Club Meeting @ Tower - Kate Leaney, Campaigns & Communications Manager - Welcoming Australia

Welcoming Australia is a non-partisan movement and organisation committed to cultivating a culture of welcome and advancing an Australia where people of all backgrounds have equal opportunity to  belong, contribute and thrive.

Welcoming Australia’s governing document states that the objects of the organisation are to provide benevolent relief to people in need by: 

• Supporting exploited, marginalised and minority peoples in Australia

Promoting diversity, multiculturalism, interculturalism, and social cohesion

Supporting individuals of diverse backgrounds and abilities in engaging in physical activity to combat social isolation and enhance health and well-being through inclusive sports and recreation initiatives

Meeting the practical, emotional and social needs of migrants including people seeking asylum, refugees and other new Australians

Cultivating a culture of welcome in Australian communities, public discourse, political debate and legislation