9 May 2018
Security Upgrades For The Jewish Community
May 3, 2018
Our state’s Jewish communities will be able to continue practising their culture and beliefs without fear, thanks to new security upgrades at local community facilities. Delivered as part of the Andrews Labor Government’s Victorian Budget 2018/19, $3 million will go towards making Jewish community centres safer and more secure. Over the past two years, the […]
Categories: Media Release, Premier
More support for our multicultural communities
May 1, 2018
Our state’s culturally diverse communities will get a Budget boost, with new funds for local projects and festivals. The Andrews Labor Government’s Victorian Budget 2018/19 will deliver $43.6 million to improve multicultural community infrastructure, help migrants settle into Australia’s way of life and better support our state’s multicultural festivals and events. From new community halls […]
Categories: Media Release, Minister for Multicultural Affairs
Millions Of Dollars To Support Victoria’s Multi-Festival Season
March 28, 2018
The Andrews Labor Government is supporting multicultural community festivals and events across Victoria to strengthen cultural diversity and understanding, and encourage participation by all members of the community. Minister for Multicultural Affairs Robin Scott today announced nearly $2 million through the Multicultural Festivals and Events (MFE) program. From today, community groups and schools can apply […]
Categories: Media Release, Minister for Multicultural Affairs
New Funding For Community Facilities And Cultural Centres
March 21, 2018
The Andrews Labor Government will provide more than $3 million to over 60 culturally diverse community organisations across Victoria to support the restoration or construction of community facilities and cultural precincts. This funding will be provided through the Labor Government’s Community Infrastructure and Cultural Precincts (CICP) program. CICP promotes greater use of community facilities by […]
Categories: Media Release, Minister for Multicultural Affairs
Education, Tourism And Jobs As Premier Visits India
January 15, 2018
Tourism, international education, business and investment opportunities are on the agenda this week as Premier Daniel Andrews makes his first official visit to India. Mr Andrews will visit Delhi and Bengaluru during his three-day tour of one of Victoria’s most valued trade partners and tourist markets. India is home to the third largest and fastest […]
Categories: Media Release, Premier
Victoria’s India Strategy: Doubling Trade And Creating Jobs
January 14, 2018
The Andrews Labor Government is taking action to double the value of Victoria’s annual goods exports to India to almost $1 billion over the next decade. Premier Daniel Andrews today unveiled Victoria’s India Strategy: Our Shared Future ahead of his first official visit to India this week. The strategy is an ambitious blueprint aimed at […]
Categories: Media Release, Premier
Ancient Greece Meets Modern Melbourne With New Benaki Museum Exchange
December 10, 2017
A new collaboration between the world-renowned Benaki Museum in Greece and Melbourne’s Hellenic Museum will see leading Australian artist Sam Jinks show a new major commission inspired by the Parthenon in Athens. Touring the Benaki Museum, Premier Daniel Andrews announced the new partnership, which will also see the Hellenic Museum receive from the Benaki Museum […]
Categories: Media Release, Premier
Strengthening Victoria’s Greek Language Programs
December 9, 2017
Victorian school and kinder children of Greek heritage will benefit from new language and cultural programs thanks to a new agreement secured by the Andrews Labor Government. Premier Daniel Andrews today announced a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Greek and the Victorian Governments that will bolster the delivery of Greek language programs in […]
Categories: Media Release, Premier
Helping Diverse Communities Tackle Family Violence
December 5, 2017
The Andrews Labor Government is helping culturally diverse Victorians escape family violence with $10.5 million for a range of community-led prevention programs and specialist support services. Minister for Multicultural Affairs Robin Scott announced the package today, which responds to recommendations of the Royal Commission into Family Violence and forms part of the Government’s 10-year plan […]
Categories: Media Release, Minister for Multicultural Affairs
Supporting Victoria’s Future Interpreters
December 1, 2017
Scholarship applications are closing soon for those eyeing a career in interpreting. Budding interpreters will receive up to $4,320 towards course fees for the Diploma or Advanced Diploma of Interpreting at RMIT University, across a range of languages, including Hazaragi, Burmese, Nepali and Urdu. Twenty-six per cent of Victorians, or over 1.53 million people, speak […]
Categories: Media Release, Minister for Multicultural Affairs