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• Our workplace is keen to participate. What's next?

  Make sure your organisation is registered and then start thinking about ideas to bring A Taste of Harmony to your workplace. Once you've registered, we'll send you more information about how to organise and promote A Taste of Harmony within your organisation.

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• Our lunchbreaks are staggered and we can't get everyone together at the same time because of the work we do.

  No problem! Here are a few ideas:

  • Request that colleagues bring in some food that reflects their cultural background and place it buffet-style, so that it can be grazed on during the day by staff as they take their lunch-break.
  • Organise a morning or afternoon tea instead.
  • Consider a dinner after working hours and combine it with another work celebration.
  • Organise smaller groups to go for lunch together at the one time.
  • Encourage your work canteen or cafe to offer special A Taste of Harmony meals during the week.

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• We've decided to celebrate A Taste of Harmony at our workplace, with people bringing in food from home. How can we inform employees about food safety issues?

  Most local councils have guidelines about safe food preparation and handling. Here is a link to some basic food safety information, which you might like to distribute throughout your organisation ahead of your A Taste of Harmony celebration.

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• What are some of the different ways my workplace can participate in A Taste of Harmony?

  Learn to cook a new cuisine
  Challenge your colleagues to learn to cook something new. Make a list of all the nationalities in your office (encourage people to look back through generations of their family if they are not sure). Put all of the countries into a hat and have each staff member pull one out. Workers then bring in a dish that reflects the country they have picked.
  
  Show your culture through national dress
  Why be limited by lunch? Ask colleagues to dress-up for the day in national costumes representing their cultural background.
  
  Organise a cooking demonstration
  Is there a particularly talented chef in your workplace? Or have you envied the lunch of the colleague sitting next to you and would like to learn how to make it? Organise a cooking demonstration or chef 'masterclass' to kick off your A Taste of Harmony celebration.
  
  Recipe book
  Encourage employees to share their recipes and turn the contributions into a workplace A Taste of Harmony recipe book.

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• Will we receive materials to help promote A Taste of Harmony in our workplace?

  Yes! Once you register your business, we'll send you a free promotional pack, which will give you further details about how to promote A Taste of Harmony at your workplace.

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• What will be in the promotional pack?

  The promotional pack has been designed to help you promote your event in the workplace and create a celebratory atmosphere on the day of your A Taste of Harmony lunch. The pack will contain a poster, napkins, balloons and table toppers and the pack will be sent out to everyone who registers and requests a pack.

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• When will I receive my A Taste of Harmony promotional pack?

  Promotional packs will be sent to all registered participants prior to the start of A Taste of Harmony (15 - 21 March). Mail distribution will begin in February all the way through until the beginning of the week.

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• Is there any fundraising involved in A Taste of Harmony?

  No.

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• I am a restaurant - how can I participate in A Taste of Harmony in 2010?

  As one of the most culturally diverse industries in Australia, restaurants are strongly encouraged to get involved in A Taste of Harmony 2010. This year restaurants can participate by registering their workplace and getting colleagues together and sharing a meal.

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• Can I still hold special offers for local workers to eat at my restaurant during A Taste of Harmony week?

  A Taste of Harmony 2010 is focusing on the participation of workplaces only and is not asking restaurants to host lunch specials during the week. Restaurants can still participate by registering their workplace and sharing lunch with their colleagues.

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• Lunch ideas for restaurants

  After the lunch trade is finished for the day swap roles for your A Taste of Harmony lunch event! Instead of the chefs cooking, why not encourage the waiting staff to cook for the chefs.

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• Where can I find out more about cultural diversity in the workplace and how it can benefit our business?

  Managing cultural diversity is important for all organisations, but knowing where to start can be difficult. Click here for further information on diversity in the workplace.

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