Lord Mayor’s Multicultural Round Table
Brisbane is a diverse city with a wide variety of cultures, languages, and religions, and Brisbane's multicultural community has significantly contributed to the prosperity of our city and continues to play a crucial role in its economic development.
The Lord Mayor’s Multicultural Round Table is an independent advisory body established in 2005 as a two-way conduit between Brisbane City Council and representatives of Brisbane’s multicultural business and community organisations (community business representatives).
Since its establishment, the Lord Mayor's Multicultural Round Table has played a key role in actively identifying and advising on important issues and emerging trends that directly impact Brisbane's multicultural business community. It ensures that Council remains well-informed and equipped to address the needs and concerns of this vibrant and diverse community.
Community business representatives leverage their knowledge and connections within multicultural business communities and acquire connections to their relevant business communities.
The current community business representatives are:
Member | Representing |
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Ms Kerry Xynias | Chair |
Mr Victor Asoyo | African community |
Mr Michael Ma | Chinese community |
Mr Serge Voloschenko OAM | Ethnic Communities Council of Queensland (ECCQ) |
Ms Connie da Cunha | Filipino community |
Mrs Betty Moinet | French community |
Mr Ron Pennekamp | German community |
Mr Bico Athanasas | Greek community |
Mr Michael Yau OAM | Hong Kong community |
Mr Umesh Chandra OAM | Indian community |
Mr David Widjaja | Indonesian community |
Mr Bob Bishop | Israeli community |
The Hon. Santo Santoro | Italian community |
Ms Yoko Hintz | Japanese community |
Mr Sebastian Toro | Latin American community |
Mr Adonis Ghanem | Lebanese community |
Mr Wai-Kiong Chan | Malaysian community |
Mr Mohamad Farouk Adam | Muslim community |
Mr Andrew Foo | Singaporean community |
Mr Tenny Kim | South Korean community |
Dr Jay Weerawardena | Sri Lankan community |
Mr Kevin Pai | Taiwanese community |
Mr Turgut Manli | Turkish community |
Dr Cuong Trong Bui OAM, AM | Vietnamese community |
More information
If you are interested in learning more about Brisbane City Council’s Multicultural Affairs program, contact Council by:
- phone 07 3403 8888
- mail:
GPO Box 2287
Brisbane QLD 4001 Australia.