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annual report 2008-09

Enhancing Victoria’s cultural, religious and linguistic diversity.

Annual Report 2008-09The 2008-09 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 2004.

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 0651 FAcsimile (03) 9651 0612emAil [email protected]

annual report 2008-09

Enhancing Victoria’s cultural, religious and linguistic diversity.

Annual Report 2008-09 1

22 improving access and equity for all

letter to the premier .................................................................................3

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

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

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

about the Multicultural Victoria Act 2004 ............................6

objectives and functions ......................................................................6

our commissioners ....................................................................................7

our staff ...............................................................................................................7

expenditure ......................................................................................................7

all of us policya new multicultural policy for Victoria .....................................9

community grants programsupporting and empowering Victoria’s community groups ................................................................................. 10

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

funding rounds .......................................................................................... 12

information sessions ............................................................................ 12

assessment process ............................................................................... 12

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

consultations, committees and community engagementresponding to the needs of our community ................... 14

consultations............................................................................................... 14

advisory/consultative committees ........................................... 14

community engagement .................................................................. 16

promoting harmony initiativefostering understanding and appreciation of diversity ................................................................... 18

print and online communications ............................................ 20

awards and receptions ....................................................................... 20

language services and refugee supportimproving the access and equity for all Victorian’s ...................................................................................... 22

language services .................................................................................... 22

appointments to boards and committees ........................ 22

refugee brokerage/refugee action programs .................. 24

cultural precincts enhancement fundpreserving our heritage for future generations............. 25

joint projects & initiativesparntering for better outcomes ................................................. 26

appendicescommission meeting attendance register ......................... 29

grants ................................................................................................................. 30

multicultural advisory board .......................................................... 62

awards for excellence .......................................................................... 64

victorian refugee recognition record ..................................... 64

contents

9 new multicultural policy for Victoria

2 Victorian Multicultural Commission

“We draw strength from our diversity, and this is one of the reasons why I believe our State is one of the most culturally diverse and one of the most harmonious in Australia.”

George Lekakis Launch of the ‘Greek-Language Writers of Melbourne book, 10 December 2008

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letter to the premier

The Hon John Brumby MPPremier of VictoriaMinister for Multicultural Affairs1 Treasury PlaceEAST MELBOURNE VIC 3002

Dear Premier,

In accordance with Section 18 of the Multicultural Victoria Act (2004) I have great pleasure in reporting on the Commission’s operations for the period 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009.

Yours sincerely,

George LekakisCHAIRPERSON

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chairperson’s report

The devastation of the Black Saturday bushfires reminded us of nature’s capacity for destruction. And yet, the disaster also sparked an outpouring of good will that demonstrated the people of Victoria’s capacity for hope and renewal. In the wake of the disaster, the people of this State dug deep, and gave generously to help others rebuild their lives. All Victorians, regardless of their cultural or religious background, re-discovered the importance of community as a wellspring of support in the ashes of Black Saturday.

Victorians have often drawn strength from adversity. Following a number of unfortunate assaults on international students, the Premier announced a Walk for Harmony to give Victorians an opportunity to show their support for cultural diversity and collectively condemn the social poisons of racism and prejudice.

More than 40,000 people flocked to Federation Square in March for the inaugural Viva Victoria festival, which was held as part of Victoria’s Cutural Diversity Week, the State’s largest annual event for the promotion of cultural, linguistic and religious diversity and community harmony. It’s always heartening to see these events as examples of multiculturalism in practice.

The Week also saw the launch of All of Us, Victoria’s new multicultural policy. Developed with extensive community consultation and built on a strong foundation of partnerships, advocacy and supportive programs, the Policy re-affirms the State Government’s commitment to multiculturalism and sets out how we can make the most of the opportunities to improve our society as a whole.

We look forward to working with the Commonwealth to further develop a national policy framework for addressing multicultural issues Australia-wide, to help Australians embrace diversity as a source of cultural enrichment for us all.

Since the previous year’s merger of the Victorian Office of Multicultural Affairs into the Commission, the VMC’s fundamental role as an independent link between the community and the government has been augmented with the task of developing

and providing policy advice in the area of multicultural affairs. Feedback garnered through regular consultations with communities and key stakeholders now directly feeds into the policy options that are developed. The Commission’s positioning as an Administrative Office aligned to the Department of Premier and Cabinet demonstrates the whole-of-Government approach to multicultural affairs in the State of Victoria.

One of the key strengths of my Commission is its continuing engagement with community organisations, helping them to address their specific needs and issues; because a community’s problems are a society’s concerns.

That is why we continued to support and empower communities through promoting unity, delivering on community aspirations and understanding, and celebrating diversity, while providing independent, timely and responsive advice to the Government.

The State Government formally endorsed the Commission’s strategic aims by announcing some important funding initiatives for 2009-10. The State Budget allocated an additional $4.6 million to help strengthen Victoria’s multicultural diversity and help support refugees in Victorian communities.

Our Multicultural Advantage initiative received a funding boost with the commitment of $2m over two years to promote and support harmony and social cohesion in Victoria. This initiative will develop a range of programs and campaigns to help Victorians better understand, embrace and celebrate cultural diversity; leading to improved social cohesion.

The budget cycle also acknowledged the importance of redressing settlement issues for refugees. The Refugee Action Program (formerly the Refugee Brokerage Program) received $2 million over two years, which will assist more than 50 newly emerging refugee and humanitarian communities across Melbourne and regional Victoria, linking services at the local level to support refugees, their families and their communities.

The Victorian Multicultural Commission’s popular

This has been a challenging and rewarding year, both for the

Victorian Multicultural Commission (VMC) and for multiculturalism

in the State of Victoria. Broadly, these past 12 months between

2008 and 2009 mark a year of consolidation, of co-operation and

a year that compelled us to appreciate our shared cultural space.

where we stand


chairperson’s report

grants program continued to provide financial support to Victoria’s culturally and linguistically diverse community organisations, providing grants to more than 1,600 such organisations to help them carry out a range of activities which encourage individuals to participate in community life and in the wider Victorian society.

The Government earmarked an additional $2 million for the Cultural Precincts Enhancement fund, bringing total investment in the precincts to $10 million. This infrastructural investment is helping to revitalise the well-established Little Bourke Street Chinese precinct, the Lygon Street Italian precinct and the Lonsdale Street Greek precinct, to help these communities retain and share their cultural heritage.

These funding initiatives will further enable the VMC to deliver on the needs and aspirations of various community support groups, so that they can contribute to the social fabric of Victoria and Australia as a whole.

I would like to extend a special thanks to the Premier, John Brumby for his outstanding leadership, Minister Assisting the Premier on Multicultural Affairs, James Merlino, the Parliamentary Secretary, Liz Beattie, the Commissioners, and VMC staff for their active engagement in the promotion of cultural, linguistic and religious diversity in the state of Victoria. Their combined efforts have produced tangible contributions towards our goal of improving social cohesion for all Victorians. I would also like to extend my gratitude for the leadership of our Governor, Professor David de Kretser and Mrs Jan de Kretser for their support of multicultural communities and intiatives.

Continued support and recognition for our

TOP Victoria’s faith leaders at the annual Dandenong Interfaith Network Gathering. cenTre Launch of the Perceptions of Dementia in Ethnic Communities resource, December 2008. abOve Cultural Diversity Week gala dinner, March 2009.

culturally-diverse society will engender a spirit of co-operation and understanding that will encourage us to aim higher, to dig deeper, and work harder to realise a society where we find strength in our differences.

George LekakisCHAIRPERSON

about the commission


cultural diversityenhancing Victoria’s

The Victorian Multicultural Commission (VMC) is committed to fostering harmony

and encouraging the full participation of Victoria’s culturally, linguistically and

religiously diverse communities in all aspects of life in Victoria.

OUr rOLeThe VMC is committed to working for 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. The Commission’s objectives and functions are specified in the Multicultural Victoria Act 2004.

abOUT The MULTicULTUraL vicTOria acT 2004The Multicultural Victoria Act 2004 (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. The MVA has made it a legislative requirement for all Victorian Government departments to annually report to the Minister for Multicultural Affairs 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 promote multiculturalism and meet the identified needs of Victoria’s CALD communities.

The MVA was amended in 2008 to formalise the changes arising from the merger of the Victorian Office of Multicultural Affairs into the VMC in 2007. The amendments enhanced the whole-of-Government approach to multicultural affairs and provided a greater focus on the community and improved the accountability of Government Departments in the area of multicultural affairs. These changes streamlined and enhanced the administration of the portfolio and provided better outcomes for Victoria’s diverse community.

Following the ammendements to the MVA, and effective from 1 January 2009, the VMC became aligned to the Department of Premier and Cabinet.

ObJecTiveS anD FUncTiOnS

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

Objectives • to promote full participation by Victoria’s culturally

and linguistically diverse communities in the social, cultural, economic and political life of Victoria;

• to promote access by Victoria’s culturally and linguistically diverse communities to services made available by governments and other bodies;

• to encourage all of Victoria’s culturally and linguistically diverse communities to retain and express their social identity and cultural inheritance;

• to promote co-operation between bodies concerned with multicultural affairs;

• to promote unity among Victoria’s culturally and linguistically diverse communities; and

• to promote a better understanding within Victoria of Victoria’s culturally and linguistically diverse communities.

Functions • to ensure that the objectives of the Commission

are met to the maximum extent that is practicable;

• to investigate, report and make recommendations to the Minister on any aspect of multicultural affairs referred to it by the Minister;

• to advise the Minister on factors inhibiting the development of harmonious community relations and on barriers to the participation of Victoria’s culturally and linguistically diverse communities in the social, cultural, economic and political life of Victoria;

• to consult with relevant bodies and people to determine the needs of Victoria’s culturally and linguistically diverse communities, including needs in relation to matters covered by any report prepared by the Minister under section 21 (of the MVA); and

• to maintain and further develop harmonious community relations between all relevant groups in the context of Victoria’s culturally and linguistically diverse society.


abOve The Antipodes Festival, March 2009. “The right to express our culture, our religious

beliefs and our heritage without fear or favour is an ethos the VMC and the Victorian Government is firmly committed to.”

George Lekakis Muslim Women’s Council of Victoria Iftar Dinner, 13 October 2008

about the commission


During the reporting period the terms of three Commissioners came to an end: Ms Vicki Mitsos, Ms Viv Nguyen, and Ms Usha Sharma.To ensure the interests of Victoria’s culturally and linguistically diverse community are represented, the Commission meets regularly to discuss issues of importance to Victoria’s diverse communities. The Commission then promotes the views of the community on a range of boards and committees and at national forums. The Commission held seven full day meetings between July 2008 and June 2009 (See Appendix 1).

During the reporting period, Commissioners continued to participate in community functions, consultations, events, conferences and seminars. In 2008-09, the Commissioners collectively attended more than 650 community engagements.

OUr STaFFDuring the year the Commissioners were supported by a team of 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. As at 30 June 2009 this team comprised 29 people.

exPenDiTUre

Salaries and associated salary costs $2,731,172

Operating Expenses $1,526,611

Community Grants Program $8,216,891

Total $12,474,674

Includes grants under the Community Grants Program, Language Services Strategy, Refugee Support Package, Cultural Precincts Enhancement Fund and Promoting Harmony initiative.

OUr cOMMiSSiOnerSThe VMC comprises of 12 dedicated Commissioners who advocate the objectives of the Commission and act as an important conduit between communities and the Commission.

Our Commissioners have a solid understanding of the issues affecting multicultural communities and are actively involved, regularly attending events and playing a vital role in building networks and liaising with different faith and community groups.

The Commissioners meet 6-8 times a year to provide input into the work being undertaken by the VMC and to discuss a wide range of issues raised with them by communities.

commissioners Mr. George Lekakis (Chairperson)Mr. Hakan Akyol (Deputy Chairperson)Ms. Elleni Bereded-SamuelMr. Joseph CaputoDr. Stanley ChiangMs. Elizabeth DrozdMs. Samar MougharbelMs. Hang Thi-Bich Nguyen Dr. Linda Sydor PetkovicMs. Marcia PinskierS. Jagdeep Singh Shergill Mr. Yasser Soliman

FrOnT rOw FrOM LeFT Ms. Marcia Pinskier, Mr. Hakan Akyol, Mr. George Lekakis, Ms. Hang Thi-Bich Nguyen. back rOw FrOM LeFT Dr. Linda Sydor Petkovic, Ms. Samar Mougharbel, Ms. Elizabeth Drozd, Mr. Yasser Soliman, Dr. Stanley Chiang, Mr. Joseph Caputo, Ms. Elleni Bereded-Samuel.(Absent: S. Jagdeep Singh Shergill).

all of us policy


All of Us proudly declares the Victorian Government’s commitment to multiculturalism. It is built on a solid legislative framework – including the Multicultural Victoria Act 2004 – which supports human rights and cultural and religious diversity.

The policy was developed through an extensive and highly visible consultation process, led by the Premier of Victoria, which included:• the release of a discussion paper prepared by

Victoria University;• a high-level roundtable, hosted by the Governor

of Victoria; • public consultations held across the State,

attended by more than 800 community leaders and stakeholders;

• written submissions; and• ongoing high-level liaison with

Government departments.

The consultation process ensured that the views of all Victorians are reflected in the policy, and identified a range of priority strategies for the Government to support multiculturalism for the benefit of all Victorians.

The policy consists of four themes, which provide the framework for the Government’s priority strategies. The themes are as follows:• advancing equality by supporting the human

rights of all Victorians;• supporting our cultural, linguistic and

religious diversity; • fostering unity and promoting community

harmony; and • boosting our economic advantage.

All of Us demonstrates the ways in which we can achieve a socially progressive society that reaps the real social, cultural and economic benefits that are inherent within our multicultural Victoria.

policy for Victoriaa new multicultural

In March 2009, the Premier launched, All of Us: Victoria’s Multicultural Policy. The policy’s

name demonstrates our belief that effective multicultural policy benefits all members of

our society and highlights that multiculturalism describes who we are as a people.

“All of Us reinforces the strong legislative and human rights platform we have to support multicultural affairs.”

George Lekakis Refugee Week Celebration, 18 June 2009TOP riGhT Multicultural Policy Round Table, August 2008 from left, Hon. James Merlino, Hon. John Brumby and Prof. David de Kretser. bOTTOM riGhT Dancing at the Polish Festival, November 2008.

community grants program


In addition to the funding allocated to multicultural communities during this period, the grants program once again partnered with the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development to provide targeted funding support towards educational and training programs and with the Office of Women’s Policy for Women Creating Harmony projects. By supporting communities through these grants, the Commission is working hard to meet the needs of ethnic communities, promote community cohesion and strengthen communities’ capacities to sustain their organisations, programs and events.

FUnDinG caTeGOrieS The funding categories of the Community Grants Program represent the seven areas of greatest need, as identified by communities during consultations with the Commission.

Organisational Support GrantsTo provide financial assistance for the general costs associated with running community organisations (appendix 2a).

Senior citizens GrantsTo support multicultural senior citizens clubs to hold regular social and community strengthening activities (appendix 2b).

buildings and Facilities improvement GrantsTo assist ethnic community organisations to undertake minor upgrades to buildings that they own (appendix 2c).

educational Program GrantsThe Commission was pleased to receive the ongoing support of the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development to deliver this program, which supports after hours ethnic schools with the development of classroom teaching materials in languages with few available resources.

Multicultural Festivals and events Grants Support major festivals, conferences and special ethnic community events that encourage the participation of the broader community. Grants are also provided to support activities addressing major issues through a conference or special event (appendix 2e).

Strengthening Multicultural communities Grants Support community organisations to undertake projects that address the unmet needs of Victoria’s CALD communities. Priority was given to projects that:• develop the capacity of new and emerging

communities and multicultural networks;• provide assistance to migrant and refugee women

and/or young people;• support local heritage projects that acknowledge

and document the contribution of migrants and refugees; and

• enable organisations to develop partnerships with other community and government agencies that address community needs (appendix 2f).

Multifaith/interfaith Grants Program Supports Multifaith initiatives and Interfaith networks which focus on promoting understanding of and respect for faiths in Victoria.

community groupssupporting and empowering Victoria’s

The Victorian Multicultural Commission supported more than 1,600 Victorian communities

and groups from culturally, religiously and linguistically diverse backgrounds during the 2008-09

financial year through funding from its successful and popular community grants program.

ThrOUGh The cOMMUniTy GranTS PrOGraM, The cOMMiSSiOn:

• supportedmorethan1,600communitygroups

and organisations by directly funding community

initiatives;

• deliveredanaccessible,high-quality,client-focused

service to Victoria’s multicultural communities; and

• assistedgroupstoretainandcelebratetheir

cultural heritage by supporting local festivals

and events; and

• introducedanewfundingcategorytosupport

interfaith networks and projects and initiatives

that promote understanding between faiths.


“Through these grants we aim to empower cultural groups to deliver their own programs and events and address the specific needs of their own community.”

George Lekakis Emerging Leaders Forum, July 2008



FUnDinG rOUnDSThe Community Grants Program included three funding rounds:• Round One Multicultural Festivals and Events,

for activities being held between July 2008 and January 2009;

• Round Two Multicultural Festivals and Events, for activities being held between January 2009 and July 2009; and

• Major funding round including the Organisational Support, the Building and Facilities, the Strengthening Multicultural Communities, Educational, and Multifaith/Interfaith categories.

inFOrMaTiOn SeSSiOnSTo ensure that all communities have been provided with the opportunity to access the Community Grants Program, information sessions were conducted throughout metropolitan and regional Victoria. The guidelines and application forms were also made available to all organisations registered with the Commission and online, via the Commission’s website.

aSSeSSMenT PrOceSSIn the reporting period, the Victorian Multicultural Commission received approximately 3,000 applications for funding. The Funding Sub-committee (Commissioners Mougharbel, Drozd, Bereded-Samuel, Nguyen and Petkovic) met to assess the applications and made recommendations based on the quality of the expected outcomes and relevance to program guidelines. These assessments were conducted in accordance with the Commission’s procedures and standards specifying transparency and equity. The final recommendations were then presented to the Minister Assisting the Premier on Multicultural Affairs, James Merlino, for approval.

new PrOGraMS anD ParTnerShiPSDuring the 2008-09 reporting period, the Commission was pleased to support many new community projects and continued to strengthen existing events throughout Victoria. These projects were

as diverse and rich in scope as the communities themselves and included a wide range of activities, including the following:

community Strengthening projects• A Multicultural Arts Victoria program established

a youth band, the Angels Voices Band, involving more than 20 young people from the Shepparton Congolese community.

• Somlink’s African Youth Leadership Project providing youth leadership training to African young people residing in inner-metro Melbourne public housing estates.

• Friends of Farm Vigano’s Nostalgia Vigano project to produce a series of interpretive installations at Farm Vigano which commemorate the memories and experiences of the local Italian migrants.

• Fruitful Films Banks of the Tigris documentary film and community education project celebrating the Jewish contribution to Iraqi music and the cultural ties that link Iraqis of all backgrounds.

• Refugee & Immigration Legal Centre’s 20th Anniversary Heritage Publication documenting the history of RILC over the past 20 years.

• Springvale Neighbourhood House all women’s swimming group program at Dandenong Oasis Leisure Centre in collaboration with the YMCA.

• Sunraysia Mallee Ethnic Communities’ Council program providing opportunities for CALD women to overcome isolation, build resilience and gain strength and encouragement through interaction and networking with other women.

• The New Hope Foundation (Werribee Refugee Resource Centre) ran a three-day camp for 30 newly arrived young people from refugee backgrounds.

• Hararian Community Association’s cultural program brought together Hararians of different ages, and Australian community to train, rehearse and perform cultural dance and music.

• A Victorian Deaf Society and Holden Street Neighbourhood House program provided access to ESL classes for deaf migrants.

“The very fabric of Victoria is made up of aunique and distinctive blend of a number ofdifferent cultures, languages and faiths.”

George Lekakis Meeting with Consular Core, 18 June 2009



Festivals and events • Polish Festival, a celebration of Polish culture.• Italian Festival, devoted to highlighting the

cultural, artistic and economic collaboration between Italy and Victoria.

• Fiji Indian Senior Citizens Association Tenth Anniversary Celebrations with entertainment including classical Indian dancing and Bollywood dancing.

• Buddha’s Day and Multicultural Festival celebrates Buddha’s birthday and Victoria’s multicultural community Festival Indonesia 2008 – the largest Indonesian-Australian investment, trade and tourism forum in Melbourne.

• Chilean Latin American September Festival – A three day multicultural event involving more than 50 Chilean and Latin American community organisations in Victoria.

• Turkish Tulip Weekend celebrates the Origin of the Tulip, showcasing Turkish culture (food, music, arts, history) and demonstrating the affinity the Turkish community has with other communities and cultures.

• Celebrate Diwali, the Festival of Lights at Federation Square, food and music festival followed by fireworks display at Yarra River.

• South Sudanese Nuer Youth Conference – A conference on Sudanese youth problems in the south eastern suburbs, addressing crime prevention, education, health, violent behaviour and drug and alcohol abuse.

• Pako Festa, Victoria’s premier multicultural street festival showcasing Geelong’s diversity, through food, folk dancing, the famous Pako Parade, workshops, art exhibitions, multicultural craft displays and entertainment.

TOP Turkish Tulip Festival, September 2008. abOve Iftar Dinner at Government House.

The Buddha Day and Multicultural Festival hosted by the Buddha’s Light International Association of Victoria (BLIA VIC) and Fo Guang Shan Melbourne, has become one of the most highly anticipated cultural festivals on the Victorian events calendar. HeldatFederationSquareduring

May, the Festival has consistently attracted large crowds, with more than84,000peopleattendingduringthetwo-dayfestivalin2009.

The program is specifically

designed to introduce Buddhist traditions through a range of artistic and cultural groups, as well as an assortment of vegetarian culinary delights.

While the program incorporates aspects of the Buddhist faith through the World Peace Blessing Ceremony, the Festival continues to place a strong emphasis on cooperation, community understanding and harmony amongst all faiths and cultures within our society.

CASE STUDY Buddha’s Day and Multicultural Festival

consultation, committees and community engagement


In 2008-09 the Commission continued to facilitate grassroots discussion and information flow with multicultural communities, keeping the Government abreast of community concerns. Community input garnered through the Commission’s regular consultative forums and advocated for the needs of Victoria’s communities through involvement in advisory boards and committees.

cOnSULTaTiOnS The Commission held its annual state-wide community consultations in 11 locations across Victoria in September 2008. The consultations are an opportunity to gauge community perceptions of the Victorian Government’s performance in multicultural affairs and identify areas for future action to improve outcomes for CALD communities.

The consultations were attended by over 800 community leaders and service providers, including representatives from peak bodies, ethnic organisations, mainstream services, CALD communities and state, local and federal government.

Activities that the Victorian Government has undertaken in multicultural affairs and good practice examples of service delivery were captured in the 2007-08 whole of Victorian Government achievements report. This report was tabled in Parliament on 23 June 2009 and is available to the public on the Commission’s website: www.multicultural.vic.gov.au.

aDviSOry /cOnSULTaTive cOMMiTTeeSThe Commission continued to be active on a range of advisory or consultative bodies that proactively addressed issues pertinent to the multicultural affairs portfolio including:• The Police and Community Multicultural

Advisory Committee (PACMAC), which the Commission co-chairs;

• Ministerial Advisory Council on LOTE, ESL and Multicultural Education (MACLEM);

• Standing Committee on Local Government and Cultural Diversity, which the Commission chairs;

• Centre for Dialogue Advisory Board;• Multifaith Advisory Group, which the

Commission chairs;• Multicultural Arts Policy Advisory Committee;• Parliament of World’s Religions Board; and• VMC Advisory Council, which the

Commission chairs.

Ministerial council on immigration and Multicultural affairs (MciMa) & Standing committee on immigration and Multicultural affairs (SciMa)

The Commission continued its involvement in SCIMA and MCIMA. These national cross-jurisdictional forums provide an important opportunity to discuss and address issues relating to immigration and multicultural affairs and bring a local and state perspective to deliberations on issues of national importance.

At the meetings in 2008-09 Victoria continued to advocate for improvements in the provision of settlement services and chaired the MCIMA Working Party on Settlement Issues.

cultural Diversity Plans networkIn 2008-09, the Commission established the Cultural Diversity Plans Network, with representatives from all Victorian Government departments responsible for developing each department’s Cultural Diversity Plan.

All Departments are required to develop Cultural Diversity Plans under A Fairer Victoria (2006) to

THE COMMISSION CONTINUED TO

ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY BY:

• deliveringonitscommitmenttoholdatleast

60communityconsultationsthroughout

Victoria to address the needs and concerns of

multicultural communities;

• meetingwithrepresentativesfromcommunity

organisations individually to address their

specific needs and concerns; and

• maintainingits‘OpenDoor’policytocommunity

representatives.

our communityresponding to the needs of

The Multicultural Victoria Act 2004 sets out the Commission’s consultative functions

and as such the Commission consults with relevant bodies and people to determine the needs

of Victoria’s culturally and linguistically diverse communities.


“We listen to the needs of our diverse community and convey that information to the Government with advice on real and practical solutions.”

George Lekakis Meeting with Consular Core, 18 June 2009



address the provision for culturally sensitive service delivery to Victoria’s CALD communities. Through the Network, which meets on a regular basis, the VMC facilitates and supports exchange of ideas and learnings between departments to assist in the preparation and implementation of the plans.

The Network also provides an opportunity for information-sharing across departments on broader government activities and key developments in multicultural affairs. The preparation of Cultural Diversity Plans for all Victorian Government departments is a new requirement under the Multicultural Victoria Act.

cOMMUniTy enGaGeMenTThe Commission also coordinates ongoing consultative structures, including the VMC Advisory Council, Multifaith Advisory Group and the Multifaith Multicultural Youth Network.

vMc advisory councilThe VMC Advisory Council was established in March 2007 to provide advice to the VMC on issues affecting Victoria’s CALD communities. The Council is made up of representatives from a wide cross-section of service providers and peak cultural and faith-based representative organisations, including newly emerging communities and regional and youth organisations.

In its second year, the Council provided valuable advice relating to the Commission’s priorities, including input to the multicultural affairs whole- of-Government report.

During 2008, the Council was consulted and provided advice on major policy work undertaken by the VMC, including the development of Victoria’s new multicultural policy and settlement issues.Organisations represented on the Advisory Council are listed in Appendix 3.

Multifaith advisory GroupThe Multifaith Advisory Group (MAG) was established in January 2008 as an outcome of the Premier’s Multifaith Leaders Forum in October 2007 and as part of the Victorian Government’s commitment to ongoing dialogue with Victoria’s faith leaders.

The MAG meets quarterly and is made up of approximately 20 senior faith representatives who provide advice to the Government via the Victorian Multicultural Commission on issues of interest and concern to faith communities and opportunities and strategies to promote community harmony in Victoria.

The MAG has enabled strong and sustained consultation between the Government and our diverse faith communities on a range of issues. In 2008-09 the MAG:• Presented a joint statement from Victoria’s faith

leaders at the National Memorial Service for the Victorian Bushfire Victims on Sunday 22 February;

• Promoted and supported the Walk for Harmony through Melbourne CBD on 12 July;

• Provided a joint statement on the environment to the Minister for Environment and Climate Change and;

• Developed an Interfaith Calendar.

Multifaith Multicultural youth networkThe Multifaith Multicultural Youth Network (MMYN) continued its activities for a second term with 15 new young people recruited to join the MMYN. The MMYN now comprises 25 young people representing a diverse range of faiths, cultures, ages, geographical locations and life experience. Alongside their advisory role, MMYN members were involved in a number of initiatives including:• Planning and running a Regional Schools Tour

to discuss faith, culture and human rights in Shepparton in March 2009; and

• Hosting a panel discussion at the Everyday People, Everyday Rights Conference in March 2009.

“The Victorian Government continues to be committed to supporting newly-arrived migrants and refugees to settle into our community.”

George Lekakis Refugee Week Celebration, SpringvaleCommunity Aid and Advice Bureau, 18 June 2009



Standing committee on Local Government and cultural Diversity

The Standing Committee on Local Government and Cultural Diversity was reconstituted in 2009. It now has representatives from 21 Victorian councils and seven organisations from the local government sector.

The Standing Committee continues to provide an excellent forum for the exchange of ideas and strategies in the local government sector to facilitate greater responsiveness to culturally, linguistically and religiously diverse communities in Victoria.

The VMC also supported the Centre for Multicultural Youth (CMY) to run the Multifaith Multicultural Youth MentoringforLeadershipProgramagainin2009.

The Program came out of a recommendation fromtheJuly2006MultifaithMulticulturalYouthForum where a need was identified for greater avenues for young people to participate in leadership and mentoring opportunities in the government, community, faith and corporate sectors. The2009YouthMentoringforLeadershipprogram

is a continuation of a pilot program conducted at RMITUniversityandVictoriaUniversityin2008.In2009theprogramtargetsyoungpeoplefrom

an extended age range of 18-28 years and incorporates a greater opportunity for dialogue on particular areas of interest, as well as support for the development of youth-led initiatives.

CASE STUDY

Youth participation and leadership programs

TOP Working party on workplace diversity. cenTre George Lekakis with local MP John Pandazopoulos and participants at the Dandenong Community Consultation. abOve Minister Assisting the Premier on Multicultural Affairs, James Merlino, and George Lekakis with members of the Multifaith Multicultural Youth Network.

promoting harmony initiative


Through the Promoting Harmony initiative the Commission seeks to promote, enhance and secure harmony and social cohesion in the Victorian community and counter the risk of racial and religious vilification, social isolation and exclusion. It also strengthens and reaffirms Victoria’s reputation as a welcoming and harmonious society for all of us.

In the 2006-07 and 2007-08 Victorian State Budgets, the Victorian Government allocated a total of $4.1 million from 2006 to 2010 to strengthen and promote Victoria’s multifaith and multicultural diversity. In the 2009-10 budget the Government committed a further $2 million over two years to build on the success of this initial investment.

cultural Diversity weekDuring the reporting period the Commission coordinated the sixth Cultural Diversity Week 15-21 March – a series of activities aimed at raising awareness of Victoria’s cultural, linguistic and religious diversity.

The Commission again oversaw a broad community relations and media campaign to reach cultural and faith community groups, primary and

secondary school students, their families and school communities, and the wider Victorian community.

More than 200 events and activities took place across Victoria including: the inaugural Viva Victoria – a multicultural festival at Federation Square that attracted more than 40,000 people, the Premier’s Gala Dinner, the Black Harmony Gathering, the Cultural Diversity Quest Awards and the Cultural Diversity Cup.

Through the Community Grants Program, the Commission supported many more activities delivered by community groups, service providers, schools and councils.

all of Us – community harmony campaign In March 2009, the Victorian Multicultural Commission ran the highly successful All of Us community harmony campaign for the second consecutive year.

Using images from the All of Us, photographic exhibition initiated by photographer Michel Lawrence, the advertisements illustrated Victoria’s rich diversity though a sequence of still images, words and music using the ‘All of Us’ messaging to emphasise the inclusive nature of Victoria and engender a sense of pride in being Victorian.

The All of Us community harmony education campaign included advertisements on television (metro and regional) and outdoor advertising in the greater metropolitan area.

community accordThe Community Accord continued to be signed by community groups and organisations including Parks Victoria, Western Health and the Geelong Netball Association. During the past year more than 200 individuals, community groups and organisations committed to the principles of the Accord which are outlined in the Multicultural Victoria Act 2004.

The Commission is committed to promoting the benefits of our rich cultural,

linguistic and religious diversity to all Victorians. The Victorian Government has

a strong commitment to ensuring Victoria remains an inclusive multifaith and

multicultural society that is respectful of diversity.

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and appreciation of diversity

The cOMMiSSiOn USeD iTS cOMMUnicaTiOn neTwOrkS TO:

• Promotemutualrespectandunderstandingof

diversity through campaigns and targeted activities.

• Informandconnectmulticulturalcommunities,

including in regard to developments in government

relevant to multicultural affairs via publications,

online resources and media announcements.

• CelebrateVictoria’scultural,linguisticand

religious diversity through a series of and local

and major events.


“Each year our Cultural Diversity Week celebrates the diverse cultures which make Victoria the vibrant, vital and interesting place that it is.”

George Lekakis Cultural Diversity Week speech at Melbourne Zoo, 24 March 2009



The principles of the Accord include the following:• Respect all ethnic, cultural, religious and

linguistic communities; • Seek opportunities to work together to re-affirm our

similarities as human beings and the fundamental principals which unite us as Victorians;

• Advocate for the elimination of racial and religious intolerance; and

• Reject all forms of racial and religious vilification, violence, harassment and unlawful discrimination.

PrinT anD OnLine cOMMUnicaTiOnS The Commission continued to keep stakeholders engaged and informed through a number of high-quality publications and online communications.

Morethan40,000peopleflockedtoFederationSquareonSaturday21March2009toenjoyavibrantcelebration of multiculturalism at the inaugural Viva Victoria festivals. Highlights included two stages of outstanding music from around the world, a vibrant marketplaceofqualityhandmadeproducts,anexceptional selection of authentic traditional foods, children’s activities and exhibitions, entertainers, chefs, traders and artists. People from more than 60cultural,linguisticandreligiousbackgroundswereinvited to participate in this event and apart from the entertainment, other activities included an interactive art display called a Rangoli, which saw an amazing design created from grains, seeds and other natural ingredients on the day, plus a Bodhi Tree that allowed participants to share their wishes of enlightenment.

CASE STUDY Viva Victoria

Print• All of Us – Victoria’s Multicultural Policy• Multicultural Victoria magazine

(Issues 25, 26, 27 and 28)• Whole of Government Report:

Achievements in Multicultural Affairs 2007-08• Victorian Multicultural Commission Annual Report 2007-08

OnlineThe VMC website (www.multicultural.vic.gov.au) provided regular updates on issues of importance for community groups, as well as advertising community and government events and activities. All VMC publications were also uploaded to the site and made accessible in a form that could be downloaded.

awarDS anD recePTiOnSFunctions and events hosted by the Commission provided opportunities for Victorians from diverse backgrounds, representing a range of ethnicities and religions, to come together and acknowledge their differences in a positive way.

In acknowledging the achievements and outstanding contributions made by migrants and refugees through the Commission’s awards programs, we encourage greater awareness and respect for our cultural diversity.

victoria’s Multicultural awards for excellence The Awards program was established by the Commission in 2002 to recognise and reward the contribution of individuals and organisations in the promotion of Victoria’s multicultural harmony.

The ceremony was held at Government House in December 2008 where 188 recipients were presented with awards across nine categories:

LeFT TO riGhT VMC Publications:All of Us, Multicultural Victoria magazine, VMC Annual Report 2007-08 and the Whole of Government Report 2007-08.



• Ambassador Award • Award for Meritorious Service in the Community• Business Corporate Award • Local Government Award • Media Award • Police and Community Multicultural Advisory

Committee (PACMAC) Awards• Premier’s Award for Community Harmony • Service Delivery to Multicultural Victoria Awards • Victorian Multicultural Education Award

The Commission received numerous nominations for the Awards which 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. For a full list of Award recipients see Appendix 4.

victorian refugee recognition record (vrrr)Each year, the Commission formally recognises the invaluable contribution that refugees make to the community. In June 2009, a total of 21 recipients were added to the VRRR in a ceremony hosted by the Deputy Premier, Rob Hulls MP.

For the third consecutive year, the Victorian Government invited photography students from Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE to create a photo exhibition featuring portraits of the recipients. For a full list of the recipients see Appendix 5.

Premier’s community receptions Each year, the Premier’s community receptions provide an opportunity to formally acknowledge the contribution of particular communities to the State of Victoria. The Commission coordinated the following community receptions that were hosted by the Premier: • South Korea 17 July 2008• Egypt 23 July 2008• Chile 25 September 2008 • Ireland 16 March 2009• Netherlands 27 April 2009• Portugal 10 June 2009

TOP Premier John Brumby with Multicultural Awards for Excellence recipients Melaku Ali and Kiemi Lai. cenTre VRRR recipient Farah Faiq. abOve George Lekakis and Mark Stone, Chief Executive of Parks Victoria, at the signing of the Community Accord, March 2009.

language services and refugee support


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.

Through the Language Services Strategy, the Commission continues to promote the effective use of interpreters to facilitate access to government services. Since the inception of the Strategy in 2002, over 70 projects have been funded to improve the use of interpreters by government service providers and to help develop and strengthen the quality and supply of interpreters.

key achieveMenTS incLUDe:• Interpreter Scholarship project – In 2008-09, a

further 40 scholarships were awarded to encourage individuals to study to become interpreters in emerging languages. Now in its seventh year 152 scholarships have been awarded under the Interpreter Scholarship project, in eleven languages.

• Translating and Interpreting External Advisory Group was established in April 2009 to garner industry and sector advice on matters relating to the provision of language services in Victoria.

The Group consists of representatives of language service providers, training providers, the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI), the translating and interpreting professional association and the health, legal and education sectors.

• Regional Interpreter Skills Course – In September 2008, the Commission engaged RMIT University to deliver six-week interpreter skills courses in Mildura and Bendigo to increase the pathways for accredited interpreters in regional Victoria.

• The Multilingual Technology Project examined the use of information communications technology to bolster current interpreting services and how additional interpreting service options can be provided particularly in rural and regional locations.

• The Workforce Development Strategy explored ways to attract and retain interpreters and translators in languages spoken by both long-standing and newly arrived communities. The Strategy examined a range of short to long-term measures to facilitate an adequate supply of appropriately qualified and skilled interpreters to meet the language needs of CALD communities in Victoria. Part of this strategy included the role out of training of VPS staff on how to work effectively with interpreters.

aPPOinTMenTS TO bOarDS anD cOMMiTTeeS Work was undertaken in 2008-09 with the State Services Authority and the Department of Premier and Cabinet to revise the guidelines for the Appointment and Remuneration of Part Time Non-Executive Directors of State Government Boards and Members of Statutory Bodies and Advisory Committees to include a more comprehensive and consistent approach to identifying CALD membership.

As a result, the revised guidelines now include three additional questions that will generate more consistent data on CALD representation on government boards and committees.

for all Victoriansimproving access and equity

During the 2008-09 financial year the Commission undertook a variety of projects

and programs designed to improve access by Victoria’s CALD communities to services

provided by government and other bodies. The Commission has also continued its

work to reduce barriers to the participation of Victoria’s multicultural communities

in all aspects of life in Victoria.

The cOMMiSSiOn wOrkeD TO iMPrOve acceSS anD eQUiTy by:

• Encouragingindividualstostudytobecome

interpreters in emerging languages by providing

40scholarships.

• Deliveringqualityprogramstoimproveaccess

to services and support community-led projects

for refugees.

• EnsuringequalaccessforCALDcommunities

to participate in boards and committees by

refining guidelines.


“The opportunities to participate in the global economy are vast, and if we continue to develop Victoria’s linguistic and cultural capacity in the economy, we will all reap the rewards.” George Lekakis MLTAV 2009 Conference, 15 May 2009

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reFUGee brOkeraGe/reFUGee acTiOn PrOGraMSIn partnership with key agencies and refugee communities across Victoria, the Commission’s work on the Refugee Brokerage Program (RBP) has met with great success. The state-wide program provides vital support to Victoria’s recently arrived refugee and humanitarian entrants. The RBP works to:• Build capacity within refugee communities;• Support communities to develop ideas and

initiatives to address their specific needs; and• Promote and enhance access to existing

mainstream services.

The RBP operated across 12 partnerships within Melbourne and Victoria. Initiatives from this Program have included:

• Approximately 200 isolated Iraqi women are independently accessing a range of services through their local council following participation in the RBP;

• Provision of critical social support and community infrastructure alongside the employment of refugees in regional areas;

• A range of community enterprise initiatives which provide refugees with the opportunity to utilise existing or new skills in a business setting;

• Driver education and driving lessons for socially and geographically isolated refugee women and other community members; and

• Local leadership training and/ or mentoring support with more established communities delivered to more than 100 refugees.

The West Papuan community in inner Melbourne, through the Refugee Brokerage Program (RBP), has made vital links to service providers and important steps in their self-sufficiency as a community.

The small community arrived in Australia on Temporary Protection Visas without any prior experience of living in a city.

During the year, the community has worked closely with their RBP coordinator to develop a community plan to address areas of need and create links with a wide range of service providers.

One of the issues identified was the need for more education around financial literacy. The RBP Coordinator was able to organise financial literacy training for community members

including in areas such as mobile phonecontracts.Whilstsubsequentlyengaging financial counsellors through the local council to work with the community.

Some community members have also participated in leadership courses thathaveequippedthemwiththeknowledge and skills to establish and operate their own community associations successfully.

CASE STUDY Refugee Brokerage Program

TOP Interpreter Scholarship Ceremony, April 2009. abOve Far to Here, Darfuri youth art exhibition, February 2009.

cultural precincts enhancement fund


In response to community feedback and recommendations made by the Fund’s Steering Committee on proposals received to the Fund, the Government earmarked an additional $2 million, bringing the Government’s total investment in the precincts to $10 million.

Ideas were put forward by communities, residents and traders to enhance the infrastructure and community space of the three precincts. Extensive community consultations via the consultative forums formed for each of the three precincts was undertaken on the short listed ideas.

The allocation of funding available in this program has been announced by the Premier in all three precincts:• A total of $6.8 million will be allocated for

streetscapes improvements across the three precincts, including a $2.7 million contribution from the City of Melbourne.

• Funding of $3.5 million has been committed for the Lonsdale Street precinct, of which $2 million will go towards the fit-out of the Antipodes Centre for Greek Culture, Heritage and Language;

• Funding of $4.1 million has been committed for the Chinatown precinct and funding of $3.9 million has been committed for the Lygon Street precinct;

• As part of these packages, funding of $1.2 million will be provided for the upgrade of the Chinese Museum, an additional $1.45 million for an Italian Cultural Heritage Centre at Co.As.It, and $120,000 to RMIT for the creation of public art at the Southern end of Lygon Street.

future generationspreserving our heritage for

The Cultural Precincts Enhancement Fund (2007-10) was established as an $8 million

infrastructure investment by the Victorian Government to revitalise the well established

Little Bourke Street Chinese precinct, the Lygon Street Italian precinct and the Lonsdale

Street Greek precinct.

On13May2009,thePremierunveiledthefirstproject completed under the Fund at the Tianjin Gardens in Chinatown. The new lighting pillars, installed at the top end of Little Bourke Street, act as a new gateway to Chinatown and mark the 25th anniversary of Melbourne’s sister city relationship with Tianjin. The traditional Chinese archways at the Swanston Street, Russell Street and Exhibition Street entrances to Chinatown will be refurbished through the Fund. Further improvements will also be made to the Tianjin Gardens, including new Chinese plants, improved signage and new Bronze lion sculptures donated by the Tianjin Government.

CASE STUDY

Chinatown Lighting Pillars

abOve The new Chinatown Gateway lighting pillars installed at the top end of Little Bourke Street.

joint projects and initiatives


This partnership approach has allowed for improved outcomes from the initiatives and the provision of greater assistance and support to Victoria’s multicultural communities.

cenTre FOr MULTicULTUraL yOUTh (cMy) The Commission worked with CMY to deliver a Mentoring Program for more than 40 young people (16-25 years) which linked individuals with industry leaders. The program involved weekly two-hour discussion sessions and in-depth sessions with a range of leaders as well as facilitating dialogue between young people of diverse faith backgrounds.

ciTy OF GreaTer DanDenOnG (cGD) In conjunction with other Victorian government departments, the Commission has worked with the CGD on a project to enhance coordination of resources so as to better respond to the needs young people from a refugee background.

DeParTMenT OF PreMier anD cabineT (DPc)Prior to becoming an Administrative Office aligned to DPC, the Commission worked with other government departments, lead by DPC, to coordinate the faith component of ceremony for the National Day of Mourning for the Bushfires which was held in February 2009.

DiverSiTaT & ciTy OF GreaTer GeeLOnG The Commission has worked with Diversitat and the local council on the development of a new multicultural centre in Norlane. The centre will create a multifunctional community space and will be an administrative base for Diversitat and more than 30 other ethnic community groups.

FiSherieS vicTOria In May 2009, the Commission partnered with Fisheries Victoria to establish an Advisory Committee to consult on strategies to engage

CALD audiences in fisheries projects and to enhance an understanding by cultural groups of fisheries activities.

LiFe SavinG vicTOria The Commission met with Life Saving Victoria to discuss the specific needs of various communities and provided advice on specific strategies to convey water safety messages.

MeTrOPOLiTan Fire briGaDe (MFb)In 2008-09 the Commission was pleased to work with the MFB on a number of projects during Cultural Diversity Week.

new hOPe FOUnDaTiOn Along with City West Water, the Commission worked with the New Hope Foundation to deliver a soccer tournament called the Cultural Diversity Cup in March 2009.

nOrThern heaLTh The Commission partnered with a number of providers including Northern Health, Barwon Community Health, and Sunshine Court to commence pilots for using video interpreting in health and justice settings. The project will look at the benefits to staff and clients along with an evaluation of any cost benefits.

nOrThern MeTrOPOLiTan inSTiTUTe OF TaFe (nMiT)The Commission once again partnered with NMIT’s photography department to create an exhibition of the 2009 VRRR recipients.

OFFice OF wOMen’S POLicy (OwP) – DeParTMenT OF PLanninG anD cOMMUniTy DeveLOPMenTThe Commission worked with the Office of Women’s Policy on the CALD Women’s leadership Project.

better outcomespartnering for

During the 2008-09 financial year, the Commission worked on a large number of projects and

initiatives across a range of different portfolio areas. Partnerships were developed with other

organisations including: government departments, local governments, the corporate sector,

non-government organisations and community organisations.


“This coming together of cultures, each listening and learning from the other, is one of the things that makes Victoria the vital, yet harmonious place that it is.”

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The project equips women with the skills, knowledge and resources to seek formal leadership positions in their local communities and the wider Victorian community.

ParLiaMenT OF The wOrLD’S reLiGiOnS (Pwr)The Commission continued to work closely with the PWR organisers and Sport and Recreation Victoria (Major Projects) to ensure the delivery of an engaging and diverse program for this important December 2009 event.

rOyaL wOMen’S hOSPiTaL (rwh) The Commission has provided funding to the RWH to develop a program for utilising bilingual workers for non-medical communication within the hospital. This project proposes to pilot new ways to communicate with patients leading to better outcomes for patients and their families.

vicTOria POLiceThe Commission maintained a close partnership with Victoria Police through PACMAC which met monthly to discuss policing issues and CALD communities. In addition, the Commission worked with Victoria Police on a number of projects including an information day for ESL students at Melbourne Zoo, the Multicultural Awards for Excellence and planning for the Walk for Harmony.

TOP Metropolitan Fire Brigade, March 2009. cenTre Cultural Diversity Week soccer match. abOve Leading Senior Constable Craig Spicer visits with residents of the Western Suburbs.


appendicesappendix 1 commission meeting AttendAnce RegisteR

appendix 2 gRAnts • multicultural Festivals and events

• multicultural senior citizens organisational support

• organisational support

• education Programs

• Buildings and Facilities improvement

• strengthening multicultural communities

• interfaith and multifaith Programs

appendix 3 multicultuRAl AdvisoRy BoARd

appendix 4 AwARds FoR excellence

appendix 5 victoRiAn ReFugee Recognition RecoRd

30 victorian multicultural commission

appendix 1

ten of the existing vmc commissioners’ terms expired

between 3 september and 17 september 2008.

All commissioner positions, excluding that of the

chairperson and deputy chairperson were advertised

in the local, regional, national and ethnic press during

June and July 2008.

under section 11 of the multicultural victoria Act 2004,

a member of the commission holds office for a term

not exceeding four years and is eligible for reappointment

to a second and third term.

there were eight reappointments (including the

deputy chairperson) and three new appointments

to the commission.

commission meeting attendance register

no. oF commissioner meetings attended

mr george lekakis 7

mr Hakan Akvol 7

ms elleni Bereded-samuel 6

mr Joseph caputo 5

dr stanley chiang 6

ms elizabeth drozd 5

mrs vicki mitsos 2

ms samar mougharbel 7

ms Hang nguyen 4

ms vivienne nguyen 0

dr linda sydor Petkovic 6

ms marcia Pinskier 4

ms usha sharma 2

s. Jagdeep singh shergill 2

mr yasser soliman 7


appendix 2

multicultural FestiVals and eVents

organisation grant (gst excluded)

A2K media $1,000

Accademia letteraria italo-Australiana scrittori (AliAs) $1,200

Afghan Australia community social sports club inc $400

Afghan Australian Association of victoria inc $1,200

Afghan Australian Philanthropic Association $2,000

African leadership, learning and Advocacy group $800

AfroArts inc $800

Agelidis Foundation $500

Al ehsan centre $500

Al sadeq education and charity Association inc $500

Albanian moslem society (shepparton) inc $500

Albany Rise Primary school $650

Albert Park Primary school $700

Albion north Primary school $800

Alevi community council of Australia inc $1,500

Alexandrians Friendship (AAHA) social club inc $300

Am echad Federation of Jews from Former soviet union inc $900

Angolan community Association $1,000

Antiochian community support Association (AcsA) $500

Antipodes international inc $60,000

Anwar Association inc $1,000

Anzano di Puglia social club ltd $500

Arabic welfare inc $2,000

Ararat golden gateway Festival committee $1,200

Archangel michael senior social club of oakleigh $300

Arcilesbica Australia $400

Armenian mesrob mashdotz school $700

Armenian Relief society nayiri chapter $500

Artesur of victoria inc $1,000

Asian Business Association of whitehorse inc $5,000

Associacion de latinos Residentes de victoria $400

Associated netherlands societies in victoria inc $3,000

Association of Filipino Australians in gippsland $800

Association of Former inmates of nazi concentration camps and ghettos from the Former soviet union $500

Association of greek elderly citizen clubs of melbourne & victoria $6,500

Association of international childrens Festivals $2,000

Association of italian senior citizens clubs of victoria $1,500

Association of sri lankan muslims in Australia (AslAmA) $500

Association of the Alliance Francaise of victoria $1,000

Association of the liberian community of Australia (AlcA victoria) $2,000

Association of ukrainians in victoria $2,500

Association of ukrainians in victoria – noble Park Branch $1,000


Association of ukrainians in victoria - st Albans $400

Associazione culturale l'Aurora $300

Associazione nazionale marinai d'italia $300

Atherton gardens chinese neighbourhood $900

Atherton gardens Resident's Association $500

Auburn south Primary school $700

Aust-china writer's Association $200

Australasia Business development enterprise Association inc $300

Australasia coptic society inc $800

Australasia news Pty ltd - uthayam $500

Australia Burma society inc $1,000

Australia china Friendship society victoria Branch inc $400

Australia denizli Association $1,500

Australia india solidarity group $400

Australia sri lanka catholic Association inc $400

Australian Ankawa club $300

Australian Association of Kastorians inc $400

Australian Assyrian Arts & literature Foundation $800

Australian Bosniak Association inc $800

Australian Bosnian seniors $600

Australian council of Bosnian-Herzegovinian organisations inc $2,000

Australian croatian community services $500

Australian croatian women Association "Katarina Zrinski" $800

Australian Federation of ethnic schools Associations (AFesA) $1,000

Australian Federation of ukrainian organisations $1,500

Australian greek ex-servicemen elderly seniors club of northcote $400

Australian greek ex-servicemen's Association $1,300

Australian Humanitarian Aid for macedonia inc $2,000

Australian indian innovations inc $13,000

Australian indonesian Association of victoria inc $400

Australian international Food and culture Association inc $400

Australian irish welfare Bureau inc $1,000

Australian Karen organisation inc $800

Australian Kurdish community inc 1100

Australian lebanese christian ladies group – darrebin $300

Australian lebanese youth Association of victoria $1,000

Australian macedonian Folk dancing Association "goce delcev" inc $600

Australian macedonian senior citizens group Reservoir $300

Australian macedonian tetovo Association 'shar-Planina' inc $300

Australian nadur Association inc $400

Australian oromo community Association in victoria inc (AocAv) $6,000


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Boroondara chinese senior citizens Association inc $800

Bosnian choir 'Behar' inc $400

Braybrook secondary college $1,000

Brimbank city council $4,000

Brimbank Hungarian senior citizens club $300

Brimbank senior citizens Friendly group $300

Broadmeadows special development school $1,000

Broadmeadows turkish senior citizens club $900

Brunswick east Primary school $800

Brunswick north west Primary school $400

Brunswick special development school $1,000

Brunswick sri lankan community group $300

Buddha's light international Association of victoria inc $4,000

Buddha's light international Association of victoria inc – young Adult division $500

Buddhist council of victoria inc $1,500

Buddhist society of victoria (Bsv) $1,200

Buddhist vihara victoria inc $1,000

Bulleen Heights school $1,100

Burgher Association (Australia) inc 2000

cameroon Association of Australia inc $700

cantorion cymreig victoria (victorian welsh male voice choir) inc $1,200

carraragarmungee Primary school $800

casey chinese seniors group $300

castlemaine state Festival $2,000

catholic education office – diocese of Ballarat $700

celebrate india inc $20,000

central victorian lion team inc $500

centre for Philippine concerns – Australia inc $600

centre of greek ex-servicemens elderly citizens club of darebin and district $300

chabad House of malvern/toorak inc $700

chabad institutions of Australia inc $1,600

chaldean women Association in victoria $500

chile magazine media and cultural group $4,500

china Philatelic society of Australia inc $300

chinese Association of victoria inc $1,000

chinese Beijing opera club of melbourne $1,200

chinese community Health Advisory of Australia inc (ccHAA) $400

chinese culture school inc $500

chinese Health Foundation of Australia (cHF) $1,000

chinese mandarin community Friendship Association (cmcFA) $500

chinese Professionals club of Australia $1,600

chinese Restauranteurs Association of victoria inc (cRAv) $5,000


Australian Polish community services $1,000

Australian slovenian social and sporting Association melbourne inc $600

Australian somali society $700

Australian technical college sunshine $1,600

Australian theatre of Poetry inc $400

Australian turkish cultural Platform (AtcP) inc $8,500

Australian turkish women's cultural group $400

Australian ukrainian senior citizens Fellowship "golden Age" $300

Australian western thrace turkish Association of victoria inc $500

Australia-shanghai general chamber of commerce inc $800

AustuRK education & cultural Association inc $400

AvA Boroondara senior citizens group $800

Avondale Heights and east Keilor Residents Association $2,000

Avondale Heights greek Pensioners and elderly citizens club $300

Ayios therapon welfare Association inc $500

Azad gharibian dance inc $1,000

Baha'i council For victoria $500

Bait Al-Hossien $800

Ballarat Regional multicultural council (BRmc) $4,800

Ballarat sudanese Association inc $350

Banda musicale italiana "vincenzo Bellini" $800

Bangla sahitya sansad (Bengali literary society) inc $1,100

Bangladesh cultural group inc $1,200

Bangladesh samity inc $1,300

Banyule city council $700

Baptist union of victoria – multicultural group $2,800

Barnabas counselling, education & community support services $500

Basava samithi of Australisia inc $300

Bayanihan Australia community network inc $1,000

Bayswater-Boronia templer school $500

'Bea cantare' choir inc $400

Beechworth celtic Festival inc $1,000

Beit Jala Palestinian Association $600

Belgium Avenue neighbourhood House inc $800

Bendigo Australia indonesia Klub inc $1,200

Bendigo Filipino Australian Association inc $600

Bengali Association of victoria inc $4,800

Bengali language and culture school inc $600

Biemnhom Australia Association $500

Bitola macedonian senior citizens group whittlesea $300

B'nai B'rith shalom unit Arts committee $400

Bor community Association of Australia $1,000


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chinese senior citizens club of Frankston & Peninsula $300

chinese senior citizen's club of manningham $900

chinese singing and dance troupe of melbourne $500

chinese women's Association of victoria inc $700

chinese xinjiang senior citizens Association $500

christ the lord slovak lutheran congregation $300

circolo Pensionati italiani di Bentleigh $700

circolo Pensionati italiani di Footscray $300

circolo Pensionati italiani di mildura and sunraysia $2,200

circolo Pensionati multiculturale di greenvale $300

city of Ballarat $2,000

city of darebin $900

city of greater dandenong $500

city of Kingston $20,000

city of maribyrnong $2,000

city of Port Phillip $1,000

city of stonnington $2,000

city of whitehorse $800

city of whittlesea $800

clarinda greek senior citizens club $250

club Astoria german Australian society $1,000

club de Abuelos de Habla Hispana de clayton $400

club tivoli deutscher verein melbourne inc $800

colac sudanese community inc $1,500

collingwood college $1,500

collingwood greek senior citizen club $900

committee for common celebrations of greek & Australian national days $1,000

communities council on ethnic issues (eastern Region) inc $500

community in Harmony $1,300

community Radio Federation (community Radio 3cR) $500

confederazione Fanti d'italia – Ansi – cavalieri della Patria $500

congolese community of victoria $2,500

coptic orthodox Patriarchate Archangel mikhail & st Anthony church inc $400

coral Park Primary school $700

corona italian seniors club of casey $300

corpus christi Primary school $700

council of slovenian organisations of victoria inc $1,500

council of sudanese groups inc $1,000

council of turkish Associations of victoria $10,000

croatian Folklore group "lado" $700

croatian senior citizens club of Footscray $300

croatian senior citizens club sunshine $300

cultural centre of Florinians 'Aristotelis' $1,500


cultural Historical Association of Rodriguans and mauritians in victoria (cHARm) $500

cxP music $800

cypriot community of eastern suburbs-elderly citizens $600

cyprus community of melbourne & victoria $4,000

cyprus greek orthodox community of "Apostolos Andreas" sunshine $1,000

dandenong and endeavour Hills club de los Abuelos: italo-spanish $300

dandenong youth services – city of greater dandenong $2,500

darebin city Brass inc youth group $400

darebin greek women's senior citizens group $500

darfur Australia network $600

delahey town club $500

dental Health services victoria $700

diversitat $51,200

don Bosco Brunswick youth Foundation inc $800

doncaster Primary school $700

donvale Primary school $800

drouin Ficifolia Festival committee inc $1,000

dutch Australian social club 'the Rocket' $700

dutch orange day inc $5,000

dutch women's club of geelong inc $400

east African women's Foundation inc $2,100

east doncaster secondary college $700

eastern and central African communities of victoria inc $1,200

eastern district Polish Association-Polish school of Rowville $1,800

eastern districts Polish Association (melbourne) $1,600

eastern Karen community Association $800

eastern schools Refugee Action network (esRAn) $2,000

eastern senior chinese Association $300

eastwood Primary school $1,000

eKol school of Arts $5,000

elderly club of the Pallaconian Brotherhood of melbourne and victoria $1,000

ensemble 'nostalgia' - women group $600

epirotic Philanthropic society of Australia "dodoni" $400

eritrean elderly Association in melbourne $600

eritrean orthodox Association in Australia inc $1,400

ethick community mozambique of victoria inc $1,100

ethiopian community Association in victoria inc $4,500

ethnic communities council of the south east inc (eccose) $2,000

ethnic council of shepparton & district inc $1,600

ethnic Public Broadcasting Association of victoria (3ZZZ Fm) $20,000

Famiglia Pugliese d'Australia $300


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Faye dumont singers inc $600

Federation of chinese Associations senior citizens social club $900

Federation of ethnic communities' councils of Australia (FeccA) $30,000

Federation of indian Associations of victoria inc $500

Federation of indian women's Association of Australia (FiwAA) inc $1,800

Federation of macedonian cultural & Artistic Associations of victoria (FomKud) $800

Federation of macedonian senior citizens groups of the northern Region of victoria inc $600

Federation of macedonian senior citizens groups of the western Region inc $500

Federation of taivgetos of laconia $300

Federation Panepirotic union of melbourne & victoria $1,500

Festival indonesia inc $4,000

Fiji indian senior citizens Association inc $1,100

Fiji islamic & cultural society of victoria inc $600

Fiji melbourne community club inc $600

Fiji senior citizens Association (Fsc) $600

Filipino Australian Association of Ballarat $1,100

Filipino Australian senior citizens Advisory council in Australia $500

Filipino Australian senior citizens of victoria (FAscov) $300

Filipino community council of victoria inc $13,000

Filipino community of sunraysia inc $600

Filipino elderly get together Association $300

Filipino-Australian Friends Association (northern victoria) inc $500

Filipino-Australian society melbourne's northwest (FAsmenow) $600

Finnish society of melbourne inc $1,800

Fitzroy Atherton gardens table tennis Association $300

Fitzroy chinese Residents Association inc $500

Fitzroy Primary school $1,000

Footprint enterprises inc $1,000

Footscray Asian Business Association $5,000

Frankston city council $3,300

Futuristic group for southern sudanese in Australia (FgssA) inc. $500

gaatjaak nuer community Association of Australia inc $500

galini greek elderly Association of Port melbourne $300

geelong dutch clubs $800

geelong Highland gathering Association inc $3,000

geelong iranian society $400

geelong irish society inc $500

geelong lithuanian Folk dance group "gegute" $600

geelong scottish dance inc $850

geelong welsh ladies choir $800


german/Austrian Association $500

gilmore college for girls Footscray $1,000

gippsland ethnic communities council (gecc) $4,500

gippsland indian Association inc $1,300

gippsland indonesian Australian Association $600

gippsland multicultural services inc $2,500

gippsland sudanese Association $500

gladesville Primary school $700

glen eira italian Pensioners & senior citizens club $300

glenorchy Primary school $1,000

glenrowan Primary school $500

golden dragon museum $6,000

goulburn valley Afghan Association $800

goulburn valley African communities Association inc $1,200

goulburn valley chinese Fellowship Association inc $800

goulburn valley sudanese Association $300

great Ryrie Primary school $700

greek & cypriot social welfare centre $1,200

greek Australian cultural league of melbourne inc $400

greek Australian Recreational & instructive league of vic inc $1,000

greek community of northcote, city of darebin & districts $1,000

greek community of springvale and districts $300

greek cypriot Parent & youth club western suburbs of melbourne $700

greek democritus worker's league $500

greek elderly citizens club caulfield $600

greek elderly citizens club northcote $250

greek elderly citizens club of maribyrnong & districts $300

greek elderly citizens club of moonee valley $300

greek Federal organisation of ex-servicemen's Reserve of greece in Australia $500

greek national Resistance Fighters league of melbourne & victoria $500

greek orthodox Archdiocese of Aust Holy monastery Axion estin $1,000

greek orthodox Archdiocese of Australia $7,500

greek orthodox Archdiocese of Australia consolidated trust Parish of st Johns north carlton $600

greek orthodox Archdiocese of Australia Parish of saint Haralambos doncaster and templestowe $500

greek orthodox community of clayton ltd $1,000

greek orthodox community of dandenong & districts $1,000

greek orthodox community of Frankston and Peninsula inc $1,100

greek orthodox community of gippsland elderly citizens' group $600

greek orthodox community of Hobsons Bay inc $300

greek orthodox Parish of "st Andrew's" Forest Hill greek school $300


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greek orthodox Parish of "st dimitrios" Ascot vale greek school $600

greek orthodox Parish of "the Holy cross" Box Hill and districts $700

greek orthodox Parish of "the three Hierarchs" clayton, greek school $300

greek orthodox Parish of coburg and Pascoe vale "Presentation of our lord" $4,000

greek orthodox Parish of st Albans & districts $300

greek orthodox Parish of st Athanasios springvale $300

greek orthodox Parish of st dimitrios moonee Ponds $300

greek orthodox senior citizens group of whittlesea $500

greek senior citizens Association of st gregorios $300

greek senior citizens club of carnegie and murrumbeena $300

greek senior citizens district of Richmond $1,000

greek senior citizens of Frankston and Peninsula $2,500

greek studies Program – la trobe university $2,000

greek women's club of maribyrnong $800

greek women's club of northern suburbs "Anemones" $300

Halkidikeon Association Aristotle the stageritian $700

Hamerkaz shelanu inc $2,100

Hamilton Primary school $1,300

Hampton Park Primary school $1,200

Harmony chinese opera group of melbourne $1,000

Harrisfield Primary school $1,000

Hazara Australian community Association of victoria $1,300

Hazara community mildura $500

Healthy tourism senior citizens club 'vigor' $300

Healthy tourism senior citizens club 'vigor' – inner metro south Russian community language school $900

Heidelberg united Alexander Football club ltd $3,000

Heidelberg united Alexander senior citizen club inc $300

Hellenic Association of mornington Peninsula Aged citizens club $900

Hellenic community of the city of moorabbin (Kingston) & districts ltd $800

Hellenic women's Federation of victoria $800

Hellenic writers Association of Australia $400

Hellenic youth Federation of victoria inc $500

Highton Primary school $700

Hindi niketan inc $600

Hindu Foundation $1,000

Hindu society of victoria (inc) $5,000

Hispanic latin American Festival & cultural Association $10,000

Hispano-American co-operative for Family support (coHAF) inc $3,000

Hmong Australia society inc $800

Holy saviour Primary school $700

Hong Bang vietnamese ethnic school $300


Hope connection $400

Horn of Africa communities network $1,000

Houma-Fahefa Alumni (tongan) Association of victoria inc $800

House of Persia community & cultural centre $1,000

Human Rights Arts and Film Festival $600

Hume city council (Roxburgh Park Homestead community, Arts and cultural centre) $700

Hungarian senior citizens club of greater dandenong $400

il Piccolo teatro di melbourne inc $700

indian Arts Academy $300

indian senior citizens Association of victoria $1,000

indian subcontinent cultural and community welfare Association inc $300

indonesian club melbourne inc $500

international Buddhist college of victoria inc (iBcv) $600

international women's group $900

iranian society of victoria inc $2,500

iraqi People Association inc $700

isik college $400

islamic Association of Australia $800

islamic society of melbourne eastern Region $500

islamic women's welfare council of victoria $1,800

italian catholic Federation morwell $900

italian Pensioners club of wangaratta $1,100

italian senior citizens club of Frankston $300

italian social club Altona $600

Japanese for Peace (JFP) $1,000

Jat Jagat $300

Jesuit social services $6,700

Jewish community council of victoria $3,400

Jing song senior chinese men's inc $300

John Pandazopoulos Hall committee of management $500

Justice & Freedom for ceylon tamils inc Human Rights & Refugee Action group $400

Kaiga tuvalu victoria inc $1,000

Kalakruthi Parent Association $400

Kensington chinese Friendship Association $300

Keon Park greek senior citizens club $250

Kew Home of chinese $600

Keysborough turkish islamic & cultural centre inc $800

Kingston chinese senior citizens club $400

Kingston indian senior citizens Association $300

Klabb ghannejja maltin inc $1,000

Knox chinese elderly citizens club $300

Kurdish Association of victoria $1,800

Kurdish women society of victoria $800


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la Fiera myrtleford committee $1,000

la mirada inc $2,500

lakeside secondary college $1,000

lao Australian society inc $800

latin American Friendship Fonda la clinica of victoria inc $2,500

latin American multicultural Association $500

latrobe community Health service inc $400

le Belle Arti $500

le Page Primary school $700

league of maniates and Friends of melbourne and victoria "i mani" inc $300

lemnian community of victoria senior citizens group $300

liberian community Association for unity, social and economic development licAu-sed (victoria) inc $600

lien tri temple $300

literary creative Association "lukomorie" $300

live@collingwood music Festival $800

loddon campaspe multicultural services $2,200

longechuk community development services in Australia $700

longhorns Basketball club inc $500

lopit community Association of Australia $600

louise multicultural community centre inc $1,100

lygon street Festa inc $20,000

macedonian Australian cultural youth Association 'tanec' inc $1,300

macedonian Australian senior citizens group "ilinden" $600

macedonian community council of melbourne and victoria $500

macedonian community welfare Association $600

macedonian elderly group of Keilor downs $300

macedonian orthodox community of melbourne and victoria ladies Association $300

macedonian Pensioner club of Altona inc $1,000

macedonian Pensioner group 'uspeniena Presveta Bogorodica' sydenham $300

macedonian Pensioners Association of Footscray $300

macedonian senior citizen group of Hillside inc $500

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 inc $300

macedonian senior citizens group of Altona north $300

macedonian senior citizens group of Ardeer $700

macedonian senior citizens group of Hobsons Bay $600

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 senior group "tumbe café" $250

macedonian women's Pensioner group of Keilor downs $300

macedonian women's Pensioners Association of Footscray $300

macedonian women's senior citizens club of west sunshine $300

macedonian womens senior citizens group of Altona north and district $600

ma'di community Association in victoria Australia (mAcA) inc $2,000

malayalee catholic society of victoria inc $500

malta star of the sea House inc $600

maltese Association Hobsons Bay $900

maltese Historical Association $500

maltese Pensioners Association inc $400

maltese senior citizens social club st Albans $600

manchester Primary school $900

maribyrnong library service (maribyrnong city council) $1,700

marlborough Primary school $900

maroondah southern sudanese christian welfare Association $500

matthew Flinders girls secondary school $700

meadow Heights learning shop inc $400

meadow Heights turkish women's Association $600

melbourne Ai-yue choir inc $400

melbourne chin community $800

melbourne French theatre $1,700

melbourne Hebrew congregation inc $400

melbourne irish Festival committee inc (st Patrick's Festival melbourne) $1,000

melbourne linh son Buddhist congregation inc $1,000

melbourne south eastern Region chinese Friendship centre of victoria inc $1,500

melbourne university overseas students service $700

melton secondary college $1,000

migrant information centre (eastern melbourne) $2,600

mill Park Primary school $800

minaret college inc $500

monash chinese events organising committee $10,000

monash chinese Friendship Association $600

monash maltese seniors social group inc $300

montemurro social club 'san Rocco' $400

moonee valley city council $1,500

moreland turkish educational and social Affairs centre inc $5,000

mornington dutch Australian senior club $600

morwell senior italian citizens club $700

mount Beauty music muster inc $1,200


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mount eliza north Primary school $800

mount eliza secondary college $1,500

multicultura Australia inc $50,000

multicultural Arts victoria $61,500

multicultural sudanese centre $800

muslim women's council of victoria $1,600

nadezhda Russian senior citizens club $4,000

nafsika stamoulis Hellenic museum ltd $12,500

nang Hong non-Profit Association $1,200

nasir community Association $600

nasir community development Agency $500

national celtic Festival inc $1,800

national centre of excellence for islamic studies $5,000

national council of Jewish women Australia (vic) golden Age club $500

national council of Jewish women of Australia $800

natya Kala mandir $500

nepalese Association of victoria inc $1,000

new Hope migrant and Refugee centre $1,900

new Hope migrant and Refugee centre (mornington Branch) $600

new star Art school $700

new united villages of Florina $3,000

new Zealand maori club $1,000

newport maltese Association $300

niruththa indian Fine Arts Association inc $800

noble Park english language school $1,500

norlane west Primary school $1,200

north east multicultural Association (nemA) $1,500

north eastern melbourne chinese Association inc (nemcA) $2,000

north geelong secondary college $1,200

north melbourne chinese Association 1600

north Richmond community Health centre $25,000

north Richmond elderly chinese Friendship Association melbourne $700

north victorian Buddhist Association inc $1,200

northern Federation of ethnic senior citizens clubs $700

northern melbourne sri lankan Association $400

northern melbourne vietnamese elderly Association $300

northern Region indian seniors' Association of victoria $300

nubian mihaira $1,200

nuer christian united churches $1,000

nuer community in victoria inc $800

nuer youth Association of Australia $500

okyanusya theatre & culltural Activities group $2,000

olympian society inc $400


operation Recreation inc t/as Bayside Festival $500

operation stitcHes $500

oromo women's Association in Australia inc south Pacific Region $500

ouyen incorporated $500

Pacifika People's community group (PPcg) inc $2,000

Palesviaki enosis of melbourne and victoria $600

Pallaconian Brotherhood of melbourne and victoria leonidas inc $1,000

Pammessinian Brotherhood of melbourne & victoria ltd $600

Pan Australian Federation of thessalian Associations inc $1,100

Panagia Kamariani greek senior citizens club $600

Panagia soumela Pontian Association of whittlesea $400

Pancretan Association of melbourne Australia ltd $1,100

Panjab warriors sports and cultural club inc $1,000

Pankoaki Brotherhood of victoria "o ippocrates" Association inc $1,000

Panpieriki Brotherhood of melbourne and victoria 'olympus' inc $600

Panpyliaki Brotherhood of navarinon of melbourne and victoria $300

Papadakis Park inc $300

Penders grove Primary school $1,800

Peninsula & Rye greek women's group $300

Pensioner macedonian womens group of Brimbank $400

Phat Quang temple inc $1,500

Philanthropikos syllogos-dimos meligala messinias o Profitis elias inc $1,000

Philippine Fiesta of victoria inc $1,000

Platform youth theatre inc $500

Polish Association in melbourne inc $500

Polish club 'Forty Plus' $400

Polish community council of victoria inc $3,000

Polish dance ensemble 'lowicz' $500

Polish senior citizens club morwell $300

Polish senior citizens club of caulfield $500

Pontian Association of melbourne "euxenos Pontos" $500

Port melbourne greek community inc $700

Port melbourne greek community senior citizens club $300

Portarlington and district greek elderly citizens club $300

Prahran chinese elderly citizens Association $300

Preston girls secondary college $700

Pride of the cook islands $700

Quang minh temple $1,000

Rabat malta senior citizens Association $300

Rajasthani Kutumb of victoria inc $1,200

Reconciliation manningham $400


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Refugee & immigration legal centre inc $8,000

Regional Arts victoria $1,000

Rejoice chinese christian communication centre inc $500

Reservoir east Primary school $700

Rethimnian Association of melbourne $1,500

Return to Anatolia inc 2000

Richmond Asian Business Association inc $5,000

Ringwood Highland games inc $1,500

Robinson Reserve neighbourhood House $300

Rodu $1,000

Rosamond special school $300

Rotary club of mooroopna inc $2,000

Royal district nursing service – Homeless Persons Programs $500

Russian cultural and tv Association inc "sputnik" $900

Russian ethnic Representative council of victoria $3,500

Russian senior citizens club yarraville $1,000

Russian seniors club (Joy) $300

Rye & Peninsula greek senior citizens club $600

saint Addai community society inc $400

saint gaetan society inc $700

saint maratken community society inc $500

salvadorean community council of victoria inc $800

san donato Association inc $1,000

sangam community Association inc $1,000

santa marija Assunta Association $1,000

sapthaswara school of carnatic music $1,200

scottish clans and Associations council $800

selimiye youth support & Recreation inc $300

senior citizens group of the greek orthodox Parish of saints methodios and Kyrillos, Preston $300

serbian orthodox church community "st nicholas" geelong $800

serbian Pensioner group 'st sava' greensborough inc $600

serbian social club $300

serbian social services and support inc $800

serbian welfare Association of victoria inc (swAv) $1,000

shalom Association inc $400

shire of campaspe $800

shranish Association of melbourne $400

shri sanatan dharam society of victoria inc $300

shurolok music Appreciation and Performance group inc $2,000

sicilia nostra senior citizens club $800

sierra leone Australia community of victoria (slAcov) $1,200

sindhi Association of Australia inc $1,000

singh sabha sports club $400


slovenian Australian social & sports club Jadran $600

slovenian welfare & information office $300

society for Asian languages & Arts inc $400

solouchin literary and theatrical society $600

somali Australian council of victoria inc $1,000

somali community inc $1,600

somali support and development Association inc $800

somali women's development Association $400

somalian cultural school $400

somaliland youth network society (slyns) $600

south eastern Region migrant Resource centre $800

south sudan equatorial community Association $1,200

southern ethnic Advisory & Advocacy council inc (seAAc) $500

southern sudanese community of Australia $1,000

spanish American Foundation for the Arts (sAFA) inc $1,500

spanish Association of geelong $800

spanish latin American welfare centre inc (celAs) $2,500

spectrum migrant Resource centre inc $1,000

spinete social club $900

springvale Asian Business Association $2,500

springvale indochinese mutual Assistance Association inc $400

springvale mandarin support network $400

springvale neighbourhood House $3,000

springvale Primary school 2000

springvale senior citizens multicultural club $500

sri lanka german technical training institute old Boys Association of Australia $800

sri lankan elders' welfare Association "sewA" $500

srotar Ashor $600

st Albans Business group Association inc $5,000

st Albans good Friday Association inc $900

st Andrews luqa social club $500

st Anthony greek orthodox church $300

st Anthony's Primary school $600

st Athanasius coptic centre $800

st george Association inc $300

st georges Antiochian orthodox church Association $1,100

st Helena maltese-Australian social club $300

st John of Kronstadt Russian welfare society inc $600

st John's church vietnamese school $700

st Joseph's committee $300

st marks Adult day centre and Respite services $500

st mark's coptic church $300

st monica's Primary school $1,700


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st nicholas Antiochian orthodox church ladies society $400

st nicholas Antiochian orthodox church s eniors group $300

st nicholas orthodox church $600

st nicholas Philanthropic society of Proty $500

st Paul's Feast committee $600

st sebastian Association inc $400

st vincent's Hospital (melbourne) limited $1,000

st virgin mary coptic orthodox church $400

stawell west Primary school $900

stella maris maltese Association inc $300

strathmore Heights greek senior citizens club $300

student leadership Ambassador Program (sAlP) – team Alg 22 $400

sudanese community Association of victoria inc $1,000

sudanese lost Boys Association of Australia $1,500

sudanese women on the move network inc (swom) $1,300

sunraysia contemporary Alevi cultural centre inc $400

sunraysia mallee ethnic communities' council inc $3,000

sunshine college $1,200

sunshine Heights Primary school $1,200

sunshine Polish charity Association inc $600

sunshine Primary school $300

surfside Primary school $300

sveti georgi selo velusina Humanitarian Association of victoria $400

swiss club of victoria $1,500

taiwanese school of melbourne $400

tamil Australian Friendship society inc $600

tamil educational, cultural and charitable Association (teccA) $1,000

tarerer gunditj Project Association inc $1,000

tarxien social club inc $900

tatura italian social club inc $700

temple society Australia $700

temple society german language school Bentleigh-moorabbin $800

templestowe Heights Primary school $800

thai culture and Food Festival inc $5,000

the Albanian Australian islamic society $700

the Association of Hazaras in victoria inc $1,400

the Australian chaldean Federation of victoria/Australia $800

the Australian greek orthodox community of moreland inc $300

the committee for sri lanka inc $500

the Federation of chinese Associations (vic) inc $40,000

the goan overseas Association of victoria inc $800


the Highway gallery inc $400

the Hornbill chin Association of Australia $800

the indian tamil Association of victoria $500

the indonesian society of victoria – PeRwiRA $1,400

the italian Australian coordinating committee of gippsland $700

the Jewish cultural centre & national library Kadimah $400

the Jewish Film Foundation of Australia inc $5,000

the Khmer Buddhist centre inc $2,000

the Korean society of victoria Australia $1,500

the melbourne comhaltas inc (comhaltas ceoltoiri eireann melbourne Branch) $300

the new Hope Foundation (werribee Refugee Resource centre) $800

the new Hope Foundation inc (Flemington) $1,100

the new Hope Foundation inc (Refugee Resource centre Footscray) $4,000

the nigerian society of victoria inc $800

the old macaroni Factory $3,000

the oromo islamic light school $1,000

the Pan maniot youth union of Australia inc $600

the Panmacedonian Association of melbourne and victoria $8,000

the Pushkin lyceum $1,200

the Robert Burns club of melbourne inc $700

the Royal Agricultural society of victoria ltd (RAsv) $2,000

the samoan Advisory council of victoria inc $1,500

the samoan community link of victoria $700

the song Room inc $1,600

the spanish Film Festival in Australia (national) $2,000

the ukrainian youth Association of Australia (melbourne) inc $400

the united vietnamese Buddhist congregation of south eastern melbourne $1,400

the Zambian Association of victoria inc $500

tHe-He vietnamese language centre $500

thessaloniki Association "the white tower" inc $25,000

thiasos themida $400

thomastown secondary college $1,400

thornbury Primary school $800

tibetan Buddhist society $1,600

tibetan community of Australia (victoria) inc $600

timorese Association in victoria $1,600

traralgon east community group (tecg) $500

turkish sub-Branch of the victorian Rsl of Australia $1,200

turkish womens Recreation group inc $650

ukrainian Arts and culture $1,300

ukrainian education council of Australia $500

ukrainian senior citizens club in melbourne $1,000



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ukrainian social club $500

united Jewish education Board $300

united nations Association of Australia (victorian division) inc $6,000

united somali organisation in Australia inc $800

united somali women organisation in victoria $500

unitingcare-cutting edge (ucce) $400

university High school $700

uruguayan social club of melbourne inc $1,000

vedanta society of Australia $1,000

victoria Hua xin chinese women's Association inc $700

victoria multicultural education services inc $1,000

victoria Police soccer club inc $1,000

victorian Arabic Artists Association inc $3,100

victorian Association of world war ii veterans from Former soviet union $800

victorian Assyrian community $500

victorian community support network $800

victorian eritrean community Association $3,000

victorian Fijian sports club $400

victorian greek Australian elderly citizens group $800

victorian immigrant and Refugee women's coalition inc (viRwc) $1,000

victorian nagarathar sangam Australia $1,000

victorian scottish union inc $1,000

victorian sikh Association inc $2,500

victorian tamil cultural Association $1,000

vietnamese community in Australia – vic chapter (vcA) $25,000

vietnamese ethnic school of Broadmeadows $300

vietnamese Parents Association of victoria $600

vietnamese senior citizens club of Hume $300

vitoria women's Fellowship group $1,200

viva italia Festival wangaratta inc $800

wangaratta High school $700

warrnambool city council $2,000

waverley chinese senior citizens club $900

werribee secondary college $1,200

western Health $500

western Region Bengali school inc $600

western Region Health centre $400

western suburbs indigenous gathering Place $800

western victoria sri-lankan Buddhist Association inc $600

whitehorse club $1,000

whittlesea chinese Association inc (wcA) $1,600

whittlesea community connections $800

whittlesea vuong trung vietnamese womens group $700


wilmot Road Primary school $900

wingate Avenue community centre $600

women's Friendship group $400

womens group of the greek orthodox Parish of moonee Ponds $400

wyndham Humanitarian network $1,000

xaghra Association of Australia inc $300

xinjiang chinese Association of Australia inc $900

yarra multi-culture sports centre (organisation) inc. $300

yarra settlement Forum $1,000

yarra valley italian cultural group inc $600

yirol mothers & daughters network in victoria inc $900

ymcA victoria – north melbourne community centre $800

young Filipino Australian Ambassadors inc $300

young generation Filipino citizens club of the south east $400

youth group of the greek orthodox Parish of the Presentation of st. dimitrios moonee Ponds $300

yugoslav-Australian workers centre 'Brotherhood unity' inc $600

Zahrira social club $900

Zimbabwean community in Australia (victoria) $1,700

Zionist council of victoria $3,000

Zomi Association Australia inc $1,000

total $1,346,000



appendix 2

multicultural senior citizens organisational support


African communities elderly Association of victoria $1,300

Agrupacion de Pensionistas y tercera edad de victoria $2,300

Altona north senior citizens centre $2,400

AncRi sezione di melbourne $1,500

AncRi werribee $2,200

Antiochian community support Association (AcsA) $2,000

Arabic elderly Pensioners group $1,800

Arabic senior citizens group $1,000

Armenian Relief society nayiri chapter $1,200

Armenoro senior citizens Association $2,000

Asklipios greek women's group $1,400

Assoc marinai d'italia gruppo "m.o. Pugliesi" $1,500

Association of Former inmates of nazi concentration camps and ghettos from the Former soviet union $1,000

Association of greek elderly citizen clubs of melbourne & victoria $3,300

Associazione Amica Pensionati italiani di Hawthorn $1,200

Associazione Arma Aeronautica $1,300

Associazione elbani nel mondo $2,000

Associazione emilia Romagna del victoria $1,300

Associazione Figli d'italia inc $900

Associazione laziali Pensionati di geelong $1,500

Associazione nazionale Artiglieri d'italia sezione di melbourne $1,000

Associazione nazionale carristi d'italia, sezione di melbourne $800

Associazione nazionale combattenti della guerra di liberazione $1,400

Associazione nazionale marinai d'italia $800

Associazione Pensionate laziali di monash $1,250

Associazione Piemontesi victoria $1,300

Associazone Pensionati laziali Australia $2,200

Atherton gardens chinese neighbourhood $1,000

Australia ceylon Fellowship $1,200

Australia denizli Association $800

Australian & Bosnian-Herzegovinan community club Brcko melbourne $1,800

Australian Ankawa club $1,400

Australian Armenian welfare society $1,100

Australian Bosnian seniors $1,000

Australian coptic senior citizens club of manningham $1,200

Australian croatian club Bocce – gospic $1,200

Australian croatian senior citizens Association geelong $1,200

Australian croatian senior citizens club "vila velebita" Broadmeadows $1,100

Australian croatian senior citizens club of clifton Hill $1,200

Australian croatian senior citizens club of gladstone Park $1,100

Australian cyprian sports & social Association seniors $2,000


Australian greek and cypriot senior citizens club of melbourne $1,800

Australian greek elderly citizens club of mentone and districts $1,400

Australian greek elderly citizens club of oakleigh $2,450

Australian greek ex-servicemen's Association $2,000

Australian greek isolated group $1,600


Australian lebanese christian ladies group – moreland $900

Australian lebanese christian ladies group - moreland $900

Australian macedonian disability Pensioner group "vardar" melbourne $1,100

Australian macedonian senior citizens group Reservoir $1,400

Australian oromo community Association in victoria seniors group $1,800

Australian serbian Pensioners club of st george church, st Albans & districts $2,100

Australian thornbury Pensioners club $1,400

Australian yugoslav multicultural Pensioner group $900

Australian yugoslav Pensioners group $1,600

AvA Boroondara senior citizens group $1,200

AvA elderly group in maribyrnong $800

Avondale east Keilor senior citizens club $1,100

Avondale Heights greek Pensioners and elderly citizens club $2,000

AvwA yarra city senior citizens group $800

Ballarat Polish seniors club $1,000

Barry Road italian senior citizens club $1,400

Bellarine international women's senior citizens club $650

Benevolent Brotherhood of Kolindros $1,200

Benvenute donne glenroy $1,200

Bigla senior citizens Association $1,500

Bitola macedonian senior citizens group whittlesea $2,250

BlackRiver macedonian Australian Association Avondale Heights, moonee valley & district $900

Boroondara camberwell greek senior citizens club $1,300

Boroondara chinese senior citizens Association inc $1,400

Bosnian and Herzegovinian elderly citizens club $1,400

Box Hill chinese elderly citizens club $4,000

Brighton greek senior citizens Association $1,500

Brimbank Hungarian senior citizens club $1,700

Brimbank senior citizens Friendly group $700

Broadmeadows greek elderly citizens club $1,600

Broadmeadows greek womens club $950

Broadmeadows turkish senior citizens club $2,200

Broadmeadows vietnamese senior citizens club $1,200

Brunswick greek elderly and Pensioners Association $2,450

calabresi Pensioners Association of Australia $1,400

camberwell senior citizens club $1,400


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cantanzaro senior citizen's club of monash $1,400

casey Hungarian senior citizens club $2,200

centro Argentino of victoria (cAv) seniors $1,000

ceylonese welfare organisation $2,200

ceylonese welfare organisation $2,200

chilean Federation of older People $800

chinese community Health Advisory of Australia inc (ccHAA) $2,000

chinese senior citizens club of Frankston & Peninsula $1,000

chinese senior citizen's club of manningham $2,400

chinese singing and dance troupe of melbourne $1,000

chinese xinjiang senior citizens Association $2,200

chios Brotherhood Korais of melbourne and victoria ltd $1,000

circolo Fiumano melbourne $1,150

circolo Pensionati "don Bosco" $1,900

circolo Pensionati Abruzzesi Abruzzesi senior citizens social club $2,800

circolo Pensionati campani italiano di clayton $2,200

circolo Pensionati casa d'Abruzzo club $1,500

circolo Pensionati del Reggio calabria club $1,150

circolo Pensionati della comunita' vizzinese $2,000

circolo Pensionati Federazione clubs laziali melbourne victoria $1,400

circolo Pensionati italiani di Airport west $2,000

circolo Pensionati italiani di Ascot vale $2,000

circolo Pensionati italiani di Bentleigh $2,000

circolo Pensionati italiani di Bundoora $2,200

circolo Pensionati italiani di campaspe $800

circolo Pensionati italiani di casa nostra $1,200

circolo Pensionati italiani di coburg $3,600

circolo Pensionati italiani di deer Park $1,200

circolo Pensionati italiani di east Brunswick $750

circolo Pensionati italiani di essendon $2,200

circolo Pensionati italiani di Footscray $1,800

circolo Pensionati italiani di geelong $1,200

circolo Pensionati italiani di gladstone Park $1,600

circolo Pensionati italiani di greenvale $1,600

circolo Pensionati italiani di Hadfield $1,300

circolo Pensionati italiani di Kensington $1,200

circolo Pensionati italiani di Kew/Hawthorn/camberwell $1,200

circolo Pensionati italiani di Knox $1,500

circolo Pensionati italiani di lilydale $1,200

circolo Pensionati italiani di mildura and sunraysia $1,800

circolo Pensionati italiani di mordialloc $600

circolo Pensionati italiani di moreland $1,200

circolo Pensionati italiani di newport-williamstown $1,400


circolo Pensionati italiani di north & west melbourne $900

circolo Pensionati italiani di north Fitzroy $1,400

circolo Pensionati italiani di north west essendon $1,100

circolo Pensionati italiani di nunawading/Box Hill $1,800

circolo Pensionati italiani di Pascoe vale $1,400

circolo Pensionati italiani di Port melbourne $1,000

circolo Pensionati italiani di Richmond $1,200

circolo Pensionati italiani di san luca, lalor, thomastown $2,300

circolo Pensionati italiani di st Albans $1,600

circolo Pensionati italiani di st mary magdlen chadstone $1,200

circolo Pensionati italiani di tatura $950

circolo Pensionati italiani di tullamarine $1,500

circolo Pensionati italiani di waverley $1,200

circolo Pensionati italiani di west Brunswick $1,500

circolo Pensionati italiani doutta galla-essendon $1,200

circolo Pensionati italiani east Keilor & Avondale Heights $2,200

circolo Pensionati italiani merlynston $2,400

circolo Pensionati italiani napoli Family club $1,600

circolo Pensionati multiculturale di greenvale $2,000

circolo Pensionati Pugliesi $2,200

circolo Ricreativo Pensionati italiani di st ignazio $1,100

clarinda greek senior citizens club $800


club de Abuelos de Habla Hispana de clayton $1,300

cobradah senior citizens centre $500

collingwood Fitzroy indo-chinese elderly group $1,600

collingwood greek elderly womens Association $1,200

collingwood greek senior citizen club $850

combined Pensioners & superannuants Association of victoria – noble Park Branch $1,200

community club 'smile – ulibka' $1,200

community of cypriots of the northern suburbs of melbourne elderly group $2,000

community of niki $1,650

confederazione Fanti d'italia – Ansi – cavalieri della Patria $2,200

corona italian seniors club of casey $1,200

cosenza senior citizens of Kingston $1,500

cranbourne Hampton Park greek senior citizens club $1,550

cranbourne italian senior citizens club $1,800

cretan elderly club of melbourne and victoria $1,500

croatian senior citizens Association "cardinal stepinac" geelong $1,800

croatian senior citizens club of Altona $1,100

croatian senior citizens club of Footscray $1,250

croatian senior citizens club st Albans $1,800



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croatian senior citizens club sunshine $1,200

croatian senior citizens group Keysborough $3,300

croydon dutch social club $1,500

croydon italian senior citizens club $1,200

cultural centre of Florinians 'Aristotelis' $1,600

cultural vietnamese women's Association $1,100

cypriot community of eastern suburbs-elderly citizens $1,600

cyprus greek orthodox community of "Apostolos Andreas" sunshine $2,600

cyprus senior citizens turkish club $1,200

dandenong and endeavour Hills club de los Abuelos: italo-spanish $1,600

darebin greek women's senior citizens group $1,600

deer Park senior citizens club $1,000

deutscher verein Kg nerrische insulaner $1,900

diamond valley greek senior citizens club $1,500

doncaster italian senior citizens group $2,700

dutch Australian society social club $900

dutch independent senior citizens of oz $900

east African elders Association inc $800

eastern senior chinese Association $800

elderly club of the Pallaconian Brotherhood of melbourne and victoria $2,200

elderly Filipino Association of Australia $1,200

elderly group of the greek orthodox community of Hobson Bay $1,600

eltham dutch over Fifties club $1,200

epping combined Pensioners Association $1,200

eremia greek elderly Association of Port Phillip $1,400

eritrean elderly Association in melbourne $1,300

ethiopian community Association in victoria – seniors group $2,000

ethnic chinese Happy Age Association of victoria $3,000

Fawkner senior citizens centre $500

Federation of chinese Associations senior citizens social club $1,950

Federation of taivgetos of laconia $2,600

Federazione Pensionati italiani del victoria $1,500

FidcA Federazione italiana combattenti Alleati melbourne $1,300

Fiji senior citizens Association (Fsc) $1,150

Filipino Australian senior citizens Advisory council in Australia $2,200

Filipino elderly get together Association $1,200

Filipino-Australian society melbourne's northwest (FAsmenow) $1,200

Fitzroy Atherton gardens table tennis Association $500

Fitzroy vietnamese elderly group $1,100

Flemington chinese Bridge club $500

Frankston Bosnian elderly club $1,200


galini greek elderly Association of Port melbourne $1,500

geelong dutch 50 Plus club $1,800


geelong golden Age Polish seniors club $1,200

geelong Hungarian st laszlo senior citizens social club $1,400

german Friendship society Bendigo $1,000

german/Austrian Association $900

gippsland croatian Association $800

giuliani senior citizens Association of geelong $1,800

glen iris/Burwood greek seniors citizens club $1,600

glenroy greek elderly group $1,200

glenroy italian senior citizen's centre $2,200

glenroy maltese senior citizens group $1,600

goche delchev senior citizens Association $2,200

golden sun disabled & senior citizens Association $1,600

greek community of springvale and districts $2,200

greek community over 50's elderly citizens club $1,200

greek cyprian senior citizens of glen eira $1,800

greek cypriot Parent & youth club western suburbs of melbourne $1,900

greek cypriot senior citizens club of whitehorse and district $2,000

greek democritus league elderly citizens club $1,200

greek elderly citizens club caulfield $1,600

greek elderly citizens club Highett $1,300

greek elderly citizens club northcote $2,400

greek elderly citizens club of geelong $1,400

greek elderly citizens club of manningham $2,200

greek elderly citizens club of maroondah $1,400

greek elderly citizens club of moonee valley $2,000

greek elderly citizens club of moreland $2,000

greek elderly citizens club of newport $900

greek elderly citizens club of nunawading $1,600

greek elderly citizens club of werribee $1,400

greek elderly citizens of clayton and district $2,200

greek elderly club north Fitzroy & north carlton $1,800

greek elderly club of the Bellarine Peninsula $2,200

greek elderly women's club of Frankston and Peninsula $1,100

greek Federal organisation of ex-servicemen's Reserve of greece in Australia $1,400

greek macedonian elderly club of werribee & werribee south $1,200

greek national Resistance Fighters league of melbourne & victoria $1,150

greek orthodox community of Box Hill and districts, elderly citizens club $2,200




appendix 2


greek orthodox community of gippsland, elderly citizens' group $1,600

greek orthodox community of lalor, thomastown, epping and districts, women's group $2,000

greek orthodox Parish of "Panagia soumela" east Keilor, senior citizens group $1,400

greek orthodox Parish of "st Andrew's" Forest Hill, senior citizens group $1,600

greek orthodox Parish of "st Athanasios" springvale, senior citizens group $2,000

greek orthodox Parish of "st constantine and Helen" south yarra, senior citizens group $1,400

greek orthodox Parish of "st dimitrios" Ascot vale, senior citizens group $1,600

greek orthodox Parish of "st eleftherios" Brunswick, senior citizen' group $1,500

greek orthodox Parish of "st Haralambos" templestowe, senior citizens' group $2,000

greek orthodox Parish of "st vasilios", Brunswick, senior citizens' group $1,300

greek orthodox Parish of "the Holy trinity" Footscray $800

greek orthodox Parish of "the Presentation of our lady to the temple" north Balwyn, senior citizens group

$1,300

greek orthodox Parish of "the Presentation of our lord" – coburg senior citizens group $1,400

greek orthodox Parish of "the three Hierarchs" clayton, senior citizens' group $1,400

greek orthodox senior citizens group of whittlesea $1,400

greek orthodox senior citizens shepparton & district $1,000

greek Pensioners club of north Fitzroy $1,200

greek senior citizen Association of moorabbin $2,000

greek senior citizen club of Airport west and district $2,000

greek senior citizens Association of south melbourne and Albert Park $1,400

greek senior citizens Association of st gregorios $1,200

greek senior citizens Association of the Bass coast $1,250

greek senior citizen's club – Hobsons Bay $1,400

greek senior citizens club Altona and Region $1,400

greek senior citizens club Hawthorn $1,600

greek senior citizens club of carnegie and murrumbeena $2,600

greek senior citizens club of dandenong $2,650

greek senior citizens club of Flemington & Kensington $1,300

greek senior citizens club of gladstone Park & tullamarine $1,600

greek senior citizens club of Prahran 'st demetrios' $1,600

greek senior citizens district of Richmond $1,600


greek senior citizens of north Balwyn & districts $1,500

greek senior citizens of southern eastern Regions and districts $1,400

greek senior elderly citizens club the dormition of our lady $1,700

greek senior women's club Hobsons Bay $1,000


greek seniors & Pensioners Association clayton & district $2,100

greek seniors 60 walker close $1,200

greek women's Association of the western suburbs $1,400

greek women's club of maribyrnong $1,500

greek women's elderly Friendly club Preston $1,200

green gully senior citizens social club $2,000

grupo Primavera Prahran latin American Association $1,800

gruppo Pensionati italiani di Keilor $1,600

Hadfield golden years social club $1,500

Halkidikeon Association Aristotle the stageritian $1,500

Health centre italian group $800

Hellenic community of the city of moorabbin (Kingston) & districts ltd $2,200

Hellenic stegi Friendly elderly citizen's club of darebin $2,000

Hellenic women's Federation of victoria $1,000

Hera greek ladies club $1,200

Hope connection $600

Hungarian senior citizens club of greater dandenong $2,200

Hungarian senior citizens of Prahran & district $1,800

imvrians society of melbourne $1,300

independent Hellenic senior citizens Association of clayton $1,500

independent italian senior citizens club of sunshine $1,000

independent senior citizens club – nunawading $1,500

indian senior citizens Association of victoria $1,600

indochinese elderly Assocation in the eastern suburbs $2,600

instituto nazionale per la guardia d'onore alle Reali tombe del Pantheon $2,200

international women's group $1,600

iranian senior citizen society of victoria $1,300

irymple Bocce club $1,500

islamic elderly group $2,000

islamic society of melbourne eastern Region $2,200

italian and ethnic senior citizens club of Flinders $2,700

italian catholic Federation morwell $1,300

italian community of Keilor Association $1,800

italian elderly citizens group Holy spirit east thornbury $1,400

italian Pensioners Association of mill Park $1,600

italian Pensioners club of north Altona $1,600

italian Pensioners club of wangaratta $1,600

italian senior citizens club of Frankston $1,400

italian senior citizens club of lalor & thomastown $1,600

italian senior citizens club of moorabbin $1,900

italian senior citizen's club of Preston $4,000

italian senior citizens Recreation group of caulfield $1,700

italian social club Altona $1,600



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italian speaking senior citizens Association of epping $1,400

italian welfare Association of whittlesea senior citizens $1,500

italian women's Health group Fawkner/campbellfield $1,600

italian women's senior citizens Association of whittlesea $1,600

Kariatides oakleigh greek womens group $1,600

Kastellorizian senior's club $1,600

Kensington chinese Friendship Association $500

Kensington elderly indochinese and middle Aged vietnamese group $1,600

Kensington indo-chinese elderly group $900

Keon Park greek senior citizens club $2,000

Kew Home of chinese $1,000

Kingston chinese senior citizens club $800

Kingston indian senior citizens Association $1,200

Kingston turkish senior citizens $1,300

Knox chinese elderly citizens club $2,600

Knox Hungarian senior citizens club $2,200

Kondia limnos greek senior citizens club $1,300

Korean elderly citizens Association of victoria $1,000

Korumburra italian social club $1,200

Kouchkovski social club $1,400


Kyabram italian ladies Association $1,400

lakhanda media centre $1,000

lalor thomastown combined Pensioners Association $1,200

lao elderly Association $2,000

latvian Relief society "daugavas vanagi" of geelong $1,600

le Belle Arti $1,650

lebanese elderly group $1,200

lefcadian Brotherhood "leFcAdA" $1,800

lemnian community of victoria elderly citizens club $1,500

lemnian community of victoria senior citizens group $2,200

lien tri temple $600

macedonian Australian senior citizens group "ilinden" $1,300

macedonian Beranci social seniors $500

macedonian orthodox church Footscray $950

macedonian orthodox community of melbourne & victoria elderly citizens group epping $3,000

macedonian orthodox community of melbourne and victoria ladies Association $1,800

macedonian Pensioner group 'uspeniena Presveta Bogorodica' sydenham $1,200

macedonian Pensioners Association of Footscray $1,300

macedonian senior citizen group 'markovi Kuli' inc $1,000

macedonian senior citizen group of Hillside inc $1,200

macedonian senior citizen women's group "Pelister" of st Albans $1,200


macedonian senior citizens club geelong $1,650

macedonian senior citizens club of west sunshine $1,500

macedonian senior citizens club Pelister of st Albans inc $1,200

macedonian senior citizens group – lalor, thomastown, epping & mill Park $1,800

macedonian senior citizens group of Altona meadows, laverton and Point cook $1,200

macedonian senior citizens group of Ardeer $1,300

macedonian senior citizens group of Avondale Heights, east Keilor, moonee valley and districts $1,100

macedonian senior citizens' group of doncaster & templestowe $2,200

macedonian senior citizens group of Hobsons Bay $2,000

macedonian senior citizens group of Kingspark $1,300

macedonian senior citizens group of monash $2,200

macedonian senior citizens group of the city greater dandenong st dimitrija $1,400

macedonian senior citizens group of the city of darebin Pelister $1,400

macedonian senior citizens group Zlatna sonce of Footscray $900

macedonian senior citizens women's dancing group "veseli makedonki" $700

macedonian senior group "tumbe café" $1,200

macedonian women's group "elpida Karamandi" $1,200

macedonian women's group of Hillside – melton $900

macedonian women's Pensioner group of Keilor downs $1,300

macedonian women's Pensioners Association of Footscray $1,200

macedonian women's senior citizen group lalor $1,300

macedonian women's senior citizens club of west sunshine $1,100

macedonian womens senior citizens group of Altona north and district $1,600

macedonian women's senior citizens group of Avondale Heights, moonee valley & districts $950

macedonian womens senior citizens group of Hobsons Bay $1,200

macedonian women's senior group tumbe café $800

macedonian women's social club of whittlesea $1,400

maltese Association Hobsons Bay $2,600

maltese Association northern suburbs $1,600

maltese Bocce social & Recreation club $1,000

maltese community of shepparton and district $1,100

maltese Pensioners Association inc $800

maltese senior citizens club Airport west inc $1,500

malvern greek senior citizens Association $1,800

malvern italian senior citizens club $1,400

maroondah italian senior citizens club $1,300

mauritian silver edge club $1,500

meadow Heights turkish senior Pension Association $1,600


appendix 2



medjimurski club mildura $700

melbourne murugan cultural centre $1,900

merrilands italian senior citizens club $2,200

mildura greek elderly citizens club $1,400

mill Park greek elderly citizens club $1,600

mill Park senior citizens club $1,200

monash Korean senior citizens club $1,200

monte lauro social club (Buccheri) ltd $1,300

montemurro social club 'san Rocco' $1,200

moreland italian women's group $1,200

moreland maltese elderly citizens' Association $1,600

moreland maltese Pensioners group $1,500

mornington dutch Australian senior club $1,900

morwell senior italian citizens club $1,400

multi ethnic senior citizens group Preston $900

multicultural senior citizens group of whittlesea $1,300

multicultural womens group $600

nadezhda Russian senior citizens club $2,200

national council of Jewish women Australia (vic) golden Age club $1,200

neret senior citizens club $2,000

new life Association $1,300

new united villages of Florina $1,300

niddrie senior italian citizens club $2,200

nieuw Holland dutch social club $1,300

nisyrian Philanthropic society $800

noble Park north multicultural elderly citizens club $1,300

north eastern greek elderly citizens $1,900

north Richmond elderly chinese Friendship Association melbourne $2,800

north west Reservoir italian Pensioner group $2,200

northcote Australian greek society care for the Aged $1,100

northcote italian Pensioners club $900

northcote macedonian senior citizens club 'Kajmakcalan' $1,200

northern Federation of ethnic senior citizens clubs $2,200

northern mauritian seniors club $1,100

northern melbourne vietnamese elderly Association $2,000

northern metropolitan multicultural seniors club network $3,300

northern Region indian seniors' Association of victoria $500

nunawading Hungarian senior citizens club inc $2,100

oakleigh coptic senior social club $1,200

old citizens of Ascot vale & districts $1,200

opera nazionale Per i caduti senza croce $1,600

Pamissos messinis $500

Panagia Kamariani greek senior citizens club $2,000


Panagia soumela Pontian Association of whittlesea $1,200

Parea inc $800

Peninsula & Rye greek women's group $1,600

Pensioner macedonian womens group of Brimbank $1,000

Pensioners Association of Bulleen and templestowe $1,000

Philipino elderly Association south east Region victoria (PeAseR) $1,650

Polish Association of Ballarat $1,500

Polish club 'Forty Plus' $900

Polish cultural & social club 'Palma' $1,100

Polish senior citizens club - geelong $3,000

Polish senior citizens club 'Astry' - st Kilda $2,000

Polish senior citizens club Footscray $2,200

Polish senior citizens club in Albion $1,350

Polish senior citizens club in Rowville $2,200

Polish senior citizens club melbourne $1,100

Polish senior citizens club millenium $900

Polish senior citizens club morwell $1,400

Polish senior citizens club of Altona $1,400

Polish senior citizens club of caulfield $1,650

Polish senior citizens club of collingwood $1,300

Polish senior citizens club of doncaster $1,300

Polish senior citizens club of Frankston $900

Polish senior citizens club of moorabbin $1,200

Polish senior citizens club of Reservoir $1,100

Polish senior citizens club of st Albans $1,500

Polish senior citizens club waverley vic $1,250

Polish senior citizens mutual support club of Keilor downs $1,200

Port melbourne greek community senior citizens club $1,150

Portarlington and district greek elderly citizens club $1,400

Portarlington maltese Pensioners Association $1,600

Prahran chinese elderly citizens Association $3,300

Prahran chinese womens Association of Australia $2,200

Prahran Polish elderly citizens $1,300

Preston greek senior citizens club $2,200

Preston-Reservoir indo-chinese elderly group $1,700

Ptolemei Association of greek senior citizens From egypt & middle east $2,200

Raduga Russian senior citizens club of Frankston & Peninsula $1,000

Regioni d'italia Bocce Association $1,400

Reservoir greek elderly citizens club $2,200

Reservoir italian Pensioners club $2,200

Resistenza circolo sette Fratelli cervi, victoria $1,000

Reskeon maltese Assoc & Reskeon seniors group $2,200

Richmond chinese elderly welfare Association $2,200


appendix 2



Richmond indo-chinese elderly group $2,600

Risorgimento club st margaret mary $1,400

Rodriguan social club of victoria $2,600

Rosanna macleod circolo Pensionati $1,600

Rsl italian sub-Branch $1,200

Russian Australian senior citizens club in Prahran $1,100




Rye & Peninsula greek senior citizens club $1,800

saint gaetan society inc $2,000

saint nicolaas club of greater shepparton $1,300

salaginto – Filipino senior citizens caring group $800

santa marija Assunta Association $950

savoy ladies Recreation group $1,300

senior citizens group of Heatherton $1,600

senior citizens group of the greek orthodox Parish of st Paraskeve st Albans $1,200

senior citizen's group of the greek orthodox Parish of the Holy monastery of the virgin "Axion estin" northcote

$1,200

senior citizens melbourne croatia $2,000

senior citizens of the greek community of Forest Hill $1,600

senior multicultural skills exchange group for women $1,200

senior Polish Friendship club $1,200

senior slavic women's group springvale $900

serbian Pensioner club "King Peter" $1,100

serbian Pensioners church Association Free st sava melbourne $700

serbian Pensioners club "Branko Radicevic" geelong $900

serbian senior citizens & Pensioners club 'tzar lazar' $900

shepparton italian women's group $1,000

sicilia nostra senior citizens club $800

sikh senior citizens Association of whittlesea $750

slovenian Australian social & sports club Jadran $1,200

social care Program, temple society Australia $1,000

society Kalamata 23 march Brotherhood $1,100

somali elderly women's group (part of east African women's Foundation) $1,200

south American senior citizens club of Frankston and Peninsula $1,200

south eastern yugoslav Pensioner group springvale and dandenong $1,400

south melbourne greek womens club 'olympia' $1,200

south yarra greek senior citizens "Kontandinos and eleni" $1,750

spanish Association of geelong $1,500

spanish speaking elderly group of north melbourne $900

spanish speaking Pensioners and senior citizens club of werribee $950


spanish speaking senior citizens of Broadmeadows and districts $1,300

spanish speaking senior women’s group north east Region $1,000

spinete social club $1,400

spotswood multicultural older group $1,250

springvale ethnic chinese elderly caring Friendship Association $2,200

springvale italian senior citizens club $1,600

springvale senior citizens multicultural club $1,150

sri lankan elders' welfare Association "sewA" $1,200

st Albans senior citizens club $1,200

st eleftherios greek elderly and invalid Pensioners group $1,650

st Francis Filipino senior citizens club of whittlesea $1,200


st Joseph's committee $1,600

st Kilda greek senior citizens group $1,200

st Kilda mauritian social club $1,100

st olivers italian senior citizens club $1,150

st Paul's south eastern suburbs Association $1,300

st theresa Aged and Retired service (stARs) $800

stonnington chinese Association $3,500

stonnington greek senior citizens Association 'the Friendship club' $1,700

stonnington italian senior citizens club $1,400

strathmore Heights greek senior citizens club $1,400

suez Basketball senior social club Association of victoria $2,200

sunraysia Alevi senior citizens $1,000

sunshine-st Albans indo-chinese elderly group $3,400

tamil senior citizens Fellowship $2,200

tamil seniors social club $1,000

tatura italian women's group $900

tatura italo Australian & Friends $1,350

the Argos district Australian greek senior citizens club of Kastoria $1,400

the greek nazarene senior citizens club $1,200

the italian Pension club of Kingston $1,500

the school for Korean senior citizens $600

the spanish speaking Friendship club of springvale $1,400

the western suburbs greek elderly citizens club $1,400

thomastown east greek senior citizens club $1,600

thomastown east italian senior citizens club $1,600

thornbury greek senior citizens club $1,800

tiszavirag Hungarian senior citizens club $800

turkish cypriot elderly women's Association $1,400

ukrainian Pensioner's club geelong $1,100

ukrainian senior citizens centre Ardeer $1,200


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ukrainian senior citizens club in melbourne $2,600

ukrainian social club $1,050

union of christians from constantinople inc $2,000

unione nazionale sottufficiali italiani in congedo $1,200

united Filipino elderly group $1,200

united slavic Pensioner group Footscray $1,200

uruguayan social club of melbourne, senior citizen sub-committee $1,100

victorian Association of Argos orestiko & district inc $2,000

victorian Association of world war ii veterans from Former soviet union $2,900

victorian Assyrian community $2,000

victorian greek Australian elderly citizens group $1,300

vietnamese Australian senior Association of victoria (vAsA-vic) $2,200

vietnamese chinese elderly Association in the west $4,000

vietnamese elderly community collingwood $1,100

vietnamese senior citizens club of Hume $1,100

vizzini social club $2,200

waverley chinese senior citizens club $4,000

welcome womens group $1,350

werribee dutch seniors club $1,100

werribee Friendship club $2,200

werribee macedonian senior citizens club $1,100

west sunshine greek elderly club $1,850

western Region maltese women's group $1,600

whitehorse club $800

whitehorse older Persons Action group $2,200

whittlesea maltese senior citizens club $2,000

whittlesea northern cyprus turkish women's group $1,300

whittlesea senior citizens club $800

whittlesea turkish elderly and Pensioners Association $2,000

whittlesea turkish women's Association $2,000

williamstown italian social club $1,450

wonthaggi italian senior citizens club $1,500

total $917,750


Accademia letteraria italo-Australiana scrittori (AliAs) $800

Acholi community Association in Australia $2,000

Afar community Association of victoria inc $1,500

Afghan Australia community social sports club inc $1,500

Afghan Australian Association of victoria inc $1,500

Afghan Australian Philanthropic Association $800

Afghan mosque Project committee inc $800

Afghanistan study centre (Asc) inc $1,000

African Australian sport Association $1,500

Akobo community development Agency $1,000

Al ehsan centre $2,000

Al sadeq education and charity Association inc $1,200

Alawi islamic Association of victoria inc $3,000

Albanian moslem society (shepparton) inc $1,200

Alexandrians Friendship (AAHA) social club inc $1,000

All women concern $800

Alle munchkins inc $500

Alliance Francaise de geelong $800

Al-sajad Association inc $1,000

Am echad Federation of Jews from Former soviet union inc $800

Andalucian dancing group of geelong $400

Anglo-indian Australasian Association of victoria inc $1,000

Antiochian community support Association (AcsA) $1,500

Anwar Association inc $1,000

Anzano di Puglia social club ltd $800

Arabic Australian Family Association $500

Arabic society of victoria inc $2,000


Arcilesbica Australia $500

Argentinian social circle south east melbourne inc $1,500

Armenian general Benevolent union (AgBu) – victoria inc $1,500

ARvn Rangers Association of victoria inc $500

Aspendale gardens senior citizens of Kingston inc $600

Associacion de latinos Residentes de victoria $750

Association nationale combattente Reduci italiani – myrtleford $400

Association of Filipino Australians in gippsland $1,000

Association of Former inmates of nazi concentration camps and ghettos from the Former soviet union $1,000

Association of sri lankan muslims in Australia (AslAmA) $1,500

Association of ukrainians in victoria $1,500

Association of ukrainians in victoria – geelong Branch $700

Associazione Figli d'italia inc $700

Associazione nazionale Bersaglieri d'italia (sezione di melbourne) vic inc $600

organisational support


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Associazione nazionale Famiglie delli emigranti (AnFe) $700

Associazione Padovani nel mondo inc $1,000

Assyrian chaldean syriac council of Australia $800

Atherton gardens chinese neighbourhood $1,000

Auspicious Arts Project inc $2,000

Aust-china writer's Association $400

Australasia Business development enterprise Association inc $500

Australasia coptic society inc $1,000

Australia (nur) the light Foundation inc $2,000

Australia Burma society inc $1,500

Australia china Friendship society victoria Branch inc $800

Australia Hainan Association inc $1,000

Australia sri lanka catholic Association inc $1,000

Australia sri lanka welfare guild inc $1,200

Australian African children's Aid and support Association inc. (AAcAsA) $800

Australian Association of Kastorians inc $1,000

Australian Assyrian Arts & literature Foundation $800

Australian Bosnian women's group $1,000

Australian Burundian community in victoria inc $1,500

Australian chollo community inc $1,500

Australian croatian Association "Hercegovina" geelong inc $2,500

Australian croatian community services $1,500

Australian croatian Psychiatric outreach service inc $1,000

Australian croatian social club mornington Peninsula Rye inc $800

Australian croatian women Association "Katarina Zrinski" $800


Australian Federation of international students inc (AFis) $1,000

Australian Federation of ukrainian organisations $1,000

Australian Filipino community of northern victoria & southern Riverina inc $2,000

Australian gay multicultural council (Agmc) $1,000

Australian Humanitarian Aid for macedonia inc $1,000

Australian intercultural society inc $750

Australian Karen organisation inc $1,500

Australian Kurdish community inc $1,200


Australian lebanese Football Association inc $800

Australian lebanese youth Association of victoria $1,200

Australian lithuanian community in melbourne Association inc $1,500

Australian macedonian tetovo Association 'shar-Planina' inc $500




Australian Polish Historical society $700

Australian Punjabi Association melbourne inc $600

Australian slovenian cultural & sports Association 'ivan cankar' geelong inc $1,000

Australian slovenian social and sporting Association melbourne inc $1,000

Australian somali society $1,200

Australian somali youth Association $1,200

Australian tamil literary & Arts society inc (AtlAs) $500

Australian thornbury Pensioners club $1,300

Australian turkish Association inc $2,000

Australian turkish cultural Platform (AtcP) inc $1,000

Australian turkish institute inc $1,200

Australian turkish men's cultural group $2,000

Australian turkish women's cultural group $1,500

Australian welsh male choir (cor meibion cymreig Australia) inc $1,000

Australian western thrace turkish Association of victoria inc $2,000

Australian/African support group $500

Australian-Asian Association of victoria inc $800

Australia-shanghai general chamber of commerce inc $800

Avondale Heights and east Keilor Residents Association $500

Aweil community Association in victoria $1,000

Ayios therapon welfare Association inc $1,100

Babylon tower club $1,500

Baha'i council For victoria $1,000

Bait Al-Hossien $400

Bakarzala charitable Association inc $800

Ballarat African Association $1,000

Ballarat indian Association $1,000

Ballarat italian Association inc $600


Banda musicale italiana "vincenzo Bellini" $1,000

Bangla sahitya sansad (Bengali literary society) inc $900

Bangladesh cultural group inc $3,000

Bangladesh samity inc $1,500

'Bea cantare' choir inc $500


Beth-nahrin (Assyrian) cultural club $1,600

Bint Al Huda iraqi women's organisation $1,000

B'nai B'rith Anti-defamation commission inc $1,000

Bonegilla Former Residents Association (vic) inc. $500


Bosnian choir 'Behar' inc $500

Bosnian choir sevdalinka $800

British Australian community (inc) $2,000


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Buddhist council of victoria inc $4,000

Buddhist council of victoria: Buddhist education in victorian schools Program $700

Buddhist vihara victoria inc $1,000

Burgher Association (Australia) inc $1,500

Burmese welfare operation $800

cambodian chinese Friendship Association of victoria $1,200

cambodian community welfare centre inc $750

cameroon Association of Australia inc $1,500

canto coro inc $900

central America Pastoral House inc $1,000

central community centre inc $2,000

central Highlands Asian-Australian Association of victoria $500

centre for African Australian women's issues $5,000

chabad House of malvern/toorak inc $800

chabad institutions of Australia inc $800

chile magazine media and cultural group $2,000

chilean Federation of older People $800

china Philatelic society of Australia inc $400

chinese Association of geelong inc $2,000


chinese Beijing opera club of melbourne $600

chinese Health Foundation of Australia (cHF) $1,500

chinese mandarin community Friendship Association (cmcFA) $800

chinese nurse Association Australia inc $500

chinese Poets & Authors society of victoria $500

chinese singing and dance troupe of melbourne $500

chios Brotherhood Korais of melbourne and victoria ltd $700

chollo community christian Fellowship inc $1,500

circolo Filatelico italiano $400

city of Ringwood Highland Pipe Band $1,000

club Frecce tricolori victoria $1,000

cobram italFest $600


committee for common celebrations of greek & Australian national days $2,000

communities council on ethnic issues (eastern Region) inc $2,000

community in Harmony $1,000

community of cypriots of the northern suburbs of melbourne women's group $1,200

coptic orthodox Patriarchate Archangel mikhail & st Anthony church inc $1,200

cornish Association of victoria inc $1,000

coro Furlan melbourne inc $500

council of slovenian organisations of victoria inc $1,500




cranbourne italian senior citizens club $1,800

cretan elderly club of melbourne and victoria $1,500

croatian catholic welfare Association inc $1,500

croatian cultural Association cardinal Alojzije stepinac inc $700

croatian media Association inc (cmA) $700

cultural Historical Association of Rodriguans and mauritians in victoria (cHARm) $1,500

cyprus community of melbourne & victoria $2,000

darfur Australia network $1,500

delegazione Anget Australia inc $1,500

dinka ngok Abyei community Association in victoria Australia $1,000

dutch social club diamond valley inc $800

dutch women's club of geelong inc $600

dutch-Australian club Albury wodonga inc $600

east Africa castlemaine community (inc) eAcc $3,094

east melbourne Hebrew congregation inc $1,000

eastern districts Polish Association (melbourne) $1,000

eastern Karen community Association $3,400

eritrean Australian youth Association $750

eritrean community in Australia inc $1,500

eritrean islamic society of Australia $750

eritrean Jeberti Association in victoria $1,500

eritrean women's Association of victoria $1,200

ethick community mozambique of victoria inc $2,000


ethiopian women group $1,750



ethnic Public Broadcasting Association of victoria $2,000

Famiglia Pugliese d'Australia $1,000

Faros senior citizens inc $600

Federation of indian Associations of victoria inc $2,500

Federation of indian students of Australia (FisA) $2,500


Federation of indo-china ethnic chinese of Australia inc $1,200

Federation of macedonian cultural & Artistic Associations of victoria (FomKud) $1,000

Federation of macedonian senior citizens groups of the northern Region of victoria inc $1,800

Federation of messinian organisations of melbourne And victoria $1,200

Federation of taivgetos of laconia $550

Federation Panepirotic union of melbourne & victoria $1,500

Federazione Pensionati italiani del victoria $1,500


appendix 2



Fiji geelong Friendship club inc $500

Fiji indian senior citizens Association inc $1,000

Fiji sangam Association of victoria $1,000

Fiji social and cultural organisations of victoria Australia (FscovA) $1,000

Filipino Australian Association of Ballarat $800

Filipino Australian Friendship Association of geelong $500

Filipino Australian social club of loddon-campaspe $1,200


Filipino community of sunraysia inc $500

Filipino senior citizens club of the south east inc $600

Filipino-Australian Friends Association (northern victoria) inc $1,000

Finnish Friendly visiting service inc $700

Finnish society of melbourne inc $1,200

Fitzroy Atherton multicultural inhabitants Alliance inc. (FAmiA) $800

Fitzroy chinese Residents Association inc $1,200

Fitzroy chinese women's group $900

Footscray Asian Business Association $1,200

Friends of Farm vigano inc $1,000


geelong scottish dance inc $800

geelong sudanese Association inc $1,000

gippsland African society $1,000

gippsland indian Association inc $800

gippsland indonesian Australian Association $900

goulburn valley Afghan Association $1,800

goulburn valley African communities Association inc $1,500

goulburn valley ethnic Professionals' Association $600

goulburn valley Pacific islander Association inc $1,000

goulburn valley Polish Association inc $800

greek & cypriot social welfare centre $1,500

greek Australian Recreational & instructive league of vic inc $600

greek democritus worker's league $5,000

greek elderly citizens club of newport $1,200

greek elderly women's club of Frankston and Peninsula $1,000

greek orthodox community of Box Hill & districts ladies Auxiliary $500

greek orthodox community of Broadmeadows and districts inc $1,000


greek orthodox community of dandenong & districts $800

greek orthodox community of Hobsons Bay inc $1,000

greek orthodox Parish of "st george" thornbury, women's group $400

greek orthodox Parish of "st george" thornbury, youth group $400


greek orthodox Parish of "st vasilios" Brunswick, youth group $500

greek orthodox Parish of saints methodios and Kyrillos, Preston $500

greek orthodox Parish of st dimitrios moonee Ponds $500

greek orthodox youth Association of oakleigh – sts Anargiri $1,000

greek Philanthropic community of shepparton & district $600

greek senior citizens club of carnegie and murrumbeena $800

greek senior citizens of Frankston and Peninsula $800

greek women's club of northern suburbs "Anemones" $800

grupo Folklorico violeta Parra $500

Hamazkaine Armenian educational and cultural society (gomidas chapter) $700

Hamerkaz shelanu inc $700

Hammurabi cultural society $1,500

Hands For Hope inc $700

Hararian community Association Australia inc $1,200

Harmony Foundation victoria inc $700


Hazara community mildura $1,500

Hellenic writers Association of Australia $800

Hellenic youth Federation of victoria inc $600

Hindu Foundation $1,000

Hindu satsang mandal of victoria $1,000

Hispano-American co-operative for Family support (coHAF) inc $1,500

Holy trinity chinese congregation coburg $500

Hope and care for All (HcFA) international inc $500

Hope connection $2,000

Hotham mission (Asylum seekers Program) $5,000

House of Persia community & cultural centre $1,000

Howra women's Association $800

Hungarian scout group 54-63 co-operative ltd $500

ikawiria (indonesian community Association of victoria) inc $1,000

il Piccolo teatro di melbourne inc $800

indo-china ethnic chinese Association of victoria inc $1,000

indonesian muslim community of victoria inc $750

iranian society of victoria inc $1,500

islamic Association of Australia $1,500

italian catholic Federation $800

italian elderly citizens club noble Park inc $900

italian services Advisory council inc $800

italian social club swan Hill $1,000

Japan club of victoria $1,200

Japanese for Peace (JFP) $800


appendix 2



Jat Jagat $700

Jewish Breast cancer support group $850

Jewish christian muslim Association of Australia $3,000

Jewish museum of Australia inc $3,000

John Pandazopoulos Hall committee of management $1,000

Kaiga tuvalu victoria inc $1,000

Kalakruthi Parent Association $750

Kardelen youth Association inc $1,500

Karen Baptist community $1,500

Karnavals club the swallows geelong inc $800

Khmer community of victoria $900

Klabb ghannejja maltin inc $2,000


Kurdish women society of victoria $800

Kurdish women's league of Australia inc $1,000

Kuusa services inc $8,000

Kyabram italian social Bocce club inc $1,600

ladies Auxiliary group of the greek orthodox Parish of st Johns carlton $400

l'Alliance Francaise de Ballarat et district inc $700

lao Australian welfare Association $1,000

lao community of victoria inc $2,000

latin American multicultural Association $800

lau nuer community Association $1,000

l'chaim chabad inc $1,000

league of maniates and Friends of melbourne and victoria "i mani" inc $800

lebanese Folklore dabke group $600

liberian community Association for unity, social and economic development licAu-sed (victoria) inc $500

liech nuer community Association inc $1,100

liech nuer community women Association in Australia $1,000


maccabi victoria $1,000

macedonian Australian cultural youth Association 'tanec' inc $1,000

macedonian community council of melbourne and victoria $1,500

macedonian community council of shepparton and district inc $1,000

macedonian Human Rights committee for melbourne and victoria inc $2,000

macedonian Pensioner club of Altona inc $1,000

maharashtra mandal victoria inc $500

makor library and Resource centre $1,000

maltese Bocce social & Recreation club $500

maltese community centre lv $2,000

maltese community council of victoria inc $1,500


maltese community of shepparton and district $800

maltese Historical Association $500

mandela soccer club $500

mang-non vietnamese language school Association $500

maori culture community of geelong $1,000

maronite sports division $400

maronite youth of melbourne $800

maroondah southern sudanese christian welfare Association $500

mauritian silver edge club $800

meadow Heights learning shop inc $800

meadow Heights turkish women's Association $1,200

meeting melbourne maronites 25-45 $600

melbourne chin community $1,000

melbourne French theatre $600

melbourne south eastern Region chinese Friendship centre of victoria inc $1,000

melbourne.Pl $750

monash chinese Friendship Association $2,000

monash maltese seniors social group inc $700


multicultural senior citizens group inc of Kingston and surrounding Regions $1,500

museum of chinese Australian History inc $800

national council of Jewish women Australia (vic) golden Age club $1,200

national union of greek Australian students $2,500

nepalese Association of victoria inc $1,500

nesB links $2,000

networking women of victoria inc $1,000

new generation inc $800


niruththa indian Fine Arts Association inc $500

north east melbourne sudanese community Forum $1,000


north eastern Bocce Association inc $700

north eastern melbourne chinese Association inc (nemcA) $2,500

north melbourne chinese Association $1,000


nubian mihaira $1,000

nuer community in victoria inc $1,500

nuer women's group $1,500

olympian society inc $800

onside victoria inc $1,500

Palestinian community Association of victoria $1,500

Pallaconian Brotherhood of melbourne and victoria leonidas inc $1,500


appendix 2



Russian women's Health group $600

saint Addai community society inc $1,000

saint maratken community society inc $500

salesian youth club $1,000

salvadorean community council of victoria inc $1,500

samoan community education centre $1,500

satyam shivam school of music $800

scottish clans and Associations council $1,500

selimiye Foundation ltd $1,200

selimiye youth support & Recreation inc $1,000

senior citizens melbourne croatia $1,000

serbian Australian Pensioners group $800

serbian orthodox choir 'Kornelije stankovic' $500

serbian orthodox church & school community st stefan $600

serbian orthodox church of "st stefan" – Keysborough, youth club $750

serbian orthodox dancing group sumadja $500

serbian Pensioners club "Branko Radicevic" geelong $700

serbian sisters group 'Zene mironosice' $400


shepparton italian catholic Federation $800

shepparton italian social club inc $1,200

shurolok music Appreciation and Performance group inc $500

sierra leone Australia community of victoria (slAcov) $1,500

sikh welfare council of victoria inc $1,500

sinhala cultural & community services Foundation inc $1,200

slavic women of gippsland $800

slavic women's group 'nase Zene' inc $700

slovenian Australian cultural & sport Association Planica springvale inc $1,000


social support group Preston $1,200

social support network group 'Friends' springvale $800

society Kalamata 23 march Brotherhood $1,000

somali Australian council of victoria inc $1,500

somali community information services network inc $1,500

somali inter-Riverine community development Association inc $1,500

somali support and development Association inc $1,500

south American senior citizens club of Frankston and Peninsula $1,500

south east Arabic elderly citizens club seAec $900

south eastern chinese Association inc $700

south eastern Region melbourne oromo community Association inc (seRmocAvA inc) $1,500

south melbourne chinese women's group $500


Pammessinian Brotherhood of melbourne & victoria ltd $2,000

Pan Argoliki Philanthropic Brotherhood to Palamidi inc $500

Pan Australian Federation of thessalian Associations inc $1,000

Pan Korinthian Association of melbourne and victoria $500

Panevrytanian Association of melbourne Australia 'the velouchi' inc $1,000

Pankoaki Brotherhood of victoria "o ippocrates" Association inc $1,000

Panpyliaki Brotherhood of navarinon of melbourne and victoria $1,500

Pantrifilian Association of melbourne and victoria inc $800

Panvictorian-Panelladic Associations of Friends of Peace $1,000

Papadakis Park inc $500

Papua new guinea Australia Association inc $1,500

Pascoe vale italian community Bocce club $700

Phat Quang temple inc $600

Philanthropic society nomoy Kavalas Agios silas inc $800

Philanthropikos syllogos velika messinias leykothea melbourne Australia inc $500

Philippine Rondalla victoria (PRv) $500

Polish Association of Kingsville and ladies Auxilliary inc $800

Polish choir "syrena" $500


Polish siberyaks Association in victoria $500

Polish women's Association of geelong $500

Polynation combine centre inc $800

Pontian community of melbourne and victoria $1,000

Refugee and immigrant women's support group springvale $800

Rejoice chinese christian communication centre inc $500

Relief Association of south sudan (victoria) inc (RAss) $800

Reskeon maltese Association inc $1,200

Rethimnian Association of melbourne $1,000

Richmond south yarra chinese Parents Association inc $800

Roma social club inc $700

Russian cultural and tv Association inc "sputnik" $800


Russian House victims of chernobyl national Relief Fund inc $800



Russian welfare society – Russian children's choir $400

Russian welfare society – Russian women's group $800

Russian welfare society – Russian men's group $800

Russian welfare society – Russian orthodox church choir $500

Russian women's Association 'ogonyok' inc $1,200


appendix 2




south sudanese women's network $1,500

southern ethnic Advisory & Advocacy council inc (seAAc) $1,500

southern sudanese community of Australia $1,500



spanish speaking senior women’s group north east Region $1,000

springvale Asian Business Association $1,000

springvale ethnic chinese elderly caring Friendship Association $2,000

springvale mandarin support network $1,200

sri lankan study centre for the Advancement of technology and social welfare (scAts) $1,000

st Albans good Friday Association inc $1,000

st Andrews luqa social club $1,500

st Anthony's youth Association inc $500

st Athanasius coptic centre $700

st eleftherios greek elderly and invalid Pensioners group $1,000

st Helena maltese-Australian social club $1,000

st John of Kronstadt Russian welfare society inc $1,500

st Judes estates ministry carlton $1,000

st mary's italian elderly citizen's club inc $600

st nicholas Philanthropic society of Proty $1,000

st nikola Pensioner social club inc $1,000

st virgin mary coptic orthodox church $1,000

stella maris maltese Association inc $1,000

stonnington Ballroom dancing Association inc $1,000

sudanese community Association of Australia inc (scAA) $2,000

sudanese community in warrnambool inc $2,500

sudanese disability Action group in victoria inc $1,500



sudan's Bor youth Association of Australia $1,000

sunraysia contemporary Alevi cultural centre inc $700

sveti georgi selo velusina Humanitarian Association of victoria $1,200

tamil Australian Friendship society inc $900

tamil society of melbourne $1,000

tangasseri-Australian Association of melbourne inc $1,400

tarxien social club inc $400

tatura italian social club inc $1,500

thai community of geelong (tcg) inc $500

the Alawi islamic social centre $1,000

the Albanian Australian islamic society $500


the Association of the Refugee children from Aegean macedonia $400

the Australian chaldean Federation of victoria/Australia $1,500

the Australian greek orthodox community of moreland inc $1,000

the Basque society inc $1,300

the democratic Republic of congo community Association of victoria (dRccAv) inc $1,500


the greek choir of the cultural and educational club of Florinians $700

the greek orthodox community of mildura & district $1,000

the gujarati Association of victoria inc $1,500

the Hellenic orthodox community of geelong inc $1,000

the Hunan Association of victoria inc $800

the indonesian society of victoria - PeRwiRA $1,000

the interfaith centre of melbourne $3,340

the italian Australian coordinating committee of gippsland $1,000

the Jewish cultural centre & national library Kadimah $1,000

the Jewish Film Foundation of Australia inc $2,500

the Jewish taskforce Against Family violence $1,000

the Korean society of victoria Australia $2,000

the melbourne comhaltas inc (comhaltas ceoltoiri eireann melbourne Branch) $500


the Panmacedonian Association of melbourne and victoria $600

the Philanthropic society of Kaloneri siatista $800

the Polish museum and Archives in Australia inc $700

the samoan community link of victoria $800

the victorian chin community Association inc $3,000

the victorian maronite community inc $1,000

thessaloniki Association "the white tower" inc $1,000

thiasos themida $800

tibetan Buddhist society $1,000

tigrian community Association in victoria $1,500

timorese Association in victoria $1,500

tripoli social club inc $800

turkish islamic society victoria $1,000

turkish women's group $600

turkish womens Recreation group inc $800

united Jewish education Board $1,000

united maba community Association of Australia inc $800

united somali organisation in Australia inc $2,000

united somali women organisation in victoria $2,000

united sri lankan muslim Association of Australia inc $1,500

unity in Progress $700


appendix 2



womens group of the greek orthodox Parish of coburg $400

womens group of the greek orthodox Parish of moonee Ponds $400

womens group of the greek orthodox Parish of south yarra $500

womens group of the greek orthodox Parish of templestowe $400

xinjiang chinese Association of Australia inc $550

youth group of the greek orthodox Parish of clayton $400

youth group of the greek orthodox Parish of coburg $400

youth group of the greek orthodox Parish of springvale $500

youth group of the greek orthodox Parish of the Presentation of st. dimitrios moonee Ponds $400

Zahrira social club $750

Zevk'u seda classical turkish choir $1,500

Zhang Zhou origin Association of victoria $750

Zimbabwean community in Australia (victoria) $1,500

Zionist council of victoria $1,000

Zomi Association Australia inc $1,750

total $688,684


vedanta society of Australia $600

ventana Hispana (spanish window) inc $1,000

vic African women's Association inc $1,000

victorian Arabic Artists Association inc $1,000

victorian Association of Argos orestiko & district inc $1,000

victorian Assyrian youth group $800

victorian Brotherhood of mani united inc $600

victorian chaldean woman's group $1,500

victorian co-operative on children's services for ethnic groups (vicseg) $2,000

victorian eritrean community Association $1,500


victorian iraqi social club inc $1,000

victorian lithuanian Pensioners Association inc $900

victorian multi ethnic slavic welfare Association $1,000

victorian Romano Pralipe Association $1,200

victorian scottish union inc $800

victorian turkish cultural Association inc $750

vietnamese community in Australia – vic chapter (vcA) $2,000

vietnamese cultural group $700

vietnamese mothers group inc $1,100

vietnamese Parenting support group $700

vietnamese tenants Association inc $1,000

vietnamese women's Association in Broadmeadows inc $1,500

vietnamese women's Association of north west Region inc $1,200

vietnamese young mother's support group $700

vitoria women's Fellowship group $1,000

welsh society of geelong inc $600

west Papuan community $2,000

western vovinam training centre $1,000

westvale olympic soccer club $1,000

whittlesea chinese Association inc (wcA) $700

whittlesea combined Pensioners Association of victoria inc $500

whittlesea green island turkish women's group inc $600

whittlesea multicultural communities council $5,000

whittlesea u3A inc $500

whittlesea vuong trung vietnamese womens group $800

williamstown italian social club $1,000

wodonga Australian croatian club inc $750

women's Friendship group $1,200

womens group of the greek orthodox community of Hobsons Bay $400

womens group of the greek orthodox Parish of clayton $400


appendix 2

education programs


Afghan Australian Philanthropic Association $1,500

Al sadeq education and charity Association inc $2,000

Am echad Federation of Jews from Former soviet union inc $2,000

Arabic culture school $1,600

Armenian mesrob mashdotz school $1,000

Associazione culturale l'Aurora $3,000


Australian Kurdish community inc $2,500


AustuRK education & cultural Association inc $700

Bayswater-Boronia templer school $1,000

Bayswater-Boronia templer school $1,000

Bengali language and culture school inc $1,500

Bharathi Academy $750

Bharathi Academy $750

Bosnian teacher's Association inc $2,000


chabad institutions of Australia inc $2,000


croatian ethnic school ≠– Bartol Kasic inc $1,500

eritrean islamic society of Australia $8,000

greek orthodox community gippsland, greek school $1,000

greek orthodox community of dandenong & districts $1,500

greek orthodox community school of mentone "taxiarches" $10,000

greek orthodox Parish of "st dimitrios" Ascot vale, greek school $1,600

greek orthodox Parish of "the Holy cross" Box Hill and districts $3,500

greek orthodox Parish of "the three Hierarchs" clayton, greek school $1,000

greek school of the greek orthodox Parish of Bentleigh $2,000

Hamerkaz shelanu inc $4,000

Hararian community Association Australia inc $1,500


Healthy tourism senior citizens club 'vigor' – inner metro south Russian community language school $2,500

imam Ali islamic centre inc $2,000

islamic Association of Australia $1,500

Keysborough vietnamese language centre inc $1,500

Korean language school of melbourne $2,500

lac viet vietnamese language school $1,500

liech nuer community Association inc $2,000

mang-non vietnamese language school Association $2,000




Portuguese cultural centre of melbourne inc $2,000

Relief Association of south sudan (victoria) inc (RAss) $2,500

serbian ethnic school vuk stefanovic Karadzic $2,000

society for Asian languages & Arts inc $1,200

somalian cultural school $1,500

spanish language, Heritage and community school 'Jose gervasio Artigas' inc $2,000

st John's church vietnamese school $2,500

t.Kosciuszko Polish language saturday school $1,500

temple society german language school Bentleigh-moorabbin $2,000


the Australian shia muslim Assembly inc $1,000

the german saturday school inc $1,700

the Pushkin lyceum $1,000

the thai language school of melbourne inc $1,500

the united vietnamese Buddhist congregation of south eastern melbourne $2,000

tHe-He vietnamese language centre $2,000

truong vinh Ky vietnamese language school inc $1,000

van Khoa vietnamese language school $800

vedanta society of Australia $1,000

vietnamese ethnic school of Broadmeadows $1,500

werribee chinese school inc $4,000

western Region Bengali school inc $3,500

xin Jin shan chinese language and culture school inc $900

total $131,500


appendix 2

Buildings and Facilities improVement


spanish Association of geelong $6,000

st Anthony greek orthodox church $5,000


st mark's coptic church $7,000


sunraysia contemporary Alevi cultural centre inc $7,000


whitehorse club $5,000

wodonga Australian croatian club inc $9,000

total $402,995


Alawi islamic Association of victoria inc $10,000

Alevi community council of Australia inc $10,000

Association of ukrainians in victoria - geelong Branch $5,000

Australian Association of Kastorians inc $8,000

Australian slovenian cultural & sports Association 'ivan cankar' geelong inc $6,000


circolo Pensionati italiani di san marco in lamis $12,000

city of stonnington $3,000


croatian media Association inc (cmA) $10,000

dar Alawda wendel community centre inc $12,000


greek orthodox community of gippsland, elderly citizens' group $5,000

greek orthodox community of melbourne & victoria (Parish of "st george" thornbury) $10,000

greek orthodox community of wangaratta and district inc $5,000

greek orthodox Parish of "st Athanasios" greek school $8,000

greek orthodox Parish of st Andrew's Forest Hill $5,000

greek orthodox Parish of st dimitrios moonee Ponds $6,000

greek orthodox Parish of st Raphael, Bentleigh $10,000

greek orthodox senior citizens group of whittlesea $14,000


grupo cultural e Folclorico sol de Portugal inc $12,000



Jewish Holocaust centre inc $8,000


Kalymnian Philanthropic Brotherhood melbourne inc $8,000

Keysborough turkish islamic & cultural centre inc $8,000

maltese community centre lv $12,000

melkite catholic eparchy of Australia victorian vicariate - st Joseph's Parish Fairfield $5,000

moorabbin Hebrew congregation inc $8,000

Pan Argoliki Philanthropic Brotherhood to Palamidi inc $15,000

Pancretan Association of melbourne Australia ltd $5,000

Peninsula & Rye greek women's group $2,720

Phat Quang temple inc $10,000

Rye & Peninsula greek senior citizens club $1,000

samadhi Buddhist meditation Association inc $10,000


serbian orthodox church of "st stefan" - Keysborough, youth club $7,000

serraion society of victoria inc $10,000

sinhala language and cultural school $5,000



appendix 2

strengthening multicultural communities


Afghan Australian development organisation (AAdo) $2,000

All women concern $3,000

Assyrian chaldean syriac council of Australia $2,000

Aurora school $2,000

Australia (nur) the light Foundation inc $20,000

Australian croatian community services $6,000

Australian Federation of international students inc (AFis) $4,500

Australian Karen organisation inc $2,500

Australian multicultural Foundation $10,000

Australian somali society $4,000

Australian turkish Association inc $3,000

Australian vietnamese women's Association $3,000

Aweil community Association in victoria $3,000



Bint Al Huda iraqi women's organisation $2,000

Blind citizens Australia $6,000


Burgher Association (Australia) inc $2,000

Burmese welfare operation $3,000

caulfield Junior college – Hebrew immersion Program committee $3,000

centre for African Australian women's issues $10,000

chaldean women Association in victoria $3,000

circolo Pensionati italiani di san marco in lamis $2,000


communities council on ethnic issues (eastern Region) inc $3,000


croatian media Association inc (cmA) $5,000

cultural Heritage unit, university of melbourne $10,000

darfur Australia network $3,500

deaf children Australia $5,000

dinka ngok Abyei community Association in victoria Australia $2,000

doveton Pool in the Park ymcA $2,500

east African women's Foundation inc $15,000

east melbourne Hebrew congregation inc $5,000

eastern and central African communities of victoria inc $8,000

eastern Karen community Association $2,000




ethnic youth council – spectrum migrant Resource centre $5,000



Fiji social and cultural organisations of victoria Australia (FscovA) $2,000


Friends of Farm vigano inc $20,000

Fruitful Films Pty ltd $3,000

geelong sudanese Association inc $2,000


gippsland multicultural services inc $10,000

Jesuit social services $10,000

Kurdish women society of victoria $3,000


lutheran church of Australia victoria district st James moorabbin $3,000

melbourne.Pl $2,000

mildura Rural city council $10,000


national council of Jewish women of Australia $5,000

national ethnic & multicultural Broadcasters' council (nemBc) $5,000

new Australia media $20,000

new Hope migrant and Refugee centre $5,000

new Hope migrant and Refugee centre (mornington Branch) $1,000

north east melbourne sudanese community Forum $2,500


nuer community in victoria inc $2,000

Palestinian community Association of victoria $4,000

Poi Piripi Performing Arts inc $10,000

Refugee & immigration legal centre inc $17,000

Refugee council of Australia inc $20,000

Robinson Reserve neighbourhood House $2,000

Royal Historical society of victoria inc $2,000

scarab studio $5,000



somlink inc $10,000


south sudanese women's network $2,500

southern ethnic Advisory & Advocacy council inc (seAAc) $5,000



springvale learning and Activities centre inc. $3,000

springvale neighbourhood House $11,000

st dominics Parish melton $4,000



appendix 2




sunraysia mallee ethnic communities' council inc $2,800


the centre – connecting community in north and west melbourne inc $5,000


the Jewish taskforce Against Family violence $8,000

the new Hope Foundation (werribee Refugee Resource centre) $1,500



try youth & community services inc $4,000

twich community Association in victoria $3,000

victoria Police (moonee valley) $40,000

victorian Arabic social services (vAss) $3,000

victorian deaf society $3,000


victorian multi ethnic slavic welfare Association $1,500

western edge youth Arts inc $3,000

whittlesea chinese Association inc (wcA) $2,000

whittlesea community connections $5,000

wings of care (Kanfei chesed) inc $1,500

total $626,800

strengthening multicultural communitiesstrengthening multicultural communities


appendix 2

interFaith and multiFaith programs


Anglican northwestern Region interfaith network $2,000


Australian intercultural society inc $12,500

B'nai B'rith Anti-defamation commission inc $10,000

Braybrook & maidstone neighbourhood House $2,000

casey multi-Faith network inc $10,000

city of Kingston $5,400

city of monash $14,000

city of Port Phillip $20,000

city of whitehorse $2,000

clifton creative Arts centre $5,000


craigieburn secondary college $1,000

darebin interfaith council $4,000

Faith communities Forum, victorian $5,000

Frankston city council $2,000


globalisation For the common good $15,000

goulburn valley sudanese Association $2,000

greek orthodox Parish of st dimitrios moonee Ponds $2,000


imam Ali islamic centre inc $8,000

indonesian club melbourne inc $2,500

interfaith education committee $6,800

islamic women's welfare council of victoria $1,500

Jewish christian muslim Association of Australia $29,000


lakhanda media centre $4,000


melbourne Hebrew congregation inc $3,000

minaret college inc $7,000


Rye Beach community Action group inc $10,000

school of social sciences - la trobe university $35,000

shalom Association inc $5,000

st mark's uniting church $6,000

st Paul Apostle catholic church – ecumenical and interfaith committee $2,000

the committee for sri lanka inc $5,000

the great stupa of universal compassion $3,000

the wellspring centre $20,000

uniting church in Australia $10,000

unity in diversity inc $6,000

victorian council of churches $10,000

whittlesea interfaith network (win) $20,000

total $371,700

Funding categorY grant (gst excluded)

multicultural Festivals and events $1,336,200

multicultural senior citizens organisational support $917,750

organisational support $688,680

education Programs $131,500

Buildings and facilities improvement $402,990

strengthening multicultural communities $626,800

interfaith and multifaith Programs $371,700

total grants $4,475,629

gRAnts summARy


appendix 3

as at 30 june 2009

victorian multicultural commission

Action on disability within ethnic communities

Adult multicultural education services

Australian multicultural Foundation

Ballarat Regional multicultural council

Bendigo ethnic communities council

Buddhist council of victoria

centre for culture, ethnicity and Health

centre for multicultural youth issues

eritrean women’s Association of victoria

ethnic communities’ council of sunraysia

ethnic communities’ council of victoria

gippsland multicultural services

Hindu society of victoria

islamic council of victoria

Jewish community council of victoria

migrant Resource centres directors network

multicultural Arts victoria

multifaith multicultural youth network

municipal Association of victoria

Russian ethnic Representative council

sikh interfaith council of victoria

sri lankan community

tamil cultural Association of victoria

victorian council of churches

vietnamese cultural Heritage centre

western english language school

Victorian multicultural commission adVisorY council


appendix 4

awards For excellence

For meritorious serVice to the communitY – indiViduals

mr Peter Adamis mr vincenzo galtieri mrs galina lobanov mr demos savva

mrs Joan Adamson mrs maria gardani calandro mr egon lutjens mrs umran simsir

cr sam Alessi mr iakovos garivaldis mr david manne mr Kuldip singh Bassi

mrs leonilla Alexeev mr carmine gattuso mrs Afshan mantoo the late mr Joginder singh Rai

mr tissa Amarasekera ms claire gazis mrs sithy marikar mrs Jessica smugrevski

mr george Andreou ms Angela giardino mrs Agnes marton mr Rucio sosnowski

mrs esther Antos mrs Figen Hasimoglu mr Frank merlino mr luigi sozzi

ms tania Bacash mon Frank Hickey mrs valentina mezentseff ms christoula stefanatos

ms Julianna Balazs mr Russell Jack Am ms Jolanta mielczarek mr Bhim sud

mr vincenzo Barca mr chris Kalaitzis mr lucio miranda mr Kouy taing

mr Frank Bevacqua mrs maria Kallinteridis dr mohamed Firdausy mohideen mr martin taliana

mr Aleksander Bialocerkowski ms dilpreet Kaur Jaswal mr denis muto mr mean te

mrs teresa Borzillo mr Abdul Khan mr eamon naughton ms Brigitte tornatora

mr Anton Brne mr menachem Khoen ms marika orosz mrs Antonietta tricarico

mr Peter Bujnowski mrs Bernadette Khoury ms Kathryn osmond mr ilias tsinanis

mr Josef caf moefaauo lotomau Komiti mr Achilleas Papadopoulos mr nick tsousis

mr michele capaldo mr stylianos Konstantinidis cr Kris Pavlidis mr teddy tuason

mr sai Kit chan mr spyros Korosidis mr Antonis Polycarpou mrs eleftheria tzouvelis

mrs Alison chapman mr michael Kypreos (metaxas) dr Ambalavaner Ponnampalam ms lucy urbancic

mr Philip K.s. chui mr domenico lagana ms elly Potamidis mrs Rosa volpe

ms slava crooks mr yin choi lam mr satishwar Prakash mr Arthur sung ta wu

mr Romolo di giulio mrs donata lattanzio ms Birute morta Prasmutas mr John Zafiropoulos

mrs Renza dirksz mr wellington lee ms maria Presti mr george Zangalis

mr Franco dondio mr Paul lesur mr Haralambos Prodromidis mr lian Ren (Jerry) Zhu

mr costas elisseou mrs ghyliane lesur mrs Anna Romeo mr marko Zitterschlager

ms Anna Feoktistova ms Zhao Ran li mrs Franciska sajn ms marilyn Zukalski

mr Percy Fernandez ms xiu yu lin mr carlo salustro

mr nickiforos Floratos mr vincent Kou chiang liu mr Jim sarris

For meritorious serVice to the communitY – indiViduals organisations

Association latinos Residents of victoria inc indian senior citizens Association

Australian Asian Association of victoria inc Polish senior citizens club in Footscray

chinese cancer society of victoria inc sicilia nostra senior citizens club inc

Filipino Australia Friendship Association of geelong inc south-eastern yugoslav Pensioner's group dandenong

Filipino silayan dance Academy


appendix 4


For serVice deliVerY to multicultural Victoria – indiViduals

mr Abdul nasir Aatifi mrs Alicja gotlib ms claire naffah mr Harbir singh Kang

ms Fatha Ade mr Bill Hatzisimeonidis ms natalija nesvadba mr Roman syrek

mr melaku Ali mr meca Khoa Ho mr stephen o'malley mr loc trinh

ms Barbara chapman ms Renate Kamener mr chin nhu ong ms liz tripodi

mr tony charbel ms Rashika Kulasinghe mr Aristos Panagakis mrs sebastiana valvo

ms mila Abenoja cichello ms carol makhoul mr menios Paterakis mr sotirios vassos

ms sulaika dhanapala mrs nelly mavraganis dr senake Perera mrs liang wanghua

mr david diaz mr vlassis mavraganis ms Pina Piedimonte

mr vajira ekanayake ms Kavisha mazzella mr trevor Prabhakaran

ms carmen gatt mrs geeti mukhlas mr Fritz schwab

media award – the age

ms dewi cooke

ms Farah Farouque

educations awards

ms chau cong

eastern schools Refugee Action network (esRAn)

noble Park Primary school

amBassador awards

cr christopher gahan

ms Kiemi lai

Australian Karen organisation

premier’s award For communitY harmonY

Federation square

local goVernment award

city of whittlesea

pacmac awards

inspector nigel Howard

senior constable crystal cartwright

constable nadia Hammoud

Police community exemplary Award – migrant information centre, east melbourne

For serVice deliVerY to multicultural Victoria – organisations

Ames community guide Program otway community college

Australian indian innovations inc spectrum mRc – Aged & disability services/employed carers innovative Program

Brotherhood of st laurence suzuki night market – Queen victoria market

centre for Philippine concerns Australia inc tabulam & templer Homes for the Aged inc

city of greater dandenong – youth services – sports inclusion Program turkish tulip Festival – Australian turkish cultural Platform

city of yarra – Belonging in Australia Project uniting care cutting edge

edmund Rice centre vietnamese veterans Association of victoria – Hong Bang vietnamese ethnic school

Jewish cultural centre & national library Kadimah wellsprings for women inc.

louise multicultural community centre



appendix 5

Victorian reFugee regonition record (Vrrr)

Vrrr recipients 2009

mr terefe Aborete ms Fartun Farah mrs malvina malinek

mr Javad Alizada mrs saba Feniger mrs Anita milicevic

mrs immaculate Bihamba mr sash Herceg mr chan goch cham nyok

mrs lydia charlamow mrs Qingyun Huang mr Andrew ohide

mr Hung xuan chau mrs nida Hussein mr Parsuram sharma-luital

mrs Rose elias mrs Fowzia issa mr leigh Phong thanh trinh

ms Farah Faiq mr thon makuei thon ms Farhnaz Zamani

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