A little bit about the Ethnocultural Department

UWA is a multicultural community with international and domestic students with cultural backgrounds from all over the world.

The Ethnocultural Department acts as a representative voice for culturally and linguistically diverse students to the Guild Council. They run events and initiatives to ensure that these students are included at university, and to celebrate cultural diversity.


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Cultural Community Links

We aim to connect students with their communities at UWA with their respective cultural clubs, as well as external communities they can interact with outside UWA. See below to find local communities and organisations they would like to interact with.

Name Link
Abruzzo & Molise Sporting Club https://www.facebook.com/abruzzomolisewa
African Community of WA, Organisation of https://oacwa.com.au/
African Professionals of Australia http://apaau.com/
African Women’s Council of Australia http://awcoa.com.au/
Afritude Down Under https://www.facebook.com/afritudedownunder/
Alliance Francaise de Perth https://www.afperth.com.au/
Ambedkarite Buddhist Community https://abcaustralia.org/
American Women’s Club of Perth https://awcperth.com.au/
Association of Malaysians in WA https://www.amwa.org.au/
Australia China Business Council (WA Branch) https://acbc.com.au/
Australia China Youth Association http://www.acya.org.au/
Australia-China Friendship Society https://www.acfswa.org.au/
Australia-China Young Professionals Initiative http://www.acypi.org.au/
Australia-Japan Society WA https://www.ajswa.com.au/
Australian Anglo Indian Association https://www.australiananglo-indianassoc.org.au/
Australian Arab Association of WA https://www.australianarab.org/
Australian Asian Association http://aaawa.org.au/
Australian Eurasian Association of WA http://aeawa.asn.au/
Australian Iraqi Association for Cultural Connections https://www.facebook.com/Australian-Iraqi-Association-for-Cultural-Connections-Inc-1694407010774974/community/
Australian Irish Heritage Association WA https://irishheritage.com.au/
Austria Club of WA https://austriaclubwa.com.au/
Baha’i Community WA http://www.perth.wa.bahai.org.au/
Balai Bahasa Indonesia Perth https://balaibahasaperth.org/
Bangladesh Australia Association of WA http://www.baawa.org.au/
Bengali Association of WA https://www.facebook.com/BengaliAssociationofWesternAustralia/
Bilingual Families Perth https://www.bilingualfamilies.org.au/
Brazil WA - Brazilian Association of WA https://www.facebook.com/BrazilWA/
Buddha's Light International Association of WA https://www.bliawa.org.au/
Bulgarian Association "Rodina" https://www.facebook.com/people/Bulgarian-Association-Rodina-Perth/100069267440526/
Bunbury Multicultural Group https://www.bunburymulticulturalgroup.com.au/
Burmese Association of WA, The http://www.bawa.org.au/
Burundian Community in WA https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Community-Service/Burundian-Community-in-WA-Inc-Bucowa-1494737370626798/
Cambodian Buddhist Society of WA, The https://thecbswa.org/
Cambodian Welfare and Cultural Centre https://www.facebook.com/cwccwa/
Canadian Club of WA https://www.canadianclubofwa.com/
Centre for Asylum Seekers, Refugees, and Detainees (CARAD) https://www.carad.org.au/
Castellorizian Association of WA http://www.cazziewa.org.au/
Centre for Thai Language and Culture of WA https://www.facebook.com/Centre-for-Thai-Language-and-Culture-of-WA-Inc-101619054682652/
Chin Community of WA https://www.facebook.com/ChinCommunityWA/
Chin Migrant Centre WA https://www.facebook.com/Chin-Migrant-Centre-Western-Australia-848901605156715/
Chung Wah Association https://www.chungwah.org.au/en/home/
Clan Donnachaidh Society of WA https://www.donnachaidh.com/western-australia.html
Clan MacLeod Society of WA https://clanmacleod.org/national-society-links/australia/western-australia/
Cockburn Chinese Community Association https://www.facebook.com/CCCAperth/
Colombian Association of Western Australia (CAWA) https://colombianassociationwa.org/
Congolese Community WA https://www.facebook.com/cocowaofficial/
Cook Islands Community WA https://www.facebook.com/cookislandswa/
Cracovia Club http://www.cracoviaclub.com.au/
Croatian Club, Fremantle https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fremantle-Croatian-Club/168862536476985?rf=102065340563688
Croatian Community Centre WA https://www.facebook.com/WA-Croatian-Community-Centre-Inc-373168066777602/?ref=py_c
Cultural Learning Centre Mosaica http://mosaicawa.com/en/
Cypriot Community of WA https://www.cypriotcommunitywa.com/
Czech & Slovak Association in WA https://www.czechslovakwa.org/o-klubu/clenske-prispevky/
Damayang Filipino https://www.facebook.com/damayangfilipinoinc/
Dar Alarqam Arabic Multicultural Association https://www.facebook.com/daralarqam.daama/?ref=page_internal
Dutch Club Neerlandia WA https://www.dutchclubwa.com/
Equatoria Community WA https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Community-Organization/Equatoria-Community-Association-in-WA-INC-209187832598227/
Eritrean Association in Perth https://www.facebook.com/EAIP.WA
Estonian Ladies Club of Perth WA https://eesti.org.au/
Ethiopian Orthodox TDAT Church https://www.facebook.com/perth.teklehaimanot/
Ethnic Communities Council of WA https://www.eccwa.org.au/
Filipino Australian Club of Perth https://www.facebook.com/FilipinoAustralianClubOfPerthInc/
Filipino Australian Multicultural Association https://www.facebook.com/famasperth
Fo Guang Shan Chinese School of WA https://en.fgswa.org.au/fgscswa
Friends of Palestine WA https://www.facebook.com/FOPWA
Full Gospel Worship Centre Perth WA https://www.facebook.com/groups/331943476881548/
Furqan Islamic Association of WA https://www.facebook.com/FurqanIslamicAssociationofWesternAustralia/
Ghana Association of WA https://www.facebook.com/Ghana-Association-of-Western-Australia-Inc-GHAWA-1431011417197758/
Goan Overseas Association WA https://goawa.com.au/
Goethe Society WA https://goethesocietywa.com.au/
Gortankaku Community Association of WA https://www.gortankaku.com/
Gujarati Samaj of WA https://gujarati.org.au/
HAKKA Association of WA http://www.hakkawa.com/
Haupai Maori and Pacific Island Association https://www.facebook.com/Te-Haupai-Maori-Pacific-Island-Assoc-Inc-929838933732671/
Hedayat Dari Community https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/School-Fundraiser/Hedayat-Community-Dari-Language-School-102746231125197/
Hellenic Club of WA https://www.facebook.com/hellenicclubwa/
Hellenic Community of WA https://www.facebook.com/HellenicCommunityOfWesternAustraliaInc/
Hindi Samaj of Western Australia http://www.hindisamajwa.org/
Hong Kong Australia Business Association https://www.facebook.com/HKABAWA/
Hungarian Association of WA https://www.hungarianswa.com.au/english
Hungarian Educational and Cultural Centre https://www.facebook.com/HECC-Hungarian-Education-and-Cultural-Centre-103733844304129/about/
IGBO Association of WA (IAWA) https://igboassociationwa.org.au/
Ilankai Tamil Sangam Association of WA https://itswa.org.au/
Ilinden Macedonian Cultural Centre Perth WA https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Social-Club/Ilinden-Macedonian-Cultural-Centre-Perth-Western-Australia-456284687891865/
In Unison — The TechniCultural Festival https://in-unison.org/
Indian Association of Goldfields WA https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Community-Organization/Indian-Association-of-Goldfields-WA-Inc-2387059777987316/
Indian Society of Western Australia https://iswa-perth.org/
Intercultural Harmony Society https://www.facebook.com/InterculturalHarmonySociety/
Iranian Community of WA https://icwa.org.au/
Irish Club of WA, The http://www.irishclubofwa.com.au/
Ishar Multicultural Women’s Health Services https://www.ishar.org.au/
Islamic Council of WA, The http://www.islamiccouncilwa.com.au/
Jain Community of WA http://jainsperth.org.au/
Karen Welfare Association of WA https://www.facebook.com/Karenwelfarewa/
Kitwek Association https://www.kitwekassociation.org/
Latin American Cultural Association https://www.facebook.com/LACA-Inc-Latin-American-Cultural-Association-465969813462589/
Liberians in WA https://www.facebook.com/Liberians-In-Western-Australia-303460533160458/
Macedonian Community of WA http://www.macedoniawa.com.au/
Macedonian Society of Geraldton https://www.facebook.com/macosocietygeraldton/
Malay Association of WA http://mawa.net.au/
Malayalee Association of WA http://mawa.org.au/
Maltese Association of WA http://www.malteseassociationwa.org.au/
Mexico in WA, Friends of https://www.facebook.com/fomexwa/
Midwest African Association https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Community/Midwest-African-Association-590120381061854/
Midwest Multicultural Association (WA) https://www.midwestmulticulturalassociation.org/
Muslim Women’s Support Centre of WA http://mwsc.com.au/
Nepali Association of WA http://nawa.org.au/
Pakistan Association of WA https://www.facebook.com/pawacommunity/
Pakistani in Perth https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Social-Service/Pakistani-in-Perth-164855020365271/
Pakistanis in Australia Inc https://www.piaincorporated.com/
Palestinian Community Of Western Australia (PCWA) https://www.facebook.com/Palcomwa
Perth Caribbean Association https://www.facebook.com/perth.caribbean.5
Perth Indonesian Community https://www.facebook.com/Perth-Indonesian-Community-406369576098148/
Perth Japan Festival http://www.perthjapanfestival.com/
Pilbara Multicultural Association https://www.facebook.com/PilbaraMulticultural/
Polish Association in WA http://www.polishwomen.org.au/
Polish Club General W. Sikorski WA https://polishclubsikorski.com/
Rhein-Donau Club https://www.facebook.com/GermanClubPerth/
Russian Learning Centre Lomonosov https://lomonosovcentre.com.au/
Saiva Maha Sabai WA https://www.perthmurugan.org.au/
Salsaal Integration Association https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Organization/Salsaal-Integration-Association-Inc-Perth-WA-1508366149425822/
Scandinavian Association of WA https://www.facebook.com/scanclubwa/
Serbian Community Centre WA https://www.facebook.com/Serbian-Community-Centre-WA-Inc-Maddington-529793490466708/
Shandong Association WA https://www.sawa.org.au/index.html
Shinju Matsuri Festival https://shinjumatsuri.com.au/
Shree Kutchi Leva Patel Community WA https://www.facebook.com/SKLPCWA
Siciliani Association of WA https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Community-Organization/Siciliani-Association-Of-WA-Inc-245120822538931/
Sierra Leone Community of WA https://www.facebook.com/Sierra-Leone-Community-of-Western-Australia-1557586304459028/
Sikh Association of WA https://www.sikhwa.org.au/about-sawa1/about.html
Singapore–Western Australia Network https://www.facebook.com/SWANAssociation
Somali Community Association WA https://www.facebook.com/SomalicommunityWA/
South Sudan Community Association of WA https://www.facebook.com/sscawa.org.au/
South West Indian Group http://www.swig.org.au/
Sri Lankan Cultural Society WA https://www.facebook.com/Sri-Lankan-Cultural-Society-Western-Australia-1525154017699458
Sudanese Australian Youth Association WA https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Community-Organization/Sayawa-Sudanese-Australian-Youth-Association-in-WA-221594027889627/
Tamil Association of WA Inc https://tawa.org.au/
Tanzania Community of WA https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Community-Organization/Tanzania-Community-of-WA-2098374427140562/
Telugu Association WA http://perthteluguwaru.org/index.php
Thai–Australian Association of WA https://www.facebook.com/Thai-Australian-Association-of-Western-Australia-Inc-TAAWA-156392331076511/?ref=page_internal&path=%2FThai-Australian-Association-of-Western-Australia-Inc-TAAWA-156392331076511%2F
Turkish Australian Culture House https://www.turkishaustralianculturehouse.net.au/
Turkish Islamic Association of WA https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Religious-Organization/Turkish-Islamic-Association-of-WA-Inc-839512099496351/
Ubuntu Australia Inc https://ubuntuaustralia.com/about/
Ukrainian Association of WA https://www.ukrainiansinperth.com/
Vietnamese Community in Australia (WA Chapter) http://vietnamesewa.org.au/
Vishva Hindu Parishad WA https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Community/Vishva-Hindu-Parishad-Perth-WA-1694544900866239/
Western Australian Italian Club https://waitalianclub.com/
Western Australian Multicultural Association http://www.wamainc.org.au/
Zande Association WA https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Nonprofit-Organization/Zande-Association-in-Western-Australia-Inc-1700050570254403/
Zimbabweans Living in WA https://www.zawa.org.au/about-us/
Zoroastrian Association of WA https://www.zawa.asn.au/
Ethnocultural Department Elections

All Guild Members who identify as being from a culturally and/or linguistically diverse background shall be allowed to be members of the Ethnocultural Department and are eligible to vote.    

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