individuals and groups from multicultural and diverse backgrounds living in the Greater Geelong region, and I look forward to introducing the Minister for Multicultural Affairs to Cultura and the important work that they do in the Geelong community.