Better Community Spaces For Multicultural Museums

A re-elected Andrews Labor Government will deliver better spaces for multicultural communities in Victoria with a new program to upgrade multicultural museum 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 new $2.5 million Multicultural Museums Program to support the Hellenic Museum, Chinese Museum, Jewish Museum and Museo Italiano.

The Multicultural Museums Program will also include $500,000 for multicultural communities to explore ways to establish new cultural Museums.

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 communities are no different and this investment will make sure Victorians remain strong and connected.”

“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 supporting multicultural and multifaith communities – and a plan to keep backing them well into the future.”

Quote attributable to Minister for Creative Industries Steve Dimopoulos

“As a proud Greek Victorian – this investment reinforces Labor’s commitment to strengthen Greek culture and heritage in our state.”