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Enhancing Victoria’s cultural, religious and linguistic diversity.

annual report 2010–11The 2010 –11 Annual Report covers the core

work of the Commission and its achievements

within the context of its objectives and

functions, as outlined in the Multicultural

Victoria Act.

This report can also be viewed online at: www.multicultural.vic.gov.au

Copies of this Annual Report can be obtained

from the Victorian Multicultural Commission:

Telephone (03) 9651 0651Facsimile (03) 9651 0612email [email protected]

annual report 2010 –11

chairperson’s report

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letter to the minister ......................................................................3.

chairperson’s report .......................................................................4

about the commissionenhancing victoria’s cultural, religious and linguistic diversity ............................................................................6

our role ................................................................................................6

about the multicultural victoria act 2011 ..............................6

multicultural affairs and citizenship portfolio: machinery-of-government changes ......................................8

our commissioners .........................................................................8

our staff ...............................................................................................9

expenditure .......................................................................................9

community grants programstrengthening and supporting victoria’s community groups ...................................................................... 10

funding categories ..................................................................... 10

grants administration & assessment .................................... 12

programs and partnerships ...................................................... 12

festivals and events ..................................................................... 13.

consultations and committeesengaging with our cald communities .................................. 14

multifaith advisory group ......................................................... 14

ministerial councils ...................................................................... 14

vmc annual community consultations ............................... 14

communication and stakeholder eventsin celebration and appreciation of our diversity ............ 16

cultural diversity week ................................................................ 16

royal melbourne show ............................................................... 16

online and print communications ........................................ 16

victorian refugee recognition record .................................. 18

premier’s community receptions .......................................... 19

promoting harmonyfostering multifaith and multicultural harmony ............. 20

key achievements in 2010 –2011 .......................................... 20

contents20 promoting

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27cultural precincts and community infrastructure

language servicesimproving access and empowering victoria’s cald communities ........................................................................ 22

key achievements in 2010–2011 (language services) ...................................................................... 22

key achievements in 2010–2011 (education and training) ........................................................... 24

cultural competence – maternal and child health professionals training program .............................................. 24

refugee support and settlementsupporting new arrivals and our emerging and migrant communities ................................................................. 26

key achievements 2010–2011 (refugee action program) ......................................................... 26

cultural precincts and community infrastructurepreserving the past for future generations ....................... 27

key achievements 2010 –2011 ............................................... 27

cultural precincts enhancement fund............................... 27

cultural precincts and community infrastructure fund ...27

appendices ............................................................................ 3.1

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letter to the minister

The Hon Nicholas Kotsiras MPMinister for Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship1 Treasury PlaceMelbourne East Vic 3.002

Dear Minister,

In accordance with Section 21 of the Multicultural Victoria Act (2011)I have great pleasure in reporting on the Commission’s operationsfor the period 1 July 2010 to 3.0 June 2011.

Yours sincerely,

Hakan Akyol INTERIM CHAIRPERSON



strengthening our communityIt’s been a year of transition and reform at the Victorian Multicultural

Commission. Our Annual Report is an opportunity to take stock of the

work we’ve done and look at what lies ahead.

The past year has ushered in significant reform within the multicultural affairs portfolio, brought about by the new Victorian Government’s Plan for a Multicultural Victoria.

At the macro level, five substantive reforms have either been implemented, or are in the process of being implemented, including: the broadening of the portfolio to incorporate citizenship; legislative reform with the passage of the Multicultural Victoria Act 2011 (MVA); consequential organisational reforms have established a more independent Victorian Multicultural Commission (VMC) and the Office of Multicultural Affairs & Citizenship (OMAC); the changing of the composition of the Commissioners including a new Youth Commissioner and a commissioner position nominated by a peak community organisation; and the establishment of eight Regional Advisory Councils.

The creation of a more independent Commission, with strengthened powers to undertake research on systemic issues, has meant that some of the policy, program and administrative functions formerly located within the VMC, have been transferred into the OMAC within the Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPC).

These changes have occurred at a time when multiculturalism, as a term and concept, has been questioned by some leaders around the world. However, it is heartening that here in Victoria our brand of multiculturalism – guided by the preamble and principles enshrined within our Multicultural Victoria Act – is still a template for success.

Further, those leaders who asserted that multiculturalism has failed were, at best, not being fair to the term or the policy; for relative to our approach their nations had not implemented genuine multiculturalism. A society that is culturally, racially and religiously diverse can certainly be described as being multicultural, however, that doesn’t equate to a multicultural policy framework that endeavours to ensure equality of opportunity and access for all members of its society.

That’s not to say we are without our own challenges, for diversity does present a myriad of challenges. But managed well – with a balance of

rights and responsibilities and within a framework of mutual respect and respect also for the laws and institutions of the land – we are not only better placed to address the challenges and inequities, but also better able to reap the inherent social, cultural and economic benefits that diversity so amply provides.

Our approach, particularly in Victoria, has also been underpinned by a priceless ingredient – all our major political parties have been unswerving in their commitment to our state’s unique brand of multiculturalism.

To illustrate, the State Budget announced in May 2011 was a boost for our communities and earmarked additional funding over the next four years for a number of key initiatives, including the successful International Student Care Service, language services, LOTE accreditation, rights and responsibilities seminars, and youth support. All up, the total budget for the multicultural affairs and citizenship portfolio has been increased to $19.6 million in 2011–12.

Within this context of substantive reforms, challenges and opportunities, the Commission has continued to respond to community need and has helped to empower communities. This Annual Report provides a snapshot of some of our endeavours across a range of programs and policy areas.

One of the cornerstones of the portfolio has been the Community Grants Program, which provided funding to more than 2,000 community organisations. It was particularly pleasing to see that our senior citizens community organisations were given a boost in the year, with a 40% increase in their annual grant allocation and being offered free, public liability insurance through a scheme sponsored by the Commission.

Another first for the Commission, through our Promoting Harmony program, was the hosting of the inaugural Multifaith Victoria Forum. Held in August 2010, over 180 people participated to share knowledge, develop practical skills and expand their existing networks. This, and the many other activities funded via the Promoting Harmony program, are designed to dispel stereotypes, build bridges of understanding and enhance our social cohesion and harmony.


The needs of our relatively new refugee communities has been a focus within all of the Commission’s programs and activities, including advocating on the various needs and issues, especially in the areas of education and employment. Our dedicated Refugee Action Program has continued to fund projects across the State that focus on local needs and solutions that have been identified by the communities themselves.

One of our most visual projects has been the funding directed towards cultural precincts and community infrastructure. The Cultural Precincts Enhancement Fund has delivered a range of streetscape and community infrastructure improvements over the past few years. Two of this year’s highlights included the completion of refurbishment works to the Chinese Museum and the establishment of Museo Italiano.

These and other projects will ensure the stories of migration and settlement remain preserved and showcased for generations to come. They also offer greater access to a broader range of educational, cultural and social activities to schools, community groups and the broader public.

The first round of the $12 million Cultural Precincts and Community Infrastructure Fund has also delivered great results with over $5.2 million awarded to many exciting projects in 2010–11, including major grants allocated for the Eaton Mall precinct in Oakleigh, Victoria Street in Richmond, a Hindu Cultural and Education Centre in Carrum Downs and the Jewish National Library.

Turning to language services, the Commission has been at the forefront of meeting the needs of newly arrived migrants and refugees, and the approximately one million Victorians who speak a language other than English at home. Amongst the various projects designed to facilitate access to services, the scholarship program saw 20 students graduate with NAATI paraprofessional interpreter accreditation in Dari and Tamil.

One of the most anticipated and exciting events of the year is Cultural Diversity Week. This year approximately 200 community organisations and schools across the state were funded by the Commission to carry out local activities that celebrated and promoted their diversity. The Week culminated with Viva Victoria, the vibrant annual multicultural festival at Federation Square, enjoyed by some 40,000 visitors.

The year also saw us welcome our new Minister for Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship, the Hon. Nicholas Kotsiras; a committed advocate for our State’s cultural diversity. The Commission looks forward to working with Minister Kotsiras and further enhancing Victoria’s leadership in multicultural affairs.

Over the past 12 months our work both as a Commission, and in our collaborations with community groups and government departments, was guided by the principles enshrined in the Multicultural Victoria Act 2004.

Looking forward, the Multicultural Victoria Act 2011, with its refinements and enhancements, will continue to guide the Commission by providing it with additional objectives and functions, as well as enhanced powers to research, advise and report to the Minister on systemic and community-wide settlement and services issues.

But the Commission won’t be able to deliver against its objectives on its own – our aspirations will best be attained through collaboration across the whole of government and the whole of the community. Emphasising this, the Victorian Government has enshrined this whole-of-government approach within the Multicultural Victoria Act 2011.

In concluding, I would like to extend my appreciation to the previous Chairperson, Mr George Lekakis AO. I think I speak for many in the community and my colleagues here at the Commission who have had the pleasure of working with Mr Lekakis. His passionate, inclusive and altruistic commitment has left Victoria a better place. He did a remarkable job over almost ten years in the role and I’m grateful for the opportunity to have served as his Deputy for some of that time.

I’d also like to thank my fellow Commissioners and the staff at the Commission for their support and hard work over the past year. Ensuring the efficient implementation of the new reforms and delivering existing programs has been a big ask and I thank all of you for your professionalism, support and, for the most part, good cheer. Of course we had some exceptional colleagues within the DPC who assisted us greatly and I extend our heart-felt appreciation to each of you.

I would like to extend my thanks to the Minister for Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship, the Hon. Nicholas Kotsiras, for giving me the opportunity to guide the Commission through this time of transition and reform and, in particular, for his whole-hearted and genuine commitment to a multicultural Victoria.

Finally, and most importantly, I’d like to thank the community organisations, their leaders, staff and volunteers who make an incredible difference in people’s lives – helping, caring, comforting, supporting, guiding, advocating, indulging, celebrating and serving the community as a whole, to make our multicultural society one of the most liveable societies in the world.

Hakan Akyol INTERIM CHAIRPERSON



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Our rOle The VMC is the main link between Victoria’s culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities and the government. Its aim is to support and empower communities, promote unity and understanding, and celebrate Victoria’s diversity. The Commission also provides independent advice to the Government to inform the development of legislative and policy frameworks and the delivery of services to our multicultural society.

The Commission operates under the Multicultural Victoria Act, which conveys the Victorian Government’s commitment to recognise and support cultural, religious and linguistic diversity in Victoria and enhance the responsiveness and accountability of government departments in meeting the needs of all Victorians.

During the 2010–2011 financial year, the Multicultural Victoria Act 2004, under which the VMC operated, was repealed and replaced by the Multicultural Victoria Act 2011. The new Act was passed by Parliament on 10 May 2011, and proclaimed on 1 September 2011.

abOuT THe Multicultural Victoria act 2011The Multicultural Victoria Act 2011 (MVA) enshrines in legislation a preamble and a set of principles that recognise the State’s cultural, religious and linguistic diversity as one of its greatest assets.

In broad terms, this legislation serves as a formal declaration of Victoria’s commitment to diversity and community harmony. It commits all of us to work together to ensure a prosperous and united

future in which diversity is respected and cultural heritage preserved, and where all individuals can access opportunities to participate in and contribute to the social, cultural, economic and political life of the State. This is within the overarching framework of abiding by the State’s laws and respecting the democratic processes under which those laws are made.

The MVA makes it a legislative requirement for all Victorian Government departments to annually report to the Minister for Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship on their activities and achievements in relation to multicultural affairs. This includes their use of interpreting and translating services, their communications in languages other than English, the appointment of people from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds to government boards and committees, and any other major improvements or initiatives that meet the identified needs of Victoria’s CALD communities.

MVa PreaMble

(1) The Parliament recognises and values the cultural, religious, racial and linguistic diversity of the people of Victoria.

(2) The Parliament further recognises that one of the central tenets of multiculturalism is citizenship and that the expression citizenship is not limited to formal Australian citizenship, but refers to the rights and responsibilities of all people in a multicultural society.

(3.) The Parliament wishes to promote Victoria as a united community with shared laws, values, aspirations and responsibilities within which people from a diversity of backgrounds have:

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cultural, religious and linguistic diversity

The Victorian Multicultural Commission (VMC) established under the Multicultural Victoria

Act, provides independent advice to the Victorian Government to assist with the development

of legislative and policy frameworks and the delivery of services to our culturally, linguistically

and religiously diverse society. The Commission is committed to fostering goodwill and

understanding between Victorians from all walks of life, language, culture and faith, and works

toward creating a stable, harmonious and progressive society which embraces its diversity

and is open to the world.

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MVa PreaMble

(a) the freedom and opportunity to preserve and express their cultural heritage; and

(b) the freedom and opportunity to participate and contribute to the social, cultural, economic and political life of Victoria; and

(c) equal rights and responsibilities under the laws of Victoria.

MVa PrinCiPles OF MulTiCulTuralisM

(1) Parliament recognises that the people of Victoria are united in their shared commitment to—

(a) a democratic framework governed by the rule of law; and

(b) Victoria and Australia and to the people, interests and future of Victoria and Australia.

(2) The Parliament further recognises that all Victorians come from diverse backgrounds and values the richness that such diversity brings to the Victorian community.

(3.) The Parliament supports the rights and responsibilities of citizenship to which subsection (1) refers and promotes the diversity to which subsection (2) refers by recognising the following principles of multiculturalism—

(a) all individuals in Victoria are entitled to mutual respect and understanding regardless of their diverse backgrounds;

(b) all individuals and institutions in Victoria should promote and preserve diversity within the context of shared laws, values, aspirations and responsibilities;

(c) all individuals in Victoria (regardless of background) have shown that they can work together to build a positive and progressive future and this co-operation is to be encouraged so as to enhance Victoria as a great place in which to live;

(d) all individuals in Victoria are equally entitled to access opportunities and participate in and contribute to the social, cultural, economic and political life of the State;

(e) all individuals in Victoria have a responsibility to abide by the State’s laws and respect the democratic processes under which those laws are made;

(f) all individuals in Victoria should be united in a shared commitment to Australia and to community service;

(g) all individuals and institutions should recognise Victoria’s diversity as an asset and a valuable resource benefiting Australia.

(4) The Parliament further recognises that Victoria’s diversity should be reflected in a whole of government approach to policy development, implementation and evaluation.

This report provides a snapshot of the Commission’s activities and achievements in the 2010–2011 financial year within the context of its objectives and functions under the MVA.

MulTiCulTural aFFairs and CiTizensHiP POrTFOliO: MaCHinery-OF-GOVernMenT CHanGesOn 4 April 2011, the Victorian Government established the Office of Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship (OMAC) within the Department of Premier and Cabinet. This machinery-of-government change

resulted in transferring the following functions from the Victorian Multicultural Commission (VMC) to OMAC:• executive support services for whole-of-

government policy coordination for Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship

• administration of the VMC’s Community Grants Program, to support Victoria’s multicultural community

• implementation of a strategic response to settlement issues and coordination of whole-of-government response to the needs of newly arrived humanitarian category entrants

• delivery of strategic projects to foster understanding, appreciation and respect for cultural diversity, including research projects

• coordination of whole-of-government reporting requirements under the Multicultural Victoria Act

• provision of policy advice on language services in Victoria

• delivery of the Cultural Precincts Enhancement Fund and Cultural Precincts and Community Infrastructure Fund programs

• provision of Ministerial briefings, correspondence and communication support in relation to the Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship portfolio

• provision of support services to international students in crisis.

Our COMMissiOnersThe VMC comprises 12 Commissioners who advocate the values of the VMC and act as a conduit between the community and the Commission. Our Commissioners have a solid understanding of the issues facing multicultural communities and are actively involved in the community, regularly attending events and playing a vital role in assisting networks and liaison between different faith and community groups.Commissioners Mr. George Lekakis (Chairperson) (up to January 2011)Mr. Hakan Akyol (Deputy Chairperson) (Interim Chairperson from January 2011)Ms. Elleni Bereded-Samuel Ms. Madhu Bhatia Mr. Joseph Caputo Dr. Stanley ChiangMs. Elizabeth Drozd Ms. Marcia Pinskier Mr. John SipekMr. Yasser Soliman Dr. Linda Sydor-Petkovic Ms. Jenny Taing

The Commission meets regularly to discuss issues of importance to Victoria’s culturally and linguistically diverse communities (see appendix 1).



The Commission also promotes the views of the community on a range of boards and committees and at national forums.

Over the past year, Commissioners continued to participate in community functions, consultations, events, conferences and seminars. In 2010–2011 the Commissioners collectively attended more than 600 community engagements.

Our sTaFFDuring the year the Commissioners were supported by dedicated staff who worked closely with the Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson and Commissioners to ensure the VMC performed its legislative functions and achieved its core objectives.

exPendiTure

Salaries and on costs 3.,773.,3.55

Operating expenses 1,864,63.4

Community Grants* 11,505,205

Total** 17,143,194

VMC ObjeCTiVes and FunCTiOns

The VMC’s objectives and functions, as specified in the MVA are:

Objectives

(a) promote full participation by Victoria’s diverse communities in the social, cultural, economic and political life of Victoria

(b) promote access by Victoria’s diverse communities to services made available by governments and other bodies

(c) encourage all of Victoria’s diverse communities to retain and express their social identity and cultural inheritance and to promote mutual respect

(d) promote co-operation between organisations involved in multicultural affairs and diversity

(e) promote unity, understanding and harmony among Victoria’s diverse communities

(f) promote a better understanding of Victoria’s diverse communities

(g) promote interaction between individuals and communities from diverse backgrounds

(h) promote the social, cultural and economic benefits of diversity

(i) promote the rights and responsibilities of citizenship as a unifying force that strengthens our diverse multicultural community; and

(j) promote community service as a principle that builds a stronger society.

VMC ObjeCTiVes and FunCTiOns

Functions

(a) ensure that the objectives of the Commission are met to the maximum extent that is practicable

(b) research, report and advise the Minister on systemic community issues relating to the objectives of the Commission:

(i) that are identified by regional advisory councils or through other community consultation; or

(ii) that relate to the adequacy of government services, settlement support or service delivery for diverse communities

(c) investigate, report and make recommendations to the Minister on any aspect of multicultural affairs referred to it by the Minister

(d) advise the Minister on factors inhibiting the development of harmonious community relations and on barriers to the participation of Victoria’s diverse communities in the social, cultural, economic and political life of Victoria

(e) undertake systematic and wide-ranging consultation with bodies and people to:

(i) determine the needs of Victoria’s diverse communities, including any needs covered by a report prepared by the Minister under section 28; and

(ii) promote the objectives of the Commission.

(f) develop and maintain partnerships between community organisations providing assistance in settlement support and service delivery for diverse communities; and

(g) develop and maintain harmonious community relations between all relevant groups in the context of Victoria’s diverse communities.

*Includes grants under the Community Grants Program, Language Services Strategy, Cultural Precincts Enhancement Fund, Cultural Precincts and Community Infrastructure Fund, Refugee Action Program, Vulnerable Refugee Support Package, Promoting Harmony and the International Student Care Service.

**Total expenditure consists of annual Departmental appropriation and external funding sources, such as the Community Support Fund, other Government Department transfers and sponsorships raised.

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In 2010–2011 the Victorian Multicultural Commission (VMC) and the Office of Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship (OMAC) awarded and distributed more than 2,800 grants worth $5.3 million to 1,875 multicultural community organisations, schools and councils. Victoria’s success as a strong, vibrant multicultural society is underpinned by the Community Grants Program which encourages and supports emerging communities, together with more established communities, to share and celebrate cultural diversity with all Victorians.

Among the achievements of the 2010–2011 Community Grants Program was a 40 per cent funding increase towards the Multicultural Senior Citizens organisational support grant. The increase in funding was also accompanied by the provision of public liability insurance to all senior citizens organisations currently receiving funding through the grants program. Over 700 multicultural senior citizens groups were able to build upon their existing activities which enrich the lives of many vulnerable and isolated Victorians.

The Community Strengthening team conducted consultations and information sessions to a wide variety of community groups during 2010–2011. In total, nine consultations were run across Victoria with multicultural community organisations in both metropolitan and regional areas including Gippsland, Shepparton and Geelong.

The Community Grants information sessions ran throughout the 2010–2011 period and provided applicants with the opportunity to access more information about the program as well as discuss potential applications. The presentations received positive feedback from those who attended. The workshops were held with the Islamic Council of Victoria, the South East Region Migrant Resource Centre and the African Elderly Association of North Melbourne.

FundinG CaTeGOries The Community Grants Program has seven grant categories that provide multicultural community groups with support dependent upon their needs, and were developed out of extensive consultation with Victoria’s CALD communities. • buildings and Facilities improvement grants

assist multicultural community organisations to undertake minor upgrades to buildings they own to improve accessibility and service delivery (appendix 2a);

• educational Program grants support Victoria’s after hours community language schools including professional development and materials co-funded by the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (appendix 2b);

• strengthening Multicultural Communities grants support community organisations to undertake projects that address the unmet needs of Victoria’s CALD communities. Priority is given to projects that develop the capacity of new and emerging communities, provide assistance to migrant and refugee women and young people, or document the contribution of migrants and refugees to Victoria (appendix 2c);

• Multifaith/interfaith grants support a range of initiatives that aim to promote multifaith and multicultural harmony. The grants promote understanding about the diversity of faiths within Victoria, assist in the establishment of new interfaith networks or help build the capacity of existing networks (appendix 2d);

• Multicultural Festivals and events grants support major festivals, conferences and special community events that aim to encourage participation by the whole community in celebrating and valuing our cultural diversity (appendix 2e);

• senior Citizens Organisational support grants support multicultural senior citizens clubs and organisations to hold regular social and community strengthening activities such as dinner dances and provide a forum for young people and seniors from CALD backgrounds to join together (appendix 2f);

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community groupsThe Victorian Multicultural Commission supported more than 1,800 Victorian communities and

groups from diverse cultural, linguistic and faith backgrounds during the 2010–2011 financial

year through its Community Grants Program.


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• Organisational support grants contribute towards every day running costs for community organisations such as venue hire, transportation, utilities and catering to enable groups to run successfully without prohibitive costs for members (appendix 2g).

Te Karangatahi–waka on the waterThe OMAC Community Grants program is instrumental in promoting social cohesion by providing an opportunity for multicultural groups and the broader community to come together to learn about the various cultures that make up the unique multicultural tapestry of Victoria. The OMAC Community Strengthening team worked collaboratively with Multicultural Arts Victoria (MAV), Victoria Police and an emerging Victorian Maori community group, Te Karangatahi, to provide opportunities to celebrate Maori and Indigenous culture. With this support in place, the emerging Maori group was able to train a group of rowers to undertake traditional Maori activities in a waka, a spiritual vessel. The group presented their very first performance at the Frankston Waterfront Festival in January 2011 after being welcomed

onto the lands of the Boonwarrung people. A moving welcome to the country by Aunty Caroline, followed by a group of young Indigenous dancers, was met with a heartfelt welcome by Maori elders present and a traditional haka. After the success of the Frankston Waterfront Festival, Te Karangatahi turned their attention to the Viva Victoria Festival hosted at Federation Square in Melbourne during Cultural Diversity Week 2011. The support from OMAC helped to build capacity in the community by assisting the group to prepare and organise the presentation of Maori culture. The Viva Victoria festival facilitated the meeting and welcome of Indigenous and Maori elders. Thousands of Victorians were able to witness traditional Maori culture including the launch of a Maori waka on the Yarra River.

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GranTs adMinisTraTiOn & assessMenTThe VMC/OMAC received more than 3,800 Community Grant applications in 2010–2011. The applications were initially checked against the grant criteria by the Community Strengthening team and were then reviewed by a funding sub-committee of Commissioners, who judged the applications on their merit, the quality of the expected outcomes and the relevance to program guidelines. The sub-committee consisted of Ms Marcia Pinskier, Mr Yasser Soliman, Ms Madhu Bhatia, Ms Elizabeth Dozd and Ms Elleni Bereded-Samuel.

The Community Strengthening team provided assistance to multicultural groups, responding to telephone and in-person enquiries. Regular grants information sessions were also conducted throughout metropolitan and regional Victoria to ensure that communities were provided with the opportunity to access the Community Grants Program.

PrOGraMs and ParTnersHiPsAn exciting array of activities, projects and festivals were undertaken by multicultural community groups in partnership with the broader Victorian community, funded by the 2010–2011 Community Grant Program.



For example:• The North East Multicultural Association

(NEMA) in Wangaratta was funded to assist newly arrived migrants and refugees to the area by linking individuals and families into key networks and social services;

• Sports Without Borders continue their work supporting young people from migrant and refugee backgrounds who are involved in, or want to get involved in, sport;

• The Vietnamese Community in Australia (Vic Chapter) conducted interactive educational seminars ‘Building Bridges Between Second and Third Generation Vietnamese Australians’ covering Vietnamese culture and language;

• Australian India Society of Victoria organised a series of seminars ‘Australian Cultural and General Information Awareness’ for Indian International Students; and

• The Refugee Council of Victoria was awarded funding to coordinate Refugee Week 2011.

FesTiVals and eVenTs• La Dolce Italia Festival – a celebration of the

Italian way of life promoting all aspects of Italian culture including the way it has helped shape Melbourne’s identity;

• The Federation of Chinese Associations of Victoria to host Chinese New Year celebrations in Chinatown in Melbourne;

• Antipodes International hosted a contemporary festival to showcase Greek culture as well as promoting and fostering an opportunity for all Australians to share in the celebration;

• Moreland Turkish Educational and Social Affairs Centre presented a traditional style Turkish market (Pazar) showcasing Turkish food, music and culture;

• Geelong Sudanese Community celebrated the Sudanese national day with Sudanese people from all over Victoria as well as those from the broader and diverse communities of Geelong and nearby;

• Chilean Club of Victoria hosted an event to encourage, promote, showcase and celebrate the artistic endeavours of Chileans and their culture with the occasion of the Independence Day and Bicentenary anniversary of the Chilean nation.

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consultations and committees


MulTiFaiTH adVisOry GrOuPThe Multifaith Advisory Group (MAG), established in January 2008, sustains on-going dialogue between the Victorian Government and Victoria’s diverse faith communities and leaders.

The MAG is comprised of approximately 25 senior faith leaders who represent the Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh, Hindu, Buddhist and Baha’i communities. Representatives provide the government with insight into a range of issues impacting upon their respective communities and advise on ways in which the government can better promote harmony and cohesion in Victoria. In this way, the MAG acts as an invaluable conduit between the Government and Victoria’s many faith communities.

In November 2010, the MAG released a joint media statement to mark White Ribbon Day, which seeks to raise awareness of, and prevent, violence against women. Victoria’s diverse faith leaders asserted that: “Violence against women cannot be tolerated…we will not remain silent, and we will not allow this issue to be consigned to the fringe of public and interfaith dialogue.” The MAG called for all Victorians and Australians to stand together to condemn and prevent violence against women.

In March 2011, MAG members came together with other community stakeholders to affirm the right of all faith communities to express their beliefs and practice their traditions. In early 2011, a Muslim group’s right to congregate for Friday prayers was called into question by a small minority segment of the local community. In a show of solidarity, MAG members met with representatives of the Muslim group and committed their support to ensure that the group’s right to practice its faith is protected and respected.

The MAG continues to promote respect and social harmony within Victoria.

MinisTerial COunCilsAs a result of a Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Review of Ministerial Councils, the Ministerial Council on Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (MCIMA) was disbanded in March 2011. The contribution that the Council and the Standing Committee on Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (SCIMA) made in facilitating discussion, consultation and cooperation between the Australian Government and state and territory governments on migration, settlement, citizenship and multicultural affairs was recognised by all parties.

At Victoria’s suggestion, the rationalisation of the Ministerial Councils included the establishment of a Select Council on Immigration and Settlement that will continue to examine the implementation of recommendations from the Working Party Report on Settlement Issues.

VMC annual COMMuniTy COnsulTaTiOnsEach year the VMC holds public consultations with leaders representing Victoria’s culturally and linguistically diverse communities to gauge the communities’ views on how the State Government is performing in multicultural affairs.

In August 2010 the VMC facilitated nine state-wide consultations across Victoria. These provided community members with the opportunity to provide feedback on the Victorian Government’s progress in multicultural affairs, as outlined in the 2008–2009 Victorian Government Achievements in Multicultural Affairs report, and to hear about recent government initiatives. The 2010 consultations were attended by over 500 community members.

The VMC communicates the key issues and outcomes from the consultations to government departments and, where possible, seeks a resolution to the specific issues raised. Individuals and organisations are subsequently advised of any steps taken to address their concerns.

The Commission, guided by the new Multicultural Victoria Act 2011, is committed to engaging

with the Victorian public and faith and community leaders, to respond to the changing needs

of our CALD communities.

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CASE STUDY local Government and Multiculturalism conference (Standing committee on local Government and cultural diversity)

The Standing Committee on Local Government and Cultural Diversity was established in 2005 to help develop strategies to facilitate greater responsiveness to culturally and linguistically diverse communities, and to share ideas and information between local and state government. In August 2010 the Standing Committee, in partnership with the VMC and the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV), planned and delivered the Local Government and Multiculturalism Conference: Innovation and Leadership on the Ground in Wangarratta.The conference was attended by over 170 delegates from federal, state and local government, and community and business sectors. Approximately 100 delegates came from metropolitan Victoria, while regional and rural areas of Victoria were represented by over 70 delegates.

The 2010 conference presented an opportunity to hear about leadership and innovation in local government, and provided a forum for information exchange, networking and ideas. The conference workshops, developed by the Standing Committee, covered the topics of: Health and Ageing; Community Relations; Promoting Change with Councils; and International Students/Temporary Residents. Conference delegates acknowledged the positive work, collaboration and achievements of Local Councils in responding to the changing needs of Victoria’s culturally, religiously and linguistically diverse communities. They expressed a strong commitment to strengthening and maintaining partnerships between all tiers of government, service providers and community organisations to progress multiculturalism and social harmony in local communities.

The 2009–2010 Victorian Government Reporting on Multicultural Affairs report was tabled in Parliament on 29 June 2011 and will form the basis for state-wide consultations in 2011. It is available at www.multicultural.vic.gov.au.

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CulTural diVersiTy WeeKEach year during Cultural Diversity Week, the Victorian Multicultural Commission (VMC) funds hundreds of events at schools, community groups, libraries, local councils and private companies, all focussing on the wonderful diversity Victoria offers.

Cultural Diversity Week ran from 19–27 March 2011 and culminated with a free multicultural festival at Federation Square. Viva Victoria attracted more than 40,000 people and turned Federation Square into a colourful and lively display of music, dance, art and food stalls. The Premier’s Gala Dinner was also a highlight of Cultural Diversity Week, with more than 1400 community members taking advantage of the opportunity to celebrate with people from a vast range of cultural backgrounds.

A popular fixture on the Cultural Diversity Week calendar, the Black Harmony Gathering at the Fairfield Ampitheatre, was also an important and inspirational event. It provides a platform for established and emerging artists to perform, and engenders a spirit of positive engagement and mutual support across a range of community groups. During the week, English language students from new and emerging communities were treated to a day out at Werribee Open Range Zoo, while school students and teachers were recognised for their efforts and creativity at the Quest Awards held at Parliament House.

rOyal MelbOurne sHOWThe VMC took part in the Royal Melbourne Show from 18–28 September 2010. More than 15,000 visitors passed through the Victorian Government Pavilion each day, enjoying African drumming workshops, Indigenous performers, flamenco dance, Bollywood displays and hip hop performers, as well as learning about the work of the Victorian Government on multicultural affairs. VMC staff answered visitors’ enquiries and distributed information on the work of the Commission.

PrinT and Online COMMuniCaTiOnThe VMC uses a range of communications tools to keep the public informed and raise awareness of issues regarding multicultural affairs in Victoria.

OnlineThe multicultural website (www.multicultural.vic.gov. au) continues to be an important communications resource, providing regular updates on issues of importance to community groups, as well as advertising community and government events and activities. The redeveloped website has seen an increase of 61 per cent in traffic since the 2008–2009 financial year.

The multicultural website comprises six sections:• About Us – Commission and legislation• Grants – information on how to apply for funding• Population and Migration – statistical information• Projects and Initiatives – information on VMC projects• All of Us – All of Us policy, campaign, resource kit• Resources – publications, news, event calendar.

The VMC delivers a fortnightly e-newsletter, VMC Update to 2,900 subscribers. It provides information on upcoming events, plus government and community based projects and programs.

The Commission is committed to fostering awareness of the benefits that our rich cultural,

linguistic and religious diversity brings to Victoria. We have a strong commitment to ensuring

that our cultural diversity remains one of our state’s greatest assets.

THe ViCTOrian MulTiCulTural COMMissiOn used iTs Wide-reaCHinG COMMuniCaTiOn neTWOrK TO:

(a) Promote mutual respect and understanding of diversity through campaigns and targeted activities.

(b) Inform and connect multicultural communities, including developments in government relevant to multicultural affairs via publications, online resources and media announcements.

(c) Celebrate Victoria’s cultural, linguistic and religious diversity through a series of and local and major events.

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PrintThe VMC also produces many print publications each year.

Publications printed in 2010–2011 included:• Annual Report 2009–2010;• Multicultural Victoria magazine (issue 33);• Victorian Government Reporting on Multicultural

Affairs 2009–2010.

awards and receptionsFunctions and events hosted by the VMC provided opportunities for Victorians from diverse backgrounds, representing a wide range of ethnicities and religions, to come together to be acknowledged for their individual or collective contribution to the wellbeing of our state.

In acknowledging the achievements and contributions made by migrants and refugees, the Commission hopes to encourage greater awareness and respect for our cultural diversity.

Victoria’s awards for excellence in Multicultural affairsThe 8th Victoria’s Multicultural Awards for Excellence were held on 21 September 2010. The Awards program, established by the Commission in 2002, recognises and rewards the contribution of individuals and organisations in the promotion of Victoria’s multicultural harmony. The nine award categories were:

• Award for Meritorious Service in the Community • Premier’s Award for Community Harmony • Business Corporate Award • Service Delivery to Multicultural Victoria Award • Victorian Multicultural Commission Ambassador

Award • Victorian Multicultural Commission Media Award • Police and Community Multicultural Awards

Advisory Committee (PACMAC) • Victorian Multicultural Education Award • Local Government Award.

The awards were assessed by the Victorian Multicultural Awards for Excellence Sub-Committee. The Police and Community Multicultural Awards and the Victorian Multicultural Education Awards were received and assessed by the respective departments.

Awards were presented to 180 successful candidates at Government House. For a full list of Award recipients see appendix 3.

ViCTOrian reFuGee reCOGniTiOn reCOrd (Vrrr)Each year, the Victorian Government seeks nominations from across Victoria to formally recognise the invaluable contribution refugees voluntarily make to the community. The VRRR is an important event on the state’s calendar and this year was no exception.

leFT TO riGHT VMC Publications: Multicultural Victoria issue 33, Victorian Government Reporting on Multicultural Affairs 2009–2010, Annual Report 2009–2010



On 23 June 2011, 23 worthy recipients were added to the VRRR in a ceremony at the Immigration Museum. The recipients were recognised for having overcome personal hardship to help others, through their involvement in various voluntary programs and community support services. These include running sporting programs, helping young mothers with maternal health programs, helping new arrivals settle into life in Australia and volunteering at community centres.

The VMC also invited local photographers to create portraits of the recipients, which were exhibited at Federation Square during Refugee Week. This project helps to share the story of each of the VRRR recipients with the wider Victorian community. For a full list of the recipients see appendix 4.

PreMier’s COMMuniTy reCePTiOnsThe Premier’s community receptions provide an opportunity to formally acknowledge the contribution of individual communities to the State of Victoria. In 2010–2011, the Commission coordinated the following receptions that were hosted by the Premier: • Indian – 19 August 2010• Vietnamese – 15 September 2010 • Chinese – 5 October 2010.

abOVe Awards Recipients at the Victorian Refugee Recognition Record ceremony

Viva VictoriaThe Viva Victoria festival has become a popular highlight on the Cultural Diversity Week calendar. A free, public and family-friendly event, Viva has been held annually at Federation Square in Melbourne since 2009. On 27 March 2011, around 40,000 people flocked to enjoy a vast array of cultural performances, cuisines, arts, crafts, workshops and children’s activities. The 2011 festival featured three stages of dance and musical performances from some of Victoria’s most popular and established local artists, including Bombay Royale, VulgerGrad, Lady Lash and Afro Mandinko. The event also provides a platform for young and emerging artists from Victoria’s multicultural communities to perform to a diverse public audience – a unique and valuable experience.

The aim of the event is to provide an opportunity for the Victorian public to come together to experience and celebrate the many cultures living in our state, engendering mutual respect and racial harmony. Around 50 different cultures were represented in the festival, making it one of the state’s largest celebrations of cultural diversity.The Hon. Nicholas Kotsiras MP, Minister for Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship, officially welcomed the audience to Federation Square for the celebrations. “Viva Victoria is one of the state’s greatest celebrations of our multiculturalism and it is wonderful to see so many people coming together to share, learn and celebrate,” said Mr Kotsiras.

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Key aCHieVeMenTs in 2010–2011In 2010–2011 the VMC continued to deliver on the government’s commitment to foster multifaith and multicultural harmony in Victoria, by building new and stronger relationships with Victoria’s many faith communities.

Some of the initiatives supported through the 2010–2011 promoting harmony investment included:• School-based programs to engender greater

understanding and acceptance of faith and cultural diversity amongst students, including support to the Jewish Christian Muslim Association Schools Program.

• The establishment of a point of coordination and promotion for multifaith and interfaith activity in Victoria, as recommended by the 2009 Parliament of the World’s Religions Legacy Committee and achieved through a partnership with the Faith Communities Council of Victoria.

• Media and communications training for current and up-and-coming leaders from new and emerging communities to enable participants to effectively represent their communities, and build constructive relationships and rapport with the broader Victorian community through the media.

• Community events that celebrate the traditions of Victoria’s many diverse faiths, and foster greater understanding and acceptance across the wider Victorian community.

• Leadership development training to assist young people of diverse faith and cultural backgrounds in regional Victoria to develop their leadership, communication and decision-making skills, establish links with local employment sectors, and create ongoing dialogue between young people and decision-makers.

• Support for both new and existing interfaith networks around Victoria to ensure on-going dialogue, relationship development, and collaboration among diverse faith groups in local communities.

• The maintenance of key advisory bodies to the Victorian Government, including the Multifaith Advisory Group and the Multifaith Multicultural Youth Network.

During the 2010–2011 financial year, the Commission continued to co-ordinate and deliver

on the government’s commitment to fostering multifaith harmony in Victoria by engaging and

forging partnerships with our many multifaith communities.

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Ubuntu Youth StageIn March 2011 the Viva Victoria festival marked another exciting end to Cultural Diversity Week. For the first time ever, Viva played host to the Ubuntu Youth Stage; an initiative devised and implemented by members of the Multifaith Multicultural Youth Network (MMYN). The Ubuntu Youth Stage came to fruition after MMYN members identified that young people did not have direct involvement in organising events for Viva Victoria and that Viva events did not specifically target 16 to 25 year olds. Ubuntu was the very first dedicated stage for young people at Viva Victoria. Members of the MMYN took the lead in organising and implementing the event.The term Ubuntu has its origins in the Zulu language, and relates to a philosophy of interconnectedness and humanity towards others. In order to harness this sentiment, Ubuntu’s MMYN organisers, together with Multicultural Arts Victoria, enlisted performers from diverse cultural, ethnic and religious backgrounds, as well as young people with varying levels of performance experience, to come together and deliver an inspiring event. Attended by thousands of people during the course of the day, Ubuntu hosted nine separate acts with over thirty performers ranging from some of Melbourne’s most well-known performers to up-and-coming young performers. For many of the young people performing, Ubuntu provided a first opportunity to share their talents on a public stage.

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Multifaith Victoria Forum

The inaugural Multifaith Victoria Forum was held on Thursday 5 August 2010 at the Melbourne Town Hall. Over 180 participants from a range of interfaith networks, government, faith-based and community organisations participated in the forum to share knowledge, develop practical skills and expand their existing networks.Following the Parliament of the World’s Religions in December 2009, the Multifaith Victoria Forum provided an opportunity for people with varying levels of involvement in interfaith activities to connect with the growing interfaith movement in Victoria. With representatives from across the state, and from a spectrum of diverse faiths and backgrounds, the forum was a valuable opportunity for people to learn from one another and share their experiences.In addition, the forum offered a series of practical workshops to develop participants’ skills in a range of areas. Workshop topics included: engaging young people; establishing and maintaining an interfaith network; utilising the media and promotion; and practical project management. The forum evaluation confirmed its success where the majority of respondents were overwhelmingly in favour of a similar event being held in the future.

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Multifaith Multicultural Youth Network

The Multifaith Multicultural Youth Network (MMYN) continued to thrive in 2010–2011. Made up of 25 young people from diverse faiths, cultures, ages, and life experiences from across Victoria, the MMYN continued its activities for a fourth year, with 17 new young people recruited in October 2010. In 2010–2011 the MMYN facilitated and participated in a range of projects, consultations and events including:

• schools Creating Global Communities Conference. In September 2010, MMYN members were invited to assist with the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development’s conference: Schools Creating Global Communities. Representatives from the MMYN facilitated discussion between 108 students from 27 schools across Victoria. The students had the opportunity to express their views about Victoria’s education system to a panel of government education sector representatives.

• Premier’s Gala dinner. MMYN members attended the Premier’s Gala Dinner during Cultural Diversity Week in March. It was a great honour for the members to be invited to celebrate Victoria’s diversity with local cultural and faith leaders.

• Multifaith advisory Group. In February and May 2011, representatives of the MMYN attended the Multifaith Advisory Group (MAG) meeting. The purpose of MMYN representation at the MAG meetings was to (1) foster an ongoing and collaborative relationship between the two groups, and (2) allow perspectives from young people to be heard and appreciated by more senior members of the MAG.

• Consultation with refugee advocacy Group rise. In May 2011, MMYN members conducted a meeting at the offices of RISE (Refugees, Survivors and Ex-Detainees), a not-for-profit advocacy group governed and managed by people from asylum seeker and refugee backgrounds. The meeting allowed Network members to learn more about the experiences of young people from refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds, and identify ways for them to become more involved.

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language services


The Commission is committed to the Victorian Government’s policy to increase access to

government services for all Victorians. In 2010–2011 the VMC’s Language Services Strategy

continued to spearhead a range of programs designed to increase cultural awareness and

remove language barriers.

Key aCHieVeMenTs in 2010–2011 During the 2010–2011 financial year, the VMC undertook a variety of projects and programs designed to improve access to government services for Victoria’s CALD communities.

language servicesOne of the major barriers to accessing government services and information is low English language proficiency. Victorian Government policy supports the provision of language services as the most effective means of overcoming this barrier, to improve access and outcomes for people who do not speak English well or at all.

The VMC, via the Language Services Strategy, continued to promote the effective use of interpreting and translation to facilitate access to government services.

Since the inception of the Strategy in 2002, more than 110 projects have been funded to improve the use of language services by government service providers and to help develop and strengthen the quality and supply of interpreters. Key achievements included:• The VMC Interpreter Scholarship Program

has awarded a total of 256 scholarships in 17 languages over the last nine years.

• In 2010–2011, 32 scholarships were awarded to students enrolled in the RMIT Diploma of Interpreting, 17 to students studying in the Dari class and 15 to those in the Tamil class. Eighteen students from the 2009 Program were presented with National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI) para professional accreditation in Karen and Nuer at the Interpreter Scholarship Presentation Ceremony

held at Queen’s Hall, Parliament House in April 2010.

• Speaking Your Language: the inaugural VMC Languages Forum was held on 30 September 2010 on the occasion of International Translation Day. The forum was a celebration of Victoria’s linguistic diversity and was a great opportunity to raise awareness of interpreting and translation services, and to discuss the value of bilingualism and languages other than English (LOTE) in our community. The revised Victorian Government Policy and Procedures on using interpreting services was launched at the event, together with new Interpreter Card and Interpreter Symbol resources. The Monash Intergenerational Languages and Schools ARC Linkage project, a partnership between Monash University, the VMC, DEECD, Independent Schools Victoria and the Council on the Ageing, was also showcased at the event.

• In 2010–2011 the Commission worked with Monash University to develop and deliver the Professional Development and Internship Program (Translating and Interpreting). The program provides professional development opportunities to practising translators and interpreters in specific domains including community, legal and health. The content of the program was developed in consultation with key government departments and agencies to ensure consistency with Victorian Government policy and relevance to the needs of service providers. In 2010–2011 a total of 87 interpreters and translators took part in the program. A number of bursaries were provided by VMC, VITS LanguageLink and TIS National to support interpreters and translators to undertake the program.

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Performers at the Premier’s Vietnamese Community reception, september 2010

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• A Regional Interpreter Skills Course for speakers of new and emerging languages was developed and delivered to 20 students in Geelong and nine students in Morwell. The program assisted participants to gain an understanding of the basic techniques and skills of interpreting, and aimed to increase the number of skilled interpreters in emerging languages in regional Victoria.

• The Commission sought industry and sector advice on matters relating to the provision of language services in Victoria through the Translating and Interpreting External Advisory Group. The group provides a vehicle for the exchange of information on language services between stakeholders and local government departments.

education and TrainingThe Education and Training team designed and delivered various cultural awareness training programs and information sessions across Victoria. The focus of all of these programs has been to build individual, professional and organisational cultural competence across the Victorian Public Service (VPS) and funded agencies.

A series of programs were tailored to meet the needs of specific audiences and sectors across the VPS. These programs range from Working Effectively with Interpreters, Cultural Awareness, Cross Cultural Communication and Cultural Competence in the Workplace. Some examples of the programs delivered include:• department of Primary industries –

Fisheries VictoriaThe VMC designed, delivered and evaluated a

two day cultural competence training program for existing Fisheries Officers and related VPS staff. This program was piloted in November 2010 and was also delivered in May 2011. The Commission also designed and delivered a similar program to recruit Fisheries Officers in May 2011.• department of justice –

Working effectively with interpreters As part of the Justice for Refugees Program, the

VMC delivered working with interpreters training to over 100 Sheriff Officers, Prison Officers and Community Corrections staff in Broadmeadows, Sunshine, Carlton and Deer Park.• Wire (Women’s information and referral exchange)

The VMC provided training on working with interpreters to Volunteer Telephone Support Workers for WIRE.

• stonnington City CouncilThe VMC designed, delivered and evaluated a one

day cultural awareness program for customer service staff. This program was delivered to 100 council staff and included learning activities that directly relate to local government.• abs – Census, design focus

Cultural competency training was designed and delivered by the VMC to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census Management team. The training focused on engaging CALD communities in the upcoming census and communicating across cultures.

In addition to these tailored programs, the Commission launched a Public Education Program in November 2010. • building Cultural Competence in the Workplace

A full day workshop was designed and delivered in November 2010 to assist participants with planning and implementing a cultural competence framework for the workplace. This program was an extension program for professionals who had already participated in cultural awareness training and who had responsibility for the strategic or organisational planning and implementation of projects to improve the cultural competence of a workplace or workforce. Over 130 participants attended the program which was delivered in Melbourne, Ballarat, Bendigo, Warrnambool, Wodonga, Morwell and Mildura.

CulTural COMPeTenCe – MaTernal and CHild HealTH PrOFessiOnals TraininG PrOGraMIn August 2010, VMC evaluated the pilot program Cultural Competence Training for Early Childhood Professionals Project, which aimed to address key sector issues relating to the use of interpreters and the provision of professional practice that is culturally sensitive. The evaluation findings were implemented into the full program which has been delivered to Maternal and Child Health (MCH) professionals since September 2010.

By October 2011, it is anticipated that around 450 MCH professionals will have received training in regional and metropolitan government areas. Key learning outcomes of the program included: the development and improvement of skills relating to general cultural awareness; working effectively with interpreters and communicating with CALD communities in a culturally sensitive manner. The project also included the development of resources for Early Childhood Intervention Services (ECIS).

Feedback from MCH professionals has been very positive and participants reported an improved awareness when engaging with CALD communities.

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VMC Community Consultation Workshops:Communicating with culturally and linguistically diverse (Cald) clientsNew free introductory workshops on cultural awareness were run to coincide with the VMC Community Consultations during August 2010. These workshops were held in four locations in Werribee, Geelong, Whittlesea and Morwell. Due to high demand an additional workshop was held in Werribee. The focus of the workshops was on building an awareness of the issues, challenges and opportunities that may exist when communicating with clients from CALD backgrounds. The program was designed to be relevant to professionals and organisations who seek to make their services more accessible to people from CALD backgrounds. A total of 130 people participated in the workshops, with high representation from the local government, health and not-for-profit sectors. Participant feedback was very positive and many chose to extend their cultural awareness by attending the Building Cultural Competence in the Workplace workshop series in November 2010.

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language ServicesOver 100 members of the language services industry gathered at Queen’s Hall, Parliament House on 27 April 2011 to congratulate 32 interpreter scholarship recipients, and applaud 20 graduates of the Diploma of Interpreting who obtained National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI) at the para-professional level. Minister for Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship, Nicholas Kotsiras, highlighted the need for language services in meeting the needs of newly arrived migrants and refugees. “Interpreters are key to community participation and engagement,” Mr Kotsiras said. “Interpreters play a key role in assisting those who are unable to communicate in English to access vital medical, educational and legal services.”A graduate of the 2010 RMIT Diploma of Interpreting in Tamil, Mrs Lakshmi Balakrishan said, “being an interpreter has been a transformational experience for me. It is a privilege to be part of this language services industry and to be able to help others to convey their feelings and needs in a meaningful way.””It is important to me to feel that I am contributing to the betterment of this country. I know that providing interpreting services is a vital function and I get great personal satisfaction out of providing this service.”

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refugee support and settlement


Key aCHieVeMenTs 2010–2011

refugee action ProgramThrough partnerships with migrant resource centres, community organisations and local government, the Refugee Action Program (RAP) has had success providing vital settlement support to recently arrived communities from refugee and humanitarian backgrounds during 2010–2011. The RAP works to: • build the capacity of newly arrived communities

in Victoria to access services• identify local settlement issues and concerns • plan tailored, community-owned responses, and• improve settlement outcomes.

The RAP enables individuals from humanitarian backgrounds to access educational, training and employment opportunities, language and recreational programs, as well as health, housing and other essential services.

In 2010–2011, the Program operated across metropolitan Melbourne and in Mildura, Swan Hill, Latrobe, Greater Shepparton and Moira City

Councils, in areas where communities from refugee and humanitarian backgrounds have settled.

Some of the RAP initiatives included an advocacy and leadership program for the Ogaden Community in Melbourne’s north, the establishment of a 3ZZZ radio program for the Chin Community in the western suburbs, and women’s health clinics for Iraqi and Congolese communities in and around Shepparton.

asylum seeker supportThe VMC also funded four key agencies that support asylum seekers living in Victoria.

This funding – granted to the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, the Asylum Seeker Welcome Centre, Hotham Mission Asylum Seeker Project and the Edmund Rice Centre Asylum Seeker Project – assists these agencies to provide legal advice and casework, housing and transport assistance, referral to health services, evening meals and social activities to vulnerable asylum seekers who would otherwise be without support.

The Victorian Government is committed to the well-being of Victoria’s communities with

a refugee and humanitarian background. In the 2010–2011 financial year the Commission,

through the Refugee Action Program (RAP) initiative, provided vital settlement support and

access to essential services to communities from refugee backgrounds.

CASE STUDY Refugee action Program InitiativeKaren Community radio broadcasting Program As part of the RAP partnership with New Hope Foundation in the north-west metropolitan region, the Karen community in Werribee were supported to establish the first Karen Community Radio Broadcasting Program at 3ZZZ. Nine Karen youth received radio program training and are now delivering a weekly half hour program in Karen.

Funds were also used to support a group of Karen youth to attend the Radio Active Multicultural and Indigenous Youth Media conference in Canberra. Participants were able to gain a greater understanding of the use of multimedia from prominent media professionals, thereby assisting them to develop and deliver culturally relevant radio programming to the wider community.

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cultural precincts and community infrastructure


This financial year the Commission has overseen the completion of key improvements

to community spaces through the Cultural Precincts Enhancement Fund (2007–2011) and

a successful expansion of the program to enhance community infrastructure.

Key aCHieVeMenTs 2010–2011 Since 2007, the physical expression of Victoria’s cultural heritage has been preserved and enhanced through the Victorian Government’s allocation of $22 million for cultural precincts and community infrastructure.

CulTural PreCinCTs enHanCeMenT FundThe Cultural Precincts Enhancement Fund was an $8 million program introduced in 2007 to revitalise Melbourne’s well-established and popular cultural precincts – the Lygon Street Italian precinct, the Little Bourke Street Chinese precinct and the Lonsdale Street Greek precinct. Now in its fourth year, the program has seen the delivery of many significant projects.

In partnership with the City of Melbourne and the Greek, Italian and Chinese communities, the streetscape of each precinct has been further revitalised this year through the following projects: • themed lighting markers at the southern and

northern ends of the Italian precinct, acting as gateways to the precinct

• themed glass screens with lighting in the Greek precinct, enhancing the outdoor dining experience for all patrons to the precinct

• the redevelopment of La Mama Theatre’s forecourt in the Italian precinct, now providing space for outdoor performances and community events, and

• the upgrade of pedestrian and cyclist amenities on Pelham Street, encouraging a link between the Italian precinct and Melbourne Museum.The year has also seen the completion of key

improvements to community spaces, including refurbishment works to the Chinese Museum in the Little Bourke Street precinct, and the establishment of Museo Italiano at CoAsIt in the Lygon Street precinct. These spaces can be enjoyed by Victorians and visitors alike, and provide an opportunity to access more information about the migration stories of these communities.

Further projects will complete the upgrade of the three precincts under this program in 2011–2012.

CulTural PreCinCTs and COMMuniTy inFrasTruCTure FundBuilding on the successful Cultural Precincts Enhancement Fund, the Cultural Precincts and Community Infrastructure Fund aims to:• support projects to enable Victoria’s most

captivating and exciting precincts to remain sustainable and attractive for investment, as well as cultural and tourism activities, and

• support the upgrade of existing, or the construction of new, community facilities promoting greater use and access by Victoria’s culturally and linguistically diverse communities.

This initiative is a $12 million capital infrastructure investment over a four year period (2010–14) in community assets across Victoria. The first application round held in 2010–2011 generated significant interest. Just over $5.2 million in funding was awarded to a range of minor and major projects, with excellent partnerships formed between the Victorian Government, local councils and community groups around Victoria.

Richmond’s Vietnamese precinct, the Eaton Mall Greek precinct in Oakleigh, the Afghan Bazaar in Dandenong and the Bendigo Chinese Museum’s Chinese precinct forecourt, are some of the precincts that will undergo enhancements through the first round of funding.

Some of the community facilities to be enhanced include the Hindu Cultural and Education Centre in Carrum Downs, the establishment of a Jewish National Library in South Caulfield and an extension to the Cambodian Association of Victoria’s community centre in Springvale.

northern Community HubFunding of $1 million was provided to Diversitat to build a Northern Community Hub in the northern region of Geelong.

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The Hub was completed in February 2011 and is a multi-purpose community and educational centre that provides a comprehensive range of services and programs for culturally and linguistically diverse communities in the area.

The Northern Community Hub is located on the site that once housed the Migrant Hostels of Geelong and has historic significance to Diversitat and its 39 affiliated ethnic communities.

The construction of this new community facility

was made possible through partnership funding from the City of Greater Geelong, the Victorian and Federal Governments, as well as philanthropic contributions. The land on which the Hub was built was donated by the City of Greater Geelong.

Since its establishment, the Hub has facilitated significant community participation, including the development of community gardens by the Karen and Afghan communities, with future plans for a community workshop and art space.

CASE STUDY chinese Museum an enhanced visitor experience at the refurbished Chinese Museum

The Chinese Museum has been rejuvenated following major refurbishments, which have improved the experience of visitors, students, community groups, staff and volunteers. The Museum received a $1.2 million investment from the Victorian Government through the Cultural Precincts Enhancement Fund. This funding enabled the installation of a new Chinatown visitor information centre, the installation of air conditioning throughout the Museum and the installation of the Bridge of Memories – a new permanent exhibition, displaying

the stories of recent arrivals from all parts of the Asia Pacific region since the 1950s.In addition, it enabled the renovation of the Museum’s community space with upgraded community meeting and function rooms and new kitchen and bathroom facilities. This has provided greater access to a range of educational, cultural and social activities by schools and community groups.The number of visitors since the re-opening of the Museum in August 2010 has already well-exceeded the yearly average of 50,000 visitors. In particular, the new Bridge of Memories display has received a very positive response from both the community and visitors to the Museum.

CASE STUDY cultural PrecinctsMuseo italiano – a permanent display showcasing the contribution and identity of the italian-australian community in Victoria

The State Government provided $1.45 million through the Cultural Precincts Enhancement Fund for the establishment of Museo Italiano. It is Australia’s first museum dedicated to the celebration of Italian-Australian history and culture, and ensures the stories of migration and settlement

from Italy to Australia, particularly to Carlton, are showcased and preserved for generations to come. Opened in October 2010, Museo Italiano has since welcomed thousands of visitors and has become a local institution in the Lygon Street precinct, alongside cultural amenities such as LaMama Theatre and Piazza Italia, which were also funded under the Cultural Precincts Enhancement Fund to undertake improvements.


Artists impression of the Golden Dragon Museum, BendigoCopyright: Rushwright Associates 2011


Rangoli design at Viva Victoria festival 2011


appendix 1Commission Meeting Attendance Register ..........................................................................32

appendix 2Grants .....................................................................................................................................................33

a) Buildings and Facilities Improvements ............................................................................33

b) Education Programs .................................................................................................................34

c) Strengthening Multicultural Communities .....................................................................36

d) Interfaith and Multifaith Program ......................................................................................38

e) Multicultural Festivals and Events ......................................................................................39

f) Multicultural Senior Citizens Organisational Support ................................................53

g) Organisational Support ...........................................................................................................62

appendix 3Awards for Excellence .....................................................................................................................70

appendix 4Victorian Refugee Recognition Record (VRRR) ....................................................................72

appendices


appendix 1

Commission meeting AttendAnCe RegisteR

CommissioneRnumbeR of

meetings Attended

George Lekakis *Chairperson until 27 January 2011

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Hakan Akyol 7

Dr Stanley Chiang 5

Elleni Bereded-Samuel 6

Joe Caputo 5

Elizabeth Drozd 6

Dr Linda Sydor-Petkovic 7

Marcia Pinskier 4

John Sipek 7

Yasser Soliman 7

Jenny Taing 6

Madhu Bhatia 6


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buildings And fACilities impRoVements

oRgAnisAtion gRAnt $ (gst eXCluded)

Anglo-Indian Australasian Association of Victoria 5,000

Anwar Association 5,000

Australia Light Foundation 8,000

Australian Croatian Senior Citizens Club of Clifton Hill 10,000

Australian Irish Welfare Bureau 3,000

Ayios Therapon Welfare Association 8,000

Ballarat Italian Association 4,000

Bodhi Buddhist Temple 5,000

Calabria Club 10,000

Centre of Greek Ex-Servicemens Elderly Citizens Club of Darebin and District

7,000

CO.AS.IT. Italian Assistance Association 15,000

Cranbourne Italian Senior Citizens Club 5,000

Dutch Australian Heritage Centre – Vic 10,000

Epirotic Philanthropic Society of Australia “Dodoni” 5,000

Federation of Indian Associations of Victoria 5,000

Greek Community of Springvale and Districts 3,000

Greek Cypriot Parent & Youth Club Western Suburbs of Melbourne

12,000

Greek Orthodox Community of Oakleigh & District 5,000

Greek Orthodox Community of Whittlesea 10,000

Greek Orthodox Parish of “St George” Thornbury, Senior Citizens

2,800

Greek Orthodox Parish of “St Raphael” Bentleigh, Senior Citizens’ Group

4,000

Greek Orthodox Parish of “St Vasilios” Brunswick 4,400

Greek Orthodox Parish of Coburg and Pascoe Vale “Presentation of Our Lord”

8,000

Greek Orthodox Parish of Saints Methodios and Kyrillos, Preston

3,000

Greek Senior Citizens Association of St Gregorios 3,000

Hellenic Association of Mornington Peninsula Aged Citizens Club

3,000

Hindu Foundation 8,000

Hungarian Community Co-operative Association 6,000

Italian Social Club Altona 11,000

Keysborough Turkish Islamic & Cultural Centre 4,000

Lemnian Community of Victoria Ltd 5,000

Maltese Association Hobsons Bay 10,000

National Council of Jewish Women of Australia 5,000

Nevoliany Scopia Social Club 8,000

North Victorian Buddhist Association 2,000

Palesviaki Enosis of Melbourne and Victoria 4,000

Pallaconian Brotherhood of Melbourne and Victoria Leonidas

5,000

Pammessinian Brotherhood “Papaflessas” 8,000


Panarkadian Association of Melbourne and Victoria ‘O Kolokotronis’

10,000

Pancretan Association of Melbourne Australia Ltd 5,000

Pankoaki Brotherhood of Victoria “O Ippocrates” Association

3,500

Pansamian Brotherhood of Melbourne and Victoria Pythagoras

8,000

Polish Association of Ballarat 3,000

St Mark’s Anglican Church 3,100

Tatura Italian Social Club 3,500

The Jewish Cultural Centre & National Library Kadimah 1,800

Thessaloniki Association “The White Tower” 10,000

Timor Ethnic Chinese Community (Vic) 5,000

Uniting Church in Australia Footscray Central Parish 4,000

Vietnamese Community in Australia – Vic Chapter (VCA) 7,000

Yugoslav-Australian Workers Centre ‘Brotherhood Unity’ 5,000

totAl 308,100


appendix 2b

eduCAtion pRogRAms


Afghan Australian Philanthropic Association 1,700

AHEPA (Victoria) 1,000



Al Amen Iraqi Association 800

Al Rushdi Islamic Association - Fitzroy Branch 400

Al Rushdi Islamic Association - Fitzroy Branch 800

Al Sadeq Education and Charity Association 800

Al Zahra Association 1,200

Anwar Association 900

Anzano Di Puglia Social Club Ltd 700

Arabic Culture School 1,000

Armenian Aginian School 1,700

Associazione Culturale L’Aurora 1,200

Australian Assyrian Arts & Literature Foundation 3,000

Australian Federation of Ethnic Schools Associations (AFESA)

5,000

Australian Oromo Community Association in Victoria (AOCAV)

900

Australian Saay Harari Association 800

Bayswater-Boronia Templer School 500

Bayswater-Boronia Templer School 500

Bengali Language and Culture School 1,200

Bharathi Academy 800



Bor Community Association of Australia 1,100

Centre for Dinka Language Development 5,000

Chabad House of Malvern/Toorak 700



Chabad Institutions of Australia 900

Chinese Association of Victoria 800


City Language Learning Centre 800

CO.AS.IT. Italian Assistance Association 1,500

Croatian Ethnic School – Bartol Kasic 900

Danish School Down Under 900

Dinka Language School (DILAS) 2,000

Eastern African Community of Castlemaine (EACC) 1,000


Eastern Chinese Language School 1,800

Eastern District Polish Association-Polish School of Rowville

800

Eastern Karen Community Association 900


Eritrean Islamic Society of Australia 2,000

Fale Hufanga ‘O Tonga (Tongan Sanctuary of Sunraysia) 1,300


Formosa Chinese Kids Class 500

Gippsland Indian Association 1,200

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia 2,000



Greek Orthodox Community of Gippsland 2,000

Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne & Victoria School

1,000

Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne & Victoria School

1,000

Greek Orthodox Community of Mentone & Districts 1,000

Greek Orthodox Community of Mentone & Districts 700



Hamerkaz Shelanu (School) 800



Healthy Tourism Senior Citizens Club ‘Vigor’ 500

Hindu Community Council of Victoria (HCCV) 800



Hong Bang Vietnamese Ethnic School 500

Hope and Care for All (HCFA) International 700



Hungarian Language School 1,100

Italian Catholic Federation Morwell 1,000

Lac Viet Vietnamese Language School 900

Lailun Pawlkom Melbourne 500

Mallee Sudanese Community 700

Mang-Non Vietnamese Language School Association 600


Maroondah Southern Sudanese Christian Welfare Association

700

New Wyndham Community Services 500



North Victorian Buddhist Association 800

Otuho Community of Australia 1,000


Palesviaki Enosis of Melbourne and Victoria 700

Polish Community Council of Victoria (School Council) 800


appendix 2b



Romanian Community Ethnic School 800

Sao Mai Vietnamese School 700

Society for Asian Languages & Arts 800

Somali Australia Cultural Foundation 700

South Sudanese Community of Australia 1,000

Spanish Association of Geelong 800

Sri Guru Singh Sabha, Sikh Cultural Society of Victoria 2,000

St Anthony’s Greek School 600

St Anthony’s Greek School 600

St John of Kronstadt Russian Welfare Society 1,000

T.Kosciuszko Polish Language Saturday School 500



Temple Society German Language School Bentleigh-Moorabbin

1,000

The Association of Hazaras in Victoria 1,800

The German Saturday School 900

The Hellenic Orthodox Community of Geelong 1,800

The Pushkin Lyceum 800



The Thai Language School of Melbourne 1,000

The United Vietnamese Buddhist Congregation of South Eastern Melbourne

1,100

THE-HE Vietnamese Language Centre 500

Tibetan Community of Australia (Victoria) 1,800

Truong Vinh Ky Vietnamese Language School 900

United Jewish Education Board 1,000

Victoria Arya Samaj 500



Victorian Deanery Russian School 700

Werribee Chinese School 400



West and North Region Arabic Language Schools 800

Western Region Bengali School 800

Zahrira Social Club 900

Zenon Education Centre 1,200

Zenon Education Centre 500

Zomi Association Australia 1,200

Zotung Community in Australia 1,500

totAl 128,900


appendix 2c

stRengthening multiCultuRAl Communities


Action on Disability Within Ethnic Communities (ADEC) 5,000

Adult Multicultural Education Services 13,000

African Women Support Group 2,000

Al Amen Iraqi Association 3,000

Association of Iraqi Mothers 3,000

Australia India Society of Victoria 12,000


Australian Bosniak Association 3,000

Australian Burmese Women’s Group 2,000

Australian Croatian Community Services 2,500

Australian Federation of International Students (AFIS) 3,000

Australian Karen Organisation 5,000

Australian Mesopotamian Women Association 2,500

Australian Somali Women’s Healthcare Community Network

3,000

Ballarat Regional Multicultural Council (BRMC) 10,000

Bint Al Huda Iraqi Women’s Organisation 1,500

Bor Youth Association of Australia 2,500

Burmese Welfare Operation 2,000

Catalan Centre of Victoria (Casal Catala de Victoria) 3,000

Chinese Association of Geelong 2,500

Chinese Performing Arts Development 3,000

City of Ballarat 5,000

Council of Slovenian Organisations of Victoria 2,000

Council of Turkish Associations of Victoria 2,500

Dream Stitches – Sudanese Women’s Sewing Group 3,200

East African Women’s Foundation 6,000

Eastern Karen Community Association 3,000

Ethnic Council of Shepparton & District 4,000

Federation of Indo-China Ethnic Chinese of Australia 3,000

Federazione Pugliese D’Australia 4,000

Fiji Sangam Association of Victoria 2,000

Filipino Community Council of Victoria 5,000


Fitzroy Learning Network 5,000

German Friendship Society Bendigo 4,000

Gippsland Ethnic Communities Council (GECC) 15,000


Goulburn Valley Afghan Association 3,000


Goulburn Valley Congolese Association 3,000

Greek Australian Cultural League of Melbourne 4,000

GV Afghanistan Women Association 2,000

Hope Connection 2,500

Humanitarian Crisis Hub 8,000


Indian Senior Citizens Association of Victoria 3,000

Iranian Society of Victoria 2,500

JABULA African Community Choir 2,500

Kankelay, Sierra Leonean Women’s Choir 1,500

Kastellorizian Association of Victoria 9,000

Kialla United FC 4,000

La Trobe University – Public Health 4,000

Lailun Pawlkom Melbourne 2,500

Lao Australian Welfare Association 2,000

Loddon Campaspe Multicultural Services 5,000

Longechuk Community Development Services in Australia

2,000

Lopit Community Association of Australia 3,000

Louise Multicultural Community Centre 2,500

Macedonian Community Welfare Association 5,000

Melbourne Heart FC 2,500

Mexican Social and Cultural Association of Victoria 10,000

Migrant Information Centre (Eastern Melbourne) 6,000

Multicultural Arts Victoria 10,000

Multicultural Social Group of Victoria 2,000

Nasir Community Association 2,500

National Council of Jewish Women Australia (Vic) 1,500

National Union of Greek Australian Students 4,000

New Australia Media 12,000

New Wyndham Community Services 4,000

North East Multicultural Association (NEMA) 25,000

Northern Turkish Women’s Association 3,000

Nuer Community in Victoria 4,000

Oz Shalom TV 5,000

Project Respect 20,000

RISE Refugees, Survivors and Ex-detainees 5,000

Russian Cultural and TV Association “Sputnik” 3,000

Salvadorean Community Council of Victoria 15,000

Serbian Community Association of Australia 5,000

Shalom Association 5,000

Shepparton Angel Multicultural Voices Band 5,000

Shyaw Newspaper 2,000

Somali Australian Council of Victoria 8,000

Somali Cultural Association 2,000

Somali Women’s Development Association (SWDA) 3,000

Somaliland Society of Australia 2,000

Southern Ethnic Advisory & Advocacy Council (SEAAC) 5,000

Spectrum Migrant Resource Centre 3,000

Sports Without Borders 20,000

Springvale Mandarin Support Network 2,500


appendix 2c


Springvale Neighbourhood House 3,000

St Mina & St Marina Social Volunteers Group 2,000

Student Youth Network 5,000

Sudanese Lost Boys Association of Australia 8,000

Sudanese Women On The Move Network (SWOM) 6,000

Sunassist Volunteer Helpers 10,000

Sunraysia Mallee Ethnic Communities’ Council 4,000

Te Mapihi Maurea Polynesian Youth Group 2,000

Thai Information and Welfare Association 15,000


The Druze Community Charity of Victoria 1,500

The Federation of Chinese Associations of Victoria 10,000

The Hornbill Chin Association of Australia 3,000

The Jewish Taskforce Against Family Violence 5,000

The Korean Society of Victoria Australia 2,500

The Migrant Hub 10,000

The New Hope Foundation (Werribee Refugee Resource Centre)

5,000

The New Hope Foundation (Oakleigh) 6,000

The New Hope Foundation (Refugee Resource Centre Footscray)

6,000

The River Nile Learning Centre 10,000

The Scout Association of Australia Victorian Branch- Tran Van Khac Rover Crew

4,000

The Social Studio 5,000

The United Women’s Group of Liberia 4,000

Ukrainian Womens Association in Victoria State Executive

1,500

Ventana Hispana (Spanish Window) 2,500

Victorian Arabic Artists Association 2,000

Victorian Council of Social Services (VCOSS) 5,560

Victorian Immigrant and Refugee Women’s Coalition (VIRWC)

10,000

Victorian Sikh Association 5,000

Vietnamese Buddhist Youth Association 2,000

Western Suburbs Legal Service 5,000

Whitelion 10,000

Whittlesea Multicultural Communities Council 3,500

Wimmera Development Association 3,500

Windermere Child & Family Services 3,000

Yarraville Community Centre 3,000


Zoroastrian Association of Victoria 9,000


totAl 650,760


appendix 2d

inteRfAith And multifAith pRogRAm


African Christian Kush Aid Program of Australia 2,000

Art of Living Foundation 3,000

Australian Intercultural Society 18,000

Baha’i Council For Victoria 5,000

Ballarat Central Church of Christ 3,400

B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission 18,000

Brimbank City Council 15,000

Buddha’s Light International Association of Victoria 5,000

Buddhist Council of Victoria 4,000

Campfire Film Festival 8,000

Casey Multifaith Network 10,000

Centre of Melbourne Multi-faith and Others Network (COMMON)

8,000

Cities of Harmony 10,000

City of Greater Geelong 15,000


Craigieburn Secondary College 7,250

Creativity Australia 5,000




Global Dialogue Foundation Australia Limited 2,500

Good Wishes 500

Greater Dandenong Combined Schools Interfaith Group 5,000

Hindu Community Council of Victoria (HCCV) 2,000




Hope and Care for All (HCFA) International 1,000

Indonesian Club Melbourne 2,000

Initiatives of Change 3,000

InterAction Multifaith Youth Network 15,000

Interfaith Network of the City of Greater Dandenong 1,500

Jewish Community Council of Victoria 7,550

Jewish Museum of Australia 10,000


Maroondah City Council 8,000

Meadow Heights Learning Shop 4,000

Melton Shire Council 8,000

Monash Interfaith Gathering 8,000

Moreland City Council 6,000

Mornington Peninsula Interfaith Network 10,000

Muslim Women’s Council of Victoria 2,500

Nadezhda Russian Senior Citizens Club 3,000

National Council of Jewish Women Australia (Vic) 600




Niruththa Indian Fine Arts Association 2,825


North Yarra Community Health 6,000

Northern Interfaith and Intercultural Network (NIIN) 12,000

Order of Australia – Mornington Peninsula 500


Shepparton Interchurch Council 10,000

Shire of Yarra Ranges 1,200

Shoah Memorial Service Committee 2,000

St Mark’s Uniting Church 2,000

The Council of Christians and Jews 595

The Interfaith Centre of Melbourne 8,000

United Muslim Migrant Association of Victoria 2,000

Uniting Care Prahran Mission 2,000

Uniting Church in Australia Synod of Victoria and Tasmania

5,000

Uniting Church in Australia Synod of Victoria and Tasmania

10,000

Unity in Diversity 3,000

Victoria University Western Region Interfaith Network (VUWRIN)

4,000

Victorian Council of Churches 5,000

Victorian Council of Churches 6,000

Whitehorse Interfaith Network 2,000

Whitehorse Interfaith Network 2,500

Whittlesea Interfaith Network (WIN) 3,500

Women’s Interfaith Network Foundation 15,000

Wyndham City Council 6,000

Zionist Council of Victoria 5,000

totAl 418,920


appendix 2e

multiCultuRAl festiVAls And eVents


A2K Media 2,000

ABRISA Brazilian Association for Social Development and Integration in Australia

1,000

Accademia Letteraria Italo-Australiana Scrittori (ALIAS) 500


Action on Disability Within Ethnic Communities (ADEC) 2,000

Afghan Australia Community Social Sports Club 400

Afghan Australian Association of Victoria 700


African Christian Kush Aid Program of Australia 500



African Communities Elderly Association of Victoria 300

African Women Support Group 500

African Women Support Group 500


Al Ehsan Centre 400

Al Sadeq Education and Charity Association 600

Alay Kapwa (We Care) Association 600

Albanian Australian Community Association 10,000

Albanian Sakie Islamic Society of Dandenong 500

Albany Rise Primary School 600

Albion North Primary School 1,000

Alevi Community Council of Australia 1,500

All Mesopotamian Christians Association 300

Alliance Franciase Melbourne 1,000

Am Echad Federation of Jews from Former Soviet Union 500


Anglo-Indian Australasian Association of Victoria 500

Anglo-Indian Australasian Association of Victoria 500

Antipodes International 70,000

Antonine Sisters V.P.A 1,000



Anzano Di Puglia Social Club Ltd 300

Apollo Bay Music Festival 1,500

Arabic Elderly Pensioners Group 400

Arabic Elderly Pensioners Group 500

Arabic Welfare 500

Ararat Golden Gateway Festival Committee 800

Ararat Rural City Council 2,000

Archangel Michael Senior Social Club of Oakleigh 400

ArciLesbica Australia 500

ArciLesbica Australia 500

Armenian Mesrob Mashdotz School 500


Armenoro Senior Citizens Association 500

Ashburton Support Services 500

Associacion de Latinos Residentes de Victoria 1,000

Association of Former Inmates of Nazi Concentration Camps and Ghettos from the Former Soviet Union

900

Association of Greek Elderly Citizen Clubs of Melbourne & Victoria

14,747

Association of New Elderly 400

Association of Sri Lankan Muslims in Australia (ASLAMA) 1,000

Association of Ukrainians in Victoria 2,000

Association of Ukrainians in Victoria (St Albans) 400

Associazione Figli D’Italia 500

Aus Audio-Visual Arts Association 400

Auspicious Arts Project 1,000

Aust-China Writer’s Association 300


Australasia Coptic Society 750

Australasia Coptic Society 750

Australia Bangladesh Association 500

Australia Bangladesh Association 800

Australia Burma Society 1,000


Australia Ceylon Fellowship 600

Australia Ceylon Fellowship 600

Australia Chinese Dancers Association 600

Australia India Society of Victoria 500

Australia India Solidarity Group 600



Australia Sri Lanka Catholic Association 600

Australia Sri Lanka Medical Aid Team (AuSLMAT) 400

Australian Albanian Women’s Association 500

Australian Arabic Women Community Group 300

Australian Arabic Women Community Group 400

Australian Assyrian Arts & Literature Foundation 1,000

Australian Bosnian Seniors Group 400

Australian Burmese Women’s Group 500

Australian Burundian Community in Victoria 1,000

Australian Community Dawah Centre 500

Australian Coptic Families Social Club (ACFSC) 500

Australian Croatian Club Bocce – Gospic 300

Australian Croatian Senior Citizens Club “Vila Velebita” Broadmeadows

500

Australian Croatian Senior Citizens Club of Clifton Hill 300

Australian Croatian Senior Citizens Club of Clifton Hill 300


appendix 2e




3,000

Australian Federation of Hellenic Gymnastics and Athletics Association

300

Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations 5,000

Australian Gay Multicultural Council 800

Australian Gay Multicultural Council 800

Australian Greek Elderly Citizens Club Northcote 300

Australian Greek Ex-Servicemen Elderly Seniors Club of Northcote

500


600

Australian Greek Ex-Servicemen’s Association 600

Australian Indian Innovations 1,000



Australian Indonesian Association of Victoria 1,000

Australian Inner-Mongolia Chinese Association 1,000

Australian Inner-Mongolia Chinese Association 700

Australian Islamic Social Association 1,000

Australian Islamic Social Association 1,000

Australian Lebanese Christian Ladies Group – Darebin 500

Australian Lithuanian Community in Melbourne Association

1,500

Australian Macedonian Advisory Council 1,500

Australian Macedonian Tetovo Association ‘Shar-Planina’ 400

Australian Macedonian Tetovo Association ‘Shar-Planina’ 400

Australian Macedonian Youth Association “Nikola Karev” 500

Australian Mesopotamian Women Association 500

Australian Mesopotamian Women Association 500

Australian Muslim Social Service Agency 500

Australian Nadur Association 600


500


4,000


2,000

Australian Poetry Centre (APC) 1,200

Australian Punjabi Association Melbourne 1,000

Australian Saay Harari Association 1,000

Australian Somali Women’s Healthcare Community Network

800

Australian Tamil Literary & Arts Society (ATLAS) 500

Australian Theatre of Poetry 300


Australian Turkish Cultural Platform (ATCP) 7,500




Australian Ukrainian Senior Citizens Fellowship “Golden Age”

400


500

Australian Vietnamese Women’s Association 3,000

Australian Western Thrace Turkish Association of Victoria

300

Australia-Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce 800

Austrian Cultural Society – Austrian Club Melbourne 1,000

AVA Boroondara Senior Citizens Group 500

Avondale Heights Greek Pensioners and Elderly Citizens Club

300


300

Awdal Community Foundation 2,000

Ayios Therapon Welfare Association 500

Ayios Therapon Welfare Association 700

Bairnsdale Regional Health Service 1,000

Baliet Community Association of Victorians 700

Ballarat Chinese Community Association 700

Ballarat Indian Association 1,800

Ballarat Indian Association 1,000

Ballarat Italian Association 500

Ballarat Japan Friendship Association 500



Banda Musicale Italiana “Venzo Bellini” 700

Bangla Sahitya Sansad (Bengali Literary Society) 1,200

Bangla Sahitya Sansad (Bengali Literary Society) 500

Bangladesh Cultural Group 300


Banyule City Council 500

Baptist Union of Victoria – Multicultural Group 800

Baptist Union of Victoria – Multicultural Group 1,000

Barry Road Italian Senior Citizens Club 500

Barwon Health – Grace McKellar Centre 600

Bea Cantare Choir 900

Beechworth Celtic Festival 1,000

Beechworth Chinese Cultural Centre and Gardens 1,000

Beis Menachem Community Centre 700

Beit Jala Palestinian Association 500

Beit Jala Palestinian Association 3,000

Belgium Avenue Neighbourhood House 2,000

Belgrave Community Arts Partnership 1,000

Bellarine International Women’s Senior Citizens Club 400

Bellbrae Primary School 900

Belle Vue Park Primary School 400


appendix 2e


Belle Vue Primary School 800

Bendigo Australia Indonesia Klub 800

Bendigo Australia Indonesia Klub 800

Bendigo Senior Secondary College 700

Bengali Association of Victoria 2,000


Bengali Language and Culture School 600

Bengali Puja & Cultural Society of Victoria 500

Bestchance Child Family Care 1,000

Bharathakalanjali Dance School 500

Bhutanese Community in Australia 800

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Melbourne 1,000

Billanook Primary School 500

Birchip P–12 School 300

Black River Macedonian Australian Association Avondale Heights, Moonee Valley & District

300


Bodhi Buddhist Temple 500

Bodhi Buddhist Temple 1,000


Bor Youth Association of Australia 500

Boroondara Chinese Senior Citizens Association 300

Boroondara Chinese Senior Citizens Association 400

Boroondara Kindergarten 500

Bosnian Choir ‘Behar’ 300

Branxholme-Wallacedale Community School 1,000

Brentwood Park Primary School 1,000

Brimbank City Council 3,000

Brophy Family & Youth Services 600

Brunswick East Primary School 400

Brunswick Special Developmental School 400

Buddhist Council of Victoria 600

Burgher Association (Australia) 800

Burgher Association (Australia) 800

Burmese Welfare Operation 400


Cantorion Cymreig Victoria (Victorian Welsh Male Voice Choir)

1,000

Carranballac P–9 College 1,000

Carraragarmungee Primary School 500

Catalan Centre of Victoria (Casal Catala de Victoria) 2,000

Catholic Education Office – Diocese of Ballarat 500

Celebrate India 30,000

Central American Association for Intergral Development 500

Central Highlands Regional Library Corporation 600

Central Victorian Lion Team 500


Centre for Philippine Concerns – Australia 500

Centre for Philippine Concerns – Australia 500


600


400

CERES Environment Park 1,000

Ceylonese Welfare Organisation 500

Ceylonese Welfare Organisation 800




Chabad of Melbourne CBD 2,000

Chabad of Melbourne CBD 400

Chabad Projects Fund 500

Chaldean Women Association in Victoria 2,000

Chaldean Women Association in Victoria 400

Chan Meditation Centre 400

Cheltenham Community Centre 600

Child Survivors of the Holocaust 600

Children’s Protection Society 600

Chile Magazine Media and Cultural Group 400

Chilean Club of Victoria 10,000

Chinese Arts Festival 400



Chinese Beijing Opera Club of Melbourne 400

Chinese Community Health Advisory of Australia (CCHAA)

500

Chinese Community Health Advisory of Australia (CCHAA)

400

Chinese Culture and Arts School of Melbourne 500

Chinese From The North 500

Chinese Health Foundation of Australia (CHF) 300

Chinese Mandarin Community Friendship Association (CMCFA)

300

Chinese Poets & Authors Society of Victoria 400

Chinese Professionals Club of Australia 700

Chinese Restauranteurs Association of Victoria (CRAV) 5,000

Chinese Senior Citizens Club of Frankston & Peninsula 400

Chinese Women’s Association of Victoria 300

Chinese Xinjiang Senior Citizens Association 300

Chios Brotherhood Korais of Melbourne and Victoria Ltd 300

Christ the King Primary School 1,000

Circolo Pensionati Italiani di Airport West 500

Circolo Pensionati Italiani di Airport West 300

Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di Bundoora 300


appendix 2e



Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di Footscray 300

Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di Mildura and Sunraysia 1,300


Circolo Pensionati Multiculturale Di Greenvale 300

City Language Learning Centre 300

City of Ballarat 4,000

City of Boroondara 1,000

City of Darebin 600

City of Darebin 800

City of Greater Dandenong 1,000

City of Kingston 20,000

City of Port Phillip 1,500

City of Stonnington 1,200

City of Whitehorse 2,000

City of Yarra 1,000

Clayton Traders Incorporated 1,000

Clayton Traders Incorporated 1,000

Club Astoria German Australian Society 1,000

Club Astoria German Australian Society 330

Cobram Secondary College 1,500

Coburn Primary School 550

Colac Adult and Community Education 600

Colac Sudanese Community 500

Colac Sudanese Community 1,000

Collingwood College 1,500

Collingwood Greek Senior Citizen Club 300

Committee for Common Celebrations of Greek & Australian National Days

1,500


1,000

Committee of Greek & Australian Festivals & Events – Mornington Peninsula

1,500

Committee of Greek & Australian Festivals & Events – Mornington Peninsula

2,000

Community of Cypriots of the Northern Suburbs of Melbourne Women’s Group

800

Community Radio Federation (Community Radio 3CR) 500

Confederazione Fanti D’Italia – ANSI – Cavalieri Della Patria

300

Congolese Community of Victoria 2,000

Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate Archangel Mikhail & St Anthony Church

500


500

Coro Furlan Melbourne 600

Corona Italian Seniors Club of Casey 300


Council of Turkish Associations of Victoria 500


Council of Turkish Associations of Victoria 600

Cranbourne Hampton Park Greek Senior Citizens Club 12,000

Cranbourne Primary School 700

Creeds Farm Living and Learning Centre 600

Cretan Elderly Club of Melbourne and Victoria 300

Croatian Senior Citizens Club Mildura Incorporated 500

Croatian Senior Citizens Club of Altona 400

Croatian Senior Citizens Club St Albans 300

Cyprus Community of Melbourne & Victoria 7,000

Cyprus Community of Melbourne & Victoria Elderly Citizens Club

4,000

Dallas Neighbourhood House 500

Dandenong and Endeavour Hills Club de Los Abuelos: Italo-Spanish

500

Dandenong Youth Services – City of Greater Dandenong 2,000

Darebin Ethnic Communities Council (DECC) 1,000

Darebin Greek Women’s Senior Citizens Group 300

Daylesford Primary School 1,200

Delahey Town Club 400

Dental Health Services Victoria 800

Diversitat 60,000

Docklands Yacht Club 500

Don Bosco Brunswick Youth Foundation 1,000

Doncaster Primary School 500

Dutch Australian Social Club ‘The Rocket’ 500

Dutch Australian Social Club ‘The Rocket’ 500

Dutch Club Abel Tasman 1,000

Dutch Orange Day 4,000

Dutch Women’s Club of Geelong 400


East Preston Islamic College 1,000

Eastbourne Primary School 1,300


Eastern and Central African Communities of Victoria 500


500


500


500

Eastern Districts Polish Association (Melbourne) 500

Eastern Districts Polish Association (Melbourne) 500

Eastern Schools Refugee Action Network (ESRAN) 2,000

Eastern Senior Chinese Association 1,000

Eastern Volunteer Resource Centre 1,000

Ecumenical Migration Centre 1,000

Egyptian Cultural Association of Victoria 2,000


appendix 2e


EKOL School of Arts 500

Elderly Chinese Home 800

Ensemble ‘Nostalgia’ – Women Group 600

Ensemble ‘Nostalgia’ – Women Group 600

Ente Ventini nel Mondo 600

Ethiopian Community Association in Victoria 2,000


Ethnic Community Mozambique of Victoria 400





Ethnic Discussion Club 300

Ethnic Public Broadcasting Association of Victoria (3ZZZFM)

500

Ethnic Youth Council – Spectrum Migrant Resource Centre

2,000

Fale Hufanga ‘O Tonga (Tongan Sanctuary of Sunraysia) 500

Famiglia Pugliese D’Australia 500

Famiglia Pugliese D’Australia 300

Farnham Street Neighbourhood Learning Centre 1,200

Federation of Chinese Associations Senior Citizens Social Club

500


300

Federation of Indian Women’s Association of Australia (FIWAA)

1,000

Federation of Indo-China Ethnic Chinese of Australia 600

Federation of Macedonian Senior Citizens Groups of the Western Region

300


200

Federation of Taivgetos of Laconia 300

Festa Carmine Committee (Swan Hill) 500

Festival Indonesia 5,000

Fiji Indian Senior Citizens Association 300






Fiji Senior Citizens Association (FSC) 600

Fiji Social and Cultural Organisations of Victoria Australia (FSCOVA)

700


1,000


1,000


Filipino Australian Association of Ballarat 500


Filipino Australian Friends Association (Northern Victoria)

500

Filipino Australian Friends Association (Northern Victoria)

500

Filipino Australian Senior Citizens Advisory Council in Australia

500

Filipino Community of Sunraysia 500

Finnish Society of Melbourne 800

Finnish Society of Melbourne 800

Fitzroy Atherton Gardens Table Tennis Association 300


Fitzroy Brunswick Residents Solidarity Society 600

Fitzroy Brunswick Residents Solidarity Society 300

Fitzroy Chinese Residents Association 400



Fitzroy Chinese Women’s Group 500


Footscray Community Arts Centre Ltd 2,000

Frankston City Council 1,000

GCO Agencies Pty Ltd 1,000

Geelong Dutch 50 Plus Club 400

Geelong Dutch 50 Plus Club 900

Geelong Dutch Clubs 500

Geelong Dutch Clubs 300

Geelong Highland Gathering Association 2,000

Geelong Iranian Society 1,000

Geelong Malay Association 700

Geelong Scottish Dance 400

Geelong Sudanese Community 1,000

Gilmore College for Girls Footscray 1,200




Gippsland Indian Association 500

Gippsland Lutheran Parish 450

Gippsland Mexican Arts Group 800

Gippsland Sudanese Association 800

Glen Eira Chinese Senior Citizen Club 500

Glen Eira Secondary College 800

Glen Iris/Burwood Greek Seniors Citizens Club 400

Glenelg Shire Council 1,500

Glenelg Shire Council 1,000


appendix 2e



Global Community Council 800

Go North Arts Festival Management Committee 500

Golden Dragon Museum 5,000



Goulburn Valley Afghan Association 500

Goulburn Valley Chinese Fellowship Association 500


Goulburn Valley Sudanese Association 800

Greek & Cypriot Social Welfare Centre 2,000

Greek & Cypriot Social Welfare Centre 2,000

Greek & Cypriot Social Welfare Centre 800



Greek Australian Cultural League of Melbourne 600

Greek Australian Recreational & Instructive League of Vic 1,500

Greek Australian Recreational & Instructive League of Vic 500


Greek Community of Northcote, City of Darebin & Districts

500

Greek Community of Northcote, City of Darebin & Districts

1,200

Greek Community of Springvale and Districts 500


600

Greek Democritus Worker’s League 4,000

Greek Elderly Citizens Club of Manningham 300

Greek Elderly Citizens Club of Maribyrnong & Districts 300


Greek Elderly Women’s Club of Frankston and Peninsula 300

Greek Federal Organisation of Ex-Servicemen’s Reserve of Greece in Australia

500


600

Greek Language School “Mathesi” 500

Greek National Resistance Fighters League of Melbourne & Victoria

300


Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia Parish of Saint Haralambos Doncaster and Templestowe

500

Greek Orthodox Church Thomastown “Transfiguration of the Lord”

1,000

Greek Orthodox Community of Clayton Ltd 500

Greek Orthodox Community of Frankston and Peninsula 1,200

Greek Orthodox Community of Gippsland, Elderly Citizens’ Group

400

Greek Orthodox Community of Oakleigh & District 500


Greek Orthodox Community of Oakleigh & District 500



600

Greek Orthodox Parish of “The Three Hierarchs” Clayton, Senior Citizens’ Group

500

Greek Orthodox Parish of Coburg and Pascoe Vale “Presentation of Our Lord”

2,000

Greek Orthodox Parish of St Athanasios Springvale 300

Greek Orthodox Parish of St Raphael, Bentleigh 700

Greek Senior Citizens Association of St Gregorios 600

Greek Senior Citizens Club of Carnegie and Murrumbeena

400

Greek Senior Citizens Club of Dandenong 300

Greek Senior Citizens District of Richmond 500

Greek Senior Citizens of Frankston and Peninsula 300

Greek Senior Citizens of Southern Eastern Regions and Districts

300


300

Greek Women Traditional Dancing Group 500

Greek Women’s Club of Maribyrnong 3,850

Greek Women’s Club of Northern Suburbs “Anemones” 500


Greek Women’s Elderly Friendly Club Preston 300

Greek Women’s Elderly Friendly Club Preston 300

Halkidikeon Association Aristotle the Stageritian 500

Hamerkaz Shelanu 1,000

Hampton Park Primary School 1,000

Hampton Park Progress Association 800

Hampton Park Turkish Seniors Group 800

Harmony Chinese Opera Group of Melbourne 1,000

Harmony Foundation Victoria 3,000


Hazara Australian Community Association of Victoria 500

Hazara Australian Community Association of Victoria 800

Healthy Tourism Senior Citizens Club ‘Vigor’ 300

Heatherhill Primary School 1,000

Heidelberg United Alexander Senior Citizen Club 300


500


500

Hellenic Women’s Federation of Victoria 400

Hellenic Women’s Federation of Victoria 1,000

Hellenic Women’s Federation of Victoria 1,000

Hellenic Writers Association of Australia 400

Hellenic Writers Association of Australia 400

Hellenic Youth Federation of Victoria 800

Hepburn Springs Swiss Italian Festa 4,000


appendix 2e


Hindi Niketan 1,500

Hindi Niketan 700

Hindu Foundation 1,500

Hispanic Community TV Antenna Hispana 500

Hispanic Latin American Festival & Cultural Association 20,000

Hispano-American Co-operative for Family Support (COHAF)

800

Holland Festival 2011 Committee 4,000

Holy Name Primary School 300

Holy Saviour Primary School 800

Hong Bang Vietnamese Ethnic School 400

Hong de Lion Dance Association 400

Hong de Lion Dance Association 400

Howra Women’s Association 500

Humanitarian Crisis Hub 500

Hungarian Senior Citizens Club of Greater Dandenong 1,200

HYP Fest 2,000

Il Piccolo Teatro Di Melbourne 400


Indian Italian Federation Morwell 400



Indian Society of Australia 3,500

Indian Subcontinent Cultural and Community Welfare Association

300

Indo Australian Friendship Council 6,000


Indonesian Film Festival 2,000

Information Group for Russian Speaking Community 300

Instituto Nazionale per la Guardia D’Onore alle Reali Tombe del Pantheon

500

International Women’s Group 500

International Women’s Group 1,500

International Women’s Group 500



Irymple Bocce Club 1,000

Istanbul Cultural and Arts Centre 20,000

Italian Australian Bocce Club 400

Italian Australian Coordinating Committee of Gippsland 1,000

Italian Australian Coordinating Committee of Gippsland 700

Italian Catholic Federation (Victorian State Committee) 500

Italian Catholic Federation Morwell 500

Italian Catholic Federation Morwell 500

Italian Golf Association 300


Italian Pensioners Association of Mill Park 400

Italian Senior Citizens Club of Frankston 800

Italian Services Advisory Council 800

Italian Women’s Senior Citizens Association of Whittlesea

500

Ivirua Community of Victoria 600

Jai Hind Ramayan Faag Mandali of Australia 400

Jai Hind Ramayan Faag Mandali of Australia 700

Japanese for Peace (JFP) 600


Jesuit Social Services Flemington 2,000

Jesuit Social Services Ltd 500

JET Australia Foundation, Melbourne Chapter 2,000

Jewish Community Council of Victoria 10,000

Jewish Museum of Australia 1,000

Jikany Community Association in Victoria 500

Jing Song Senior Chinese Men’s 300

John Pandazopoulos Hall Committee of Management 1,000

John Pandazopoulos Hall Committee of Management 900

JOY Melbourne 800

JWL Youth Ministry of Australia 2,000

K.U.D Kolo Serbian Folk Dance Group 500

Kaiga Tuvalu Victoria 500

Kaiga Tuvalu Victoria 500

Kalgidhar Sports and Cultural Association Victoria 500

Kardinia Community Services 600

Karenni Communal Welfare Committee Geelong (KnCWCG)

500

Karenni Communal Welfare Committee Geelong (KnCWCG)

600

Karenni Federation of Australia 2,000

Kashmiri Pandits Cultural Association (KPCA) 700

Kastellorizian Senior’s Club 500

Keilor Downs Macedonian Elderly Group 300

Keilor Downs Macedonian Women’s Pensioner Group 300

Keilor Downs Macedonian Women’s Pensioner Group 300

Kensington Chinese Friendship Association 400

Kensington Chinese Friendship Association 400

Keon Park Greek Senior Citizens Club 300

Keon Park Greek Senior Citizens Club 300

Kew Home of Chinese 1,000

Kew Home of Chinese 600

Keysborough Secondary College 1,500




appendix 2e


Kingston Chinese Senior Citizens Club 1,000

Klabb Ghannejja Maltin 500



Knox Chinese Elderly Citizens Club 300

Knox City Council 4,000

Knox Community Health Service 1,000

Kondia Limnos Greek Senior Citizens Club 300

Kondia Limnos Greek Senior Citizens Club 400

Koroit and District Primary School 1,200

Kresy Siberia (Australia) 500

Kyabram Italian Social Bocce Club 400

Kyabram Italian Social Bocce Club 400

La Dolce Italia Festival 20,000

La Mirada 3,000



Lakhanda Media Centre 300

Lamdeni School 500

Landid Sound 800

Languages Action Alliance 700

Lao Australian Society 800

Latin American Friendship Fonda La Clinica of Victoria 10,000

Latino-American Women’s Association in Victoria 1,000

Latrobe Indian Association 600

Latrobe Indian Association 600

Latrobe Valley Sudanese Professional Association 500

Latvian Federation of Australia and New Zealand 1,500

Lau Nuer Community Association of Australia in Victoria 600

L’Chaim Chabad 700

League of Maniates and Friends of Melbourne and Victoria “I Mani”

600


600

Lemnian Community of Victoria Ltd 500

Liberian Community Association for Unity, Social and Economic Development LICAU-SED (Victoria)

500

Liberian Community of Geelong 500


Liberian Community of Victoria 1,000

Lien Tri Temple 500

Literary Creative Association “Lukomorie” 200

Literary Creative Association “Lukomorie” 300





Logomua Fono Samoa 700


400


500

Lopit Community Association of Australia 800

Louise Multicultural Community Centre 500

Macedon Ranges Shire Council 1,000

Macedonian Australian Cultural Youth Association ‘Tanec’ 600

Macedonian Australian Cultural Youth Association ‘Tanec’

300

Macedonian Australian Senior Citizens Group “Ilinden” 500

Macedonian Australian Senior Citizens Group “Ilinden” 300

Macedonian Community Welfare Association 1,500

Macedonian Orthodox Community of Melbourne & Victoria Elderly Citizens Group Epping

500


300

Macedonian ‘Prilep’ Pensioners Group of Taylors Lake 300

Macedonian Senior Citizen Group ‘Markovi Kuli’ 400

Macedonian Senior Citizen Group of Hillside 300

Macedonian Senior Citizen Women’s Group ‘Pelister’ of St Albans

300

Macedonian Senior Citizens Club of West Sunshine 300

Macedonian Senior Citizens Club Pelister of St Albans 300

Macedonian Senior Citizens Group of Altona North 300

Macedonian Senior Citizens Group of Altona North 400

Macedonian Senior Citizens Group of Ardeer 300

Macedonian Senior Citizens Group of Avondale Heights, East Keilor, Moonee Valley and Districts

300

Macedonian Senior Citizens Group of Hobsons Bay 500

Macedonian Senior Citizens Group of Hobsons Bay 300

Macedonian Senior Citizens Group of Monash 300

Macedonian Senior Citizens Group Zlatna Sonce of Footscray

300

Macedonian Senior Citizens Women’s Dancing Group “Veseli Makedonki”

300

Macedonian Women’s Senior Citizen Group Lalor 300

Macedonian Women’s Senior Citizen Group Lalor 400

Macedonian Women’s Senior Citizens Group of Altona North and District

300

Macedonian Women’s Senior Citizens Group of Avondale Heights, Moonee Valley & Districts

300

Macedonian Womens Senior Citizens Group of Hobsons Bay

400


300

Macedonian Women’s Senior Group Tumbe Café 200

Mahogany Neighbourhood Centre 1,000


appendix 2e


Maiwut Community Association of Australia 400

Maiwut Community Association of Australia 300

Maltese Association Hobsons Bay 500

Maltese Association Hobsons Bay 500

Maltese Association Northern Suburbs 500

Maltese Community Centre LV 500

Maltese Cultural Association of Victoria 1,000

Maltese Pensioners Association 600

Manchester Primary School 500

Manhal Charitable Organisation 500

Manningham Chinese Senior Citizen’s Club 500

Manningham Chinese Senior Citizen’s Club 500

Manningham City Council 2,000

Maori Community of Geelong – Te Arahina 600

Maori Community of Geelong – Te Arahina 700

Marian College Sunshine 1,000

Maribyrnong City Council 2,500

Maribyrnong Library Service (Maribyrnong City Council) 600

Maribyrnong Library Service (Maribyrnong City Council) 800

Marlborough Primary School 400

Marlborough Primary School 400


1,000

McGuire College 1,300

Meadow Heights Learning Shop 400

Meadow Heights Turkish Senior Pension Association 300

Meadows Primary School 750

Melbourne Airport Golf Club 10,000

Melbourne Anime Festival 1,550

Melbourne Filmoteca: Latin American, Portugese and Spanish Film Group

500

Melbourne French Theatre 800

Melbourne Interstate Sports Club Incorporated (MISCI) 1,000

Melbourne Interstate Sports Club Incorporated (MISCI) 800

Melbourne Kannada Sangha 800

Melbourne Linh Son Buddhist Congregation 1,000

Melbourne Marati Mandal 500

Melbourne Marati Mandal 300

Melbourne Marati Mandal 2,500

Melbourne Poets Union 500

Melbourne Queer Film Festival 500

Melbourne Soundtrack Art Association 500

Melbourne South Eastern Region Chinese Friendship Centre of Victoria

500

Melbourne University Overseas Students Service 1,000


Melbourne Workers Theatre 800

Melton Secondary College 500

Merlion Club 600

Mexbourne Dance Company 400

Middle Eastern New Friends Association 400

Migrant Information Centre (Eastern Melbourne) 3,000

Mihindu Children’s Foundation and Cultural Centre 500

Mihindu Children’s Foundation and Cultural Centre 500

Mildura Greek Elderly Citizens Club 500

Mildura Rural City Council 1,500

Mill Park Primary School 1,400

Monash Chinese Events Organising Committee 10,000

Monash Chinese Friendship Association 700

Monash Chinese Friendship Association 800

Monash Maltese Seniors Social Group 300

Monash University Gippsland Student Union MUGSU 800

MonashLink Community Health Service 800

Montemurro Social Club ‘San Rocco’ 500

Montemurro Social Club ‘San Rocco’ 300

Moonee Valley City Council 2,000

Moonee Valley City Council 2,500

Moral Fairground Pty Ltd 1,000

Moreland Adult Education Association 500

Moreland Turkish Educational and Social Affairs Centre 25,000

Morwell Senior Italian Citizens Club 300

Morwell Senior Italian Citizens Club 300

Mount Eliza North Primary School 1,200

Mullauna Secondary College 400

Multicultura Australia 50,000




Multicultural Sudanese Centre 500

Museo Italiano 2,000

Musik Trafik 1,500

Muslim Legal Services Victoria 600

Muslim Women’s Council of Victoria 300

Myrtleford Chamber of Commerce 1,000

Nadezhda Russian Senior Citizens Club 600

Nafsika Stamoulis Hellenic Museum Ltd 2,000

Nang Hong Non-Profit Association 400

Nasir Community Association 500

Nasir Community Development Agency (NCDA) 400

National Celtic Festival 10,000


appendix 2e






National Council of Jewish Women Australia (Vic) 300

Natya Kala Mandir 400

Natyalayaa 800

Nepalese Association of Victoria 1,000

New Life Association 400

New Star Art School 1,500

New United Villages of Florina 800

Newport Maltese Association 300

Niddrie Senior Italian Citizens Club 300

Nile Star Football Club 300




North East Multicultural Association (NEMA) 600

North Eastern Melbourne Chinese Association (NEMCA) 1,000

North Geelong Secondary College 800

North Geelong Secondary College 600

North Melbourne Chinese Association 600

North Melbourne Chinese Association 300

North Richmond Community Health Centre 25,000

North Richmond Elderly Chinese Friendship Association Melbourne

300

North Victoria Sri Lankan Welfare Association 1,000


North Victorian Buddhist Association 800

North Victorian Great African ‘Nogafa’ 400

North Yarra Community Health 2,000

Northcote Australian Greek Society Care for the Aged 500

Northern Egyptian Association 1,000

Northern Melbourne Vietnamese Elderly Association 600

Northern Melbourne Vietnamese Elderly Association 500

Northern Region Indian Seniors’ Association of Victoria 400


Northern Turkish Family Association 500

Northern Turkish Women’s Association 300

Nubian Mihaira 400


Numurkah Women’s Multicultural Friendship Group 400

Ogaden Community of Victoria 500

Olympian Society 300

Olympian Society 300

Onside Victoria 1,000


Order of St Peter and St Paul 300

Order of St Peter and St Paul 400

Oromo Women’s Association in Australia South Pacific Region

500

Otuho Community of Australia 700

Our Lady of Grace Incorporated 300

Pakistan Australia Association 1,000

Palestinian Community Association of Victoria 800

Palesviaki Enosis of Melbourne and Victoria 500


600

Pammessinian Brotherhood “Papaflessas” 500

Pan Argoliki Philanthropic Brotherhood To Palamidi 500

Panagia Kamariani Greek Senior Citizens Club 800

Panagia Soumela Pontian Association of Whittlesea 1,000

Panagia Soumela Pontian Association of Whittlesea 500


Pankoaki Brotherhood of Victoria “O Ippocrates” Association

500

Panpieriki Brotherhood of Melbourne and Victoria ‘Olympus’

300

Panpyliaki Brotherhood of Navarinon of Melbourne and Victoria

300


400

Panvictorian-Panelladic Associations of Friends of Peace 1,500

Papadakis Park 300

Penders Grove Primary School 1,000

Peninsula & Rye Greek Women’s Group 500

Peninsula & Rye Greek Women’s Group 3,000

Peninsula & Rye Greek Women’s Group 500

Peninsula Adult Education and Literacy 800

Peru United Soccer Club 2,000

Petite Grand Kaboom Ltd 1,000

Philanthropikos Syllogos-Dimos Meligala Messinias O Profitis Elias

400

Philipino Elderly Association South East Region Victoria (PEASER)

500

Philippine Rondalla Victoria (PRV) 300

Polish Association of Ballarat 500

Polish Club ‘Forty Plus’ 500

Polish Club ‘Forty Plus’ 400

Polish Community Council of Victoria (School Council) 2,000


Polish Community Council of Victoria 2,000


Polish Community Council of Victoria 800



appendix 2e


Polish Dance Ensemble ‘Lowicz’ 1,000

Polish Dance Ensemble ‘Lowicz’ 500

Polish Senior Citizens Club Footscray 400

Polish Senior Citizens Club Footscray 300

Polish Senior Citizens Club Morwell 500

Polish Senior Citizens Club of St Albans 600

Polish Sporting, Recreation and Community Association 1,000

Politistikos Sylogos Agias Paraskevis Lesvou of Melb & Vic 400

Portarlington Maltese Pensioners Association 300

Prahran Chinese Elderly Citizens Association 800

Prahran Chinese Elderly Citizens Association 400

Presbyterian Samoan Women’s Fellowship 500

Preston Greek Senior Citizens Club 300

Quang Minh Temple 2,500

Rabat Malta Senior Citizens Association 500

Raduga Russian Senior Citizens Club of Frankston & Peninsula

500

Rajasthani Kutumb of Victoria 1,000

Rejoice Chinese Christian Communication Centre 500

Relationships Australia Victoria – Shepparton Centre 1,000

Relationships Australia Victoria (RAV) 1,800

Reservoir East Primary School 800

Reservoir Greek Elderly Citizens Club 300

Resurrection Catholic Church St Albans 500

Richmond Asian Business Association 7,000

Richmond Chinese Elderly Welfare Association 500

Ringwood Highland Games 1,500


Roberts McCubbin Primary School 1,500

Rosebud Secondary College 2,000

Rotary Club of Mooroopna 1,000

Russian Arts Centre for Children and Youth 800



Russian Ethnic Representative Council of Victoria 800

Russian House Cultural Advancement Society 800

Russian Senior Citizens Club Yarraville 600

Ruthven Primary School 400

Rye & Peninsula Greek Senior Citizens Club 600

Rye & Peninsula Greek Senior Citizens Club 600

Saint Gaetan Society 1,500

Saint Orahaa Association 500


Samoa Ala Mai Community Corporation 800

San Donato Association 1,000


Sankat Mochan Samiti 500

Santa Marija Assunta Association 1,200

Sapthaswara School of Carnatic Music 500

Sapthaswara School of Carnatic Music 500

Savoy Ladies Recreation Group 1,900

Scots of Victoria Coordinating Group 2,000


Scottish Clans and Associations Council 800

Seafarers Multicultural Festival Lakes Entrance 5,000


Serbian Orthodox Church School Congregation “St Sava” 800

Serbian Senior Citizens & Pensioners Club ‘Tzar Lazar’ 300

Serbian Social Services and Support 1,000




Shepparton Arts Festival 1,900

Shree Ram Bhakt Ramayan Mandali Association of Victoria

1,000

Shree Ram Bhakt Ramayan Mandali Association of Victoria

500

Shurolok Music Appreciation and Performance Group 1,200

Sicilia Bella Gruppo Folkloristico 500

Sicilia Bella Gruppo Folkloristico 500

Sicilia Nostra Senior Citizens Club 600

Sierra Leone Australia Community of Victoria (SLACOV) 600

Sierra Leone Australia Community of Victoria (SLACOV) 1,500


Singh Sabha Sports Club 3,000

Sinhala Cultural & Community Services Foundation 500

Sisters for Sisters 1,200



Somali Australian Council of Victoria 800


Somali Support and Development Association 500

Soroptimist International of Shepparton 600

South Kingsville Community Centre 300

Southern Africa Association of Ballarat 1,400

Sovereign Hill 5,000

Spanish Association of Geelong 800

Spanish Latin American Welfare Centre (CELAS) 4,500

Spanish Speaking Senior Citizens Club of Clayton 600

Spanish Speaking Senior Women’s Group North East Region

400


appendix 2e



SPC Ardmona KidsTown – Greater Shepparton City Council

1,000

Spectrum Migrant Resource Centre 1,500

Sports for Change 1,000

Springvale Alevi Cultural Centre 1,000

Springvale Asian Business Association 3,000

Springvale Neighbourhood House 1,500

Sri Lanka German Technical Training Institute Old Boys Association of Australia

800

Sri Lankan Association of Goulburn Valley 600

Sri Lankan Elders’ Welfare Association “SEWA” 500

Sri Lankan Elders’ Welfare Association “SEWA” 500

Sri Lankan Study Centre for the Advancement of Technology and Social Welfare (SCATS)

600

Srotar Ashor 500

St Albans Business Group Association 5,000

St Albans Good Friday Association 800

St Andrews Luqa Social Club 500

St Andrews Luqa Social Club 1,000

St Augustine’s Primary School Wodonga 1,500

St Columba’s College 1,000

St Georges Antiochian Orthodox Church Association 600

St John of Kronstadt Russian Welfare Society 500

St Joseph’s Primary School – Chiltern – VIC 300

St Jude’s Primary School, Scoresby 400

St Mary’s Catholic School Rutherglen 1,500

St Monica’s Primary School 300

St Monica’s Primary School 500

St Peter’s Seniors Multicultural Social Club 500

St Vent’s Hospital (Melbourne) Limited 700

St Vent’s Hospital (Melbourne) Limited 500

Stella Maris Maltese Association 400

Stonnington Ballroom Dancing Association 400

Strathmore Heights Greek Senior Citizens Club 400

Strathmore Heights Greek Senior Citizens Club 300

Sudanese Australian Network in Victoria 700

Sudanese Disability Action Group in Victoria 400

Sunraysia Mallee Ethnic Communities’ Council 500

Sunraysia Mallee Ethnic Communities’ Council 1,200

Sunshine College 600


Sunshine College 1,000


Sunshine Polish Charity Association 400

Sunshine Polish Charity Association 300

Sunshine Primary School 400

Surrey Hills Neighbourhood Centre 800


Swinburne Buddhist Society 400

Swiss Club of Victoria 500

Swiss Club of Victoria 2,000

Sydenham-Hillside Primary School 500


Tamil Senior Citizens Fellowship 500

Tamil-Australian Friendship Society 500

Tarerer Gunditj Project Association 800

Tarxien Social Club 500


Tatura Community House 500


Tayyiba Institute 1,200

Teeyan Melbourne Diyan 500

Telugu Association of Australia 3,000

Temple Society Australia 400

Temple Society Australia 700


600


300

Thai Culture and Food Festival 5,000

The Academy of Indian Music and Culture 500

The Albanian Australian Islamic Society 300

The Artists 2000 Foundation Incorporated 800

The Association of Hazaras in Victoria 800


The Australian Greek Orthodox Community of Moreland 800

The Ballarat African Association 700

The Boite (Victoria) 1,000

The Community of Cypriots of the Eastern Suburbs – Elderly Citizens

600


300

The Cultural Centre of Florinians ‘Aristotelis’ 2,000

The Democratic Republic Of Congo Community Association of Victoria (DRCCAV)

1,000

The Democratic Republic Of Congo Community Association of Victoria (DRCCAV)

1,000

The Druze Community Charity of Victoria 1,000


The German Saturday School 400

The Goan Overseas Association of Victoria 2,000

The Greek Choir of the Cultural and Educational Club of Florinians

5,000

The Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne and Victoria

2,000

The Gujarati Association of Victoria 800


appendix 2e


The Gujarati Association of Victoria 1,500

The Hamilton and Alexandra College 450

The Highway Gallery 300

The Hindu Society of Victoria 1,000




The Hindu Society of Victoria 600










The Hispanic Society of Victoria 500

The Indian Tamil Association of Victoria 400

The Indonesian Society of Victoria – PERWIRA 1,000


The Jewish Film Foundation of Australia 2,500

The Jewish Film Foundation of Australia 2,500

The Knox School 500



The Melbourne Comhaltas (Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann Melbourne Branch)

300

The New Hope Foundation (Oakleigh) 1,000

The New Hope Foundation (Refugee Resource Centre Footscray)

1,000

The Nigerian Society of Victoria 1,500

The Nigerian Society of Victoria 1,000

The Panmacedonian Association of Melbourne and Victoria

8,000

The People and Parks Foundation 400

The Poseidon Club 2,000

The Robert Burns Club of Melbourne 800

The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne (RCH) 2,000

The Samoan Advisory Council of Victoria 2,000



The Samoan Community Link of Victoria 500

The Sindhi Association of Victoria 500

The Sindhi Association of Victoria 1,000

The Sindhi Association of Victoria 500

The Substation 800


The Torquay Froth and Bubble Literary Festival 1,500


1,000


600

THE-HE Vietnamese Language Centre 500



Tibetan Buddhist Society 1,500

Tibetan Buddhist Society 700

Tibetan Community of Australia (Victoria) 1,400

Timorese Association in Victoria 500

Timorese Association in Victoria 2,500

Toora Primary School 500

Traralgon East Community Group (TECG) 500

Traralgon East Community Group (TECG) 500

Tulsi Manas Satsang Sanstha of Victoria 300

Tulsi Manas Satsang Sanstha of Victoria 300

Twich Community Association in Victoria 500

Ugandans Community in Victoria 600

Ukrainian Arts and Culture 400

Ukrainian Senior Citizens Club in Melbourne 400

Ukrainian Social Club 800

Ukrainian Women’s Association, St Albans 500

Ukrainian Women’s Association, St Albans 300

Union Road Trader’s Association 2,000

Unisoul 1,000

United Nations Association of Australia (Victorian Division)

6,000

United Nations Day of Vesak 1,000

United Somali Organisation in Australia 1,000

Uniting Care Prahran Mission 500

Universal Chinese and Friends Association 500

Upfield Primary School 500

Urban Communities 700

Uruguayan Social Club of Melbourne 1,000

Valguarnera Social Club 500

Vic Assam 400

Victoria Datta Yoga Centre 600

Victoria Hua Xin Chinese Women’s Association 400

Victoria Hua Xin Chinese Women’s Association 300

Victoria Police Football Club 800

Victorian African Women’s Association 1,000


Victorian Association of World War II Veterans from Former Soviet Union

800


appendix 2e




800


800


800


500


500

Victorian Assyrian Community 1,500

Victorian Assyrian Community 500

Victorian Co-operative on Children’s Services for Ethnic Groups (VICSEG)

1,000

Victorian Greek Australian Elderly Citizens Group 500

Victorian Greek Australian Elderly Citizens Group 300

Victorian Maronite Community 1,000


Victorian Transcultural Psychiatry Unit 500

Victorian Young Somalis Network 2,000

Vietnamese Australian Senior Association of Victoria (VASA–VIC)

500




Vietnamese Welfare Resource Centre – Jesuit Social Services

1,000

Vishva Hindu Parishad of Australia (Vic Chapter) 800

Vishva Hindu Parishad of Australia (Vic Chapter) 500

Vitoria Women’s Fellowship Group 500

Warrnambool City Council 1,800

Waverley Chinese Senior Citizens Club 1,000

Wesley Mission Victoria 500

West Footscray Neighbourhood House 1,000

West Footscray Neighbourhood House 1,000

Western Gujjus 900

Western Port Secondary School 1,000

Western Region Bengali School 500

Western Region Maltese Women’s Group 500

Whittlesea & District Greek Elderly Citizens Club 1,000

Whittlesea Community Connections 500

Whittlesea Trung Vuong Vietnamese Womens Group 300



Williamstown and Districts Greek Elderly Club 500

Williamstown Italian Social Club 500

Wimmera Health Care Group 900

Wings of Care (Kanfei Chesed) 500


Women’s Friendship Group 500

Women’s Friendship Group 400

Women’s Humanitarian Association ‘Hope – Nadez’ 500

Women’s Information Support and Housing in the North (WISHIN)

500

Xaghra Association of Australia 500

Xin Jin Shan Chinese Language and Culture School 800

Xinjiang Chinese Association of Australia 300

Y ART (Youth Art) 1,000

Yarra Plenty Regional Library 2,000

Yarra Plenty Regional Library 500



Yarra Settlement Forum 1,000

Yarra Valley Musicians Collective T/A Healesville Music Festival

1,500

Yarraman Oaks Primary School 700

Yarrilinks Incorporated 500

Yirol Youth Association of Victoria 500

YMCA Victoria – North Melbourne Community Centre 500

Young Generation Filipino Citizens Club of the South East

400

Youth Mama 400

Yugoslav-Australian Workers Centre ‘Brotherhood Unity’ 400

Yugoslav-Australian Workers Centre ‘Brotherhood Unity’ 300


Zimbabwean Community in Australia (Victoria) 800

Zimbabwean Community in Australia (Victoria) 700


Zomi Association Australia 900

Zoroastrian Association of Victoria 600



Zotung Community in Australia 400

Zotung Community in Australia 400

totAl 1,638,377


appendix 2f


African Communities Elderly Association of Victoria 1,820

Altona North Senior Citizens Centre 3,360

ANCRI Sezione di Melbourne 2,100

ANCRI Werribee 3,080

Anoranzas Multicultural Seniors Club 500

Antiochian Community Support Association (ACSA) 2,800

Arabic Elderly Pensioners Group 2,520

Arabic Senior Citizens Group 1,400

Archangel Michael Senior Social Club of Oakleigh 1,400

Armenian Relief Society Nayiri Chapter 1,680

Armenoro Senior Citizens Association 2,800

Asklipios Greek Women’s Group 1,960

Assoc Marinai D’Italia Gruppo “M.O. Pugliesi” 2,100

Association Nationale Combattente Reduci Italiani – Myrtleford

500

Association of Former Inmates of Nazi Concentration Camps and Ghettos from the Former Soviet Union

1,400

Association of Greek Elderly Citizen Clubs of Melbourne & Victoria

5,000

Associazione Amica Pensionati Italiani Di Hawthorn 1,680

Associazione Arma Aeronautica 1,820

Associazione Donna Calabrese Nel Mondo 1,400

Associazione Elbani nel Mondo 2,800

Associazione Emilia Romagna del Victoria 1,820

Associazione Figli D’Italia 1,260

Associazione Laziali Pensionati di Geelong 2,100

Associazione Nationale Artiglieri D’italia Sezione di Melbourne

1,200

Associazione Nationale Artiglieri D’italia Sezione di Melbourne

1,400

Associazione Nazionale Carristi D’Italia, Sezione Di Melbourne

1,120

Associazione Nazionale Combattenti Della Guerra Di Liberazione

1,960

Associazione Pensionate Laziali di Monash 1,750

Associazione Piemontesi Victoria 1,820

Associazone Pensionati Laziali Australia 3,080

Australia Ceylon Fellowship 1,680

Australia Ceylon Fellowship 1,680

Australia Denizli Association 1,120

Australian & Bosnian-Herzegovinan Community Club Brcko Melbourne

2,520

Australian Ankawa Club 1,960

Australian Armenian Welfare Society 1,540

Australian Bosnian Seniors Group 1,400

Australian Coptic Senior Citizens Club of Manningham 1,680

Australian Croatian Club Bocce – Gospic 1,680

Australian Croatian Senior Citizens Association Geelong 1,680


Australian Croatian Senior Citizens Club “Vila Velebita” Broadmeadows

1,540

Australian Croatian Senior Citizens Club of Clifton Hill 1,680

Australian Croatian Senior Citizens Club of Gladstone Park

1,540

Australian Cyprian Sports & Social Association Seniors 2,800

Australian Greek and Cypriot Senior Citizens Club of Melbourne

2,520

Australian Greek Elderly Citizens Club Northcote 3,360

Australian Greek Elderly Citizens Club of Mentone and Districts

1,960

Australian Greek Elderly Citizens Club of Oakleigh 3,430


1,000

Australian Greek Ex-Servicemen’s Association 2,800

Australian Greek Isolated Group 2,240

Australian Lebanese Christian Ladies Group – Darebin 840

Australian Lebanese Christian Ladies Group – Moreland 1,260

Australian Macedonian Disability Pensioner Group “Vardar” Melbourne

1,540

Australian Macedonian Senior Citizens Group Reservoir 1,960

Australian Oromo Community Association in Victoria Seniors Group

2,520

Australian Serbian Pensioners Club of St George Church, St Albans & Districts

2,940

Australian Thornbury Pensioners Club 1,960


1,540

Australian Vietnamese Women’s Association 2,200

Australian Western Thrace Turkish Association of Victoria

2,000

Australian Yugoslav Pensioners Group 2,240

AVA Boroondara Senior Citizens Group 1,680

AVA Elderly Group in Maribyrnong 1,120

Avellino Circolo Pensioners of Springvale 650

Avondale East Keilor Senior Citizens Club 1,540


2,800

AVWA Yarra City Senior Citizens Group 1,120

Ballarat Polish Seniors Club 1,400

Barry Road Italian Senior Citizens Club 1,960

Batman’s Greek Elderly Womens Club 1,820

Bea Cantare Choir 700

Bellarine International Women’s Senior Citizens Club 1,540

Benevolent Association of Nafpaktians Melbourne-Victoria

1,400

Benevolent Brotherhood of Kolindros 1,680

Benvenute Donne Glenroy 1,680

Berwick & District Greek Senior Citizens Club 1,540

Bigla Senior Citizens Association 2,100

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Bitola Macedonian Senior Citizens Group Whittlesea 3,150

Black River Macedonian Australian Association Avondale Heights, Moonee Valley & District

1,260

Boroondara Camberwell Greek Senior Citizens Club 1,820

Boroondara Chinese Senior Citizens Association 1,960

Bosnian and Herzegovinian Elderly Citizens Club 1,960

Box Hill Chinese Elderly Citizens Club 5,600

Brighton Greek Senior Citizens Association 2,100

Brimbank Hungarian Senior Citizens Club 2,380

Brimbank Senior Citizens Friendly Group 980

Broadmeadows Greek Elderly Citizens Club 2,240

Broadmeadows Greek Womens Club 1,330

Broadmeadows Turkish Senior Citizens Club 3,080

Broadmeadows Vietnamese Senior Citizens Club 1,680

Brunswick Greek Elderly and Pensioners Association 3,430

CALD Older Person Group 500

Camberwell Senior Citizens Club 1,960

Cantanzaro Senior Citizen’s Club of Monash 1,960

Casey Chinese Seniors Group 1,500

Casey Hungarian Senior Citizens Club 3,080


2,520

Centre of Greek Ex-Servicemen’s Elderly Citizens Club of Kew and District

1,820

Centro Argentino of Victoria (CAV) Seniors 1,400

Chaldean Senior Citizens Group of Whittlesea 700

Chilean Federation of Older People 1,120

Chinese Community Health Advisory of Australia (CCHAA) 2,800

Chinese Senior Citizens Club of Frankston & Peninsula 1,400

Chinese Singing and Dance Troupe of Melbourne 1,400

Chinese Xinjiang Senior Citizens Association 3,080

Chios Brotherhood Korais of Melbourne and Victoria Ltd 1,400

Chrisokellaria Golden Age Society of Melbourne Victoria 800

Circolo Fiumano Melbourne 2,100

Circolo Pensionati “Don Bosco” 2,660

Circolo Pensionati Abruzzesi Abruzzesi Senior Citizens Social Club

3,920

Circolo Pensionati Campani Italiano Di Clayton 3,080

Circolo Pensionati Casa D’Abruzzo Club 2,100

Circolo Pensionati del Reggio Calabria Club 1,610

Circolo Pensionati della Comunita’ Vizzinese 2,800

Circolo Pensionati di Brimbank 1,000

Circolo Pensionati Federazione Clubs Laziali Melbourne Victoria

1,960

Circolo Pensionati Italiani di Airport West 2,800

Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di Ascot Vale 2,800

Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di Ballarat 1,400


Circolo Pensionati Italiani di Bentleigh 2,800

Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di Campaspe 1,120

Circolo Pensionati Italiani di Casa Nostra 1,680

Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di Coburg 5,040

Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di Deer Park 1,680

Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di East Brunswick 1,050

Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di Essendon 3,080

Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di Footscray 2,520

Circolo Pensionati Italiani di Geelong 1,680

Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di Gladstone Park 2,240

Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di Greenvale 2,240

Circolo Pensionati Italiani di Hadfield 1,820

Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di Kensington 1,680

Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di Kew/Hawthorn/Camberwell 1,680

Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di Knox 2,100

Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di Kyabram 1,680

Circolo Pensionati Italiani di Merlynston 3,360


Circolo Pensionati Italiani di Moonee Ponds 1,820

Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di Mordialloc 840

Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di Moreland 1,680

Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di Newport-Williamstown 1,960

Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di North & West Melbourne 1,260

Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di North Fitzroy 1,960

Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di North West Essendon 1,540

Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di Nunawading/Box Hill 2,520

Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di Oakleigh e Clayton 2,800

Circolo Pensionati Italiani di Pascoe Vale 1,960

Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di Richmond 1,680

Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di San Marco in Lamis 1,680

Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di St Albans 2,240

Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di St Ignazio 1,540

Circolo Pensionati Italiani di St Mary Magdlen Chadstone 1,680

Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di Tullamarine 2,100

Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di Waverley 1,680

Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di West Brunswick 2,100

Circolo Pensionati Italiani di Wyndham 3,700

Circolo Pensionati Italiani Doutta Galla-Essendon 1,680

Circolo Pensionati Italiani East Keilor & Avondale Heights 3,080

Circolo Pensionati Multiculturale Di Greenvale 2,800

Circolo Pensionati Pugliesi 3,080

Clarinda Greek Senior Citizens Club 1,400

Club Astoria German Australian Society 1,400

Club Frecce Tricolori Victoria 1,000

Cobram Italian Social Club 1,120

Collingwood Fitzroy Indo-Chinese Elderly Group 2,240


appendix 2f


Collingwood Greek Elderly Womens Association 1,680

Collingwood Greek Senior Citizen Club 1,190

Community Club ‘Smile – Ulibka’ 1,680

Community of Cypriots of the Northern Suburbs of Melbourne Elderly Group

2,800

Community of Niki 2,310

Confederazione Fanti D’Italia – ANSI – Cavalieri Della Patria

3,080

Corona Italian Seniors Club of Casey 1,680

Cosenza Senior Citizens of Kingston 2,100

Cranbourne Hampton Park Greek Senior Citizens Club 2,170

Cranbourne Italian Senior Citizens Club 2,520

Cretan Elderly Club of Melbourne and Victoria 2,100

Croatian Senior Citizens Association “Cardinal Stepinac” Geelong

2,520

Croatian Senior Citizens Club Mildura Incorporated 1,120

Croatian Senior Citizens Club of Altona 1,540

Croatian Senior Citizens Club of Footscray 1,750

Croatian Senior Citizens Club St Albans 2,520

Croatian Senior Citizens Club Sunshine 1,680

Croatian Senior Citizens Group Keysborough 4,620

Croydon Dutch Social Club 2,100

Croydon Italian Senior Citizens Club 1,680

Cultural Vietnamese Women’s Association 1,540

Cyprus Greek Orthodox Community of “Apostolos Andreas” Sunshine

3,640

Cyprus Senior Citizens Turkish Club 1,680

Dandenong and Endeavour Hills Club de Los Abuelos: Italo-Spanish

2,240

Darebin Greek Women’s Senior Citizens Group 2,240

Deer Park Senior Citizens Club 1,400

Deutscher Verein KG Nerrische Insulaner 2,660

Diamond Valley Greek Senior Citizens Club 2,100

Doncaster Italian Senior Citizens Group 3,780

Dutch Australian Society Social Club 1,260

Dutch Independent Senior Citizens of Oz 1,260

Eastern Senior Chinese Association 1,120

Elderly Club of the Pallaconian Brotherhood of Melbourne and Victoria

3,080

Elderly Filipino Association of Australia 1,680

Elderly Group of the Greek Orthodox Community of Hobsons Bay

2,240

Eltham Dutch Over Fifties Club 1,680

Epping Combined Pensioners Association 1,680

Eremia Greek Elderly Association of Port Phillip 1,960

Eritrean Elderly Association in Melbourne 1,820

Ethnic Chinese Happy Age Association of Victoria 4,200

Ethnic Discussion Club 1,680

Family Support Group Northern Region 1,260


Faros Senior Citizens 980

Fawkner Senior Citizens Centre 700


2,730

Federation of Macedonian Senior Citizens Groups of the Northern Region of Victoria

1,800

Federation of Taivgetos of Laconia 3,640

Federazione Pensionati Italiani Del Victoria 2,100

Felaust Filipino Australian Elderly Citizen Group of Broadmeadows

1,680

FIDCA Federazione Italiana Combattenti Alleati Melbourne

1,820

Fiji Indian Senior Citizens Association 1,400

Fiji Senior Citizens Association (FSC) 1,610

Filipino Australian Senior Citizens Advisory Council in Australia

3,080

Filipino Australian Senior Citizens of Victoria (FASCOV) 1,680

Filipino Elderly Get Together Association 1,680

Filipino-Australian Society Melbourne’s Northwest (FASMENOW)

1,680


Fitzroy Vietnamese Elderly Group 1,540

Flemington Chinese Bridge Club 700

Footscray IndoChinese Elderly Group 3,080

Foundation for Spanish Speaking Older People 1,000

Frankston Bosnian Elderly Club 1,680

Geelong Dutch 50 Plus Club 2,520

Geelong Dutch Clubs 1,190

Geelong Golden Age Polish Seniors Club 1,680

Geelong Hungarian St Laszlo Senior Citizens Social Club 1,960

German Friendship Society Bendigo 1,400

German/Austrian Association 1,260

Gippsland Croatian Association 1,120

Giuliani Senior Citizens Association of Geelong 2,520

Glen Eira Chinese Senior Citizen Club 1,000

Glen Eira Italian Pensioners & Senior Citizens Club 1,960

Glen Iris/Burwood Greek Seniors Citizens Club 1,600

Glen Iris/Burwood Greek Seniors Citizens Club 2,240

Glenroy Greek Elderly Group 1,680

Glenroy Italian Senior Citizen’s Centre 3,080

Glenroy Polish Elderly Club 2,100

Goche Delchev Senior Citizens Association 3,080

Greek Community of Springvale and Districts 3,920

Greek Community over 50’s Elderly Citizens Club 1,680

Greek Cyprian Senior Citizens of Glen Eira 3,080


2,660


appendix 2f



Greek Cypriot Senior Citizens Club of Whitehorse and District

2,800

Greek Democritus League Elderly Citizens Club 1,680

Greek Elderly Citizens Club Caulfield 2,240

Greek Elderly Citizens Club of Geelong 1,960

Greek Elderly Citizens Club of Manningham 3,080

Greek Elderly Citizens Club of Maroondah 1,960

Greek Elderly Citizens Club of Moonee Valley 2,800

Greek Elderly Citizens Club of Moreland 2,800

Greek Elderly Citizens Club of Newport 1,260

Greek Elderly Citizens Club of Nunawading 2,240

Greek Elderly Citizens Club of Werribee Women’s Group 1,540

Greek Elderly Citizens of Clayton and District 3,080

Greek Elderly Club North Fitzroy & North Carlton 2,520

Greek Elderly Club of the Bellarine Peninsula 3,080

Greek Elderly Women’s Club of Frankston and Peninsula 1,540


1,960

Greek Macedonian Elderly Club of Werribee & Werribee South

1,680

Greek National Resistance Fighters League of Melbourne & Victoria

1,610

Greek Orthodox Community of Box Hill and Districts, Elderly Citizens Club

3,080

Greek Orthodox Community of Clayton Ltd 2,800

Greek Orthodox Community of Gippsland, Elderly Citizens’ Group

2,240

Greek Orthodox Community of Lalor, Thomastown, Epping and Districts, Women’s Group

2,800

Greek Orthodox Community of Monash & Districts 2,800

Greek Orthodox Elderly Group (Greek Orthodox Community of Oakleigh and Districts)

800

Greek Orthodox Parish of “Panagia Soumela” East Keilor, Senior Citizens Group

1,960

Greek Orthodox Parish of “St Andrew’s” Forest Hill, Senior Citizens Group

2,240

Greek Orthodox Parish of “St Athanasios” Springvale, Senior Citizens Group

2,800

Greek Orthodox Parish of “St Catherine” East Malvern, Elderly Citizens Group

1,000

Greek Orthodox Parish of “St Constantine and Helen” South Yarra, Senior Citizens Group

1,960

Greek Orthodox Parish of “St Dimitrios” Ascot Vale, Senior Citizens Group

2,240

Greek Orthodox Parish of “St Eleftherios” Brunswick, Senior Citizen’ Group

2,100

Greek Orthodox Parish of “St George” Thornbury, Senior Citizens

1,820

Greek Orthodox Parish of “St Haralambos” Templestowe, Senior Citizens’ Group

2,800


1,540


Greek Orthodox Parish of “St Vasilios”, Brunswick, Senior Citizens’ Group

1,820

Greek Orthodox Parish of “The Presentation of Our Lady to the Temple” North Balwyn, Senior Citizens Group

1,820

Greek Orthodox Parish of “The Presentation of Our Lord” – Coburg Senior Citizens Group

1,960

Greek Orthodox Parish of “The Three Hierarchs” Clayton, Senior Citizens’ Group

1,960

Greek Pensioners Club of North Fitzroy 1,680

Greek Senior Citizen Club of Airport West and District 2,800

Greek Senior Citizens Association of South Melbourne and Albert Park

1,960

Greek Senior Citizens Association of St Gregorios 1,680

Greek Senior Citizens Association of the Bass Coast 1,750

Greek Senior Citizen’s Club – Hobsons Bay 1,960

Greek Senior Citizens Club Altona and Region 1,960

Greek Senior Citizens Club Hawthorn 2,240

Greek Senior Citizens Club of Carnegie and Murrumbeena

4,760

Greek Senior Citizens Club of Dandenong 3,710

Greek Senior Citizens Club of Flemington & Kensington 1,820

Greek Senior Citizens Club of Gladstone Park & Tullamarine

2,240

Greek Senior Citizens Club of Monash 2,200

Greek Senior Citizens Club of Prahran ‘St Demetrios’ 2,240

Greek Senior Citizens District of Richmond 2,500

Greek Senior Citizens North Balwyn & Districts 2,100

Greek Senior Citizens of Frankston and Peninsula 2,800


1,960

Greek Senior Elderly Citizens Club The Dormition of Our Lady

2,380

Greek Senior Women’s Club Hobsons Bay 1,400

Greek Seniors & Pensioners Association Clayton & District

2,940

Greek Seniors 60 Walker Close 1,680

Greek Women’s Association of the Western Suburbs 1,960

Greek Women’s Club of Maribyrnong 2,100

Greek Women’s Elderly Friendly Club Preston 1,680

Greek Women’s Senior Citizens Club of McKinnon ‘Rhea’ 2,240

Green Gully Senior Citizens Social Club 2,800

Grupo Primavera Prahran Latin American Association 2,520

Gruppo Culturale Pugliese D’Australia 1,000

Gruppo Pensionati Italiani di Keilor 2,240

Hadfield Golden Years Social Club 2,100

Halkidikeon Association Aristotle the Stageritian 2,100

Hampton Park Turkish Seniors Group 700

Health Centre Italian Group 1,120


appendix 2f


Healthy Tourism Senior Citizens Club ‘Vigor’ 2,240

Heidelberg United Alexander Senior Citizen Club 1,800


4,060

Hellenic Community of the City of Moorabbin (Kingston) & Districts Ltd

3,080

Hellenic Stegi Friendly Elderly Citizen’s Club of Darebin 2,800

Hera Greek Ladies Club 1,680

Holy Mother Mary of Montevergine Association 700

Hungarian Senior Citizens Club of Greater Dandenong 3,080

Hungarian Senior Citizens of Prahran & District 2,520

Imvrians Society of Melbourne 1,820

Independent Hellenic Senior Citizens Association of Clayton

2,100

Independent Senior Citizens Club – Nunawading 2,100


Indochinese Elderly Assocation in the Eastern Suburbs 3,640

Indo-Chinese Elderly Refugees Association – Victoria 4,200

Instituto Nazionale per la Guardia D’Onore alle Reali Tombe del Pantheon

3,080

International Women’s Group 2,240

Irymple Bocce Club 2,100

Islamic Elderly Group 2,800

Islamic Society of Melbourne Eastern Region (ISOMER) 3,080

Italian & Ethnic Senior Citizens Club of Flinders 3,780

Italian Catholic Federation Morwell 1,820

Italian Community of Keilor Association 2,520

Italian Elderly Citizens Club Noble Park 1,260

Italian Elderly Citizens Club of Thornbury 2,100

Italian Elderly Citizens Group Holy Spirit East Thornbury 1,960

Italian Golf Association 1,000

Italian Pensioners Association of Mill Park 2,240

Italian Pensioners Club of North Altona 2,240

Italian Pensioners Club of Wangaratta 2,240

Italian Senior Citizens Club of Frankston 1,960

Italian Senior Citizens Club of Moorabbin 2,660

Italian Senior Citizen’s Club of Preston 5,600

Italian Senior Citizens Recreation Group of Caulfield 2,380

Italian Social Club Altona 2,240

Italian Speaking Senior Citizens Association of Epping 1,960

Italian Welfare Association of Whittlesea Senior Citizens 2,100

Italian Women’s Health Group Fawkner/Campbellfield 2,240

Jewish Holocaust Centre’s Seniors Thursday Group 700

Kariatides Oakleigh Greek Womens Group 2,240

Kastellorizian Senior’s Club 2,240

Keilor Downs Macedonian Elderly Group 1,680


Keilor Downs Macedonian Women’s Pensioner Group 1,900

Keilor Downs Senior Citizens Bocce Club 500

Kensington Chinese Friendship Association 1,120

Keon Park Greek Senior Citizens Club 2,800

Kew Home of Chinese 2,100

Kingsbury Italian Senior Citizen Club 2,240

Kingston Indian Senior Citizens Association 1,680

Kingston Turkish Senior Citizens 1,820

Knox Chinese Elderly Citizens Club 3,640

Knox Hungarian Senior Citizens Club 3,080

Kondia Limnos Greek Senior Citizens Club 1,820

Korumburra Italian Social Club 1,680

Kouchkovski Social Club 1,960

Kyabram Italian Ladies Association 1,960

Lac Viet Senior Performers (Ashburton Vietnamese Association)

500

Lakhanda Media Centre 1,400

Lalor Thomastown Combined Pensioners Association 1,680

Lao Elderly Association 2,800

Latvian Relief Society “Daugavas Vanagi” of Geelong 2,240

Le Belle Arti 2,310

Lebanese Elderly Group 1,680

Lefcadian Brotherhood “LEFCADA” 2,520

Lemnian Community of Victoria Elderly Citizens Club 2,100

Lien Tri Temple 840

Literary Creative Association “Lukomorie” 1,200

Macedonian Australian Senior Citizens Group “Ilinden” 1,820

Macedonian Beranci Social Seniors 1,400

Macedonian Orthodox Church Footscray 1,330


4,200

Macedonian Orthodox Community of Melbourne and Victoria Ladies Association

2,520

Macedonian Pensioner Group ‘Uspeniena Presveta Bogorodica’ Sydenham

1,680

Macedonian Pensioners Association of Footscray 1,820

Macedonian ‘Prilep’ Pensioners Group of Taylors Lake 800

Macedonian Senior Citizen Group ‘Markovi Kuli’ 1,400

Macedonian Senior Citizen Group of Hillside 1,680

Macedonian Senior Citizen Women’s Group ‘Pelister’ of St Albans

1,680

Macedonian Senior Citizens Club Geelong 2,310

Macedonian Senior Citizens Club of West Sunshine 2,100

Macedonian Senior Citizens Club Pelister of St Albans 1,680

Macedonian Senior Citizens Group – Lalor, Thomastown, Epping & Mill Park

2,520


appendix 2f



Macedonian Senior Citizens Group of Altona Meadows, Laverton and Point Cook

1,680

Macedonian Senior Citizens Group of Altona North 1,680

Macedonian Senior Citizens Group of Ardeer 1,820

Macedonian Senior Citizens Group of Avondale Heights, East Keilor, Moonee Valley and Districts

1,540

Macedonian Senior Citizens’ Group of Doncaster & Templestowe

3,080

Macedonian Senior Citizens Group of Hobsons Bay 2,800

Macedonian Senior Citizens Group of Kingspark 1,820

Macedonian Senior Citizens Group of Monash 3,080

Macedonian Senior Citizens Group of the City of Darebin Pelister

1,960

Macedonian Senior Citizens Group Zlatna Sonce of Footscray

1,260

Macedonian Senior Citizens Women’s Dancing Group “Veseli Makedonki”

980

Macedonian Senior Group “Tumbe Café” 1,400

Macedonian Senior Women’s Group ‘Mirka Ginova’ of Darebin and Districts

1,000

Macedonian Women’s Group “Elpida Karamandi” 1,680

Macedonian Women’s Group of Hillside – Melton 1,260

Macedonian Women’s Pensioners Association of Footscray

1,680

Macedonian Women’s Senior Citizen Group Lalor 1,820

Macedonian Women’s Senior Citizen Group ‘Markovi Kuli’

600

Macedonian Women’s Senior Citizens Club of West Sunshine

1,400

Macedonian Women’s Senior Citizens Group of Altona Meadows, Laverton and Point Cook

1,260

Macedonian Women’s Senior Citizens Group of Altona North and District

2,240

Macedonian Women’s Senior Citizens Group of Avondale Heights, Moonee Valley & Districts

1,330


1,680

Macedonian Women’s Senior Group Tumbe Café 1,120

Macedonian Women’s Senior Group Tumbe Café 1,120

Macedonian Women’s Social Club of Whittlesea 1,960

Maltese Association Hobsons Bay 3,640

Maltese Association Northern Suburbs 2,240

Maltese Bocce Social & Recreation Club 1,400

Maltese Community of Shepparton and District 1,540

Maltese La Valette Association 3,080

Maltese Pensioners Association 1,120

Maltese Senior Citizens Club Airport West 2,100

Malvern Greek Senior Citizens Association 2,520

Malvern Italian Senior Citizens Club 1,960

Manningham Chinese Senior Citizen’s Club 3,360


Maroondah Italian Senior Citizens Club 1,820

Mauritian Golden Age Club 3,640

Mauritian Silver Edge Club 2,100

Meadow Heights Turkish Senior Pension Association 2,240

Medjimurski Club Mildura 980

Melbourne Murugan Cultural Centre 2,660

Melbourne Tukkers Social Club 840

Merrilands Italian Senior Citizens Club 3,080

Mildura Greek Elderly Citizens Club 1,960

Mill Park Greek Elderly Citizens Club 2,240

Mill Park Senior Citizens Club 1,680

Monash Greek Macedonian Elderly Citizens Club 2,240

Monash Korean Senior Citizens Club 1,680

Monash Maltese Seniors Social Group 700

Monte Lauro Social Club (Buccheri) Ltd 1,820

Montemurro Social Club ‘San Rocco’ 1,680

Moreland Chinese Elderly Citizen’s Group 1,960

Moreland Italian Women’s Group 1,680

Moreland Maltese Elderly Citizens’ Association 2,240

Moreland Maltese Pensioners Group 2,100

Mornington Dutch Australian Senior Club 2,660

Morwell Senior Italian Citizens Club 1,960

Multi Ethnic Senior Citizens Group Preston 1,260

Multicultural Senior Citizens Group of Kingston and Surrounding Regions

2,000

Multicultural Senior Citizens Group of Whittlesea 1,820

Multicultural Womens Group 1,540

Myrtleford Italian Pensioners Group 1,820

Myrtleford Savoy Sporting Club 840

Nadezhda Russian Senior Citizens Club 3,080

Neret Senior Citizens Club 2,800

New Friends Senior Citizens Group 1,000

New Life Association 1,820

New United Villages of Florina 1,820

Niddrie Senior Italian Citizens Club 3,080

Nieuw Holland Dutch Social Club 1,820

Nisyrian Philanthropic Society 2,400

Noble Park North Multicultural Elderly Citizens Club 1,820

North Eastern Greek Elderly Citizens 2,660

North Melbourne Chinese Association 1,400

North Richmond Elderly Chinese Friendship Association Melbourne

1,960

North West Reservoir Italian Pensioner Group 3,080

Northcote Australian Greek Society Care for the Aged 1,540


appendix 2f


Northcote Italian Pensioners Club 1,260

Northcote Macedonian Senior Citizens Club ‘Kajmakcalan’

1,680

Northern Egyptian Association 1,120

Northern Federation of Ethnic Senior Citizens Clubs 3,080

Northern Mauritian Seniors Club 1,540

Northern Melbourne Sri Lankan Association 1,260

Northern Metropolitan Multicultural Seniors Club Network

4,620


Nunawading Hungarian Senior Citizens Club 2,100

Oakleigh Coptic Senior Social Club 1,680

Old Citizens of Ascot Vale & Districts 1,680

Opera Nazionale Per I Caduti Senza Croce 2,240

Palesviaki Enosis Melbourne and Victoria Seniors 1,200

Pamissos Messinis 700

Panagia Kamariani Greek Senior Citizens Club 2,800

Panagia Soumela Pontian Association of Whittlesea 1,900

Pansamian Brotherhood of Melbourne and Victoria Pythagoras

2,200

Parea 1,120

Peninsula & Rye Greek Women’s Group 2,800

Pensionati Italiani di Carlton 1,540

Pensioner Macedonian Womens Group of Brimbank 1,400

Pensioners Association of Bulleen and Templestowe 1,400

Philanthropikos Syllogos Velika Messinias Leykothea Melbourne Australia

1,120

Philipino Elderly Association South East Region Victoria (PEASER)

2,310

Philippine Cultural Society for Families and Friends 1,680

Polish Club ‘Forty Plus’ 1,260

Polish Cultural & Social Club ‘Palma’ 1,540

Polish Senior Citizen’s Club 2,800

Polish Senior Citizens Club – Geelong 4,200

Polish Senior Citizens Club ‘Astry’ – St Kilda 2,800

Polish Senior Citizens Club Footscray 3,080

Polish Senior Citizens Club in Albion 1,890

Polish Senior Citizens Club in Rowville 3,080

Polish Senior Citizens Club Melbourne 15,540

Polish Senior Citizens Club Millenium 1,260

Polish Senior Citizens Club Morwell 1,960

Polish Senior Citizens Club of Altona 1,960

Polish Senior Citizens Club of Caulfield 2,310

Polish Senior Citizens Club of Collingwood 1,820

Polish Senior Citizens Club of Doncaster 1,820

Polish Senior Citizens Club of Frankston 1,260

Polish Senior Citizens Club of Moorabbin 1,680


Polish Senior Citizens Club of Reservoir 1,540

Polish Senior Citizens Club of St Albans 2,100

Polish Senior Citizens Club Waverley Vic 1,750

Polish Senior Citizens Mutual Support Club of Keilor Downs

1,680

Port Melbourne Greek Community Senior Citizens Club 1,610

Portarlington Maltese Pensioners Association 2,240

Prahran Chinese Elderly Citizens Association 4,620

Prahran Chinese Womens Association of Australia 3,080

Prahran Polish Elderly Citizens 1,820

Preston Greek Senior Citizens Club 3,080

Preston-Reservoir Indo-Chinese Elderly Group 2,380

PTOLEMEI Association of Greek Senior Citizens From Egypt & Middle East

3,080

Rabat Malta Senior Citizens Association 1,200

Raduga Russian Senior Citizens Club of Frankston & Peninsula

1,400

Regioni D’Italia Bocce Association 1,960

Reservoir Greek Elderly Citizens Club 3,080

Reservoir Greek Seniors Citizen Club 800

Reservoir Italian Pensioners Club 3,080

Resistenza Circolo Sette Fratelli Cervi, Victoria 1,400

Reskeon Maltese Assoc & Reskeon Seniors Group 3,080

Richmond Chinese Elderly Welfare Association 3,080

Richmond Hill Senior Citizens Club 980

Richmond Indo-Chinese Elderly Group 1,680

Richmond Vietnamese Chinese Women Group 1,120

Risorgimento Club St Margaret Mary 1,960

Rodriguan Social Club of Victoria 3,640

Roma Social Club 700

Romanian Community Senior Citizens Club 2,800

Rosanna Macleod Circolo Pensionati 2,240

RSL Italian Sub-Branch 1,680

Russian Australian Senior Citizens Club in Prahran 1,540

Russian Ethnic Representative Council of Victoria 1,400

Russian Senior Citizens Club Box Hill 1,540

Russian Senior Citizens Club Dandenong 1,400

Russian Senior Citizens Club Yarraville 1,680

Russian Seniors Club (Joy) 1,190

Russian Social Support Group 1,540

Rye & Peninsula Greek Senior Citizens Club 1,600

Rye & Peninsula Greek Senior Citizens Club 2,240

Saint Gaetan Society 2,800

Saint Nicolaas Club of Greater Shepparton 1,820

Salaginto – Filipino Senior Citizens Caring Group 1,120

Santa Marija Assunta Association 1,330

Savoy Ladies Recreation Group 1,820


appendix 2f


Senior Citizens Group of Heatherton 2,240

Senior Citizens Group of the Greek Orthodox Parish of St Paraskeve St Albans

1,680

Senior Citizen’s Group of the Greek Orthodox Parish of the Holy Monastery of the Virgin “Axion Estin” Northcote

1,680

Senior Citizens Melbourne Croatia 2,800

Senior Citizens of the Freccia Azzurra Club 1,000

Senior Citizens of the Greek Community of Forest Hill 2,240

Senior Multicultural Skills Exchange Group for Women 1,680

Senior Polish Friendship Club 1,680

Senior Slavic Women’s Group Springvale 1,260

Seniors Club of Christ the Lord Slovak Lutheran Congregation

2,800

Serbian Pensioner Club “King Peter” 1,540

Serbian Pensioners Church Association Free St Sava Melbourne

980

Serbian Pensioners Club “Branko Radicevic” Geelong 1,260

Serbian Senior Citizens & Pensioners Club ‘Tzar Lazar’ 1,260

Serbian Social Services and Support 1,500

Shepparton Italian Social Club 1,200

Shepparton Italian Women’s Group 1,540

Sicilia Nostra Senior Citizens Club 1,120

Sikh Senior Citizens Association of Whittlesea 1,050

Slovenian Australian Social & Sports Club Jadran 1,680

Social Care Program, Temple Society Australia 1,400

Society Kalamata 23 March Brotherhood 1,540

Somali Elderly Women’s Group (part of East African Women’s Foundation)

1,680

South American Senior Citizens Club of Frankston and Peninsula

1,680

South Eastern Yugoslav Pensioner Group Springvale and Dandenong

1,960

South Melbourne Chinese Women’s Group 1,680

South Melbourne Greek Womens Club ‘Olympia’ 1,680

South Yarra Greek Senior Citizens “Kontandinos and Eleni”

2,450

Spanish Association of Geelong 2,100

Spanish Speaking Elderly Group of North Melbourne 1,260

Spanish Speaking Grandparents Group 800

Spanish Speaking Pensioners and Senior Citizens Club of Werribee

1,330

Spanish Speaking Senior Citizens Club of Clayton 1,820

Spanish Speaking Senior Citizens of Broadmeadows and Districts

1,820

Spanish Speaking Senior Women’s Group North East Region 1,400

Spinete Social Club 1,960

Spotswood Multicultural Older Group 1,750

Springvale Ethnic Chinese Elderly Caring Friendship Association

3,080


Springvale Italian Senior Citizens Club 2,240

Springvale Senior Citizens Multicultural Club 1,610

Sri Lankan Elders’ Welfare Association “SEWA” 1,680

St Albans Senior Citizens Club 1,400

St Eleftherios Greek Elderly and Invalid Pensioners Group 2,310

St Francis Filipino Senior Citizens Club of Whittlesea 1,680

St Georges Antiochian Orthodox Church Association 3,080

St Joseph’s Committee 2,240

St Kilda Greek Senior Citizens Group 1,680

St Kilda Mauritian Social Club 1,540

St Leonards and District Greek Elderly Citizens Club 1,960

St Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Church Seniors Group 1,120

St Olivers Italian Senior Citizens Club 1,610

St Paul’s South Eastern Suburbs Association 1,820

St Theresa Aged and Retired Service (STARS) 1,120

Stonnington Chinese Association 4,900

Stonnington Greek Senior Citizens Association ‘The Friendship Club’

2,380

Stonnington Italian Senior Citizens Club 1,960

Strathmore Heights Greek Senior Citizens Club 1,960

Sudanese Elders Association in Australia 600

Suez Basketball Senior Social Club Association of Victoria

3,080

Sunraysia Contemporary Alevi Cultural Centre 800

Sunshine-St Albans Indo-Chinese Elderly Group 4,760

Tamil Senior Citizens Fellowship 3,080

Tamil Seniors Social Club 1,400

Tamil Women’s Support Group 900



Tatura Italian Women’s Group 1,260

Tatura Italo Australian & Friends 1,890

Tempo Doeloe 700

The Argos District Australian Greek Senior Citizens Club of Kastoria

1,960


2,240

The Cultural Centre of Florinians ‘Aristotelis’ 2,240

The Druze Community Charity Women’s Group of Victoria 500

The Filipino Social Support Group 600

The Florinian Elderly Citizens Club 850

The Good Samaritan 500

The Greek Elderly Citizens Club of Heidelberg, Ivanhoe, Rosanna, Macleod and Districts

1,820

The Greek Nazarene Senior Citizens Club 1,680

The Italian Pension Club of Kingston 2,100

The School for Korean Senior Citizens 840



appendix 2f


The Spanish Speaking Friendship Club of Springvale 1,960

The Western Suburbs Greek Elderly Citizens Club 1,960

Thomastown East Greek Senior Citizens Club 2,240

Thomastown East Italian Senior Citizens Club 2,240

Thornbury Greek Senior Citizens Club 2,520

Tiszavirag Hungarian Senior Citizens Club 1,120

Turkish Cypriot Elderly Women’s Association 1,960

Ukrainian Senior Citizens Centre Ardeer 1,680

Ukrainian Senior Citizens Club in Melbourne 3,640

Ukrainian Social Club 1,470

Union of Christians from Constantinople 2,800

Unione Nazionale Sottufficiali Italiani in Congedo 1,680

Unione Pensionati Italiani Circoli Indipendenti 840

United Filipino Elderly Group 1,680

United Slavic Pensioner Group Footscray 1,680

Uruguayan Social Club of Melbourne, Senior Citizen Sub-Committee

1,540

Valguarnera Social Club 1,400

Victorian Association of Argos Orestiko & District 2,800


4,060

Victorian Greek Australian Elderly Citizens Group 1,820

Vietnamese Australian Senior Association of Victoria (VASA–VIC)

3,080

Vietnamese Chinese Elderly Association in the West 5,600

Vietnamese Elderly Community Collingwood 1,540

Vietnamese Happy Living with Arthritis 500

Vietnamese Senior Citizens Club of Hume 1,540

Vietnamese Welfare Resource Centre – Jesuit Social Services

1,000

Vizzini Social Club 3,080

Waverley Chinese Senior Citizens Club 5,600

Welcome Womens Group 1,890

Werribee Dutch Seniors Club 1,540

Werribee Friendship Club 3,080

Werribee Macedonian Senior Citizens Club 1,540

West Sunshine Greek Elderly Club 2,590

West Sunshine Multicultural Senior Citizens Centre 3,000

Western Region Maltese Women’s Group 2,240

Western Suburbs Social Soccer Club 2,800

Whitehorse Club 1,120

Whitehorse Older Persons Action Group 3,080

Whittlesea & District Greek Elderly Citizens Club 1,960

Whittlesea Maltese Senior Citizens Club 2,800

Whittlesea Northern Cyprus Turkish Women’s Group 1,820

Whittlesea Senior Citizens Club 1,120


Whittlesea Turkish Elderly and Pensioners Association 2,800

Whittlesea Turkish Women’s Association 2,800

Williamstown and Districts Greek Elderly Club 800

Williamstown Italian Social Club 2,030

Wonthaggi Italian Senior Citizens Club 2,100

Zacheta Polish Seniors Club 500

totAl 1,405,200


appendix 2g



Afghan Australia Community Social Sports Club 1,500

Afghan Australian Association of Victoria 1,500


Afghan Community Support 1,000

Afghan-Australian Women & Youth Association (AAWYA) 500

Afghanistan Study Centre (ASC) 1,000

African Union Albury Wodonga (AUAW) 500

African Women Support Group 1,000

African Women’s Network 2,000

Agelidis Foundation 500


Al Amen Iraqi Association 1,200

Al Ehsan Centre 2,000

Al Muhajir Cultural Organisation 2,000

Al Sadeq Education and Charity Association 1,200

Al Zahra Association 800

Alevi Federation of Australia (AFA) 1,000

Alexandrians Friendship (AAHA) Social Club 800

All Women Concern 800

Alle Munchkins 600


Amici Del Teatro 800

Andalucian Dancing Group of Geelong 600

Anglo-Indian Australasian Association of Victoria 1,000

Anwar Association 1,000

Anzano Di Puglia Social Club Ltd 1,000

Arabic Society of Victoria 2,000

Ararat Islamic Welfare Association 600

ArciLesbica Australia 1,000

Association of Dutch Teachers of Victoria 1,000

Association of Filipino Australians in Gippsland 1,000

Association of Filipino-Australian Golden Age of Victoria 800

Association of Indian Origin Tamils of Sri Lanka (Aust) 800

Association of New Elderly 800

Association of Polish Professionals in Australia 500

Association of Ukrainians in Victoria 1,500

Association of Ukrainians in Victoria (St Albans) 1,500

Associazione Giovanile Pugliese D’Australia 800

Associazione Nazionale Famiglie Delli Emigranti (ANFE) 700

Associazione Padovani Nel Mondo 1,000

Auspicious Arts Project 2,000



oRgAnisAtionAl suppoRt


Australia China Friendship Society Victoria Branch 1,000

Australia Hainan Association 1,000

Australia India Society of Victoria 1,000

Australia Sri Lanka Catholic Association 1,000

Australia Sri Lanka Welfare Guild 1,200

Australian – Multicultural Community Services 1,000

Australian African Children’s Aid and Support Association (AACASA)

800

Australian Anglo-Indian Melbourne Rangers Club 600

Australian Arabic Council 1,500

Australian Arabic Women Community Group 1,100

Australian Bosnian Islamic Centre 1,500

Australian Burmese Women’s Group 2,000

Australian Community Dawah Centre 800

Australian Croatian Association “Hercegovina” Geelong 2,500

Australian Croatian Community Services 1,500

Australian Croatian Social Club Mornington Peninsula Rye 800

Australian Croatian Women Association “Katarina Zrinski” 800

Australian Cyprian Sports and Social Association 900


5,000

Australian Federation of Hellenic Gymnastics and Athletics Association

1,000

Australian Federation of International Students (AFIS) 5,000

Australian Filipino Community of Northern Victoria & Southern Riverina

2,000

Australian Gay Multicultural Council 1,000

Australian Humanitarian Aid for Macedonia (AHAM) 1,000

Australian Iraqi Forum 1,000

Australian Karen Organisation 1,500

Australian Kurdish Community 1,200

Australian Lithuanian Community in Melbourne Association 1,500

Australian Macedonian Folk Dancing Association “Goce Delcev”

550

Australian Macedonian Youth Association “Nikola Karev” 500

Australian Mesopotamian Women Association 1,000

Australian Muslim Women’s Centre for Human Rights 2,000


2,000

Australian Puntland Diaspora Forum 1,000

Australian Romanian Community Welfare Health & Services Association of Victoria

5,000

Australian Slovenian Social and Sporting Association Melbourne

1,000

Australian Somali Women’s Healthcare Community Network 2,000


Australian Turkish Association 2,000

Australian Turkish Cultural Association 2,000


appendix 2g



Australian Welsh Male Choir (Cor Meibion Cymreig Australia) 1,000

Australian Macedonian Romano 500

Australian-Asian Association of Victoria 800

Awdal Community Foundation 2,000

Ayios Therapon Welfare Association 1,100

Ballarat Italian Association 600


Ballarat Sudanese Association 1,000

Bangla Sahitya Sansad (Bengali Literary Society) 1,200


Bayanihan Australia Community Network 2,000

Beit Jala Palestinian Association 2,000

Belgian Club of Victoria 1,500


Bentiu Youth Association in Australia 800

Bhutanese Community in Australia 1,000

Bint Al Huda Iraqi Women’s Organisation 1,000

Bitolski Social Group Aleksander Turindjev 600

Blue Danube and Association of South Hungarians 500



Bor Youth Association of Australia 500

Bosnian Choir ‘Behar’ 500

Bosnian Choir Sevdalinka 800

British Australian Community 2,000

Brunswick Sri Lankan Community Group 1,000

Buddhist Council of Victoria 4,000

Bulgarian Society of Geelong – Izvor 1,200

Burgher Association (Australia) 1,500


Cambodian Association of Victoria 2,000

Cambodian Chinese Friendship Association of Victoria 1,200

Cambodian Community Welfare Centre 750

Catalan Centre of Victoria (Casal Catala de Victoria) 500

Central American Association for Intergral Development 500

Centre for Philippine Concerns – Australia 2,000


Chabad Institutions of Australia 1,500

Chabad of Melbourne CBD 500

Chaldean Women Association in Victoria 3,000

Child Survivors of the Holocaust 800

Chile Magazine Media and Cultural Group 2,000



Chinese Australian Cultural Society Ballarat 600

Chinese Beijing Opera Club of Melbourne 800

Chinese Community Social Services Centre 900

Chinese Health Foundation of Australia (CHF) 1,500

Chinese Mandarin Community Friendship Association (CMCFA)

500

Chinese Performing Arts Development 1,500

Chinese Women’s Association of Victoria 1,000

Chollo Community Christian Fellowship 1,500

Circolo Filatelico Italiano 500

Cobram italFest 600

Colac Sudanese Community 1,000

Collo Auspices Board 500


1,100

Communities Council on Ethnic Issues (Eastern Region) 2,000

Community of Cypriots of the Northern Suburbs of Melbourne Women’s Group

1,200

Congolese Community of Victoria 1,000

Cook Island Community Services of Victoria 1,200

Cook Islanders Welfare Association 1,000


1,200

Coptic Orthodox Women’s Association 800

Coptic Sudanese Welfare Association of Victoria 1,000

Cornish Association of Victoria 1,000

Coro Furlan Melbourne 600

Council of Slovenian Organisations of Victoria 1,800

Council of Sudanese Groups 1,500


Croatian Catholic Welfare Association 1,500

Croatian Cultural Association Cardinal Alojzije Stepinac 1,000

Croatian Media Association (CMA) 900

Cultural Historical Association of Rodriguans and Mauritians in Victoria (CHARM)

1,500

Culture Education Science International Liaison Committee of Australia (CESILCA)

500

Dandenong Turkish Islamic and Cultural Society 1,500

Darebin Ethnic Communities Council (DECC) 3,000

Darfur Australia Network 1,500

Delegazione ANGET Australia 1,000

Dhamma Sukha Meditation Centre 700

Dutch Australian Social Club ‘The Rocket’ 1,000

Dutch Social Club Diamond Valley 900

Dutch Women’s Club of Geelong 600

Dutch-Australian Club Albury Wodonga 600


appendix 2g



East Timorese Social Group 2,500


Eastern and Central African Communities of Victoria 2,000

Eastern Districts Polish Association (Melbourne) 1,000

Eastern Karen Community Association 3,000

EKOL School of Arts 500

Ente Ventini nel Mondo 500

EPIA Petalidi Brotherhood 500

Epirotic Philanthropic Society of Australia “Dodoni” 1,000

Eritrean Islamic Society of Australia 750

Eritrean Jeberti Association In Victoria 1,500

Eritrean Orthodox Association in Australia 1,000

Eritrean Women’s Group 1,500


Ethiopian Community Women’s Association 1,000

Ethnic Community Mozambique of Victoria 1,500


Fale Hufanga ‘O Tonga (Tongan Sanctuary of Sunraysia) 1,000

Famiglia Pugliese D’Australia 1,000

Families with Children from China 800

Federation of Australian Buddhist Councils 1,000


Federation of Indian Women’s Association of Australia (FIWAA)

1,500

Federation of Indo-China Ethnic Chinese of Australia 1,200

Federation of Macedonian Cultural & Artistic Associations of Victoria (FOMKUD)

1,000


1,200

Federation Panepirotic Union of Melbourne & Victoria 1,000

Ferla Social Club 900

Fiji Australian Country Association 2,000

Fiji Geelong Friendship Club 1,000

Fiji Sangam Association of Victoria 1,000


1,000


Filipino Australian Friendship Association of Geelong 800


Filipino Community of Sunraysia 1,000

Finnish Friendly Visiting Service 700

Finnish Society of Melbourne 1,200



Fitzroy Social Club 500


Flemington Eagles Soccer Club 800

Focus on Africa Development 1,500

Friends of Polonez 500

Geelong Iranian Society 800

Geelong Karen Association 1,200

Geelong Lithuanian Folk Dance Group “Gegute” 500

Geelong Scottish Dance 600

Gintong Kultura 500


Gippsland Immigration Park 1,000

Gippsland Indian Association 900

Gippsland Indonesian Australian Association 900

Gippsland Mexican Arts Group 800

Gippsland Multicultural Services 1,000

Gippsland Nigeran Association 800

Gippsland Sudanese Association 2,000



Goulburn Valley Polish Association 900

Goulburn Valley Sudanese Association 2,000


Greek Australian Cultural League of Melbourne 1,400


Greek Community of Northcote, City of Darebin & Districts 1,500


Greek Orthodox Community of Box Hill & Districts Ladies Auxiliary

500

Greek Orthodox Community of Broadmeadows and Districts

1,000


Greek Orthodox Community of Whittlesea 1,500

Greek Orthodox Parish of “Panagia Soumela” East Keilor, Youth Group

500

Greek Orthodox Parish of “St George” Thornbury – Women’s Group

500

Greek Orthodox Parish of “St George” Thornbury, Youth Group

400

Greek Orthodox Parish of “St Vasilios” Brunswick, Youth Group

500

Greek Orthodox Parish of St Dimitrios Moonee Ponds 500

Greek Senior Citizens of Frankston and Peninsula 1,200

Greek Welfare Centre 1,200

Greek Women Traditional Dancing Group 1,000

Greek Women Traditional Dancing Group 400


Hamerkaz Shelanu 1,000



appendix 2g


Hammurabi Cultural Society 1,500

Hands For Hope 700

Hararian Community Association Australia 1,200

Hararian Community Association’s Womens Group 600

Hararian Community Youth Group 400

Harmony Chinese Opera Group of Melbourne 500


Hash Hatzair Australia 500

Hazara Community Mildura 1,500

Heavenly Queen Temple Society 800

Hellenic Hobsons Bay Women’s Group 500

Hellenic Writers Association of Australia 1,000


Hispano-American Co-operative for Family Support (COHAF)

1,000

Hoi Yeu Tre VietNam (Vietnamese Families With Special Needs)

800

Horn of Africa Senior Women’s Program 800

Hotham Mission (Asylum Seekers Program) 5,000

House of Persia Community & Cultural Centre 1,000

Howra Women’s Association 800

Humanitarian Crisis Hub 2,000

Hungarian Embroiderers Circle & Immigration Museum 600


Indian International Student Advisory Centre (IISAC) 2,000


Indonesian Club Melbourne 1,500

International Chin Christian Network (ICCN) 1,000


Islamic Museum of Australia 1,000

Italian Australian Coordinating Committee of Gippsland 1,000

Italian Australian Sporting and Social Club of Gippsland 600

Italian Book Club 800

Italian Services Advisory Council 800

Japan Club of Victoria 1,200


Jewish Breast Cancer Support Group 850

Jewish Holocaust Centre 2,000

Jing Song Senior Chinese Men’s 600

John Pandazopoulos Hall Committee of Management 1,000

K.U.D Kolo Serbian Folk Dance Group 500

Kabayan Society In Sunraysia 500

Kaiga Tuvalu Victoria 1,000

Kalymnian Philanthropic Brotherhood Melbourne 500

Karen Baptist Community Vic 1,500

Karen Men’s Group 500


Karnavals Club The Swallows Geelong 800

Klabb Ghannejja Maltin 2,000

Korean Adoptive Families Han Ho 500

Kurdish Women Society of Victoria 800

Kurdistan Women’s League of Australia 500

Kyabram Italian Social Bocce Club 1,600


L’Alliance Francaise De Ballarat Et District 700

Lao Australian Society 1,000

Lao Australian Welfare Association 1,500

Lao Buddhist Meditation Centre 850

Lao Community of Victoria 2,000

Latino-American Women’s Association in Victoria 500

Latrobe Indian Association 1,000

Latrobe Valley Sudanese Professional Association 1,200

Laulaau Mai Farani 800


800

Liberian Community Association for Unity, Social and Economic Development LICAU-SED (Victoria)

1,000


Longechuk Community Development Services in Australia 1,000

Lopit Community Association of Australia 1,000

Louise Multicultural Community Centre 1,000

Luzviminda Association of Filipino Women in Victoria 500

Macedonian Australian Cultural Youth Association ‘Tanec’ 1,000

Macedonian Community Council of Melbourne and Victoria 1,500

Macedonian Community Council of Shepparton and District 1,000

Macedonian Human Rights Committee for Melbourne and Victoria

2,000

Macedonian Orthodox Community in Geelong 1,000

Madeira Folk Dancing ‘Perola Do Atlantico’ 500

Ma’di Community Association in Victoria Australia (MACA) 500

Makor Library and Resource Centre 2,000

Mallee Sudanese Community 1,000

Malta Star of the Sea House 1,000

Maltese Literature Group 800

Mandela Soccer Club 500


Maori Community of Geelong – Te Arahina 1,000


600

Melbourne Chinese U3A 500

Melbourne French Theatre 600

Melbourne Hebrew Congregation 1,000

Melbourne Marati Mandal 1,000


appendix 2g


Melbourne Scottish Fiddle Club 500

Melbourne South Eastern Region Chinese Friendship Centre of Victoria

800

Melbourne Vinayagar Hindu Sangam 2,000

Melbourne.Pl 750

Melton’s Latin American Friendship Group 500

Menorah Magazine 800

Mexbourne Dance Company 1,000

Monash Chinese Friendship Association 2,000

Moreland Turkish Women’s Group 800

MTG Boomerang (Multicultural Theatre Group) 500

Multicultural Australia 5,000

Multicultural Social Group of Victoria 500

Multicultural Sudanese Centre 2,500

Nasir Community Association 1,000

Nasir Community Development Agency (NCDA) 1,000


National Union of Greek Australian Students 2,500

Networking Women of Victoria 1,000

New Generation 800

New Zealand Maori Club 1,500

New Zealand Maori Polynesian Welfare Support Group (Te Whanau Rangimarie)

1,100

Newport Maltese Association 800


North East Filipino Community Association (NEFCA) 1,000

North East Melbourne Sudanese Community Forum 1,000


North Eastern Bocce Association 600

North Eastern Melbourne Chinese Association (NEMCA) 1,600


North Victorian Great African ‘Nogafa’ 500

Northern Turkish Women’s Association 1,100

Nubian Mihaira 1,600


Ogaden Community of Victoria 1,000

Olympian Society 1,000


Palestinian Community Association of Victoria 1,500


2,000

Palliomilos Social Club 800

Pammessinian Brotherhood “Papaflessas” 800

Pan Australian Federation of Thessalian Associations 1,200

Panagia Kamariani Greek Senior Citizens Club 1,800



Pankoaki Brotherhood of Victoria “O Ippocrates” Association 900

Panpieriki Brotherhood of Melbourne and Victoria ‘Olympus’

1,000


700

Pantrifilian Association of Melbourne and Victoria 1,000

Papadakis Park 500

Penguin Japanese Mothers’ Group 500

Peru United Soccer Club 500

Peruvian Folklorien Dancing Group 800

Philanthropic Society Nomoy Kavalas Agios Silas 600

Philanthropikos Syllogos-Dimos Meligala Messinias O Profitis Elias

600

Polish Art Foundation 500

Polish Association in Melbourne 600

Polish Choir “Syrena” 500


Polish Dance Ensemble ‘Lowicz’ 500

Polish Siberyaks Association in Victoria 500

Polish Sporting, Recreation and Community Association 1,000

Polish Women’s Association of Geelong 500

Polyplatanos Clabouschischa Social Club 900

Pontian Association of Melbourne ‘Euxenos Pontos’ 1,200

Pontian Community of Melbourne and Victoria 1,000

Port Melbourne Greek Community 1,000

Punjab Warriors Sports and Cultural Club 1,000

Pureland Buddhist Association of Australia 900

Quantin Binnah Community Centre 2,000

Rajasthani Kutumb of Victoria 800

Reach Your Dream Foundation 2,000

Refugee and Immigrant Women’s Support Group Springvale

800

Rejoice Chinese Christian Communication Centre 500

Reservoir Baptist Church 1,200

Reskeon Maltese Association 1,000

Rethimnian Association of Melbourne 1,000

Return to Anatolia 1,000

Richmond Asian Business Association 1,500

Richmond South Yarra Chinese Parents Association 1,200

Ringwood Highland Games 800


Russian Arts Centre for Children and Youth 2,000


Russian Ethnic Representative Council of Victoria 2,000

Russian Folkloric Group 800



appendix 2g


Russian House Cultural Advancement Society 1,500

Russian House Victims of Chernobyl National Relief Fund 500

Russian Women’s Association ‘Ogonyok’ 1,500



Scottish Clans and Associations Council 1,600

Selso Drustvo Beranci Social Club 1,000


Serbian Orthodox Choir ‘Kornelije Stankovic’ 500

Serbian Orthodox Church & School Community St Stefan 600

Serbian Orthodox Dancing Group Sumadja 600

Serbian Sisters Group ‘Zene Mironosice’ 600

Serbian Social Club 500

Serbian Youth Orthodox Association (SOYA) 500

Serraion Society of Victoria 750


Shurolok Music Appreciation and Performance Group 500

Shyaw Newspaper 800


Sikh Community of Western Victoria 1,000

Sikh Welfare Council of Victoria 2,000

Sinhala Cultural & Community Services Foundation 1,000

Slavic Women’s Group ‘Nase Zene’ 800

Social Club ‘Stiv Naumov’ Village Logovardi 1,000

Social Support Network Group ‘Friends’ Springvale 800


Somali Community 2,000

Somali Community Information Services Network 1,000

Somali Community Support Group 600

Somali Support and Development Association 1,000

Somali Women’s Action Group 1,000

Somaliland Society of Australia 2,000

South Eastern Chinese Association 1,000

South Eastern Region Melbourne Oromo Community Association (SERMOCAVA )

1,500

South Melbourne Chinese Women’s Group 500

South Sudanese Community of Australia 1,500

Southern Ethnic Advisory & Advocacy Council (SEAAC) 2,000

Springvale Asian Business Association 1,500

Springvale Indochinese Mutual Assistance Association 2,000

Springvale Mandarin Support Network 1,200

Sri Guru Singh Sabha, Sikh Cultural Society of Victoria 1,000

Sri Lanka German Technical Training Institute Old Boys Association of Australia

800

Sri Lankan Association of Goulburn Valley 500

Sri Lankan Study Centre for the Advancement of Technology and Social Welfare (SCATS)

1,000


St Athanasius Coptic Centre 500

St George Association 600

St Nicholas Church Youth Group 500

St Paul’s Elderly Support Group 400

St Peter’s Seniors Multicultural Social Club 600

Stella Maris Maltese Association 1,200

Sudanese Australian Network in Victoria 1,500

Sudanese Community Association of Australia (SCAA) 2,000

Sudanese Corner Lead Association 500

Sudanese Disability Action Group in Victoria 1,500

Sudanese Lost Boys Association of Australia 3,000

Sudanese Luacjang Group of Australia 1,200

Sudanese Mothers Coalition 1,500

Sudanese Welfare Ministry, Anglican Parish of Footscray 1,000

Sudanese Women On The Move Network (SWOM) 1,250

Sudanese Women’s Group 600

Swan Hill Muslim Association 600

Swiss Club of Victoria 1,000

Syrian Orthodox Women’s Association (SOWA) 700

Tamil Society of Melbourne 900

Tangasseri-Australian Association of Melbourne 1,400

Te Kaunihera Kaumatua Me Nga Kuia (Native Maori Council of Victoria )

1,200

Te Mapihi Maurea Polynesian Youth Group 1,000

Te Waka Oneocean 1,000

Telugu Association of Australia 1,000

Thai Community Of Geelong (TCG) 500

The Albanian Australian Islamic Society 1,000


The Association of the Refugee Children from Aegean Macedonia

500

The Australian Chaldean Federation of Victoria/Australia 1,550

The Australian Greek Orthodox Community of Moreland 1,350

The Ballarat Togolese Association (BTA) 1,000

The Bosnian Lily Geelong Association 1,000

The Committee for Sri Lanka 1,000

The Druze Community Charity of Victoria 500


The Fellowship of Sts Anargiri Oakleigh (Greek Orthodox Community of Oakleigh and Districts)

1,000

The Goan Overseas Association of Victoria 2,000

The Greek Choir of the Cultural and Educational Club of Florinians

1,400

The Greek Orthodox Community of Mildura & District 1,500

The Greek Orthodox Community of Shepparton & District 1,000

The Hellenic Orthodox Community of Geelong 1,000


appendix 2g




The Hispanic Society of Victoria 800

The Hoa-lu Scouting Group 800

The Hornbill Chin Association of Australia 800

The Hunan Association of Victoria 800


The Iraqian & Australian Friendship Association (I.A.F.A.I] 3,000

The Jewish Cultural Centre & National Library Kadimah 1,000


The Mali-Australia Cooperation 500

The Moreland City Band 500

The Nguyen Huu Hung Charitable Fund (NHHCF) 2,000

The Pan Maniot Youth Union of Australia 600

The Panmacedonian Association of Melbourne and Victoria 1,500

The Philanthropic Society of Kaloneri Siatista 800

The Polish Museum and Archives in Australia 700

The Poseidon Club 2,000

The Saint Mary Ethiopian Tewahedo Orthodox Church – Social Support Services

2,000


The Sephardi Association of Victoria 900

The Somali Community Group of Carlton and Yarra (North Yarra Community Health)

500

The Ukrainian Youth Association of Australia (Melbourne) 2,200


800

The United Women’s Group of Liberia 600


Tibetan Buddhist Society 1,000

Tibetan Community of Australia (Victoria) 500

Timor Ethnic Chinese Community (Vic) 1,500

Timorese Association in Victoria 3,000

Timorese Australian Community of Victoria 1,500

Tripoli Social Club 600

Turkish Women’s Recreation Group 1,000

Twich Community Association in Victoria 1,000

Ukrainian Arts and Culture 800

Ukrainian Womens Association in Victoria State Executive 1,400

Unisoul 2,000

United Jewish Education Board 1,000

United Somali Organisation in Australia 1,000

United Sri Lankan Muslim Association of Australia 1,500

Universal Chinese and Friends Association 500

Urucandombe 1,000

Uruguayan Social Club of Melbourne 1,100


Vedanta Society of Australia 1,000

Ventana Hispana (Spanish Window) 1,000

Victoria Hua Xin Chinese Women’s Association 1,000


Victorian Arabic Social Services (VASS) 2,000

Victorian Immigrant and Refugee Women’s Coalition (VIRWC)

5,000

Victorian Iraqi Social Club 1,000

Victorian Lebanese Community Council 3,000

Victorian Local Government Multicultural Issues Network (VLGMIN) – MAV

2,500

Victorian Maronite Community 2,000

Victorian Multi Ethnic Slavic Welfare Association 2,000

Victorian Scottish Union 1,500


Victorian Tamil Cultural Association 800

Vietnamese Buddhist Youth Association 500


Vietnamese Cultural Group 700

Vietnamese Mothers Group 500

Vietnamese Parenting Support Group 700

Vietnamese Women’s Association in Broadmeadows 600

Vietnamese Women’s Association of North West Region 1,000

Wau Association Development of Australia 500

Welsh Society of Geelong 800

Western Victoria Sri-Lankan Buddhist Association 1,000

Whittlesea Arabic Speaking Women’s Association 500

Whittlesea Chinese Association (WCA) 700

Whittlesea Green Island Turkish Women’s Group 600

Whittlesea Multicultural Communities Council 5,000

Whittlesea Trung Vuong Vietnamese Women’s Group 400

Whittlesea U3A 500

Wimmera Development Association 600

Wings of Care (Kanfei Chesed) 1,500

Women’s Friendship Group 2,600

Womens Group of the Greek Orthodox Parish of Clayton 500

Womens Group of the Greek Orthodox Parish of Coburg 500

Womens Group of the Greek Orthodox Parish of Moonee Ponds

2,500

Womens Group of the Greek Orthodox Parish of South Yarra

500

Womens Group of the Greek Orthodox Parish of Templestowe

500

Women’s Humanitarian Association ‘Hope – Nadez’ 500

Wonthaggi Karen Association 1,000


appendix 2g


Xinjiang Chinese Association of Australia 600

Ya Hui Performing Arts Association of Melbourne 800

Yarra Afghan and Iranian Women’s Social Support Group 500

Young Generation Filipino Citizens Club of the South East 1,000

Young PilipinOZ Hiphop Group 500

Youth Group of the Greek Orthodox Parish of Clayton 500

Youth Group of the Greek Orthodox Parish of Coburg 500

Youth Group of the Greek Orthodox Parish of the Presentation of St. Dimitrios Moonee Ponds

500


Zevk’u Seda Classical Turkish Choir 1,500

Zhangzhou Origin Association of Victoria 750

Zionist Youth Council of Victoria 500



totAl 716,650

appendix 3

AwARds foR eXCellenCe


meRitoRious seRViCe to the CommunitY AwARd – indiViduAls

Mr Antonios Alateras Mr Raymond Frank Cini Mr Daniel Lagos Mr Mohamed Naufal Shariffdeen

Mr John Alexiou Mrs Maria Corazza Mr Chin Lee Mr Venzo Siciliano

Mr Michael Alexis Mr Pasqualino D’Aulerio Dr Christine (Leng Huat) Lee Mrs Rosa Siciliano

Mrs Christina Angelogiannos Ms Farzaneh Dehghan Mr Francisco Leong Mr Muralikumar Srinivasan

Mr Jong Yul Bae Mrs Josephine Delange Mr Zhong De Li Dr Dinesh Srivastava

Mrs Sandra Baldi Mr Van Tuan Duong Mr Ugo Lo Iacono Mrs Samia Tadros

Mr Wilfred Everard (Pat) Bartholomeusz

Mr Eliathamby Elankumaran Ms Perla Luetic Mr Gopal Tangirala

Mr Mate Barun Mrs Meena Elankumaran The Late Mrs Antonina Maciburko Mr Beshara Taouk

Mrs Antonietta Basile Mr David Elia Mr Frank Mandaradoni Ms Ermioni Tasiopoulos

Mr Giuseppe Basile Mr Benito Failla Mrs Fe Mannix Mrs Angela Tombolato

Mr Zivko Begalinovski Ms Dan Dan Fan Mr Bill McCarthy Mr Dieu Tran

Dr Rolf Beilharz Mr Paraskevas Filippidis Mrs Nora McCarthy Mrs Klaudia Tseberg

Mr George Bezas Mr Dalvinder Garcha Mrs Giuseppina Mollica Mr Harry Tsigeletos

Mr Zygmunt Bielinski Mrs Carmen Gauci Mr Zygmunt Mos Ms Tongiariki Turaki

Mr Charles Bonello Mr Hasib Gec Mrs Theodora Moshoulis Mrs Chariklia Tzitzivakos

Mr Mario Borrelli Mrs Maria Gianchino Mrs Antonietta Naselli Mrs Anna Vaisman

Mrs Angiolina Borrelli Mr Konstantinos Glekas Mr Thanikasalam Perayirampillai Mr Andrew Vaitiekunas

Mr Nishtar Buhary Mr Michele Grifa Mr Matteo Pettolino Mr Steve Veljanovski

Fr Joe Caddy Mrs Souli Hadzidimitriou Mr Miguel Angel Pietragallo Dr Wen Cheng Wang

Ms Daniela Calanchini Mrs Anna Maria Hamamen Mrs Katarina Pongrac Mrs Zdzislawa Wasylkowska

Dr Hua Cao Mrs Argyroula Homatopoulos Mr Con Psihogios Mr Ming Yan

Mrs Monique Cavalot Mrs Maria Iskra Mr Venzo Puma Mr Jose Yap

Mr Peter Cavalot Mrs Kazia Iwanowski Mr Subra Ramachandran Mrs Maria Zugaro

Mrs Cina Kwai Han Choi Ms Jennifer Kong Mr Alfredo Sam

Mr Francesco Cichello Mr Antonio La Sala Ms Lucy Scholastique

meRitoRious seRViCe to the CommunitY – oRgAnisAtions

Accademia Letteraria Italo-Australiana Scrittori (ALIAS) Polish Siberyaks Association in Victoria

Afghan Australian Development Organisation St Paul’s Social Catholic Club – Mirboo North

Agelidion Foundation Springvale Ethnic Chinese Elderly Caring Friendship Association

Mount Waverley Macedonian Senior Citizens Club Spectrum Migrant Resource Centre

Nadezhda Russian Senior Citizens Club Thomastown Mosque

Pallaconian Brotherhood of Melbourne & Victoria ‘Leonidas’ Thomastown Turkish Education & Islamic Society

Polish Association in Melbourne & Youth Centre ‘Polana’ Camp Victorian Tamil Cultural Association

Polish Community Association in Geelong White Eagle House

pRemieR’s AwARd foR CommunitY hARmonY

indiViduAl oRgAnisAtions

Bishop Philip Huggins The Royal Women’s Hospital

Victorian School of Languages

appendix 3

AwARds foR eXCellenCe


seRViCe deliVeRY to multiCultuRAl ViCtoRiA AwARd

indiViduAls

Ms Draga Atanasovska Youth Services

Mr Manjit Aujla Community Services

Mrs Madonna Awad Community Services

Mrs Gladys Barrera Community Services

Mrs Margaret Catterall Education

Mr Rick Comfort Community Services

Mrs Maria D’Appio Community Services

Mr Dilshan Fernando Community Services

Mrs Ewa Figiel Journalism

Mr Denys Goldthorpe Community Services

Mrs Amber Graham Community Education

Mr Gopinath Iyer Arts

Mr Ramnath Iyer Arts

Ms Chantal Kabamba Community Services

Ms Mary Lawrey Community Services

Mr Gary Lee Community Services

Ms Siew-Kim Lim Community Services

Mr Li Zhen Lin Community Services

Mr Manolis Mangonis Community Services

Mr Sami Mazloum Community Services

Ms Barbara Minuzzo Community Services

Mr Wellington Molligoda Community Services

Mr David Nyuol Vent Community Services

Mr Hua Pan Community Services

Mr Alexei Igor Pliaskin Community Services

Mrs Maryanne Psaila Community Services

Mr Avijit Rudra Community Services

Mrs Doreen Saliba Community Services

Mr Parsuram Sharma-Luital Community Services

Mr Tomislav Tomic Community Services

Mr Douglas Tsoi Community Services

Mrs Herta Uhlherr Community Services

Ms Georgina Vagg Community Services

Mrs Vicenta Venezuela Community Services

Mr Deepak Vinayak Community Services

Ms Maria Eugenia Visser Community Services

Mr Dimitrios Xenos Community Services

Mrs Aspasia Yannacopoulos Community Services

seRViCe deliVeRY to multiCultuRAl ViCtoRiA AwARd

oRgAnisAtions

City of Melbourne – Youth & International Student Team

Heritage India

Hume Libraries

Knox City Council – Knox Festival

Monash University, School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics

Moreland City Council

St Paul’s Hostel

Sanganatham Tamil Community Volunteer Broadcast

VmC AmbAssAdoR AwARd

Youth

Mr Nazeem Mohammed Hussain

oRgAnisAtions

Edmund Rice Asylum Seeker Project

Interaction Multifaith Youth Network

loCAl goVeRnment AwARd

City of Ballarat

poliCe & CommunitY multiCultuRAl AdVisoRY Committee AwARd (pACmAC)

Inspector Michael Grainger

pACmAC poliCe multiCultuRAl mediA AwARd

Leading Senior Constable Trung Luu

business AwARd

Tobin Brothers Funerals

pACmAC poliCe pRobAtionARY ConstAble’s AwARd

Constable Daniela Jurjevic

pACmAC poliCe CommunitY eXemplARY AwARd

The Victorian School of Languages

ViCtoRiAn multiCultuRAl eduCAtion AwARds

Ms Frances Forge

Mother of God School, Ardeer

Mentone Girls’ Grammar School

appendix 4


ViCtoRiAn Refugee ReCognition ReCoRd (VRRR)

The VMC would like to congratulate the 23 recipients on their achievements.

VRRR 2011 ReCipients

Tsige Abrha Ahmed Dini Abadit Mokenen

Ador Akenhal Adorloi Gail Moe Dwai Ezechiel Ntirenganya

Dimitri Dollard Abram Goldberg Malakoh (“Annie”) Naw Nyo

Albert Aliander Mohamed Hassan Imtiyaz (“Minty”) Saberi

Abbas Amiri Tom Trieu Thong Huynh Nallaratnam Sivarasa

Nyandeng Ayul Peter Kunen Joseph Youhana

Ruck Meena Dahal Ajak Kwai Romana Zetko

Said Ehsanullah Dileri Basman Marcus

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