Awards and Sponsorships

The Community Relations Commission’s awards and sponsorship program promotes the advancement of multiculturalism in NSW and contributes to the enrichment of all sections of society through the benefits of cultural diversity.

The National Multicultural Marketing Awards encourage and reward the efforts of businesses and organisations that focus on the cultural diversity of Australia in their overall marketing strategies. The awards promote best practice in marketing. Organisations recognised by the awards are regarded as leaders in the industry and role models in seizing business opportunities through inclusive marketing.

The Annual NSW Premier's Chinese Community Service Awards recognise the long and active participation in philanthropic and voluntary community activities of the Chinese community. The awards honour Chinese individuals who have demonstrated outstanding service within and beyond the Chinese community.

The Dorothea Mackellar Memorial Society Community Relations Commission Poetry Award is awarded to a poem which makes a contribution to multiculturalism.

The Community Relations Commission awards Gold Medals for outstanding service to community harmony.

The NSW Premier's Translation Prize is offered every two years by the New South Wales Government through Arts NSW and the Community Relations Commission For a Multicultural NSW in association with Sydney PEN. The prize is intended to acknowledge the contribution made to literary culture by Australian translators. It is offered only to translators who translate works into English from other languages.

Each year at the Sydney Film Festival the Community Relations Commission presents a short film award. Films where content reflects the multicultural experience in Australia are eligible for the CRC Award.

The Annual CRC Awards for Volunteering honour individuals in NSW whose community service has enhanced the cultural and social wellbeing of their migrant communities. The purpose of these awards is to highlight the cultural diversity of those undertaking voluntary work and to foster a greater understanding of the value of their contributions.