Residents in the Campbelltown are encouraged to nominate a community champion in recognition of their commitment to social cohesion and cultural diversity.
Nominations are now open for the annual 2025 Multicultural Community Medals and Honour Roll.
The medals and honour roll inductees will be revealed at the 2025 Premier’s Harmony Dinner, a gala 1600-head evening event dedicated to celebrating the significant contributions made by multicultural leaders right across NSW.
The annual event celebrates our rich cultural diversity and its historic and contemporary influence on NSW.
In 2025 there will be a new category – the Multicultural Youth Support Medal – to recognise an individual or organisation who has developed a program or community initiative to support disadvantaged school-aged children with culturally and linguistically diverse heritage, including refugee or refugee-like backgrounds.
The 2025 nomination categories include:
• Regional Unity Medal
• Interpreters and Translators Medal
• Community Languages Teacher Medal
• Stepan Kerkyasharian AO Community Harmony Medal
• Lifetime Community Services Medal
• Carla Zampatti Arts and Culture Medal
• Multicultural Not for Profit Medal
• Human Rights Medal
• Dr G.K Harinath OAM Sports Medals
• Multicultural Youth Support Medal
• Multicultural Honour Roll
The Honour Roll is post-humous recognition of the lasting legacy made by people from culturally diverse heritage and the impact they’ve had on the wider NSW community.
Previous inductees have included former Multicultural NSW Advisory Board chairman Dr GK “Hari” Harinath, OAM, and proud Cypriot-Australian woman Ellie Mournehis Kambos.
For further information on the awards and honour roll, including how to nominate, please visit: multicultural.nsw.gov.au/multicultural-community-medals/
NSW Minister for Multiculturalism Steve Kamper said:
“Nothing gives me greater pleasure than sharing the stories of the great men, women and young people from right across NSW who are committed to upholding the ideals of multiculturalism and enhancing our way of life.”
“Regardless of where you live or what languages you speak if you share in a vision for a stronger, more peaceful community that is united and resilient then there is a category to celebrate your work.”
“I encourage anyone wanting to nominate their community heroes to do so via the Multicultural NSW website.”
Greg Warren MP, Member for Campbelltown said:
“People right across Campbelltown know that there are many among us who do so much for our community but never expect to be recognised for their work.”
“By nominating an unsung hero for one of the Community Medals or the Honour Roll we can show our appreciation for the work they do every day to make all our lives better.”
