Filipino Media, Community and Education in Australia

Australian-Filipino Community Services is a Doveton-based registered charity providing culturally specific aged care and NDIS support for Filipinos in Victoria, along with youth and family engagement, crisis support and volunteering. It also runs Filipino performing arts, seniors' activities and community gatherings.

Eastern Melbourne Driving School is run by Filipino driving instructor Ben Bolano, who promotes himself to the community as a Pinoy driving instructor. It offers driving lessons and test preparation in Melbourne's eastern and south-eastern suburbs.

FASTCO is a network of Filipino international and Filipino-Australian students in Victoria that runs arrival orientations, a mentoring scheme pairing new students with current ones, and social and cultural events. It works with the Philippine Consulate General in Melbourne.

Gabay Driving School is a Deer Park driving school that prepares learner drivers for the Victorian driving test, with lesson packages and test-day car hire with a pre-test drive. Its name is the Filipino word for guide.

The Kiko Choir is a not-for-profit auditioned choir of Filipino singers that leads the monthly Filipino Mass at St Francis' Church on Lonsdale Street in the Melbourne CBD. It also performs at Filipino community events and concerts in Melbourne.

The Philippine Fiesta of Victoria Incorporated began in 1982 and owns the Philippine Community Centre in Laverton, on the site of the former Laverton Park Primary School. It stages the annual Philippine Fiesta, beauty quests and community events for Filipino-Australians in Victoria.

The Philippine Language School of Victoria teaches children and adults to speak, read and write Filipino (Tagalog) and is a recognised VCE provider for the language. It was founded in 1995 by Perla Adaptar Luetic of the LUZVIMINDA Association of Filipino Women in Victoria, and students also learn Filipino folk dances.

Pinoy Casey Community Inc. is a not-for-profit group uniting Filipino-Australians in the City of Casey in Melbourne's south-east through cultural events, fundraisers and community support. Its events include the Pinoylimpics sports day and a Mother's Day festival.

The Campbelltown and Region Filipino Community Council Inc (CRFCC) brings Filipino Australians in the Campbelltown region together through civic, cultural and social activities. It co-organises the annual Philippine Independence Day flag raising and Rizal commemoration in Campbelltown.

DEL Driving School is a Sydney driving school run by Filipino instructor Rodel Espiritu since 2009. He teaches learner drivers and regularly takes students to their driving tests at Service NSW centres in Blacktown and St Marys.

Philippine Australian Community Services Inc (PACSI) is a Blacktown-based community organisation that works for the rights and welfare of Filipinos in Australia. It runs settlement support for newly arrived Filipinas, community workshops and cultural events such as its stall at the Liwanag festival.

The Philippine Community Council of NSW (PCCNSW) is the peak umbrella body for Filipino-Australian community organisations in New South Wales, established in 1990. It runs community appeals such as Mindanao earthquake relief, the Philippine National Day Ball and health and migrant information sessions.

Sandigan Radio is a Filipino-Australian community radio program broadcast every Friday from 9am to 10am on 2RDJ-FM 88.1 in Sydney. Presented in Tagalog and English, it covers news from the Philippines, local community events and interviews with Filipino community leaders, with music.

Say More Radio is a weekly Filipino music program on SWR 99.9 FM, the western Sydney community station, presented in English, Tagalog and Bisaya. It plays original Filipino music from Australia and abroad and also streams on YouTube and Spotify.

The Filipino Saturday School is a community language school in Blacktown that teaches Filipino language, history, traditions and culture. It runs basic Tagalog classes for primary, high school and adult learners and bandurria lessons, and presents the Liwanag celebration of Filipino culture.

The Philippine Community Herald is a Sydney-based Filipino-Australian community newspaper founded in 1994 by publisher Evelyn Zaragoza. It covers community news and events, is distributed Australia-wide and shares stories through its Facebook page.

4EB Radio Filipino Brisbane is the Filipino-language group on community station 4EB in Kangaroo Point, run by rotating Filipino broadcasters. It produces Magandang Gabi Brisbane on 98.1 FM and Tagalog shows such as Pinay Chika Tayo on 4EB Global Digital Radio, covering news, current affairs and local events.

Brisbane Filipino Multicultural Seventh-day Adventist Church holds weekly Sabbath services at the Toombul Shire Hall on Sandgate Road, Nundah. Its congregation centres on Filipino families and welcomes visitors from all backgrounds.

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry Australia Philippines (CCIAP) is a Queensland-based business chamber that promotes Filipino and Australian professionals and enterprises and bilateral trade with the Philippines. It runs business networking and start-up bootcamps for members.

The Filipino Australian Brisbane Society (FABS) is a Brisbane community association that promotes, preserves and protects Filipino culture, heritage and language. It organises the annual Bayanihan Festival at the Kingston Butter Factory Cultural Precinct and other community celebrations.

The Filipino-Australian Foundation of Queensland (FAFQ) is a not-for-profit community organisation based at the Philippine Multi-Purpose Centre in Coopers Plains. It offers Filipino language classes, cultural and educational events, and community gatherings such as Pasko sa Nayon and the FAFQ Charity Queen pageant, and publishes a directory of Filipino-Australian businesses.

Response Driving School is a driving school in Carseldine, on Brisbane's northside, run by a Filipino driving instructor. It advertises its driving lessons to the Filipino community through Brisbane Filipino community groups.

Filipino community club established in 1986 with a clubhouse in Bedford, Perth, offering membership, hall hire, community outreach and Filipino cultural events. It hosts the annual Filipino Cultural Celebration and has hosted Philippine Embassy mobile consular missions.

Perth-based news outlet for the Filipino-Australian community, publishing news and views from Australia and the Philippines on migration, community events and business. It covers events such as the Philippine Fiesta Perth and visits by Filipino entertainers.

Community association for Filipinos in the Northern Territory that organises Darwin’s annual Barrio Fiesta at the Filipino Community Centre in Marrara, which reached its 29th edition in 2026. It also promotes local Filipino-owned businesses.

Filipino community organisation on the Gold Coast, founded in 1990, that runs the annual Gold Coast Philippine Festival at Broadwater Parklands. It also holds social and fundraising events, supports new arrivals and international students, and sponsors a monthly Filipino Mass at Guardian Angels Church, Southport.