Better Community Spaces For Multicultural And Multifaith Victorians

A re-elected Andrews Labor Government will deliver better spaces for multicultural and multifaith communities in Victoria with a new fund to upgrade, renovate and build community facilities. 

Victorians come from more than 200 countries, speak 260 languages and follow 135 different faiths. Nearly half of all Victorians were born overseas, or have a parent who was born overseas.  

It doesn’t matter where you’re from, what you look like, what you believe or what language you speak – in Victoria, we’re proud of our cultural diversity. 

For many Victorians from multicultural and multifaith backgrounds, community groups offer important connections to their culture and heritage.  

These groups deserve the best possible community spaces to celebrate and share their culture and traditions. 

That’s why a re-elected Labor Government will deliver a $50 million investment to build, upgrade and renovate new community infrastructure for multicultural and multifaith communities. 

This will ensure community upgrades large and small can be delivered in every corner of our state, supporting multicultural and multifaith Victorians, wherever they live.

As part of Labor’s commitment, a grants process will open for community groups to apply and submit applications to fund community projects.

Labor is backing Victoria’s multicultural communities – not just with words, but with action. 

Matthew Guy’s Liberals only care about multicultural communities in an election year – you can’t trust them to stand with multicultural and multifaith communities in the face of rising extremism and racism. 

Only Labor will support our many diverse communities and promote a vibrant multicultural society – because only Labor will do what matters.

Quotes attributable to Premier Daniel Andrews 

“Every community deserves great spaces to come together to celebrate and share in culture and tradition. Our multicultural and multifaith communties are no different.” 

“Labor is doing what matters – supporting our multicultural and multifaith communities and celebrating diversity in our state.” 

Quote attributable to Minister for Multicultural Affairs Ros Spence 

“Only Labor is doing what matters. We have a proud record of supporting multicultural and multifaith communities – and a plan to keep backing them well into the future.”

List of multicultural and multifaith infrastructure projects:

 ·        Al Iman College, Melton – $400,000

·        Albanian Sakie Islamic Society of Dandenong – $400,000

·        Alevi Community Council of Australia – $40,000

·        Antiochian Community Support Association – $250,000

·        Armenian Community Centre, Brandon Park Soccer Club Pavilion, St Mary’s Armenian Apostolic Church in Surry Hills – $400,000

·        Australian Bosnian Islamic Centre Deer Park – $50,000

·        Australian Multicultural Foundation – $250,000

·        Australian Muslim Social Services Agency – $50,000

·        Ballarat Indian Association and Cultural Centre Committee – $900,000

·        Bendigo Islamic Community Centre – $50,000

·        Board of Imams of Victoria Thomastown – $50,000

·        Chinese Community Centre in Melbourne’s East – $2,500,000

·        Chua Quang Minh – $250,000

·        Croatian Community Centre – Melbourne Knights – $750,000

·        East African Women's Foundation – $50,000

·        Emir Sultan Mosque – $50,000

·        Etz Chayim Progressive Synagogue – $30,000

·        Masjid ur Rehaman – Fawkner – $50,000

·        Fo Guang Shan Box Hill Temple – $150,000

·        Fo Gudang Shan Melbourne - Yarraville – $150,000

·        Funding for the Jewish Community Support Group – $900,000

·        Gandel Foundation – $500,000

·        Greek Orthodox Parish of "Saints Raphael, Nicholas & Irene" – $100,000

·        Hellenic Community of the City of Moorabbin Ltd – $100,000

·        Hindu Council of Australia – $480,000

·        Hoa Nghiem Buddhist Temple – $250,000

·        ICMG Meadow Heights Mosque – $50,000

·        Indian Community Centre in Melbourne’s West – $2,500,000

·        Indian Community Centre in Melbourne’s South East – $2,500,000

·        Islamic Education and Welfare Association of Dandenong – $600,000

·        Islamic Society of Geelong – $50,000

·        Islamic Society of Victoria – Health Clinic – $750,000

·        Multicultural Precincts Program – $10,000,000

·        Omar-Farooq Mosque in Doveton – $50,000

·        Our Lady of Lebanon Church – $250,000

·        Serbian Cultural Club in Doveton – $100,000

·        Sikh Community of Greater Geelong – $500,000

·        South Sudanese-Australian Academic Society Inc. – $500,000

·        St Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Church – $75,000

·        Tamil Community Centre in Dandenong – $750,000

·        The Association of Ukrainians – Noble Park Chapter $200,000

·        The Serbian Centre in Keysborough – $100,000

·        Yeshivah Shul Kiddush Benevolent Inc – $150,000