Queensland African Communities Council (QACC) is a not-for-profit organisation working towards uniting African communities in Queensland. We represent and help to make lives better for over 80,000 African individuals and communities in Queensland. We welcome you to join with us.

QACC brings its community to life through a series of vibrant events, meaningful initiatives, and empowering programs. Each one reflects our commitment to cultural celebration, unity, and excellence.

• Africa Day
• AFCON QLD
• AfriQueensland Awards
• Mandela Cup
• Assembly of African Community Representatives
• African Youth Support Council (AYSC)

LATEST NEWS ...................................................

Portrait of QACC President Beny Bol OAM presented

It was a profoundly moving and rare experience, filled with wisdom, inclusion, harmony, generosity, genuine kindness, and respect, brought to us by the 80-year-old Chinese artist Yumin Yang. 

She graciously chose to paint the President of the Queensland African Communities Council, Mr Beny Aterdit Bol OAM, after meeting and listening to him a year ago. The remarkable portrait was officially unveiled recently during the ceremony at The Art of Embroidery, hosted by Jenny Gao and Peter Zhuang from the Rotary Club of Sunnybank. This rare acknowledgment and recognition showcased an exceptional display of humanity and multiculturalism by an elder.

The African community, along with the broader multicultural communities, is immensely proud of Yumin Yang for demonstrating extraordinary leadership and a profound humility that unites us all. A heartfelt thank you to our legendary MC, Lewis Lee OAM, our friend Alan Chen, and all the diverse CALD leaders and elected officials who came out to support this annual event.

Our Aspirations Magazine 

Queensland African Communities Council is launching Our Aspriations Magazine in the coming months as a half-yearly print edition and as a digital magazine.

Here is the inaugural edition cover heralding what great pictures and stories are to come with this engaging and celebratory print and digital publication. 

QACC featured in Living Colour magazine

QACC's activities are the subject of pictorial coverage in the latest Living Colour magazine. See more images in our Gallery (click above). 

The Queensland African Communities Council (QACC) is committed to bringing our communities to life through vibrant events, meaningful initiatives, and empowering programs. Each QACC program and event reflects the commitment for cultural celebration, unity and excellence.

Pictured (above): QACC leadership with Charis Mullen MP, following a productive and robust session (with the African drums).

Pictured (below): QACC leadership members congratulate students post sporting activities. Youth engagements are a core focus at QACC.

UPCOMING EVENTS

The recent Africa Day festival was a huge success, even though it had been postponed due to bad weather.

Next year's Africa Day event is shaping up to be even bigger and better! Contact us if you want to be involved.

A WORD

from QACC President Beny Bol, OAM:   

We are expecting another wonderful day at the 2024 Africa Day Festival -- this year at the Spanish Centre, 174 Mortimer Road, Acacia Ridge. It's one of those great community events that helps to build a brighter future for our families and communities -- and especially for our creative young people.

Here's how to get involved in this and other future events ...

SOCIAL MEDIA:

Instagram: @qacc.au

Facebook: www.facebook.com/qacc.au

www.qacc.com.au

LOCATIONS:

1. Moorooka African Village: 1/8 Mayfield Road, Moorooka
2. AYSC Centre Redbank Plain: 2 Shannon Street, Redbank Plains
3. Geebung Centre: 477 Newman Road, Geebung