The Victorian Government is committed to promoting and enhancing the social, cultural and economic benefits of cultural diversity to all Victorians. The Multicultural Festivals and Events (MFE) program encourages participation of the whole Victorian community in festivals and events to celebrate and embrace our vibrant multicultural diversity. This initiative is administered by the Department of Premier and Cabinet’s Multicultural Affairs and Social Cohesion (MASC) Division.

The Victorian Government’s Wildlife Rehabilitator Grants Program provides funding to support wildlife rehabilitators including shelter operators and foster carers, to purchase a range of equipment and infrastructure to assist with the operation of their facilities and to attend appropriate training.

Through Water for Victoria, the Victorian Government is investing $4.7 million over four years in research on Country and local projects with Traditional Owners and Aboriginal Victorians to properly understand Aboriginal water values, uses, aims and

Advance is a school-based program for young people to volunteer in their community. It is a partnership between the Department of Human Services, Victorian Government secondary schools and community organisations.

The Victorian Government is taking a coordinated government approach to the closure of Alcoa's Anglesea Power Station and Coal Mine on the 31st August, 2015.

Eligible Victorians holding a valid Pensioner Concession or Health Care Card currently receive free clinically necessary transport. This may not apply when being transported from a private healthcare facility.

The State Library Victoria, in partnership with the Baldessin Press, offers a special residency opportunity as part of the annual fellowship program.

The Amor Residency at Baldessin Press & Studio is generously supported by artist Rick Amor and the Baldessin Press & Studio in St Andrews. Situated in bushland 50 km from Melbourne, the studio is named in memory of artist, printmaker and sculptor George Baldessin (1939–78), who built the bluestone studio in 1971.

The residency is offered to a visual artist wishing to explore works on paper, in particular printmaking or artists books, using research material from the State Library.

The Amor Residency at Baldessin Press & Studio may take place at any time within the year of the award, according to the recipient's project and research plans. The offer may include accommodation, printmaking tuition or technical support, materials or editioning to the sum of $5000.

The recipient also has the opportunity to participate in an event to present their project to the Library, the public and other supporters.

Applications for the 2018–19 residency are now open. Applications must be emailed by 6pm on Sunday 22 April 2018 to fellows@slv.vic.gov.au.

The Annual Electricity Concession is available to help ease cost of living pressures by providing concession cardholders with a discount of 17.5 per cent off household electricity bills.

The Anzac Centenary Community Grant Program offers funding to eligible organisations for projects that commemorate the service and sacrifice of World War One (WWI) veterans and their communities or inform and educate Victorians about the experiences of WWI veterans and their communities. WWI related projects could include new memorials, one off community events, local community education projects and the preservation of WWI history. The program will run over the Anzac Centenary (2014-18) and is designed to support projects up to $20,000 (excluding GST).

An opportunity for all Victorians to acknowledge the wartime efforts of their local municipality's military service people or locals who supported Australia's military cause.