𝑊𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑒𝑚𝑝ℎ𝑎𝑠𝑖𝑠𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑎 𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑡.
The Hungarian Council of NSW and Hungarian organisations across Australia are independent, non-profit community groups. At the same time, their work is significantly supported by both the Australian and Hungarian governments.
On Friday, representatives of Hungarian organisations met with a delegation from the Hungarian government to align our plans and share ideas on how we can further strengthen the work of diaspora organisations.
𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒖𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚:
Dr Márta Mátrai, First Officer of the National Assembly,
Beatrix Kese, Deputy Director for Foreign Relations, Hungarian National Assembly Office,
Zsolt Csenger-Zalán, Ambassador of Hungary,
as well as Stephen Bali MP, Member for Blacktown.
𝑹𝒆𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒂 𝒏𝒖𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕, 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈:
Hungarian Council of NSW / NSW Magyar Szövetség, Southern Hungarian Club, Hungarian House, Hungarian Social Club, St Elizabeth Home, Radio Mozaik Sydney, Sydney Hungarian Scouts, Hungarian School Sydney, Caritas, Trianon Society, the Hungarian Reformed Church in Sydney, as well as the founder of the “Hungarians in Australia” and “Hungarians in Australia Sydney” Facebook communities.
In recent years, many organisations have received Hungarian government grants, both for operational support and specific projects. In addition, through the Kőrösi Csoma Program, six full-time participants are currently working in NSW, supporting local communities across education, event organisation, marketing, religious and cultural programs, folk traditions, dance, and social services.
Supported initiatives include the 1956 parliamentary exhibition, as well as the placement of a commemorative plaque in 2026 to mark the 70th anniversary of the 1956 Revolution.
𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑 𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒄𝒐𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝑵𝑺𝑾 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒎.
We would also like to thank the Southern Hungarian Club for their warm hospitality.
