The Multicultural Queensland Awards celebrate everyday champions the ones who bring people together, strengthen connections, and create real impact across Queensland.

Award winners will be recognised at the Multicultural Queensland Awards ceremony, held during Multicultural Queensland Month in August.

Award categories

• Volunteer of the Year
  • Recognising individuals from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds who generously volunteer their time and skills in Queensland.
• Entrepreneur of the Year
  • Recognising a multicultural organisation or individual from a culturally diverse background for an entrepreneurial endeavour that has created new economic opportunities for Queensland.
• Women's Economic Empowerment
  • Recognising a woman who is advancing and strengthening economic security for women from culturally diverse backgrounds by championing opportunities, reducing barriers, and supporting long-term financial independence.
• Grassroots Not-for-Profit
  • Recognising a small not-for-profit organisation (turnover less than $1 million) for its outstanding achievements in serving multicultural communities.
• Social Cohesion and Community Impact Project of the Year
  • Recognising an organisation or a community group that has undertaken a project that delivered measurable social, cultural and community benefits through intercultural or interfaith initiatives that build bridges between communities.
• Lifetime Achiever
  • Honouring an individual whose lifetime commitment has significantly strengthened social cohesion across multicultural communities. This award recognises sustained leadership in interfaith and intercultural engagement, fostering dialogue, understanding respect and creating lasting impact for current and future generations.
• Minister's Multicultural Award
  • Presented at the discretion of the Minister to recognise an outstanding contribution to multicultural Queensland.

• Email: MQM@maq.qld.gov.au