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APPENDIX 3

VICTORIAN REFUGEE RECOGNITION RECORD 2005

Yusuf Sheikh Omar Dr Kamiran Abdouka Rev Arohn Kuung Mr Isse Mohamud Farah Mr Otha Akoch Miss Mersiha Dobric Mr Gatwech Kulang Mr Wicki Ramasingham Miss Margaret Choul Sheekh Isse Abdo Mr Aslam Akram Mrs Hawa Mohammud Amin Mr Khaled Abdulwahab Mrs Nina Bassat AM Mr Mueen Al Breihi Mr David Biel Malout Mr Gatwech Lam Puoch

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VICTORIAN MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION AWARD – SCHOOL/ORGANISATION

AMES Education/Secondary Schools: Transition to Secondary School Model Carlton Primary School Gould League of Victoria/Sunshine North Primary School North Geelong Secondary College Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE – Bi-Lingual Community Workers Training Program

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AWARD

Moreland City Council POLICE AND COMMUNITY MULTICULTURAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE AWARDS

Inspector Graham Wigg Senior Constable Nektarios Parissis Constable Kin Tak Lin Mr Leigh Trinh Blue Light Wonthaggi

AWARD FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE IN THE COMMUNITY – ORGANISATION

Altona North Senior Citizens Inc Ararat Chinese Heritage Society Inc Australian Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA) Inc Australian Irish Welfare Bureau Inc Australian Visayan Association of Victoria Inc Buddha’s Light International Association of Victoria Buddhist Council of Victoria Casey Hungarian Senior Citizens Club Inc Francoise Babet Leukaemia Foundation Inc Greek Orthodox Community Women’s Group of Lalor Jewish Museum of Australia Nunawading Hungarian Senior Citizens’ Club Inc Polish Senior Citizen Club in Caulfield Rodriguan Social Club of Victoria Savoy Ladies Recreation Group Society for Aid to Children Inoperable in Mauritius (SACIM) The Greek Choir of the Cultural and Educational Club of Florinians PREMIER’S AWARD FOR COMMUNITY HARMONY

Ms Ros Beaton Mr Leslie Erdi Rabbi John Levi AM DD Mr Philip Shanahan

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AWARD FOR SERVICE DELIVERY TO MULTICULTURAL COMMUNITY – ORGANISATIONS

Adult Migrant Education Industrial Relations Victoria – RCTVA “Sputnik” – Journalism Service – Employment Outworkers Program – Community Services South East Region Brimbank City Council – Migrant Resource Centre – Brimbank Beat Project – Arts Keysborough Urban Fire Community Services Brigade – Emergency Services Coburg North Primary School Springvale Asian Business Wakakirri Team – Education Lalor Living & Learning Association Inc – Community Arts Centre – Community Services Craig Family Centre Inc – Springvale Fire Brigade – Community Services Metropolitan Fire & Emergency Country Fire Authority – Services Board Horn of Africa Emergency Services Don Bosco Brunswick Youth Women – Staying Safe Project Foundation Inc – Youth Services – Emergency Services Stereo 974 – Western Radio Broadcasters Inc Geelong Interfaith Network – North Richmond – Public Broadcasting Community Relations Community Health Centre – Community Services Victorian Safe Communities Goulburn Ovens Institute Network Inc – Emergency Services of TAFE – Education Odyssey House Victoria/Quang Greek Senior Citizens Club Minh Temple Partnership – of Red Hill & Mornington Community Services Peninsula “Panagia Kamariani” – Community Services

VMC AMBASSADOR AWARD – INDIVIDUAL

Ms Hala Abdelnour Mr Christos Tsivoglou

VMC AMBASSADOR AWARD – ORGANISATION

Gippsland International Women’s Group Inc Multicultural Arts Victoria

BUSINESS CORPORATE AWARD

Pan Event Entertainment Pantalica Cheese Company Pty Ltd

VMC MEDIA AWARD

The Colac Herald

VICTORIAN MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION AWARD – INDIVIDUAL

Ms My Anh Dang Ms Amal El-Khoury Mr Michael Jada Mrs Tina Thinh Nguyen Ms Margaret Nicolaou

70 VICTORIAN MULTICULTURAL COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2005–06 AWARD FOR SERVICE DELIVERY TO MULTICULTURAL COMMUNITY – INDIVIDUALS

Mrs Leila Alloush Mr Anastasios Dr Trieu–Dan Nguyen Mr Germano Spagnolo Community Services Kolokotronis Arts/Literature Journalism Arts/Folklore Mr Vecihi (John) Basarin Mr Xuan–Khoan Nguyen Ms Malina Stankovska Community Heritage Mr Ubaldo Larobina Arts/Literature Community Services Journalism Mr Daniel Carbone Mr Hoang–Son Nguyen Mr Keith Stodden LOTE Education Dr Michael Lee Community Services Community Services Arts Mrs Leiona Cocker Ms Giang Nguyen Dr Ilija Sutalo Volunteer Services Mrs Birute Liebich Community Services Community Heritage Community Services Mrs Sulaika Dhanapala Mr Tuong Dinh Nguyen Mrs Ann Synan Comunity Services Mr Sin Cat Lieng Journalism Heritage LOTE Education Mr Frank Di Blasi Dr Apollo Nsubuga–Kyobe Ms Kerrie Tardio Aged Care Mr Sebastiano Liotta Community Services Childcare Services Arts Mr Craig French Mr Fernando Olmos Mr Mean Te Education Mr Peter Loenen Aged Care Community Services Emergency Services Mr George Galanis Sr Mary O’Shannassy Mr Van Tu Tran Journalism Ms Fiona Martin Community Services LOTE Education Community Services Ms Bich Ha Mr Buu Phung Mr Ba Phuc Tran Community Services Mr Jordan Mavros Childrens Services Community Services Community Services Mr Quyen Cong Ho Mr Nino Randazzo Ms Maria Tucci Journalism Mrs Mary Mehmet Arts & Journalism Community Services Volunteer Services Mr Anson Hong JP Mr Javier Ruiz Mrs Kanela Vlahogeorgos Journalism Ms Jaklina Michael Arts and Education Volunteer Services Health Services Mr Neil Hunt Mr Don Santowiak Mrs Amale Yacoub Emergency Services Mrs Lubov Millar Community Services LOTE Education Volunteer Services Rev Father Mr Nicholas Schkola Mrs Maro Yemettas Stavros Kakavas Mr Khac–Nhan Nguyen Community Services Arts Community Services Arts/Literature Mrs Amar Kaur Singh Mr Dharmapala Mrs Thi Loan Nguyen Community Services Kodikarage Arts/Literature LOTE Education Mrs Waleria Sozanski Mr Ngoc–Phach Nguyen Volunteer Services Journalism

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APPENDIX 2

VICTORIA’S AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS 2005

AWARD FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE IN THE COMMUNITY – INDIVIDUAL

Dr Berhan Ahmed Mr Harold Gomez Mr Anton Nadarajah Mrs Katica Stankovic Mrs Laila Al Haouli Mr Satya Goundan Mr Chris Najdovski Mr Stanley Peter Sutas Mr Arthur Alebakis Mr Gaetano Greco Mr Paul Land Nguyen Mr Kon Syngeniotis Ms Shirley Aolei Mr Giuseppe Greco Mr Thanh Ngoc Nguyen Mrs Beverley Tait Mrs Cira Arcuri Mr Vittorio Guarino Mr Phu Ba Nguyen Mr Guangtao Tang Mr Harry Arvanitakis Mrs Be Ha Mr Hong Ky Nguyen Mr George Te Mr George Bafitis Ms Stella Hennequin Mr Andreas Nicolaou Whakaotinga-Hallett Mrs Aichah Bahouche Mr Szilvester Hipik Ms Nilgun Olcayoz Mr Adamu Tefera Mr Mario Bettanin Ms Di Hirsh Ms Aynur Ozturk Mrs Ilona Teleky Mr Gwindon Borucki Mr Nhar Ieng Mr Ari Pappas Mr Tan Truyen Thai Mr Domenico Mrs Soula Kanellopoulos Ms Lina Parissi Mr George Thomas (Mimmo) Bottari Mr Gary K. Katacouzinos Mr Cosmo Petardi Mrs Menka Thomas Mrs Michelina Brancati Ms Stella Kariofyllidis Mr Giuseppe Petralia Mr Michael Tiliacos JP Ms Janina Burdziejko Mrs Nancy Kennedy Mr William R Phillips Ms Jan Todorovic Mr Frank Calleja Mr Demetrious Kondoleon Mr Theo Pitsilidis Mr Lei-Sheng Tong Mr Domenico Carnovale Mrs Alexandra Kravaritis Father Victor Rophael Ms Maria Tosevski Mr Vittorio Casale Mr William Lau Mr Shmuel Rosenkranz Mr Simos Tsabazis Mrs Cathy Crespan Mr Sung Soo Lee Mrs Santa Sabato Mr Apostolos Tsiangos Mr Thien Van Dang Mr Clarence Lee Mr George Said Mr Antonis Tsourdalakis Mr Domenico Defazio Mr Limm Moon Louey Mrs Rita Saliba Mr Joze Turk Mr Krikor Der Avedissian Mr Tong Ly Mrs Giuseppina Salustro Mr Anthony Tziffos Mr Jimmy Dingli Mr Vincenzo Mammone Mr Leonardo Grazio Mrs Perihan Unal Mr Edrich Dole Santomartino Mr Abraha Mamo Mrs Guiseppina Vaccari Mr Ignace Ducasse Mrs Thekla Scarcella Mrs Stavroula Mangidis Mr Sydney Cecil Vas Mr Khalil Eideh Mrs Inna Shcherbakova Mrs Mary Marczyk Mr George Veneris The Late Mrs Rosa Schirato Mr Jim Martino Mr Arthur Vlachos Mr Francesco Esposto Mr Joseph (Jozef) Mrs Metka McKean Mr Zacharias Mr Giuseppe Farina Sendobry Vogiazopoulos Mrs Danuta Mr Charles Farrugia The Late Mr Gary Mehmet-Piniuta Mr Daniel Wallace Sheppard Mr P.M.Robert Feillafe Mr Zampikos (Sam) Mrs Mala Wijenayake Mr Gurbax Singh Bains Mrs Spiridoula Floratos Merambeliotis Mr Steve Williams Mr Manmohan Mr Pei Zhao Ge Mr Pasquale Mercaldi Singh Shergill Mr Lawrence Wong Mr Spiros Genovezos Mr Imtiaz Mohamed Mr David H Sherr Mr Jack Wu Mr John Germano Mr Giuseppe Morsanutto Mrs Antonia Signorino Mrs Artemis Zamanis Mrs Anna Giannacacos Mrs Bessy Mougos Mr Steven John Soos Mr Harilaos Zotos

68 VICTORIAN MULTICULTURAL COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2005–06 ORGANISATION GRANT ($) Somali Community Information Services Network 3,000 Somali Cultural Association 2,000 South Central Region Migrant Resource Centre 4,000 South Sudan Equatorian Association 5,000 Southern Ethnic Advisory & Advocacy Council (SEAAC) 6,500 Spanish Latin American Welfare Centre (CELAS) 5,000 St Albans Primary School 2,000 Sudanese Community Association of Australia 4,500 Sunraysia Ethnic Communities Council 10,000 Swinburne University - Sports Without Borders 20,000 Tautua Samoa Sports, Entertainments and Event Associations 8,000 The Association of Hazaras in Victoria 2,000 The Great Stupa of Universal Compassion 5,000 The Gujarati Association of Victoria 5,000 The Italian Australian Coordinating Committee of Gippsland 20,000 The New Hope Foundation 4,000 The Samoan Community Link of Victoria 2,000 This is the Place for a Song Collective 10,000 Tigrian Community Association in Victoria 4,000 Tongan Australian Association 5,000 Union of Australian Women (Victorian Section) 5,000 United Somali Women Organisation in Victoria 4,000 Unity in Diversity 2,000 Victoria Police (Multicultural Advisory Unit) 24,200 Victorian Arabic Social Services (VASS) 5,000 Victorian Eritrean Community Association 6,500 Victorian State Council of YMCAs Youth Services 2,000 Vietnamese Community in Australia - Vic Chapter 4,000 Vietnamese Youth Network of the West 3,000 Wellsprings for Women 4,000 Western Region Ethnic Communities Council 7,500 Whittlesea Community Connections 2,000 Whittlesea Multicultural Communities Council 7,500 TOTAL 716,200 NUMBER OF GRANTS: 119

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ORGANISATION GRANT ($) ORGANISATION GRANT ($) Western Port Secondary School 700 Ethiopian Community Association in Victoria 4,000 Western Region Ethnic 2,000 Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District. 10,000 Communities Council Eton Israeli 2,000 Westgarth Primary School 700 Eurofest Choir Bendigo 6,800 Whittlesea Multicultural 1,000 Federation of Indian Associations of Victoria 10,000 Communities Council Federazione Italiana Lavoratore Willmott Park Primary School 600 Emigrate e Famigue (FILEF) 3,000 Wilmot Road Primary School 700 Fiji Social and Cultural Organisations Wimmera Health Care Group 700 of Victoria Australia (FSCOVA) 4,000 Wodonga Show Society 500 Filipino Community Council of Victoria 3,000 Women’s Health West 600 Football Federation Victoria 3,000 Wonthaggi Italian Senior Citizens Club 400 Gippsland Ethnic Communities Council 2,500 Xin Jin Shan Chinese Language 500 Gippsland Multicultural Services 12,000 and Culture School Goulburn Valley Pacific Islander Association 2,000 Yarra Plenty Regional Library 800 Hamerkaz Shelanu 2,000 Yarraman Park Primary School 700 Harari Community Association Australia 2,000 Yugoslav-Australian Workers Centre 300 Hazara Australian Community ‘Brotherhood Unity’ Association of Victoria 3,000 Zvonimir Folkloric Group 400 Hmong Australia Society 4,000 SUB TOTAL 471,800 Horn of Africa Communities Network 5,000 NUMBER OF GRANTS: 532 Hotham Mission (Asylum Seekers Program) 5,000 Hungarian Community TOTAL FESTIVALS: 858,730 Co-operative Association 6,000 Islamic Association of Australia 4,000 STRENGTHENING MULTICULTURAL Islamic Council of Victoria 11,000 COMMUNITIES GRANTS (APPENDIX 1F) Islamic Girls and Women’s Group 3,000 Islamic Society of Victoria 7,000 Jesuit Social Services 10,000 ORGANISATION GRANT ($) Kastellozorian Association of Victoria 2,500 Afghan Youth Foundation for Unity (AYFUN) 5,000 Kultura Bosnian and Herzegovinian Al Amel TPV Holders Association 3,000 Cultural Society 2,000 Antiochian Community Kurdish Association of Victoria 3,500 Support Association (ACSA) 3,000 Kyabram Italian Social Bocce Club 2,500 Australia China Friendship Lao Australian Society 3,500 Society Victoria Branch 1,500 Lao Elderly Association 2,500 Australian Arabic Women Community Group 5,000 Migrant Information Centre Australian Federation (Eastern Melbourne) 2,500 of Ukrainian Organisations 2,000 Moreland Community Health Centre 2,000 Australian Intercultural Society 8,000 Multicultural Arts Victoria 30,000 Australian Lebanese Welfareorporated 2,000 Municipal Association of Victoria 50,000 Australian Western Thrace Turkish Nasir Community Development Association of Victoria 10,000 Agency (NCDA) 3,000 Ballarat Chinese Community Association 3,000 National Council of Jewish Ballarat Italian Association 3,500 Women of Australia 3,200 Ballarat Regional Multicultural Council 15,000 NESB Links 5,000 Bendigo Regional Ethnic New Zealand, Maori, Polynesian Welfare Communities Council 10,000 Support Group (Te Whanau Rangimarie) 2,000 Bosnian Choir Sevdalinka 3,000 Noble Park English Language School 3,500 Buddhist Vihara Victoria 2,000 North East Multicultural Burgher Association (Australia) 2,000 Association (NEMA) 15,000 Chinese Cancer Society of Victoria 3,000 Northern Migrant Resource Centre 3,000 Chinese Community Social Services Centre 3,000 Nuer Community in Victoria 3,000 City of Kingston 3,500 Nuer Womens Group 5,500 Congregational Christian Oakleigh Soccer Club 10,000 Church: Parish of Glenroy 2,000 Oromo Community Council of Slovenian Organisations Association in Melbourne 5,000 of Victoria 2,000 Palestinian Charity Association of Victoria 2,500 Cultural Centre of Florinians “Aristotelis” 1,500 Parklands Albury Wodonga 30,000 Darebin Ethnic Communities Council 7,500 Polish Community Association in Geelong 3,500 Dinka (Jieng) Community Polish Scouting Association Council of Australia 5,000 ‘Korale’ Unit in Morwell 1,500 Diversitat 12,500 Project Respect 20,000 East Timor Chinese Middle Refugee Council of Australia 15,000 and Aged Association 1,500 RMIT University (Australian-Greek Erasmus Foundation - Netherlands Resource and Learning Centre) 10,000 Australian Cultural Society 2,000 Russian Cultural and TV Association 5,000 Eritrean Community in Australia 3,500 Serbian Welfare Association of Victoria 4,500 Eritrean Orthodox Association in Australia 2,000 Shri Sanatan Dharam Society of Victoria 2,000 Eritrean Womens Association of Victoria 2,000 Somali Australian Council of Victoria 6,000

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ORGANISATION GRANT ($) ORGANISATION GRANT ($) Sangam Community Association 1,000 Telugu Association of Australia 500 Sapthaswara School of Carnatic Music 400 Temple Society Australia 400 Sauzal Folkloric Dance Group 400 Thai Culture and Food Festival 1,500 School of Christian Performing Arts 500 The Basque Society 400 Scots of Victoria Coordinating Group 2,500 The Committee for Sri Lanka 2,000 Scout Association of Australia - 800 The Hamilton and Alexandra College 600 Victorian Branch The Indian Association of Roxburgh Park 400 Selimiye Youth Support & Recreation 400 The Italian Pension Club of Kingston 300 Serbian Orthodox Church 600 The Korean Society of Victoria Australia 1,000 & School Community St Stefan The New Hope Foundation 1,000 Serbian Welfare Association of Victoria 300 The New Hope Foundation (Refugee 1,200 Shepparton High School 1,000 Resource Centre Footscray) Shepparton Italian Catholic Federation 300 The Olympian Society 300 Shri Sanatan Dharam Society of Victoria 500 The Pan Maniot Youth Union of Australia 400 Society for Asian Languages & Arts 500 The Robert Burns Club of Melbourne 500 Somali Community 2,000 The Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’i Of the 300 Somali Inter-Riverine Community 800 City of Boroondara Limited Development Association Thomas Mitchell Primary School 700 Somali Support and 800 Thomastown East Primary School 700 Development Association Thoona and District Progress Association 500 South Central Region Migrant 600 Tibetan Buddhist Society 500 Resource Centre (Oakleigh) Tigrian Community Association in Victoria 600 South Central Region Migrant 1,000 Timorese Association in Victoria 800 Resource Centre Toora Primary School 600 Southern Ethnic Advisory 800 & Advocacy Council (SEAAC) Topogether Language Learning Centre 600 Spanish Association of Geelong 500 Try Youth & Community Services 700 Spanish Latin American 800 Ukrainian Arts and Culture 300 Welfare Centre (CELAS) Ukrainian Education Council of Australia 1,000 Spiritual Assembly Baha’is of Albury 600 Ukrainian Senior Citizens Club in Melbourne 500 Spotswood Multicultural Older Group 300 Ukrainian Social Club 600 Springvale Asian Business Association 2,200 United Association of Greek 4,000 Springvale Community Aid & Advice Bureau 800 Orthodox Communities and Parishes of Melbourne and Victoria Springvale Indochinese Mutual 500 Assistance Association United Filipino Elderly Group 400 Springvale Neighbourhood House 2,000 United Nations Youth Association 1,500 of Australia Victorian Division Springvale Primary School 700 Universal Chinese and Friends Association 300 Sri Lanka Association of Victoria 500 Vedanta Society of Australia 1,000 St Albans Business Group 2,000 Vermont Secondary School 600 St Albans East Preschool 500 Victoria Hua Xin Chinese 500 St Albans Good Friday Association 900 Women’s Association St Albans Primary School 700 Victorian Arabic Social Services (VASS) 1,300 St Brendan’s Primary School 600 Victorian Assyrian Community 500 St Brigid’s Catholic Education Board 600 Victorian Co-Operative on Children’s 900 St George Association 300 Services for Ethnic Groups (VICSEG) St John of Kronstadt 1,500 Victorian Co-Operative on Children’s 800 Russian Welfare Society Services for Ethnic Groups (VICSEG) St Monica’s Primary School 600 Victorian Dragon Boat Association 500 St Paul’s Catholic Club 400 Victorian Elderly Chinese Welfare Society 400 St Sebastian Association. 400 Victorian Greek/Australian 300 St Vincent’s Health 1,000 Elderly Citizens Group State Zionist Council of Victoria 2,000 Victorian Immigrant and 1,000 Stawell West Primary School 700 Refugee Womens Coalition Stella Maris Maltese Association 300 Victorian Romano Pralipe Association 600 Stonnington Chinese Association 300 Vietnamese Community in 5,000 Stonnington Primary School 700 Australia - Vic Chapter Strathmore Heights Greek 300 Vietnamese Ethnic School 400 Senior Citizens Club of Broadmeadows Sunraysia Ethnic Communities Council 1,500 Vietnamese Professionals 400 Sunshine Polish Charity Association 300 Society, Victoria Chapter Sunshine Secondary College 700 Vizzini Social Club 300 Tamil Australian Friendship Society 500 Wakakirri Association 600 Tamil School Board - 400 Wandin North Primary School 700 Eelam Tamil Association Wanganui Secondary College 700 Tatura Community House 200 Warrnambool City Council 1,200 Tatura Italo Australian & Friends 300 Weerama Festival Committee 700 Tautua Samoa Sports, Entertainments 800 Wellsprings for Women 500 and Event Associations Werribee Macedonian Senior Citizens Club 300

65 ORGANISATION GRANT ($) ORGANISATION GRANT ($) Madeira Folk Dancing ‘Perola Do Atlantico’ 500 North Melbourne Somali 600 Mahogany Neighbourhood Centre 1,000 Women Association Maltese Association Hobsons Bay 500 North Victorian Buddhist Association 500 Maltese Community Council of Victoria 600 Northern Enterprising Women (N.E.W) 800 Maltese La Valette Association 500 Northside Christian College 700 Maltese-Australian Business 2,500 Oakleigh Coptic Senior Social Club 400 & Professional Association of Victorian Old Orchard Primary School 700 Manchester Primary School 1,200 Oromiyaa Cultural and Recreational Club 600 Manningham City Council Gallery 1,500 Oromo Islamic Light School 400 Maribyrnong Library Service 500 Pakenham Consolidated School 700 (Maribyrnong City Council) Palestinian Charity Association of Victoria 400 Martin Luther Homes Boronia 500 Pallaconian Brotherhood of 600 Meadow Heights Turkish Women’s 800 Melbourne and Victoria Leonidas Association Panagia Kamariani Greek 500 Meadowbank Primary School 600 Senior Citizens Club Melbourne Bangla Theatre 500 Pankoaki Brotherhood of Victoria 500 Melbourne Chin Community 300 “O Ippocrates” Association Melbourne Chinese Secondary 300 Pantrifilian Association of 500 and Primary School Association Melbourne and Victoria Melbourne Hebrew Congregation 500 Papadakis Park 200 Melbourne Murugan Cultural Centre 600 Pascale Tarantella Dance Group 300 Melbourne South Eastern Region 500 Pensioner Macedonian Womens 300 Chinese Friendship Centre of Victoria Group of Brimbank Melbourne South Eastern Region 400 Phat Quang Temple 1,000 Chinese Friendship Centre of Victoria Philanthropic Society Nomoy 600 Melbourne Tramways Band 800 Kavalas Agios Silas Melbourne Vinayagar Hindu Sangam 500 Philanthropikos Syllogos Velika Messinias 300 Mentone Grammar School 600 Leykothea Melbourne Australia Mercy Hospital for Women 1,000 Philanthropikos Syllogos-Dimos Meligala 300 Messinias O Profitis Elias Merlion Club 500 Philipino Elderly Association 700 Migrant Resource Centre 800 South East Region Victoria North West Region Plenty Valley Arts 500 Milawa Primary School 1,000 Polish Club “Forty Plus” 300 Mildura Specialist School 600 Polish Senior Citizens Club Footscray 600 Mildura Wentworth Arts Festival 500 International (Women’s Day) Polish Senior Citizens Club in Albion 500 Mill Park Primary School 700 Polish Senior Citizens Club of Altona 300 Monash Maltese Seniors Social Group 400 Polish Senior Citizens Club of Caulfield 300 Montemurro Social Club ‘San Rocco” 500 Politistikos Sylogos Agias Paraskevis 500 Lesvou of Melb & Vic Monterey Secondary College 700 Pontian Association of 300 Moreland City Council 1,500 Melbourne “Euxenos Pontos” Mount Beauty Music Muster 1,000 Pontian Community of 800 Mount Eliza Secondary College 700 Melbourne and Victoria Mowbray College 600 Prahran Chinese Elderly 300 Mullauna Secondary College 600 Citizens Association Multicultural Arts Victoria 16,800 Preston Girls Secondary College 700 Museum of Chinese Australian History 700 Preston Greek Senior Citizens Club 300 Music Glenelg 800 Quang Minh Temple 1,600 N’Adezhda Russian Senior Citizens Club 500 Rabat Malta Social Club of Australia 500 Natimuk Primary School 700 Rajasthani Kutumb of Victoria. 400 National Association for Loss & Grief (Vic) 500 Rethimnian Association of Melbourne 600 National Celtic Folk Festival 1,200 Richmond Asian Business Association. 2,500 National Centre for Hellenic Studies and 700 Riddells Creek Primary School 700 Research - La Trobe University Roberts McCubbin Primary School 1,300 National Council of Jewish 1,800 Rosanna Fire Station Community House 600 Women of Australia Rosebud Secondary College 2,200 Nauru Community Australia 500 Rosewall Neighbourhood Centre 500 Newport Islamic Society 800 Royal District Nursing Service 600 Newport Maltese Association 300 Russian Cultural and TV Association 500 Noble Park English Language School 700 Russian Ethnic Representative 1,000 Noble Park Primary School 700 Council of Victoria North Cyprus Turkish Community 1,000 Ruthven Primary School 700 of Victoria Rye & Peninsula Greek Women’s Group 600 North East Multicultural 2,000 Sacred Heart Catholic School Colac 600 Association (NEMA) Safari Klub 2,500 North Fitzroy Primary School 350 Salvadorean Community Council of Victoria 600 North Geelong Secondary College 1,000 Samoan Advisory Council of Victoria 600

64 MULTICULTURAL FESTIVALS AND EVENTS GRANTS (APPENDIX 1E) ROUND TWO CONTINUED ORGANISATION GRANT ($) ORGANISATION GRANT ($) Greek Elderly Citizens Club Northcote 300 Italian Social Club Altona 300 Greek Elderly Citizens Club 500 Japan Club of Victoria 800 of Maribyrnong & Districts Japan Club of Victoria 1,500 Greek Elderly Citizens Club 300 Jat Jagat 400 of Moonee Valley Jesuit Social Services 500 Greek Elderly Citizens Club of Moreland 800 Jewish Community Council of Victoria 1,500 Greek Federal Organisation of Ex- 600 Jewish Cultural Centre 1,000 Servicemen’s Reserve of Greece in Australia & National Library Kadimah Greek Orthodox Community of 1,000 John Pandazopoulos Hall 1,000 Broadmeadows and Districts Committee of Management Greek Orthodox Community 800 Keon Park Greek Senior Citizens Club 300 of Dandenong & Districts King David School 500 Greek Orthodox Community 1,000 Kingsbury Italian Senior Citizen Club 500 of Frankston and Peninsula Klabb Ghannejja Maltin 500 Greek Orthodox Community of Lalor, 300 Thomastown, Epping and Districts, Knox Italian Community Club 500 Women’s Group Knox Italian Community Club 600 Greek Orthodox Community 600 Kondia Limnos Greek Senior Citizens Club 800 of Mildura & District Kurdish Association of Victoria 800 Greek Orthodox Community 800 Kyabram Secondary College 1,000 of Oakleigh & District Langwarrin Primary School 600 Greek Orthodox Community 500 Lao Elderly Association 600 of Oakleigh & District Latin American Multicultural Association 600 Greek Orthodox Community 800 Latrobe City Council 2,000 of St Albans Aghia Paraskevi Le Belle Arti 600 Greek Orthodox Community of Whittlesea 500 Le Page Primary School 700 Greek Orthodox Parish of “St Andrew’s” 300 League of Maniates and Friends 500 Forest Hill, Senior Citizens Group of Melbourne and Victoria “I Mani” Greek Senior Citizens Association 400 League of Maniates and Friends 300 of St Gregorios of Melbourne and Victoria “I Mani” Greek Senior Citizens Club of Dandenong 800 Lemnian Community of Victoria Ltd 500 Greek Women’s Club of Northern Suburbs 300 Lilydale West Primary School 700 Greek Women’s Elderly Friendly 300 Lions Club of Noble Park-Keysborough 800 Club Preston Lyndale Secondary College 700 Halkidikeon Association Aristotle 1,000 Macedonian Australian Cultural 1,000 the Stageritian Youth Association ‘Tanec’ Hamerkaz Shelanu 1,000 Macedonian Australian Senior 300 Hamilton Primary School 700 Citizens Group “Ilinden”. Hazara Australian Community 600 Macedonian Community Council 700 Association of Victoria of Melbourne and Victoria Hazara Australian Community 600 Macedonian Community 500 Association of Victoria Welfare Association. Healthy Tourism Senior Citizens Club ‘Vigor’ 300 Macedonian Orthodox Community of 500 Heathmont East Primary School 700 Melbourne & Victoria Elderly Citizens Group Hellenic Association of Mornington 700 Macedonian Pensioners 300 Peninsula Aged Citizens Club Association of Footscray Hellenic Community of the City of 1,000 Macedonian Senior Citizen Group of Hillside 300 Moorabbin (Kingston) & Districts Ltd Macedonian Senior Citizens 400 Hellenic Stegi Friendly Elderly 400 Club of West Sunshine Citizen’s Club of Darebin Macedonian Senior Citizens 300 Hellenic Women’s Federation of Victoria 1,500 Group of Altona North Hellenic Writers Association of Australia 500 Macedonian Senior Citizens Group of Ardeer 400 Hellenic Youth Federation of Victoria 800 Macedonian Senior Citizens 300 Highview Christian Community College 600 Group of Hobsons Bay Hindu Foundation 800 Macedonian Senior Citizens 300 Hogar Espanol De Victoria 3,500 Group of Kingspark Holy Saviour Primary School 700 Macedonian Senior Citizens Women’s 500 Igorot Global Organisation - Australia 700 Dancing Group “Veseli Makedonki” Indonesian Club Melbourne 1,000 Macedonian Women’s 300 Islamic Association of Australia 800 Group “Elpida Karamandi” Islamic Elderly Group 600 Macedonian Women’s Pensioners 400 Association of Footscray Islamic Girls and Women’s Group 700 Macedonian Women’s 500 Italian and Ethnic Senior 300 Senior Citizen Group Lalor Citizens Club of Flinders Macedonian Women’s Senior 300 Italian Australian Sporting 500 Citizens Group of Altona Meadows, and Social Club of Gippsland Laverton and Point Cook Italian National Day Committee 5,000 Macedonian Womens Senior Citizens 300 Italian Pensioners Club of Wangaratta 400 Group of Altona North and District Italian Senior Citizens Club of Frankston 400 Macedonian Womens Senior Citizens 300 Group of Hobsons Bay

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ORGANISATION GRANT ($) ORGANISATION GRANT ($) Chinese Mandarin Community 400 Dutch Independent Senior Citizens of Oz 400 Friendship Association (CMCFA) Eelam Tamil Association Victoria 400 Chinese Senior Citizen’s 800 Elderly Club of the Pallaconian Brotherhood 500 Club of Manningham of Melbourne and Victoria Chinese Senior Citizens Friendship 300 Eltham Dutch Over Fifties Club 500 Association of Collingwood Erasmus Foundation - Netherlands 700 Chinese Women’s Association of Victoria 500 Australian Cultural Society Chinmaya Mission Charitable 500 Eritrean Community in Australia 1,500 Operating Trust Eritrean Community in Australia 2,000 Circolo Filatelico Italiano 300 Eritrean Women’s Association of Victoria 1,000 Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di Footscray 300 Eumemmering Secondary College - 700 Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di Werribee 300 Endeavour Hills Campus Circolo Pensionati 300 Fale Hufanga ‘O Tonga (Tongan 500 Multiculturale Di Greenvale Santuary of Sunraysia) Circolo Trentino of Myrtleford 500 Federation of Chinese Associations (Vic) 10,000 and District Club Federation of Indian Associations of Victoria 12,500 City of Greater Bendigo 2,000 Federation of Indo-China Ethnic 500 City of Kingston 600 Chinese of Australia City of Maribyrnong 2,000 Federation of Macedonian Cultural 800 City of Monash 1,500 Artistic Associations of Victoria City of Port Phillip 1,500 Federation of Macedonian Senior Citizens 300 City of Whitehorse 1,000 Groups of the Northern Region of Victoria Clifton Creek Primary School 600 Federation of Macedonian Senior 600 Club Astoria German Australian Society 500 Citizens Groups of the Western Region Cobram italFest 1,000 Federation of Pontian Associations 2,000 of Australia Cobram italFest 300 Federation of Taivgetos of Laconia 300 Coburg West Primary School 700 Federation Panepirotic Union 400 Coburn Primary School 700 of Melbourne & Victoria. Colac Kana Festival 800 Federazione Lucana 400 Committee for Common Celebrations 1,000 Festa Carmine Committee (Swan Hill). 500 of Greek & Australian National Days Fiji Sangam Association of Victoria 800 Community of Cypriots of the Northern 500 Suburbs of Melbourne. Filipino Australian Association of Ballarat 400 Congolese Performing Artists of Victoria 1,000 Filipino Australian Senior Citizens of Victoria 500 Coomoora Secondary College 600 Filipino Australian Social Club 600 of Loddon-Campaspe Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate Archangel 500 Mikhail & St Anthony Church Filipino Community of Sunraysia 500 Coral Park Primary School 700 Filipino-Australian Friends 800 Association (Northern Victoria) Corio West Primary School 600 Filipino-Australian Society 800 Council of Slovenian 1,000 Melbourne’s Northwest (FASMENOW) Organisations of Victoria Fitzroy Chinese Residents Association 500 Council of Sudanese Groups 800 Fitzroy Chinese Women’s Group 400 Cowes Primary School 700 Fitzroy Primary School 700 Craigieburn Secondary College 700 Foochow Association of Victoria 500 Cranbourne Primary School 700 Footscray Asian Business Association 2,500 Croatian Senior Citizens Club of Altona 500 Footscray Primary School 700 Cultural Historical Association 1,500 of Rodriguans and Mauritians Frankston City Council 1,000 in Victoria (CHARM) Gasworks Arts Park 1,000 Cypriot Community of Eastern 500 Geelong Dutch Clubs 500 Suburbs-Elderly Citizens Geelong Highland Gathering Association 1,000 Cyprus Community of Melbourne & Victoria 4,800 Geelong Scottish Dance 800 DACCHTA 1,000 Ghana Association of Victoria 1,500 Dandenong and Endeavour Hills 1,000 Gippsland Ethnic Communities Council 700 Club de Los Abuelos: Italo-Spanish Glen Eira City Council 1,000 Dandenong Catholic Deanery 500 Glenorchy Primary School 700 Darebin Ethnic Communities Council 1,000 Glenrowan Primary School 700 Darebin Greek Women’s 300 Goce Delcev Senior Citizens Association 300 Senior Citizens Group Golden Square Secondary College 700 Darnum Primary School 700 Goulburn Valley Pacific Islander Association 800 Delegazione ANGET Australia 800 Goulburn Valley Polish Association 300 Seat In Melbourne. Goulburn Valley Turkish Islamic 1,000 Disability Opportunities Victoria 400 and Cultural Society Diversitat 15,000 Great Ryrie Primary School 700 Don Valley Primary School 700 Greek & Cypriot Social Welfare Centre 700 Doncaster Gardens Primary School 700 Greek Community of Northcote, 1,000 Doncaster Primary School 700 City of Darebin & Districts Dutch Australian Social Club ‘The Rocket’ 300 Greek Cypriot Parent & Youth Club 700 Western Suburbs of Melbourne.

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MULTICULTURAL FESTIVALS AND EVENTS GRANTS (APPENDIX 1E) ROUND TWO

ORGANISATION GRANT ($) ORGANISATION GRANT ($) ABRISA Brazilian Association for Social 3,000 Australian Macedonian 300 Development and Integration in Australia Pensioner Group Reservoir Afghan Australian Association of Victoria 700 Australian Polish Community Services 800 Afghan Australian Philanthropic Association 1,000 Australian Saay Harari Association 400 Afghan Support Group 600 Australian Somali Society 6,000 African Drama Group (c/o 800 Australian Turkish Cypriot 1,000 Multicultural Arts Victoria) Cultural and Welfare Association AGAPI Care 500 Australian Ukrainian Senior 500 AGAPI Care 800 Citizens Fellowship “Golden Age” Al Sadeq Education and Charity Association 500 Australian Vietnamese 500 Alay Kapwa (We Care) Association 600 Women’s Welfare Association Albert Park Primary School 600 Austrian Cultural Society 1,000 Albion North Primary School 800 Baha’i Council For Victoria 600 Albion Primary School 800 Ballarat Italian Association 700 Alevi Community Council of Australia 800 Ballarat Regional Multicultural Council 1,000 Alliance Francaise de Geelong 600 Balwyn High School 1,000 Alliance Francaise de Melbourne 1,000 Bangla Sahitya Sansad 500 Anglicare Victoria 500 Basava Samithi of Australisia 400 Anglicare Victoria - Dixon House 500 Beit Jala Palestinian Association 1,650 Anglo-Indian Australasian 800 Bell Park North Primary School 700 Association of Victoria Benalla Rural City Council 1,000 Antipodes International 10,000 Bengali Association of Victoria 1,000 Apollo Bay Music Festival 800 Bethany Catholic School 600 Appin Park Primary School 700 Bhar-El-Ghazal Community Development 800 Ararat Community College 500 B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission 2,000 Ararat Community College 500 Boolarra Community Development Group 1,000 Ashburton Traders Association. - 4,000 Boroondara Chinese 500 Ashburton Community Festival Senior Citizens Association Asian Business Association Of Whitehorse 1,300 Bosnian Choir ‘Behar’ 500 Associacion de Latinos 600 Brandon Park Primary School 600 Residentes de Victoria Braybrook College 1,000 Associated Netherlands Societies in Victoria 1,500 Brentwood Park Primary School 700 Association of Greek Elderly 1,000 Brighton Primary School Council 600 Citizen Clubs of Melbourne & Victoria Brotherhood of St Laurence 1,000 Association of International 2,000 Brunswick East Primary School 700 Childrens Festivals Brunswick Secondary College 1,000 Association of Ukrainians in Victoria 800 Brunswick Special Development School 700 Association of Ukrainians in Victoria - 1,000 Buddha’s Light International 500 St Albans Association of Victoria Association of Ukrainians in Victoria - 600 Buddhist Council of Victoria 800 St Albans Buddhist Vihara Victoria 500 Auburn South Primary School 700 Bunyip Primary School 700 Australia (Nur) The Light Foundation 300 Burgher Association (Australia) 800 Australia China Friendship Society 500 Campaspe Shire Council 1,000 Victoria Branch Camperdown P-12 College 1,000 Australian African Children’s Aid 900 and Support Association. (AACASA) Carlton Primary School 600 Australian Albanian Community 1,000 Carraragarmungee Primary School 700 Association Dandenong Cathedral College Wangaratta 800 Australian Arabic Women Community Group 400 Caulfield Junior College 1,000 Australian Cyprian Sports 500 Central Highlands Asian-Australian 500 and Social Association Association of Victoria Australian Federation 2,000 Centre of Greek Ex-Servicemens Elderly 600 of Ukrainian Organisations Citizens Club of Darebin and District Australian Greek and Cypriot 400 Centre of Greek Ex-Servicemen’s Elderly 300 Senior Citizens Club of Melbourne Citizens Club of Kew and District Australian Greek Welfare Society Ltd 1,000 Ceylonese Welfare Organisation 500 Australian Hellenic Educational 800 Chabad Institutions of Australia 1,000 Progressive Association (AHEPA) Chaffey Secondary College School Council 1,000 Australian Kurdish Community 800 Chalcot Lodge Primary School 800 Australian Lebanese Christian 500 Chilean Craft and Arts “La Ruca” 500 Ladies Group - Reservoir Chilean Federation of Older People 500 Australian Lithuanian Community 1,000 Chinese Association of Victoria 1,000 in Melbourne Association Chinese Beijing Opera Club of Melbourne 400

61 ORGANISATION GRANT ($) ORGANISATION GRANT ($) Serbian Social Services and Support 500 Thessaloniki Association “The White Tower” 2,700 Shalom Association 1,300 Tigrian Community Association in Victoria 1,000 Shri Sanatan Dharam Society of Victoria 500 Topogether Language Learning Centre 400 Sinhala Cultural & Community 800 Trevisani Nel Mondo Myrtleford & District 1,000 Services Foundation Ukrainian Arts and Culture 1,000 Sinhala Cultural & Community 800 Ukrainian Association Sunshine 300 Services Foundation Ukrainian Youth Association Geelong 300 Sinhala Cultural & Community 1,000 United Somali Organisation in Australia 1,000 Services Foundation United Somali Women 1,800 Sinhala Language and Cultural School 400 Organisation in Victoria Society for Asian Languages & Arts 700 Unity in Diversity 1,000 Somali Community 1,000 Unity in Progress 2,500 South Sudan Equatorian Association 1,000 Universal Chinese and Friends Association 300 Springvale Indochinese 600 Vedanta Society of Australia 400 Mutual Assistance Association Victoria Fiji Association 800 Springvale Toy Library. 400 Victoria Hua Xin Chinese 400 St Andrews Luqa Social Club 400 Women’s Association St Aphrem Syrian Orthodox Church 700 Victorian Arabic Social Services (VASS) 600 St Eleftherios Greek Elderly 500 Victorian Eritrean Community Association 1,500 and Invalid Pensioners Group Victorian Immigrant and 1,500 St John of Kronstadt 3,000 Refugee Womens Coalition Russian Welfare Society Victorian Iraqi Social Club 500 St Joseph the Worker Parish 700 Victorian Macedonian Disability Association 700 St Mary’s Parish Bairnsdale-Omeo 700 Victorian Macedonian Welfare Association 500 St Peter’s Primary School 700 Victorian School of Languages 1,000 Stella Maris Maltese Association 400 Victorian Scottish Union 1,000 Strathmore Heights 300 Victorian Sikh Association 1,000 Greek Senior Citizens Club Victorian Sikh Association 1,200 Sudanese Community 1,000 Association of Australia Victorian Tamil Cultural Association 1,000 Sudanese Community 1,000 Vietnamese Cultural Group of Brimbank 400 Association of Victoria Vietnamese Mothers Group 500 Sudanese Jieng Association of Australia 1,000 We Are One Day 500 Sudanese Women of the West 700 Wellsprings for Women 500 Sudanese Youth Group 700 Werribee Macedonian Senior Citizens Club 300 Tamil Australian Friendship Society 1,000 Western Region Ethnic 900 Tamil Society of Melbourne 800 Communities Council Tamil Society of Melbourne 500 Western Region Football League 1,900 Tamils Rehabilitation 1,000 Western Region Maltese Women’s Group 300 Organisation (Australia) Ltd Westvale Community Centre 2,500 Tarxien Social Club 800 Whittlesea Community Connections 900 Tatura Italian Social Club 500 Wingate Avenue Community Centre 900 Tatura Italo Australian & Friends 600 Wings of Care (Kanfei Chesed) 700 The Council of Christians and Jews 1,200 Wings of Care (Kanfei Chesed) 200 The Federation of Chinese Organisations 5,000 Women’s Information Support 500 from Vietnam, Cambodia and Lao and Housing in the North Association of Victoria Yarra Plenty Regional Library 600 The Greek Choir of the Cultural 500 Yarranile Cultural Society 700 and Educational Club of Florinians Yugoslav-Australian Workers 400 The Gujarati Association of Victoria 1,500 Centre ‘Brotherhood Unity’ The Gujarati Association of Victoria 1,500 Zimbabwean Community 1,000 The Indian Television 400 in Australia - (Victoria) Broadcasting Association Zvonimir Folkloric Group 300 The Jewish Film Foundation of Australia 2,500 TOTAL 386,930 The Korean Society of Victoria Australia 2,000 NUMBER OF GRANTS: 388 The Melbourne Chinese Choir 500 The Olympian Society 500 The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society 700 Melbourne and District Branch The Samoan Community Link of Victoria 500 The Sindhi Association of Australia 600 The Sri Lankan Study Centre 600 for the Advancement of Technology and Social Welfare (SCATS) The Victorian Maronite Community 800 The Vietnam War Memorial of Victoria 700 The Vietnamese Health Sciences Students 1,000 Association of Victoria The Welsh Choir Of Victoria 600

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ORGANISATION GRANT ($) ORGANISATION GRANT ($) Kastellozorian Association of Victoria 1,500 National Centre for Hellenic Studies 1,000 Keysborough Vietnamese Language Centre 300 and Research - La Trobe University Klabb Ghannejja Maltin 800 National Ethnic & Multicultural 10,000 Knox Hungarian Senior Citizens Club 500 Broadcasters’ Council Knox Hungarian Senior Citizens Club 500 Nauru Community Australia 1,500 Lakeside Secondary College 800 Nauru Community Australia 800 Lao Australian Society 900 Nepalese Association of Victoria 1,000 Latin American Multicultural Association 400 NESB Links 700 Le Belle Arti 400 New United Villages of Florina 1,000 League of Maniates and Friends of 800 North Eastern Melbourne 1,000 Melbourne and Victoria “I Mani” Chinese Association Lemnian Community of Victoria Ltd 600 North Eastern Melbourne 850 Chinese Association Lithuanian Geelong Community 700 North Geelong Secondary College 700 Logomua Fono Samoa 1,000 North Richmond Community Health Centre 700 Macedonian Australian Cultural 800 (Centre for Culture Ethnicity and Health) Youth Association ‘Tanec’ North Victorian Buddhist Association 500 Macedonian Community Council 2,000 of Melbourne and Victoria Northcote City Soccer Club 1,000 Macedonian Elderly Group of Keilor Downs 300 Northern Metropolitan Multicultural 500 Seniors Club Network Macedonian Orthodox Community of 300 Melbourne & Victoria Elderly Citizens Group Nuer Community in Victoria 900 Macedonian Senior Citizen Women’s 300 Oromia Support Group in Australia 1,000 Group “Pelister” of StAlbans Oromo Association in Victoria - 900 Macedonian Senior Citizens Club 300 Australia (OAVA) Pelister of St Albans Oromo Community Association 700 Macedonian Senior Citizens Group - 300 in Melbourne Lalor, Thomastown, Epping & Mill Park Pallaconian Brotherhood of 1,000 Macedonian Senior Citizens Group of 300 Melbourne and Victoria Leonidas Altona Meadows, Laverton and Point Cook Panvictorian-Panelladic 800 Macedonian Senior Citizens 300 Associations of Friends of Peace Group of Altona North Philippine Fiesta of Victoria 1,000 Macedonian Senior Citizens Group 500 Polish Senior Citizens Centre Ardeer 500 of Avondale Heights, East Keilor, Polish Senior Citizens Club Footscray 400 Moonee Valley and Districts Polish Senior Citizens Club of Caulfield 300 Macedonian Senior Citizens 300 Polish Senior Citizens Club of Reservoir 300 Group of Hobsons Bay Prahran & District Scottish Society 500 Macedonian Senior Citizens 300 Prahran Chinese Elderly 800 Group of Kingspark Citizens Association Macedonian Senior Citizens 300 Prahran Chinese Womens 400 Group of Monash Association of Australia Macedonian Women’s Group Heraklea 300 Preston West Primary School 200 Macedonian Women’s Pensioners 300 Pythagoras Greek School 300 Association of Footscray Rajasthani Kutumb of Victoria. 700 Macedonian Womens Senior Citizens Group 300 Rethimnian Association of Melbourne 1,000 of Altona North and District Richmond Vietnamese Language School 300 Macedonian Womens Senior Citizens Group 300 RMIT University (Australian-Greek 1,000 of Hobsons Bay Resource and Learning Centre) Maharashtra Mandal Victoria 500 Rotary Club of Mooroopna 2,000 Malta Star of the Sea House 400 Russian Cultural and TV Association 800 Maltese Association Hobsons Bay 600 Russian Ethnic Representative 1,200 Maribyrnong Festival Ltd 1,200 Council of Victoria Maribyrnong Greens Soccer Club 1,600 Russian House Cultural 600 Melbourne Anglican Benevolent Society 600 Advancement Society Melbourne Irish Festival Committee 1,000 Russian Orthodox Church Abroad 400 (St Patrick’s Festival Melbourne) Melbourne Sunday School Melbourne Murugan Cultural Centre 600 Russian Orthodox Parish 600 Merlion Club 700 of the Holy Virgin’s Protection Mexican Social and Cultural 900 Russian Women’s Association ‘Ogonyok’ 1,000 Association of Victoria Salvadorean Community Council of Victoria 900 Migrant Resource Centre Westgate Region 1,500 San Donato Association 400 Monash University International 800 Sangam Community Association 1,000 Students Service Sapthaswara School of Carnatic Music 500 Mooroopna Educaton and Activity Centre 500 Sauzal Folkloric Dance Group 900 Moreland Turkish Educational 2,200 Scots of Victoria Coordinating Group 630 and Social Affairs Centre Scottish Gaelic Society of Victoria 1,000 Multicultural Arts Victoria 15,700 Serbian Pensioners Club 500 N’Adezhda Russian Senior Citizens Club 1,600 “Branko Radicevic” Geelong Nasir Community Development 900 Serbian School “Vuk Karadzic” St Albans 600 Agency (NCDA) Serbian Social Services and Support 700

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ORGANISATION GRANT ($) ORGANISATION GRANT ($) Circolo Pensionati Italiani di 400 Greek Australian Theatrical 1,400 St Mary Magdlen Chadstone Association of Victoria City of Ballarat 1,000 Greek Australian Theatrical 500 City of Greater Bendigo 1,000 Association of Victoria Club Astoria German Australian Society 800 Greek Democritus Worker’s League 1,000 Club Tivoli Deutscher Verein Melbourne 800 Greek Elderly Citizens Club 650 CODEMO: Community Development 800 of Moonee Valley Multicultural Organisation Greek Elderly Citizens 400 Committee for Common Celebrations of 600 of Clayton and District Greek & Australian National Days Greek Federal Organisation of Ex- 800 Community Radio Federation 1,000 Servicemen’s Reserve of Greece in Australia (Community Radio 3CR) Greek Orthodox Community 1,200 Confederazione Fanti D’Italia - 1,000 of Bendigo and Districts ANSI - Cavalieri Della Patria Greek Orthodox Community 1,000 Co-ordinating Chilean Committee of Victoria 1,200 of Dandenong & Districts Council of Clans of Australasia 1,000 Greek Orthodox Community of Lalor, 400 Thomastown, Epping and Districts, Cretan Brotherhood of 800 Women’s Group Melbourne and Victoria Limited Greek Orthodox Community 1,000 Cultural Centre of Florinians “Aristotelis” 2,000 of St Albans Aghia Paraskevi Culture Education Science International 500 Greek Orthodox Community 500 Liaison Committee of Australia (CESILCA) of Wangaratta and District Cyprus Greek Orthodox Community 2,600 Greek Orthodox Community of Whittlesea 500 of “Apostolos Andreas” Sunshine Guthrie Street Primary School 700 Cyrene Centre 500 Hamerkaz Shelanu 900 Darebin Ethnic Communities Council 1,500 Harmony Foundation Victoria 800 Debney Park Secondary College 700 Hazara Australian Community 700 Delegazione ANGET Australia 800 Association of Victoria Seat In Melbourne. Healthy Tourism Senior Citizens Club ‘Vigor’ 300 Diversitat 10,000 Hellenic Association of Mornington 2,000 Dutch Australian Social Club ‘The Rocket’ 800 Peninsula Aged Citizens Club East Timor Chinese Middle 700 Hellenic Youth Federation of Victoria 800 and Aged Association High Vibes 1,200 Eastern and Central African 2,500 Communities of Victoria Highvale Primary School 1,200 Eelam Tamil Association Victoria 800 Hindi Niketan 700 Eritrean Community in Australia 900 Hindu Foundation 700 Ethiopian Community 2,500 Hindu Satsangh Mandal of Victoria 500 Association in Victoria Hispanic Latin American 5,000 Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District. 1,000 Festival & Cultural Association Ethnic Discussion Club 500 Hmong Australia Society 900 Ethnic Public Broadcasting 1,600 Hoi Yeu Tre VietNam (Vietnamese 700 Association of Victoria (3ZZZFM) Families With Special Needs) Fale Hufanga ‘O Tonga 1,000 Howra Women’s Association 500 (Tongan Santuary of Sunraysia) Hume City Council (Roxburgh 800 Federation of Indian Associations of Victoria 4,000 Park Homestead Community, Arts and Cultural Centre) Federation of Macedonian Senior Citizens 800 Groups of the Northern Region of Victoria Immigrant Women’s Domestic 2,000 Violence Services Federation of Macedonian Senior Citizens 500 Groups of the Western Region Indian Music Association 1,800 Federation of Taivgetos of Laconia 400 Indian Senior Citizens 600 Association of Victoria Festa Carmine Committee (Swan Hill). 1,100 Indian Subcontinent Cultural and 300 Fiji Sangam Association of Victoria 1,000 Community Welfare Association Filipino Australian Association of Ballarat 500 Indo-Chinese Elderly Refugees 700 Filipino Community of Sunraysia 500 Association - Victoria Finnish Society of Melbourne 700 Iranian Society of Victoria 1,000 Fitzroy Chinese Women’s Group 400 Isik College 800 FKA Children’s Services 700 Islamic Society of Victoria 1,500 Foochow Association of Victoria 500 Islamic Women’s Welfare Council of Victoria 1,000 Geelong Dutch Clubs 1,000 Italian Australian Sporting 400 Geelong Indian Association 800 and Social Club of Gippsland Geelong Scottish Dance 1,000 Italian Australians Social Club 700 Geelong Sudanese Association 800 Italian Catholic Federation Morwell 700 German Karneval Society 1,100 Italian Migrant Welfare Organisation 800 Gippsland Ethnic Communities Council 700 Italian Pensioners Club of Wangaratta 500 Glen Waverley Secondary College 4,000 Jewish Museum of Australia 1,400 Golden Dragon Museum 1,000 John Pandazopoulos 700 Greater Shepparton City Council 2,000 Hall Committee of Management Greater Shepparton City Council 1,200 Kaiga Tuvalu Victoria 700 Kangaroo Flat Community Group 1,000

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MULTICULTURAL FESTIVALS AND EVENTS GRANTS (APPENDIX 1E) ROUND ONE

ORGANISATION GRANT($) ORGANISATION GRANT ($) Accademia Letteraria 800 Australian Karen Organisation 500 Italo-Australiana Scrittori (ALIAS) Australian Macedonian 300 Action on Disability Within 1,200 Pensioner Group Reservoir Ethnic Communities (ADEC) Australian Polish Community Services 800 Afar Community Association of Victoria 600 Australian Polish Historical Society 2,500 Afghan Australia Community 500 Australian Serbian Pensioners Club of St 300 Social Sports Club George Church, St Albans & Districts Afghan Australian Association of Werribee 500 Australian Somali Youth Association 500 Afghan Australian Welfare Association 1,000 Australian Ukrainian Senior Citizens 300 Afghan Youth Foundation for Unity (AYFUN) 400 Fellowship “Golden Age” African Youth Group in the Southern Region 1,000 Australian Vietnamese 800 Agelidis Foundation 500 Women’s Welfare Association Al Sadeq Education and Charity Association 600 Azad Gharidian Dance 300 Al-Ansaar Islamic Association 400 Ballarat City Council (Ballarat 1,200 Albanian Australian Community Association 1,000 China Community Committee) Alevi Community Council of Australia 1,000 Bangla Sahitya Sansad 600 Anglo-Indian Australasian 800 Bangladesh Samity 700 Association of Victoria Banksia Secondary College 1,800 Antiochian Community Support 700 Beechworth Chinese Cultural 2,000 Association (ACSA) Centre and Gardens Antipodes International 2,200 Beit Jala Palestinian Association 500 Arabian Gulf Community Association 1,000 Bendigo Australia Indonesia Klub 800 Arabic Culture School 400 Bendigo Regional Ethnic 2,000 Arabic Society of Victoria 1,000 Communities Council Arabic Speaking Women’s Group 800 Bengali Association of Victoria 1,000 Ararat Golden Gateway Festival Committee 2,000 Bengali Language and Culture School 500 Argentinian Social Circle 1,000 Bengali Puja & Cultural Society of Vic 400 South East Melbourne B’nai B’rith Shalom Unit Arts Committee 800 Armenian Cultural Society 800 Bonegilla Former Residents 500 Hamazkaine (Gomidas Chapter) Association (Vic). Armenian General Benevolent 4,500 Boroondara Chinese Senior 500 Union (AGBU) - Victoria Citizens Association Artesur of Victoria 1,600 Bosnian and Herzegovinian 800 Associacion de Latinos 600 Elderly Citizens Club Residentes de Victoria Braybrook & Maidstone 800 Association of Filipino 1,500 Neighbourhood House Association Australians in Gippsland Burgher Association (Australia) 600 Association of Greek Elderly Citizen 1,200 Cambodian Association of Victoria 2,000 Clubs of Melbourne & Victoria Cameroon Association of Australia 1,200 Association of Sri Lankan 1,000 Care Africa International 1,000 Muslims in Australia Celtic Nations 1,800 Association of the Liberian Community 900 CentaVic (ESL) Tutor Network 700 of Australia (ALCA Victoria) Centenary of Chinese Film 1,000 Association of Ukrainians in Victoria 1,000 Celebrations Committee Australia Associazione Figli D’Italia 700 Central Community Centre 1,000 Associazione Giovanile Pugliese D’Australia 700 Centre for Citizenship and Human 1,000 Atisha Centre Ltd 800 Rights, Deakin University Australasia Coptic Society 600 Centre for Multicultural Youth Issues 1,900 Australia China Friendship 400 Centre of Greek Ex-Servicemens Elderly 300 Society Victoria Branch Citizens Club of Darebin and District Australia India Society of Victoria 1,000 Centre of Greek Ex-Servicemen’s Elderly 400 Australia Turkish Cypriot Cultural 1,000 Citizens Club of Kew and District and Welfare Association Ceylonese Welfare Organisation 500 Australian Arabic Council 800 Chabad House of Malvern/Toorak 800 Australian Arabic Women Community Group 500 Chinese Association of Victoria 900 Australian Federation of Hellenic 2,000 Chinese Beijing Opera Club of Melbourne 800 Gymnastics and Athletics Association Chinese Culture School 400 Australian Greek and Cypriot 400 Chinese Women’s Association of Victoria 500 Senior Citizens Club of Melbourne Chinese Xinjiang Senior Citizens Association 500 Australian Humanitarian Aid for Macedonia 2,000 Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di Frankston 300 Australian Indian Innovations 3,000 Circolo Pensionati Italiani 800 Australian Indonesian 900 Di Mildura and Sunraysia Association of Victoria Circolo Pensionati Italiani 300 Australian Intercultural Society 5,000 Di Oakleigh e Clayton Australian Iraqi Forum 1,000 Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di St Albans 900

57 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM GRANTS IMPROVEMENT GRANTS (APPENDIX 1D) (APPENDIX 1C)

ORGANISATION GRANT($) ORGANISATION GRANT($) Australian Croatian Social Club Associazione Culturale L’Aurora 1,200 Mornington Peninsula Rye 2,500 Australian Romanian Community Welfare Australian Western Thrace Turkish Health & Services Association of Victoria 900 Association of Victoria 15,000 Australian Turkish Educational Benevolent Association of and Cultural Foundation (Austurk) 1,200 Nafpaktians Melbourne-Victoria 7,000 Bayswater-Boronia Templer School 1,000 Buddhist Sri Lankan Association of Victoria 5,000 Bharathi Academy 1,500 Burgher Association (Australia) 5,000 Brunswick Sri Lankan Community Group 5,000 Cambodian Buddhist Association of Victoria 10,000 Chabad Institutions of Australia 1,200 Circolo Pensionati Italiani Chinese Association of Victoria Ethnic School 1,100 Di San Marco in Lamis 7,000 East Africa Relief Association of Australia. 900 Croatian Senior Citizens Group Keysborough 1,500 Greek Language School “Mathesi” 1,200 Cultural Centre of Florinians “Aristotelis” 2,500 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia 6,000 Estonian House Co-op Ltd 4,000 Greek Orthodox Community Filipino Community Council of Victoria 5,000 of Melbourne and Victoria 6,000 Greek Orthodox Community of Clayton Ltd 9,000 Greek Orthodox Community School Greek Orthodox Community of Mentone “Taxiarches” 1,000 of Dandenong & Districts 7,500 Greek School of Bendigo & Districts 1,500 Greek Orthodox Community Greek School of the Greek Orthodox of Frankston and Peninsula 5,000 Parish of North Balwyn 900 Greek Orthodox Parish of “Panagia Hamerkaz Shelanu 1,200 Soumela” East Keilor, Senior Citizens Group 2,500 Islamic Society of Melbourne Eastern Region 1,100 Greek Orthodox Parish of Saints Islamic Society of Victoria 5,000 Methodios and Kyrillos, Preston 7,500 Lac Hong Vietnamese School 2,000 Harari Community Association Australia 800 Lac Viet Vietnamese Language School 1,500 Hellenic Association of Mornington Mang-Non Vietnamese Language Peninsula Aged Citizens Club 5,000 School Association 1,500 Hellenic Community of the City of Melbourne Chinese Secondary Moorabbin (Kingston) & Districts Ltd 5,500 and Primary School Association 1,400 Islamic Society of Melbourne Newport Islamic Society 900 Eastern Region 7,500 Oromo Islamic Light School 800 Islamic Society of Victoria 7,500 Protypo Education Centre 1,000 Kouchkovski Social Club 5,000 Richmond South Yarra Lioni Social Club 5,000 Chinese Parents Association 1,200 Macedonian Orthodox Church Footscray 7,500 Richmond Vietnamese Language School 1,200 Maltese Association Hobsons Bay 4,000 Serbian Orthodox Church North Cyprus Turkish Community of Victoria 2,000 and School Community St Stefan 900 ‘Panagia Soumela’ Pontian Society for Asian Languages & Arts 1,200 Association of Whittlesea 5,000 Springvale Chinese Ethnic Pancretan of Melbourne and Victoria Ltd 5,000 School Parents Committee 1,600 Pankoaki Brotherhood of Victoria St Anthony’s Greek School 800 “O Ippocrates” Association 5,000 St John of Kronstadt Russian Welfare Society 800 Panpyliaki Brotherhood of Navarinon St Vincent Liem Vietnamese School 900 of Melbourne and Victoria 3,500 Standard Chinese Language School 1,500 Russian House Cultural Advancement Society 13,000 Tamil School Board - Eelam Tamil Association 1,200 Samoan Presbyterian Church Community 4,000 Temple Society German Language Shri Sanatan Dharam Society of Victoria 5,000 School Bentleigh-Moorabbin 1,000 Slovenian Australian Cultural & Sport The Pushkin Lyceum 1,200 Association Planica Springvale 2,000 Tigrian Community Association in Victoria 1,500 Sunraysia Contemporary Alevi Centre 3,000 Topogether Language Learning Centre 1,200 Sunshine Polish Charity Association 5,000 Ukrainian Education Council of Australia 10,000 The Australian Greek Orthodox Community of Moreland 1,500 Vietnamese Ethnic School of Broadmeadows 1,000 Toscana Social Club Ltd 7,50 0 Werribee Language School 1,000 Williamstown Italian Social Club 3,000 Whittlesea Vietnamese Language Centre 1,200 TOTAL 76,400 TOTAL 208,300 NUMBER OF GRANTS: 43 NUMBER OF GRANTS: 39

56 VICTORIAN MULTICULTURAL COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2005–06 ORGANISATION GRANT ($) ORGANISATION GRANT ($) SCATS Sri Lankan Elders 1,100 The Italian Pension Club of Kingston 1,500 Welfare Association The Spanish Speaking Friendship 1,300 Senior Citizens Group of Heatherton 1,500 Club of Springvale Senior Citizen’s Group of the Greek 1,100 The Western Suburbs 1,300 Orthodox Parish of the Holy Monastery Greek Elderly Citizens Club of the Virgin “Axion Estin” Northcote Thomastown East Greek 1,500 Senior Citizens Melbourne Croatia 2,000 Senior Citizens Club Senior Citizens of the Greek 1,500 Thomastown East Italian 1,500 Community of Forest Hill Senior Citizens Club Senior Multicultural Skills 1,100 Thornbury Greek Senior Citizens Club 1,800 Exchange Group for Women Turkish Cypriot Elderly 1,300 Senior Polish Friendship Club 1,100 Women’s Association Senior Slavic Women’s Group Springvale 900 Ukrainian Pensioners Club Geelong 1,100 Seniors Club of Christ the Lord 2,000 Ukrainian Senior Citizens Centre Ardeer 1,100 Slovak Lutheran Congregation Ukrainian Senior Citizens 2,600 Serbian Pensioner Club “King Peter” 1,100 Club in Melbourne Shepparton Italian Women’s Group 900 Ukrainian Social Club 1,100 South American Senior Citizens Club 1,100 Union of Christians from Constantinople 2,000 of Frankston and Peninsula Unione Nazionale Sottufficiali 1,100 South Eastern Yugoslav Pensioner 1,300 Italiani in Congedo Group Springvale and Dandenong United Filipino Elderly Group 1,100 South Melbourne Greek Womens 1,100 United Slavic Pensioner Group Footscray 1,100 Club ‘Olympia’ Uruguayan Social Club of Melbourne, 1,100 South Yarra Greek Senior Citizens 1,300 Senior Citizen Sub-Committee Konstantinos and Elleni Victorian Association of World War II 2,900 Spanish Association of Geelong 1,500 Veterans from Former Soviet Union Spanish Speaking Elderly Group 900 Victorian Assyrian Community 2,000 of North Melbourne Victorian Greek/Australian 1,300 Spanish Speaking Pensioners 900 Elderly Citizens Group and Senior Citizens Club of Werribee Vietnamese Chinese Elderly 4,000 Spanish Speaking Senior Citizens 1,100 Association in the West of Broadmeadows and Districts Vietnamese Elderly 1,100 Spinete Social Club 1,300 Community Collingwood Spotswood Multicultural Older Group 1,100 Vizzini Social Club 2,200 Springvale Indo-Chinese 2,200 Waverley Chinese Senior Citizens Club 4,000 Elderly Citizens’ Association Welcome Womens Group 1,300 Springvale Italian Senior Citizens Club 1,500 Werribee Dutch Seniors Club 1,100 Springvale Senior Citizens 1,100 Werribee Friendship Club 2,200 Multicultural Club Werribee Macedonian 1,100 St Christophers Italian Pensioners Club 900 Senior Citizens Club St Eleftherios Greek Elderly 1,500 Western Region Maltese Women’s Group 1,500 and Invalid Pensioners Group Western Suburbs Social Soccer Club 1,800 St Francis Filipino Senior Citizens 1,100 Whitehorse Older Persons Action Group 2,200 Club of Whittlesea Whittlesea Maltese Senior Citizens Club 2,000 St Georges Antiochian Orthodox 2,200 Church Association Whittlesea Northern 1,300 Cyprus Turkish Women’s Group St Joseph’s Committee 1,500 Whittlesea Turkish Elderly 2,000 St Kilda Greek Senior Citizens Group 1,100 and Pensioners Association St Olivers Italian Senior Citizens Club 1,100 Whittlesea Turkish Women’s Association 2,000 St Paul’s South Eastern 1,100 Williamstown Italian Social Club 1,300 Suburbs Association Wonthaggi Italian Senior Citizens Club 1,500 Stonnington Chinese Association 3,500 TOTAL 896,100 Stonnington Greek Senior Citizens 1,500 Association ‘The Friendship Club’ NUMBER OF GRANTS: 574 Stonnington Italian Senior Citizens Club 1,300 Strathmore Heights Greek 1,300 Senior Citizens Club Suez Basketball Senior Social 2,200 Club Association of Victoria Sunshine-St Albans Indo- 2,400 Chinese Elderly Group Tamil Senior Citizens Fellowship 2,200 Tamil Seniors Social Club 900 Tamil Women’s Support Group 900 Tatura Italian Social Club 1,500 Tatura Italian Women’s Group 900 Tatura Italo Australian & Friends 1,300 The Argos District Australian Greek 1,300 Senior Citizens Club of Kastoria The Greek Nazarene Senior Citizens Club 1,100

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ORGANISATION GRANT ($) ORGANISATION GRANT ($) Meadow Heights Turkish 1,500 Pensioner Macedonian Womens 900 Senior Pension Association Group of Brimbank Melbourne Murugan Cultural Centre 1,800 Philipino Elderly Association 1,500 Melkite Catholic Eparchy Corporation - 900 South East Region Victoria St Joseph’s Parish Fairfield Philippine Cultural Society for Elders 1,100 Melkite Catholic Eparchy of 900 Polish Association of Ballarat 1,100 Australia Victorian Vicariate Polish Club “Forty Plus” 900 Merrilands Italian Senior Citizens Club 2,200 Polish Cultural & Social Club ‘Palma’ 1,100 Migrant Resource Centre 2,600 Polish Senior Citizens Centre Ardeer 2,000 Westgate Region Polish Senior Citizens Club - Geelong 3,100 Mildura Greek Elderly Citizens Club 1,300 Polish Senior Citizens 2,000 Mill Park Greek Elderly Citizens Club 1,300 Club ‘Astry’ - St Kilda Mill Park Senior Citizens Club 1,100 Polish Senior Citizens Club Footscray 2,200 Monash Greek Macedonian 1,500 Polish Senior Citizens Club in Albion 1,300 Elderly Citizens Club Polish Senior Citizens Club in Rowville 2,200 Monash Korean Senior Citizens Club 1,100 Polish Senior Citizens Club Melbourne 1,100 Monte Lauro Social Club (Buccheri) Ltd 1,100 Polish Senior Citizens Club Morwell 1,300 Montemurro Social Club ‘San Rocco” 1,300 Polish Senior Citizens Club of Altona 1,300 Moreland Italian Women’s Group 1,100 Polish Senior Citizens Club of Caulfield 1,500 Moreland Maltese Elderly 1,500 Polish Senior Citizens Club of Doncaster 1,100 Citizens’ Association Polish Senior Citizens Club of Frankston 900 Moreland Maltese Pensioners Group 1,500 Polish Senior Citizens Club of Moorabbin 1,100 Moreland Multicultural Social 1,100 Polish Senior Citizens Club of St Albans 1,500 Support Group Polish Senior Citizens Club Waverley Vic 1,100 Mornington Dutch Australian Senior Club 1,800 Polish Senior Citizens Mutual 1,100 Multi Ethnic Senior Citizens 900 Support Club of Keilor Downs Group Preston Port Melbourne Greek Community 1,100 Multicultural Senior Citizens 1,300 Group of Whittlesea Port Melbourne Greek 1,100 Community Senior Citizens Club Multicultural Womens Group Shepparton 1,100 Portarlington and District 1,300 Myrtleford Italian Pensioners Group 1,300 Greek Elderly Citizens Clubs N’Adezhda Russian Senior Citizens Club 2,200 Portarlington Maltese 1,500 National Council of Jewish 2,200 Pensioners Association Women of Australia Prahran Chinese Elderly 3,100 Navarino Old Citizens Club 1,500 Citizens Association Neret Senior Citizens Club 2,000 Prahran Chinese Womens 2,200 New Life Association 1,300 Association of Australia New United Villages of Florina 1,300 Prahran Polish Elderly Citizens 1,300 New Zealand, Maori, Polynesian Welfare 1,100 Preston Greek Senior Citizens Club 2,200 Support Group (Te Whanau Rangimarie) Preston-Reservoir 1,500 Niddrie Senior Italian Citizens Club 2,200 Indo-Chinese Elderly Group Nieuw Holland Dutch Social Club 1,100 PTOLEMEI Association of Greek Senior 2,200 Noble Park North Multicultural 1,300 Citizens From Egypt & Middle East Elderly Citizens Club Raduga Russian Senior Citizens Club 900 North Eastern Greek Elderly Citizens 1,800 of Frankston & Peninsula North Richmond Elderly Chinese 1,300 Regioni D’Italia Bocce Association 1,300 Friendship Association Melbourne Reservoir Greek Elderly Citizens Club 2,200 North West Elderly Chinese 1,300 Reservoir Italian Pensioners Club 2,200 Social Support Group Resistenza Circolo Sette 900 North West Reservoir 2,200 Fratelli Cervi, Victoria Italian Pensioner Group Reskeon Maltese Assoc 2,200 Northcote Macedonian Senior 1,100 and Reskeon Seniors Group. Citizens Club ‘Kajmakcalan’ Richmond Chinese Elderly 2,200 Northern Mauritian Seniors Club 1,100 Welfare Association Northern Metropolitan Multicultural 3,300 Richmond Indo-Chinese Elderly Group 2,600 Seniors Club Network Risorgimento Club St Margaret Mary 1,300 Nunawading Hungarian 2,000 Rodriguan Social Club of Victoria 2,600 Senior Citizens Club Rosanna Macleod Circolo Pensionati 1,500 Oakleigh Coptic Senior Social Club 1,100 RSL Italian Sub-Branch 1,100 Old Citizen Ascot Vale & Districts 1,500 Russian Australian Senior 1,100 Opera Nazionale Per 1,500 Citizens Club in Prahran I Caduti Senza Croce Russian Senior Citizens Club Dandenong 1,500 Oromo Community Association 2,000 Rye & Peninsula Greek 1,800 in Melbourne Senior Citizens Club Panagia Kamariani Greek 2,000 Rye & Peninsula Greek Women’s Group 1,500 Senior Citizens Club Saint Gaetan Society 2,000 ‘Panagia Soumela’ Pontian 1,100 Association of Whittlesea Saint Nicolaas Club 1,100 of Greater Shepparton Pansamian Brotherhood of 2,200 Melbourne and Victoria Pythagoras Savoy Ladies Recreation 1,300

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ORGANISATION GRANT ($) ORGANISATION GRANT ($) Italian Elderly Citizen Group of Morwell 1,300 Macedonian Senior Citizen 1,100 Italian Elderly Citizens Club of Thornbury 1,500 Group of Hillside Italian Elderly Citizens Group 1,300 Macedonian Senior Citizen Women’s 1,100 Holy Spirit East Thornbury Group “Pelister” of StAlbans Italian Pensioners Association 1,500 Macedonian Senior Citizens Club Geelong 1,500 of Mill Park Macedonian Senior Citizens 1,500 Italian Pensioners Club of North Altona 1,500 Club of West Sunshine Italian Pensioners Club of Wangaratta 1,600 Macedonian Senior Citizens 1,300 Italian Pensioners Group of Keilor 1,500 Club Pelister of St Albans Italian Senior Citizens Club 1,500 Macedonian Senior Citizens Group - 1,800 of Lalor & Thomastown Lalor, Thomastown, Epping & Mill Park Italian Senior Citizens Club of Moorabbin 1,800 Macedonian Senior Citizens 1,300 Group - SV Nikola Mirlikiski Italian Senior Citizen’s Club of Preston 4,000 Macedonian Senior Citizens 1,100 Italian Senior Citizens Recreation 1,600 Group of Altona Meadows, Group of Caulfield Laverton and Point Cook Italian Speaking Senior Citizens 1,300 Macedonian Senior Citizens 1,100 Association of Epping Group of Altona North Italian Welfare Association 1,500 Macedonian Senior Citizens 1,200 of Whittlesea Senior Citizens Group of Ardeer Italian Women’s Health 1,500 1,100 Group Fawkner/Campbellfield Macedonian Senior Citizens Group of Avondale Heights, East Keilor, Italian Women’s Senior Citizens 1,500 Moonee Valley and Districts Association of Whittlesea Macedonian Senior Citizens’ 2,200 Kariatides Oakleigh Greek 1,500 Group of Doncaster & Templestowe Womens Group Macedonian Senior Citizens 2,000 Kastellorizian Senior’s Club 1,500 Group of Hobsons Bay Kensington Elderly Indochinese 1,500 Macedonian Senior Citizens 1,100 and Middle Aged Vietnamese Group Group of Kingspark Kensington Indo-Chinese Elderly Group 1,800 Macedonian Senior Citizens 2,200 Keon Park Greek Senior Citizens Club 2,000 Group of Monash Kingsbury Italian Senior Citizen Club 1,500 Macedonian Senior Citizens Group of the 1,300 Kingston Indian Senior 1,100 City Greater Dandenong St Dimitrija Citizens Association Macedonian Senior Citizens 1,300 Kingston Turkish Senior Citizens 1,300 Group of the City of Darebin Pelister Knox Chinese Elderly Citizens Club 2,600 Macedonian Senior Citizens 900 Knox Hungarian Senior Citizens Club 2,200 Group Zlatna Sonce of Footscray Koimisis Thotokou Polyplatanos Florinis 1,300 Macedonian Senior Group “Tumbe Café” 1,200 Kondia Limnos Greek 1,300 Macedonian Women’s 1,100 Senior Citizens Club Group “Elpida Karamandi” Korumburra Italian Social Club 1,100 Macedonian Women’s Group Heraklea 900 Kouchkovski Social Club 1,300 Macedonian Women’s Pensioners 1,100 Kurdish Social Support Group 900 Association of Footscray Kyabram Italian Ladies Association 1,300 Macedonian Women’s 1,100 Lak Handa Media Centre 900 Senior Citizen Group Lalor Lalor Thomastown Combined Pensioners 1,100 Macedonian Women’s Senior 1,100 Association Citizens Club of West Sunshine Lao Elderly Association 2,000 Macedonian Women’s Senior 900 Citizens Group of Altona Meadows, Latvian Relief Society 1,500 Laverton and Point Cook “Daugavas Vanagi” of Geelong Macedonian Womens Senior Citizens 1,500 Le Belle Arti 1,500 Group of Altona North and District Lebanese Elderly Group 1,100 Macedonian Women’s Senior 900 Lefcadian Brotherhood “LEFCADA” 1,800 Citizens Group of Avondale Heights, Lemnian Community of 1,500 Moonee Valley & Districts Victoria Elderly Citizens Club Macedonian Womens Senior 1,100 Lemnian Community of 2,200 Citizens Group of Hobsons Bay Victoria Senior Citizens Group Macedonian Women’s Social 1,300 Liech Nuer Community Association 1,100 Club of Whittlesea Macedonian Australian 1,300 Maltese Association Hobsons Bay 2,600 Senior Citizens Group “Ilinden”. Maltese Association Northern Suburbs 1,100 Macedonian Elderly 1,100 Maltese La Valette Association 2,200 Group of Keilor Downs Maltese Pensioners Association 2,600 Macedonian Orthodox Church Footscray 900 Maltese Senior Citizens Club Airport West 1,500 Macedonian Orthodox Community 3,100 of Melbourne & Victoria Elderly Malvern Greek Senior 1,800 Citizens Group Citizens Association Macedonian Pensioner Group “Uspeniena 1,000 Malvern Italian Senior Citizens Club 1,300 Presveta Bogorodica” Sydenham Maronite Activities Group for the Elderly 1,100 Macedonian Pensioners 1,300 Maroondah Italian Senior Citizens Club 1,100 Association of Footscray Mauritian Golden Age Club 2,600

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ORGANISATION GRANT ($) ORGANISATION GRANT ($) Greek National Resistance Fighters 1,100 Greek Senior Citizens Club 1,500 League of Melbourne & Victoria of Prahran ‘St Demetrios’ Greek Orthodox Community 2,000 Greek Senior Citizens 1,500 of Clayton Ltd District of Richmond Greek Orthodox Community 1,500 Greek Senior Citizens 2,000 of Gippsland, Elderly Citizens’ Group of Frankston and Peninsula Greek Orthodox Community of Lalor, 2,000 Greek Senior Citizens 1,500 Thomastown, Epping and Districts, of North Balwyn & Districts Women’s Group Greek Senior Citizens of Southern 1,300 Greek Orthodox Community 2,000 Eastern Regions and Districts of Monash & Districts Greek Senior Elderly Citizens Club 1,500 Greek Orthodox Community 2,000 The Dormition of Our Lady of Oakleigh & District Greek Senior Women’s Club Hobsons Bay 900 Greek Orthodox Community 2,000 Greek Seniors & Pensioners 2,200 of St Albans Aghia Paraskevi Association Clayton & District Greek Orthodox Community of Whittlesea 1,300 Greek Seniors 60 Walker Close 1,100 Greek Orthodox Parish of “St Andrew’s” 1,500 Greek Women’s Association 1,300 Forest Hill, Senior Citizens Group of the Western Suburbs Greek Orthodox Parish of “St Athanasios” 2,000 Greek Women’s Elderly 1,100 Springvale, Senior Citizens Group Friendly Club Preston Greek Orthodox Parish of “St Dimitrios” 1,500 Greek Women’s Senior Citizens 1,500 Ascot Vale, Senior Citizens Group Club of McKinnon ‘Rhea’ Greek Orthodox Parish of “St Eleftherios” 1,500 Green Gully Senior Citizens Social Club 2,000 Brunswick, Senior Citizen’ Group Grupo Primavera Prahran 1,800 Greek Orthodox Parish of “St George” 1,300 Latin American Association Thornbury, Senior Citizens Hadfield Golden Years Social Club 1,500 Greek Orthodox Parish of “St 2,000 Halkidikeon Association 1,500 Haralambos” Templestowe, Aristotle the Stageritian Senior Citizens’ Group Harari Community Association Australia 1,800 Greek Orthodox Parish of “St Nektarios” 1,300 Healthy Tourism Senior 1,500 Fawkner, Senior Citizens’ Group Citizens Club ‘Vigor’ Greek Orthodox Parish of “St Nicholas” 1,100 Heidelberg United Alexander 1,800 Yarraville, Senior Citizens’ Group Senior Citizen Club Greek Orthodox Parish of “St Vasilios”, 1,100 Hellenic Association of Mornington 2,900 Brunswick, Senior Citizens’ Group Peninsula Aged Citizens Club Greek Orthodox Parish of “The Holy 2,000 Hellenic Community of the City of 3,300 Cross” Box Hill and Districts, Elderly Moorabbin (Kingston) & Districts Ltd Citizens Club Hellenic Stegi Friendly Elderly 2,000 Greek Orthodox Parish of “The Presentation 1,300 Citizen’s Club of Darebin of Our Lady to the Temple” North Balwyn, Senior Citizens Group Hera Greek Ladies Club 1,100 Greek Orthodox Parish of “The 1,300 Hume Multicultural Social Support Group 900 Presentation of Our Lord”- Coburg Hungarian Senior Citizens 2,200 Senior Citizens Group Club of Greater Dandenong Greek Orthodox Parish of 1,300 Hungarian Senior Citizens 1,800 “The Three Hierarchs” Clayton, of Prahran & District Senior Citizens’ Group Imvrians Society of Melbourne 1,100 Greek Orthodox Parish of St John’s 1,100 Independent Hellenic Senior 1,500 North Carlton, Senior Citizens Group Citizens Association of Clayton Greek Pensioners and Elderly Citizens 2,000 Independent Italian Senior 900 Social Club of Avondale Heights Citizens Club of Sunshine Greek Pensioners Club of North Fitzroy 1,100 Independent Senior Citizens 1,500 Greek Senior Citizen Association 2,000 Club - Nunawading of Moorabbin Indian Senior Citizens 1,600 Greek Senior Citizen Club 2,000 Association of Victoria of Airport West and District Indochinese Elderly Assocation 2,600 Greek Senior Citizens Association of 1,300 in the Eastern Suburbs South Melbourne and Albert Park Indo-Chinese Elderly Refugees 3,000 Greek Senior Citizens Association 1,200 Association - Victoria of the Bass Coast Instituto Nazionale per la Guardia 2,000 Greek Senior Citizen’s Club - 1,500 D’Onore alle Reali Tombe del Pantheon Hobsons Bay International Women’s Group 1,500 Greek Senior Citizens Club 1,300 Iranian Senior Citizen Society of Victoria 1,100 Altona and Region Irymple Bocce Club 1,500 Greek Senior Citizens Club Hawthorn 1,500 Islamic Elderly Group 2,000 Greek Senior Citizens Club 2,600 Islamic Society of Melbourne 2,200 of Carnegie and Murrumbeena Eastern Region Greek Senior Citizens Club of Dandenong 2,600 Italian and Ethnic Senior Citizens 2,600 Greek Senior Citizens Club 1,300 Club of Flinders of Flemington & Kensington Italian Catholic Federation Morwell 1,100 Greek Senior Citizens Club 1,500 Italian Community of Keilor Association 1,800 of Gladstone Park & Tullamarine

52 SENIOR CITIZENS GRANTS (APPENDIX 1B) CONTINUED +

ORGANISATION GRANT ($) ORGANISATION GRANT ($) Collingwood Fitzroy Indo-Chinese 1,500 Filipino Australian Senior 1,100 Elderly Group Citizens of Victoria Collingwood Greek Elderly 1,100 Filipino Elderly Get Together Association 1,100 Womens Association Filipino-Australian Society Melbourne’s 1,100 Combined Pensioners and Superannuants 1,100 Northwest (FASMENOW) Association of Victoria - Finnish Society of Melbourne 2,000 Noble Park Branch Fitzroy Vietnamese Elderly Group 1,100 Community Club ‘Smile - Ulibka’ 1,100 Footscray IndoChinese Elderly Group 2,200 Community of Cypriots of the Northern 1,900 Frankston Bosnian Elderly Club 1,100 Suburbs of Melbourne Elderly Group Galini Greek Elderly Association 1,500 Confederazione Fanti D’Italia - 2,000 of Port Melbourne ANSI - Cavalieri Della Patria Geelong Dutch 50 Plus Club 1,800 Corona Italian Seniors Club of Casey 1,100 Geelong Hungarian St Laszlo 1,300 Cranbourne Hampton Park 1,500 Senior Citizens Social Club Greek Senior Citizens Club German Friendship Society Bendigo 900 Cranbourne Italian Senior Citizens Club 1,800 German Karneval Society 1,800 Croatian Senior Citizens Association 1,800 German/Austrian Association 900 “Cardinal Stepinac” Geelong Giuliani Senior Citizens 1,800 Croatian Senior Citizens Club of Altona 1,100 Association of Geelong Croatian Senior Citizens Club of Footscray 1,100 Glen Eira Italian Pensioners 1,300 Croatian Senior Citizens Club St Albans 1,500 and Senior Citizens Club Croatian Senior Citizens 3,300 Glen Iris/Burwood Greek 1,000 Group Keysborough Seniors Citizens Club Croydon Dutch Social Club 1,300 Glenroy German Speaking 1,100 Croydon Italian Senior Citizens Club 1,100 Senior Citizens Club Cultural Centre of Florinians “Aristotelis” 1,500 Glenroy Italian Senior Citizen’s Centre 2,200 Cultural Vietnamese 1,100 Glenroy Maltese Senior Citizens Group. 1,500 Women’s Association Glenroy Polish Elderly Club 1,500 Cypriot Community of 1,500 Goce Delcev Senior Citizens Association 2,200 Eastern Suburbs-Elderly Citizens Golden Sun Disabled and 1,500 Cyprus Community of 4,000 Senior Citizens Association Melbourne & Victoria Greek Community over 1,100 Cyprus Greek Orthodox Community 2,600 50’s Elderly Citizens Club of “Apostolos Andreas” Sunshine Greek Cyprian Senior 1,800 Cyprus Senior Citizens Turkish Club 1,100 Citizens of Glen Eira Dandenong and Endeavour Hills 1,500 Greek Cypriot Parent & Youth Club 1,800 Club de Los Abuelos: Italo-Spanish Western Suburbs of Melbourne. Darebin Greek Women’s 1,500 Greek Cypriot Senior Citizens 2,000 Senior Citizens Group Club of Whitehorse and District Diamond Valley Greek 1,500 Greek Democritus League 1,100 Senior Citizens Club Elderly Citizens Club Doncaster Italian Senior Citizens Group 2,600 Greek Elderly Citizens Club Caulfield 1,500 Dutch Australian Society Social Club 900 Greek Elderly Citizens Club Highett 1,300 Dutch Independent Senior Citizens of Oz 900 Greek Elderly Citizens Club Northcote 2,400 East Timorese Support Group for Elderly 900 Greek Elderly Citizens Club 2,200 EEAMA - League of Greeks 2,600 of Manningham from Egypt and the Middle East Greek Elderly Citizens Club of Maroondah 1,300 Elderly Club of the Pallaconian 2,200 Greek Elderly Citizens Club 2,000 Brotherhood of Melbourne and Victoria of Moonee Valley Elderly Filipino Association of Australia 1,100 Greek Elderly Citizens Club of Moreland 2,000 Eltham Dutch Over Fifties Club 1,100 Greek Elderly Citizens Club 1,500 Epping Combined Pensioners Association 1,100 of Nunawading Eremia Greek Elderly Association 1,300 Greek Elderly Citizens Club of Werribee 1,300 of Port Phillip Greek Elderly Citizens Club 1,100 Eritrean Elderly Association in Melbourne 1,300 of Werribee Women’s Group Ethnic Chinese Happy Age 3,100 Greek Elderly Citizens of Box Hill 900 Association of Victoria Greek Elderly Citizens 2,000 Ethnic Discussion Club 1,100 of Clayton and District Federation of Chinese Associations 2,900 Greek Elderly Club North 1,800 Senior Citizens Social Club Fitzroy & North Carlton Federation of Macedonian Senior Citizens 1,800 Greek Elderly Club of Geelong 1,300 Groups of the Northern Region of Victoria Greek Elderly Club of the 2,200 Federation of Taivgetos of Laconia 2,600 Bellarine Peninsula Felaust Filipino Australian Elderly 1,100 Greek Elderly Womens Club 1,100 Citizen Group of Broadmeadows of Frankston and Peninsula FIDCA Federazione Italiana 1,100 Greek Federal Organisation 1,300 Combattenti Alleati Melbourne of Ex-Servicemen’s Reserve Fiji Senior Citizens Association (FSC) 1,100 of Greece in Australia Filipino Australian Senior Citizens 2,200 Greek Macedonian Elderly Club 1,100 Advisory Council in Australia of Werribee & Werribee South

51 ORGANISATION GRANT ($) ORGANISATION GRANT ($) Australian Ukrainian Senior Citizens 1,100 Circolo Pensionati Casa D’Abruzzo Club 1,500 Fellowship “Golden Age” Circolo Pensionati del 1,100 Australian Vietnamese Women’s 2,000 Reggio Calabria Club Welfare Association Circolo Pensionati della 2,000 Australian Yugoslav Multicultural 900 Comunita’ Vizzinese Pensioner Group Circolo Pensionati Federazione 1,300 Australian Yugoslav Pensioners Group 1,500 Clubs Laziali Melbourne Victoria AVA Boroondara Senior Citizens Group 1,100 Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di Airport West 2,000 Avellino Circolo Pensioners of Springvale 1,100 Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di Ascot Vale 2,000 Avondale Heights Senior Citizens Club 1,100 Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di Ballarat 900 Ballarat Dutch 50 Plus Club 1,100 Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di Belmont 1,300 Ballarat Polish Seniors Club 900 Circolo Pensionati Italiani di Bentleigh 2,000 Batmans Greek Elderly Womens Club 1,100 Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di Bundoora 2,200 Benevolent Association of 2,000 Circolo Pensionati Italiani di Casa Nostra 1,100 Nafpaktians Melbourne-Victoria Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di Coburg 3,300 Benevolent Brotherhood of Kolindros 1,100 Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di Deer Park 1,100 Benvenute Donne Broadmeadows 1,100 Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di Essendon 2,200 Italian Women’s Group Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di Footscray 1,800 Berwick Greek Senior Citizens Club 1,100 Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di Frankston 1,300 Bigla Senior Citizens Association 1,300 Circolo Pensionati Italiani 1,500 Bitola Macedonian Senior 2,200 Di Gladstone Park Citizens Group Whittlesea Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di Hadfield 1,300 BlackRiver Macedonian Australian 900 Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di Kensington 1,100 Association Avondale Heights, Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di 1,100 Moonee Valley & District Kew/Hawthorn/Camberwell Boroondara Chinese 1,300 Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di Knox 1,500 Senior Citizens Association Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di Kyabram 1,100 Bosnian and Herzegovinian 1,300 Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di Lilydale 1,100 Elderly Citizens Club Circolo Pensionati Italiani 1,800 Box Hill Chinese Elderly Citizens Club 4,000 Di Mildura and Sunraysia Brighton Greek Senior 1,500 Circolo Pensionati Italiani 2,600 Citizens Association di Moonee Ponds Brimbank Hungarian Senior Citizens Club 1,500 Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di Moreland 1,100 Broadmeadows Greek 1,500 Circolo Pensionati Italiani 1,300 Elderly Citizens Club Di Newport-Williamstown Broadmeadows Greek Womens Club 900 Circolo Pensionati Italiani 1,300 Broadmeadows Turkish 2,200 Di North Fitzroy Senior Citizens Club Circolo Pensionati Italiani 1,100 Broadmeadows Vietnamese 1,100 Di North West Essendon Senior Citizens Club Circolo Pensionati Italiani 1,800 Brunswick Greek Elderly 2,400 Di Nunawading/Box Hill and Pensioners Association Circolo Pensionati Italiani 2,000 Calabresi Pensioners 1,300 Di Oakleigh e Clayton Association of Australia Circolo Pensionati Italiani di Pascoe Vale 1,300 Camberwell Senior Citizens Club 1,300 Circolo Pensionati Italiani 1,100 Cantanzaro Senior 1,300 Di Port Melbourne Citizen’s Club of Monash Circolo Pensionati Italiani 2,200 Casey Hungarian Senior Citizens Club 2,200 Di San Luca, Lalor, Thomastown Centre of Greek Ex-Servicemens Elderly 1,800 Circolo Pensionati Italiani 1,100 Citizens Club of Darebin and District Di San Marco in Lamis Centre of Greek Ex-Servicemen’s Elderly 1,100 Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di St Albans 1,500 Citizens Club of Kew and District Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di Tatura 900 Ceylonese Welfare Organisation 2,200 Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di Tullamarine 1,500 Chabad Institutions of Australia 3,300 Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di Waverley 1,100 Chinese Community Health 2,000 Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di Werribee 2,200 Advisory of Australia Circolo Pensionati Italiani 1,500 Chinese Mandarin Community 1,500 Di West Brunswick Friendship Association (CMCFA) Circolo Pensionati Italiani di Wyndham 2,400 Chinese Senior Citizens Club 900 of Frankston & Peninsula Circolo Pensionati Italiani 1,100 Doutta Galla-Essendon Chinese Senior Citizen’s 2,400 Club of Manningham Circolo Pensionati Italiani 2,200 East Keilor & Avondale Heights Chinese Senior Citizens Friendship 1,100 Association of Collingwood Circolo Pensionati Italiani Merlynston 2,400 Chinese Xinjiang Senior Citizens 2,000 Circolo Pensionati Italiani 1,600 Association Napoli Family Club Circolo Fiumano Melbourne 1,100 Circolo Pensionati Multiculturale 2,000 Di Greenvale Circolo Pensionati “Don Bosco” 1,800 Circolo Pensionati Pugliesi 2,200 Circolo Pensionati Campani 2,200 Italiano Di Clayton Circolo Ricreativo Pensionati 1,100 Italiani Di St Ignazio

50 SENIOR CITIZENS GRANTS (APPENDIX 1B) CONTINUED ORGANISATION GRANT ($) Womens Group of the Greek 500 Orthodox Parish of Thomastown Womens Group of the Greek 500 Parish of North Balwyn Women’s Health in the South East (WHISE) 1,500 Yarranile Cultural Society 800 Youth Group of the Greek 500 Orthodox Parish of Clayton Youth Group of the Greek 500 Orthodox Parish of Coburg Youth Group of the Greek 500 Orthodox Parish of Fawkner Youth Group of the Greek 500 Orthodox Parish of Malvern Youth Group of the Greek 500 Orthodox Parish of Moonee Ponds Youth Group of the Greek 500 Orthodox Parish of Northcote Youth Group of the Greek 500 Orthodox Parish of Springvale Youth Group of the Greek 500 Orthodox Parish of Thomastown Zimbabwean Community 1,200 in Australia - (Victoria) Zvonimir Folkloric Group 1,000 TOTAL 628,520 NUMBER OF GRANTS: 560

SENIOR CITIZENS GRANTS (APPENDIX 1B)

ORGANISATION GRANT ($) ORGANISATION GRANT ($) A.N.C.R.I Sezione di Melbourne 1,500 Australian Arabic 1,100 African Communities Elderly Association 1,100 Women Community Group Agrupacion de Pensionistas 2,200 Australian Armenian Welfare Society 1,100 Y Tercera Edad de Victoria Australian Coptic Senior Citizens 1,100 Albanian Ladies Committee 900 Club of Manningham Altona North Senior Citizens Centre 2,400 Australian Croatian Club Bocce - Gospic 1,100 ANCRI Werribee 2,200 Australian Croatian Senior 2,200 Antiochian Community Support 2,000 Citizens Association Geelong Association (ACSA) Australian Croatian Senior Citizens 1,300 Arabic Elderly Pensioners Group 900 Club “Vila Velebita” Broadmeadows Archangel Michael Senior 900 Australian Croatian Senior Citizens 1,100 Social Club of Oakleigh Club of Clifton Hill Armenian Relief Society Naytri Chapter 1,100 Australian Croatian Senior Citizens 1,100 Club of Gladstone Park Armenoro Senior Citizens Association 2,000 Australian Cyprian Sports & Social 2,000 Asklipios Greek Women’s Group 1,300 Association Assoc Marinai D’Italia Gruppo 1,500 Australian Greek and Cypriot Senior 1,800 “M.O. Pugliesi” Citizens Club of Melbourne Association of Greek Elderly Citizen 3,300 Australian Greek Elderly Citizens 1,300 Clubs of Melbourne & Victoria Club of Mentone and Districts Associazione Amica Pensionati 1,100 Australian Greek Elderly Citizens 2,400 Italiani Di Hawthorn Club of Oakleigh Associazione Arma Aeronautica 1,300 Australian Greek 2,000 Associazione Elbani nel Mondo 2,000 Ex-Servicemen’s Association Associazione Emilia Romagna del Victoria 1,300 Australian Greek Isolated Group 1,500 Associazione Laziali 1,500 Australian Hellenic Educational 2,200 Pensionati Di Geelong Progressive Association (AHEPA) Associazione Nationale Artiglieri D’Italia 1,400 Australian Lebanese Christian 900 Associazione Nazionale Combattenti 1,300 Ladies Group - Moreland Della Guerra Di Liberazione Australian Macedonian Disability 1,100 Associazione Pensionate 2,200 Pensioner Group “Vardar” Melbourne Laziali di Monash Australian Macedonian 1,300 Associazione Pensionati Ciociari 2,000 Pensioner Group Reservoir e Laziali Australia Nel Mondo Australian Romanian Community Welfare 2,000 Associazione Piemontesi Victoria 1,300 Health & Services Association of Victoria Associazone Pensionati Laziali Australia 2,200 Australian Thornbury Pensioners Club 1,300 Australian & Herzegovian Community 1,800 Australian Turkish Cypriot Cultural and 1,300 Club Brcko Melbourne Welfare Association Australian Ankawa Club 1,300

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ORGANISATION GRANT ($) ORGANISATION GRANT ($) St Helena Maltese-Australian Social Club 600 Ukrainian Youth Association 1,200 St John of Kronstadt Russian 1,500 of Australia (Melbourne) Welfare Society Unione Nazionale Sottufficiali 500 St Joseph’s Committee 800 Italiani in Congedo St Joseph’s Italian Ladies Group Cobram 600 Unisoul 2,000 St Nicholas Church Youth Group 500 United Islamic Cultural Centre of Australia 800 St Nicholas Philanthropic Society of Proty 1,500 United Somali Organisation in Australia 1,500 St Paul’s Elderly Support Group 400 United Somali Women 1,000 St Virgin Mary Coptic Orothodox Church 1,400 Organisation in Victoria Stella Maris Maltese Association 1,200 United Sri Lankan Muslim 1,200 Association of Australia Sudanese Community 2,000 Association of Australia Unity in Progress 1,000 Sudanese Community 1,500 Universal Chinese and Friends Association 500 Association of Victoria Uruguayan Social Club of Melbourne 1,000 Sudanese Community Darebin 700 Vedanta Society of Australia 1,000 Sudanese Jieng Association of Australia 1,500 Victoria Hua Xin Chinese 1,000 Sudanese Women’s Dance 1,500 Women’s Association Group of Australia (SWDA) Victorian Arabic Artists Association 1,000 Sunraysia Alevi Senior Citizens 600 Victorian Arabic Social Services (VASS) 2,000 Sunraysia Contemporary Alevi Centre 700 Victorian Association of 900 Sunraysia Ethnic Communities Council 5,000 Argos Orestiko & District Sunshine Cypriot Orthodox 700 Victorian Chinese Memorial Foundation 700 Community of Apostolos Andreas Victorian Immigrant and 8,000 Sylogos Halkidikeou & Halkidiki 1,500 Refugee Womens Coalition Tamil Australian Friendship Society 800 Victorian Iraqi Social Club 1,000 Tamil Society of Melbourne 900 Victorian Lithuanian Pensioners Association 800 Tangasseri-Australian 1,200 Victorian Multi-Ethnic Slavic 2,000 Association of Melbourne Welfare Association Tarxien Social Club 800 Victorian Romano Pralipe Association 1,200 Tatura Italian Social Club 1,000 Victorian Scottish Union 1,500 Tatura Italo Australian & Friends 600 Victorian State Council 1,500 of YMCAs Youth Services Telugu Association of Australia 1,000 Victorian Tamil Cultural Association 1,200 Thai Culture and Food Festival 800 Vietnamese Cultural Group 500 The Alawic Islamic Social Centre 1,000 Vietnamese Cultural Group of Brimbank 500 The Association of Hazaras in Victoria 1,000 Vietnamese Mothers Group 600 The Australian Greek Orthodox 1,350 Community of Moreland Vietnamese Parenting Support Group 500 The Australian Lebanese 2,500 Vietnamese Parents Association of Victoria 600 Association of Victoria Vietnamese Veterans Association of Victoria 1,500 The Basque Society 1,300 Vietnamese Women’s Association 600 The Committee for Sri Lanka 800 in Broadmeadows The Greek Choir of the Cultural 600 Vietnamese Women’s Association 900 and Educational Club of Florinians of North West Region The Gujarati Association of Victoria 2,000 Vietnamese Young Mother’s Support Group 500 The Hunan Association of Victoria 1,000 Vietnamese Youth Network of the West 800 The Korean Society of Victoria Australia 1,500 Vlach Association of Australia 1,000 (Aromaneasca Sosata) The New Hope Foundation 1,000 Welsh Society of Geelong 600 The Olympian Society 1,000 West Sunshine Multicultural 1,600 The Pan Maniot Youth Union of Australia 600 Senior Citizens Centre The Saint Mary Ethiopian Tewahedo 2,000 Western Vovinam Training Centre 600 Orthodox Church - Social Support Services Whittlesea Green Island 500 The Silangan Cultural Dance Group 500 Turkish Women’s Group The Tributaries Social Association 700 Whittlesea Northern Cyprus 700 The United Australian Lebanese 600 Turkish Women’s Group Movement Association Of Victoria Whittlesea Vietnamese Language Centre 600 The Victorian Maronite Community 2,000 Williamstown Italian Social Club 600 Thessaloniki Association 1,000 Wings of Care (Kanfei Chesed) 1,200 “The White Tower” Womens Group of the Greek Orthodox 500 Tibetan Buddhist Society 1,000 Community of Hobsons Bay Tigrian Community Association in Victoria 1,500 Womens Group of the Greek 500 Timorese Association in Victoria 3,000 Orthodox Parish of Coburg Trevisani Nel Mondo Myrtleford & District 700 Womens Group of the Greek 500 Tripoli Social Club 600 Orthodox Parish of Moonee Ponds Turkish Cypriot Elderly 500 Womens Group of the Greek 500 Women’s Association Orthodox Parish of Northcote Turkish Ladies Group 800 Womens Group of the Greek 500 Turkish Womens Recreation Group 1,000 Orthodox Parish of South Yarra Ukrainian Arts and Culture 500 Womens Group of the Greek 600 Orthodox Parish of Springvale

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ORGANISATION GRANT ($) ORGANISATION GRANT ($) NESB Links 1,200 Russian House Cultural 1,500 New Age Women Awareness Group 600 Advancement Society New Zealand, Maori, Polynesian Welfare 800 Russian House Victims of 800 Support Group (Te Whanau Rangimarie) Chernobyl National Relief Fund North East Multicultural 5,000 Russian New Arrivals Club 800 Association (NEMA) Russian Speaking Jewry Association 600 North Eastern Bocce Association 600 Russian Television Victoria Association 600 North Eastern Melbourne 1,600 Russian Welfare Society - 600 Chinese Association Russian Children’s Choir North Victorian Buddhist Association 1,000 Russian Women’s Association ‘Ogonyok’ 1,000 Northern Federation of 2,200 Russian Women’s Chamber 2,000 Ethnic Senior Citizens Clubs Choir of Melbourne Nuer Community in Victoria 2,000 Russian Women’s Group Dandenong 600 Nuer Womens Group 2,000 Russian Women’s Health Group 600 Oromiyaa Cultural and Recreational Club 1,000 Salvadorean Community Council of Victoria 1,200 Oromo Association in Victoria - 1,500 Samoan Advisory Council of Victoria 2,000 Australia (OAVA) Samoan Community St Peters Clayton 600 Oromo Community Association 2,000 Samoan Presbyterian Church Community 700 in Melbourne Sangam Community Association 1,000 Palestinian Charity Association of Victoria 1,000 Scots of Victoria Coordinating Group 1,200 Palesviaki Enosis of Melbourne & Victoria 1,000 Selimiye Foundation Ltd 1,200 Pallaconian Brotherhood of 2,000 Senior Citizens Group of Heatherton 700 Melbourne and Victoria Leonidas Senior Citizens of the Greek 800 Pan Australian Federation 1,200 Community in Springvale of Thessalian Associations Serbian Ethnic School ‘ 600 Pancretan of Melbourne and Victoria Ltd 1,000 Vuk Stefanovic Karadzic’ Panevrytanian Association of 1,000 Serbian Orthodox Choir ‘Kornelije Stankovic’ 400 Melbourne Australia ‘The Velouchi’ Serbian Orthodox Church and 600 Pankoaki Brotherhood of Victoria 900 School Community St Stefan “O Ippocrates” Association Serbian Orthodox Church Community 2,000 Panmacedonian Association 1,500 “St Nicholas” Geelong of Melbourne and Victoria Serbian Orthodox Dancing Group Sumadja 600 Panpyliaki Brotherhood of Navarinon 700 Serbian Sisters Group ‘Zene Mironosice’ 600 of Melbourne and Victoria Serbian Social Services and Support 1,000 Pantrifilian Association of 1,000 Melbourne and Victoria Serbian Welfare Association of Victoria 2,000 Papadakis Park 600 Shalom Association 1,800 Papua New Guinea Australia Association 2,000 Shepparton Italian Catholic Federation 700 Parea 800 Shepparton Italian Social Club 1,000 Pascoe Vale Italian Community Bocce Club 600 Shri Sanatan Dharam Society of Victoria 600 Penguin Japanese Mothers’ Group 500 Sikh Welfare Council of Victoria 2,000 Philanthropic Society Nomoy 600 Sinhala Cultural & Community 1,000 Kavalas Agios Silas Services Foundation Philanthropikos Syllogos Velika Messinias 500 Slavic Women of Gippsland 600 Leykothea Melbourne Australia Slavic Women’s Group ‘Nase Zene’ 1,000 Philanthropikos Syllogos-Dimos Meligala 500 Slovenian Association Melbourne 1,200 Messinias O Profitis Elias Slovenian Goodwill & Information Office 500 Polish Association of Kingsville and Ladies 500 Social and Support Group Friends 800 Auxilliary Social Club ‘Stiv Naumov’ Village Logovardi 800 Polish Australian Chamber of 1,200 Social Support Group Preston 500 Commerce and Industry Society Kalamata 23 March Brotherhood 1,800 Polish Choir “Syrena” 500 Somali Community Information 1,000 Polish Community Council of Victoria 2,500 Services Network Polish Siberyaks Association in Victoria 500 Somali Inter-Riverine Community 2,000 Polish Sporting, Recreation 1,000 Development Association and Community Association Somali Support and 1,000 Polish Women’s Association of Geelong 600 Development Association Politistikos Sylogos Agias Paraskevis 800 South Eastern Chinese Association 1,000 Lesvou of Melb & Vic South Sudanese Women’s Network 1,500 Promin Ukrainian Choir 500 Spanish Latin American 5,000 Rangoon Democratic Media 800 Welfare Centre (CELAS) Renaissance Drama Society Melbourne 600 Spanish Speaking Women’s 800 Reskeon Maltese Association 1,000 Group North East Region Rethimnian Association of Melbourne 1,200 Springvale Alevi Cultural Centre 700 Richmond Asian Business Association. 1,500 Springvale Asian Business Association 1,500 Richmond South Yarra Chinese 1,200 Sri Lankan Disaster Relief Fund 800 Parents Association St Athanasius Coptic Centre 500 Ringwood Highland Games 1,800 St George Association 600 Rosebud Italian Club 1,000 St George Coptic Orthodox 500 Youth Association

47 ORGANISATION GRANT ($) ORGANISATION GRANT ($) Finnish Society of Melbourne 1,000 League of Maniates and Friends of 800 Fitzroy Chinese Residents Association 1,000 Melbourne and Victoria “I Mani” Geelong Dutch Clubs 1,000 Lebanese Ex-Servicemen Association 800 Geelong Irish Society 500 Lebanese Folklore Dabke Group 400 Geelong Scottish Dance 600 Lithuanian Women’s Welfare Society 800 Geelong Sudanese Association 1,000 in Melbourne Gippsland African Society 2,500 Luzviminda Association of Filipino 700 Women in Victoria Gippsland Indian Association 900 Macedonian Australian Cultural 800 Gippsland Indonesian Association 500 Youth Association ‘Tanec’ Golden Dragon Museum 700 Macedonian Community Council 1,500 Goulburn Valley Chinese 600 of Melbourne and Victoria Fellowship Association Macedonian Community Council 1,000 Goulburn Valley Pacific Islander Association 1,000 of Shepparton and District Goulburn Valley Polish Association 800 Macedonian Community 1,200 Goulburn Valley Turkish Islamic 1,200 Welfare Association. and Cultural Society Macedonian Cultural Educational 500 Greek & Cypriot Social Welfare Centre 600 Society “Koco Racin” Melbourne Vic Greek Australian Cultural League 800 Macedonian Human Rights Committee 2,500 of Melbourne for Melbourne and Victoria Greek Australian Theatrical 1,000 Macedonian Pensioner Group “Uspeniena 500 Association of Victoria Presveta Bogorodica” Sydenham Greek Community of Northcote, 1,000 Macedonian Senior Citizens Women’s 600 City of Darebin & Districts Dancing Group “Veseli Makedonki” Greek Cypriot Parent & Youth Club 1,000 Macedonian Women’s Group Heraklea 500 Western Suburbs of Melbourne. Macedonian Women’s Group of Hillside 500 Greek Democritus Worker’s League 1,000 Macedonian Women’s Social 500 Greek Elderly Citizens Club 800 Club of Whittlesea of Maribyrnong & Districts Maharashtra Mandal Victoria 700 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese 500 Maiella Club 800 of Australia Parish of St Andrew Majka (Mother) Jugovic 1,000 Forest Hill Ladies Auxiliary Makor Library and Resource Centre 2,000 Greek Orthodox Community 1,000 of Bendigo and Districts Maltese Association Hobsons Bay 1,000 Greek Orthodox Community of 1,000 Maltese Bocce Social & Recreation Club 600 Broadmeadows and Districts Maltese Community of 700 Greek Orthodox Community of Clayton Ltd 1,500 Shepparton and District Greek Orthodox Community 1,400 Maltese Senior Citizens Club 600 of Dandenong & Districts Airport West, Ladies Auxilliary Greek Orthodox Community 800 Mang-Non Vietnamese Language 500 of Hobsons Bay School Association Greek Orthodox Community 1,500 Maronite Sports Division 500 of Mildura & District Maronite Youth of Melbourne 1,500 Greek Orthodox Community 1,000 Mauritian Silver Edge Club 900 of Monash & Districts Meadow Heights Turkish Women’s 1,100 Greek Orthodox Community 1,500 Association of Oakleigh & District Meeting Melbourne Maronites 25-45 800 Greek Orthodox Community 1,000 Melbourne Ai-Yue Choir 500 of Shepparton & District Melbourne French Theatre 600 Greek Orthodox Parish of “Panagia 500 Melbourne Hebrew Congregation 1,000 Soumela” East Keilor, Youth Group Melbourne Scottish Fiddle Club 800 Greek Orthodox Parish of “St Andrew’s” 500 Melbourne South Eastern Region Chinese 1,000 Forest Hill, Youth Group Friendship Centre of Victoria Greek Orthodox Parish of “St George” 500 Melbourne.Pl 600 Thormbury, Womens Group Mexbourne Dance Company 800 Greek Orthodox Parish of “St George” 500 Mexican Social and Cultural 2,500 Thornbury, Youth Group Association of Victoria Greek Orthodox Parish of “St John 400 Monash Maltese Seniors Social Group 500 the Baptist” Carlton, Youth Group Monte Lauro Social Club (Buccheri) Ltd 500 Greek Orthodox Parish of “St Nicholas” 500 Yarraville, Womens Group Moorabbin Hebrew Congregation 600 Greek Orthodox Parish of “St Nicholas” 500 Multi Ethnic Senior Citizens Group Preston 500 Yarraville, Youth Group Multicultural Arts Victoria 3,000 Greek Orthodox Parish of “St Paraskeve“ 1,000 Multicultural Sudanese Centre 1,500 St Albans, Womens Group Museum of Chinese Australian History 800 Greek Women’s Club of Northern Suburbs 800 Nasir Community Development 800 Halkidikeon Association Aristotle 2,000 Agency (NCDA) the Stageritian National Centre for Hellenic Studies 1,200 Hamerkaz Shelanu 1,000 and Research - La Trobe University Harari Community Association Australia 1,200 Nauru Community Australia 2,000 Harmony Foundation Victoria 1,000 Nepalese Association of Victoria 1,000

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ORGANISATION GRANT ($) ORGANISATION GRANT ($) Cultural Historical Association 1,500 Hazara Australian Community 1,000 of Rodriguans and Mauritians Association of Victoria in Victoria (CHARM) Hellenic Australian Sports Foundation 800 Culture Education Science International 500 Hellenic Community of the City of 1,500 Liaison Committee of Australia (CESILCA) Moorabbin (Kingston) & Districts Ltd Cyprus Community of Melbourne & Victoria 2,000 Hellenic Orthodox Community of Geelong 1,000 Cyprus Greek Orthodox Community 1,400 Hellenic Writers Association of Australia 700 of “Apostolos Andreas” Sunshine Hellenic Youth Federation of Victoria 1,800 Dandenong Turkish Islamic 1,500 Hera Greek Ladies Club 500 and Cultural Society Hindi Niketan 1,200 Darebin Ethnic Communities Council 4,300 Hispanic Community TV Antenna Hipana 600 Delegazione ANGET Australia Seat 600 Hispano-American Co-operative 1,000 In Melbourne. for Family Support (COHAF) Doveton Public Hall Committee 500 Hmong Australia Society 1,500 of Management Hmong Social Support Group 800 Dutch Australian Community Council Ltd 1,000 Hogar Espanol De Victoria 1,500 Dutch Social Club Diamond Valley 900 Hoi Yeu Tre VietNam (Vietnamese 600 Dutch-Australian Club Albury Wodonga 600 Families With Special Needs) East Timor Chinese Middle 1,500 Hope Connection 1,200 and Aged Association Howra Women’s Association 800 Eastern and Central African 2,000 Communities of Victoria Hrvatska Australska Zajednica 1,500 Sveti Bono Vukovar Eelam Tamil Association Victoria 1,200 Hungarian Community 1,000 Elderly Group of the Greek Orthodox 600 Co-operative Association Community of Hobson Bay Il Piccolo Teatro Di Melbourne 500 Eritrean Orthodox Association in Australia 1,000 Imvrians Society of Melbourne 600 Eritrean Womens Association of Victoria 1,000 India Australian Community Association 600 Ethiopian Community Association 2,500 in Victoria Indian Cultural and Heritage Group 500 Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District. 5,000 Indian Music Association 1,000 Ethnic Schools Association of Victoria 5,000 International Women Writers & Artists 500 Fale Hufanga ‘O Tonga (Tongan 1,000 Iranian Society of Victoria 1,700 Santuary of Sunraysia) Irymple Bocce Club 900 Family Support Group Northern Region 800 Islamic Association of Australia 2,000 Federation of Associations of Spanish 2,000 Islamic Council of Victoria 3,000 Speaking Senior Citizens in Victoria Islamic Girls and Women’s Group 1,000 Federation of Chinese Associations (Vic) 3,000 Islamic Society of Melbourne 1,000 Federation of Greek Associations of the 1,500 Eastern Region State Of Kozani of Melbourne and Victoria Islamic Society of Victoria 2,500 Federation of Indian Associations of Victoria 5,000 Islamic Women’s Welfare Council of Victoria 2,000 Federation of Indian Women’s 1,500 Italian Australians Social Club 600 Association of Australia (FIWAA) Italian Catholic Federation Morwell 700 Federation of Indo-China Ethnic 1,200 Italian Drama Company 600 Chinese of Australia Italian National Day Committee 1,000 Federation of Macedonian Cultural 1,000 Italian Services Advisory Council 1,000 Artistic Associations of Victoria Japan Club of Victoria 1,200 Federation of Macedonian Senior Citizens 1,500 Jat Jagat 700 Groups of the Western Region Jewish Community Council of Victoria 3,000 Federation of Pontian Associations 1,000 Jewish Holocaust Centre 1,200 of Australia Jewish Museum of Australia 1,500 Federation Panepirotic Union 1,000 of Melbourne and Victoria John Pandazopoulos Hall Committee 500 of Management Federazione Pensionati Italiani Del Victoria 1,000 Karnavals Club The Swallows Geelong 800 Fiji Geelong Friendship Club 1,000 Khmer Community of Victoria 1,200 Fiji Indian Senior Citizens Association 700 Knox Italian Community Club 1,200 Fiji Islamic & Cultural Society of Victoria 1,500 KUD Aleksandar Makedonski III Pri Crkvata 700 Fiji Islamic & Cultural Society of Victoria 1,500 Zlata Meglenska of Wyndham Fiji Sangam Association of Victoria 1,000 Kurdish Association of Victoria 1,000 Fiji Social and Cultural Organisations 1,000 Kurdish Women’s League of Australia 600 of Victoria Australia (FSCOVA) Kyabram Italian Social Bocce Club 800 Filipino Australian Association of Ballarat 800 Ladies Auxiliary (Filoptohos) Group 400 Filipino Australian Friendship 800 of the Greek Orthodox Parish of Association of Geelong St Nektarios, Fawkner Filipino Australian Social Club 1,200 Ladies Auxiliary Group of the Greek 500 of Loddon-Campaspe Orthodox Parish Of St Johns Carlton Filipino Community Council of Victoria 2,000 L’Alliance Francaise De Ballarat Et District 700 Filipino Community of Sunraysia 1,000 Lao Australian Welfare Association 1,500 Filipino-Australian Friends 800 Lao Community of Victoria 2,000 Association (Northern Victoria) Le Belle Arti 500 Finnish Friendly Visiting Service 600

45 ORGANISATION GRANT ($) ORGANISATION GRANT ($) Australian Arabic Women 1,000 Bendigo Regional Ethnic 5,000 Community Group Communities Council Australian Bosnian Islamic Centre 1,800 Bengali Association of Victoria 1,500 Deer Park Bengali Language and Culture School 1,500 Australian Burundian Community in Victoria 1,500 Bengali Puja & Cultural Society of Vic 500 Australian Chollo Community 1,000 Biser - Macedonian Folk Dancing 500 Australian Croatian Social Club 600 B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission 1,200 Mornington Peninsula Rye Bosnian Choir Sevdalinka 600 Australian Croatian Women 500 Brighton Hebrew Congregation 1,200 Association “Katarina Zrinski” British Australian Community (Inc) 1,300 Australian Cyprian Sports 800 Brunswick Neighbourhood 600 and Social Association House Co-Operative Ltd Australian Federation of Hellenic 1,000 Brunswick Sri Lankan Community Group 1,000 Gymnastics and Athletics Association Buddhist Council of Victoria 4,400 Australian Federation 600 of International Students. (AFIS) Buddhist Vihara Victoria 1,200 Australian Filipino Community 1,500 Burgher Association (Australia) 1,200 of Northern Victoria & Southern Riverina Cambodian Chinese Friendship 1,200 Australian Hainan Association 1,000 Association of Victoria Australian Hellenic Educational 1,000 Cambodian Student Federation 500 Progressive Association (AHEPA) Cameroon Association of Australia 700 Australian Hellenic Memorial Foundation 600 Casal Catala De Victoria 500 Australian Humanitarian Aid for Macedonia 2,000 Catholic Dutch Australian Migrant 1,200 Australian Intercultural Society 1,500 Association Gippsland Australian Iraqi Forum 1,000 Celtic Nations 1,500 Australian Karen Organisation 1,000 Central Community Centre 2,000 Australian Kurdish Community 1,000 Centre for Philippine Concerns - Australia 2,500 Australian Lebanese Association 700 Centro Argentino of Victoria 1,000 for the Orphans Auxilia Chabad House of Malvern/Toorak 1,500 Australian Lebanese Christian 400 Chabad Institutions of Australia 1,500 Ladies Group - Reservoir Chile Lindo 800 Australian Lebanese Welfareorporated 1,000 China Philatelic Society of Australia 500 Australian Lithuanian Community 1,500 Chinese Association of Geelong 700 in Melbourne Association Chinese Beijing Opera Club of Melbourne 700 Australian Macedonian Folk Dancing 500 Chinese Community Health Advisory 600 Association “Goce Delcev” of Australia Australian Pipe Band Association 1,500 Chinese Community Social Services Centre 1,600 Victorian Branch Chinese Health Foundation 900 Australian Polish Historical Society 1,000 of Australia (CHF) Australian Punjabi Association Melbourne 1,500 Chinese Singing and Dance Troup 500 Australian Romanian Community Welfare 1,000 of Melbourne Health & Services Association of Victoria Chinese Women’s Association of Victoria 1,000 Australian Somali Youth Association 2,000 City of Ringwood Highland Pipe Band 1,000 Australian Turkish Cultural Association 1,000 Club Frecce Tricolori Victoria 600 Australian Turkish Cypriot Cultural 1,000 Cobram italFest 1,000 and Welfare Association Cobram Italian Social Club 600 Australian Turkish Educational 1,800 Communities Council on Ethnic Issues 1,500 and Cultural Foundation (Austurk) (Eastern Region) Australian Vietnamese Community 600 Community of Cypriots of the Northern 1,500 Action Network Suburbs of Melbourne Women’s Group Australian Vietnamese Women’s 1,800 Cook Islanders Welfare Association 1,000 Welfare Association Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate Archangel 1,200 Australian Welsh Male Choir 1,000 Mikhail & St Anthony Church (Cor Meibion Australia) Coptic Orthodox Women’s Association 400 Australian Western Thrace 1,400 Coptic Sudanese Welfare 1,000 Turkish Association of Victoria Association of Victoria Australian Western Thrace 1,400 Cornish Association of Victoria. 1,000 Turkish Women’s Association Coro Furlan Melbourne 900 Ayios Therapon Welfare Association 1,000 Council of Clans of Australasia 1,600 Baha’i Council For Victoria 470 Council of Slovenian 1,800 Bairnsdale International Women’s Group 2,500 Organisations of Victoria Ballarat Italian Association 1,000 Council of Sudanese Groups 1,500 Ballarat Regional Multicultural Council 5,000 Council of Turkish Associations of Victoria 2,200 Banda Musicale Italiana “Vincenzo Bellini” 700 Cretan Federation of Australia 2,000 Bangla Sahitya Sansad 500 and New Zealand Bangladesh Cultural Group 600 Croatian Australian Immigration Museum 800 Basava Samithi of Australisia 600 Croatian Catholic Welfare Association 1,500 Beit Jala Palestinian Association 700 Croatian Senior Citizens Club Sunshine 1,000 Bellarine International Women’s 600 Cultural Association of Newport 600 Senior Citizens Club and Surrounding Areas

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APPENDIX 1 VMC GRANTS PROGRAM

The following grants were approved for the 2005–06 Community Grants programs.

ORGANISATIONAL SUPPORT GRANTS (APPENDIX 1A)

ORGANISATION GRANT ($) ORGANISATION GRANT ($) ABRISA Brazilian Association for Social 2,000 Australian Arabic Women 1,000 Development and Integration in Australia Community Group Accademia Letteraria 600 Australian Bosnian Islamic 1,800 Italo-Australiana Scrittori (ALIAS) Centre Deer Park Afar Community Association of Victoria 1,500 Australian Burundian Community in Victoria 1,500 Afghan Australia Community 2,000 Australian Chollo Community 1,000 Social Sports Club Australian Croatian Social Club 600 Afghan Australian Association of Victoria 1,800 Mornington Peninsula Rye Afghan Australian Philanthropic Association 1,200 Australian Croatian Women 500 Afghan Australian Welfare Association 1,200 Association “Katarina Zrinski” Afghanistan Study Centre (ASC) 600 Australian Cyprian Sports 800 AGAPI Care 1,200 and Social Association Agelidis Foundation 500 Australian Federation of Hellenic 1,000 Gymnastics and Athletics Association Al Amel TPV Holders Association 1,500 Australian Federation of 600 Al Amen Iraqi Association 2,500 International Students. (AFIS) Alevi Community Council of Australia 900 Australian Filipino Community 1,500 Alliance Francaise de Geelong 500 of Northern Victoria & Southern Riverina Al-Sajad Association 2,500 Australian Hainan Association 1,000 Andalucian Dancing Group of Geelong 500 Australian Hellenic Educational 1,000 Anglo-Indian Australasian 1,500 Progressive Association (AHEPA) Association of Victoria Australian Hellenic Memorial Foundation 600 Anzano Di Puglia Social Club Ltd 900 Australian Humanitarian Aid for Macedonia 2,000 Arabian Gulf Community Association 500 Australian Intercultural Society 1,500 Arabic Society of Victoria 800 Australian Iraqi Forum 1,000 Arabic Women’s Group 800 Australian Karen Organisation 1,000 Argentinian Social Circle 1,500 Australian Kurdish Community 1,000 South East Melbourne Australian Lebanese Association 700 Armenian Cultural Society 500 for the Orphans Auxilia Hamazkaine (Gomidas Chapter) Australian Lebanese Christian 400 Armenian General Benevolent Union 1,000 Ladies Group - Reservoir (AGBU) - Victoria Australian Lebanese Welfareorporated 1,000 Association National Combattente 500 Australian Lithuanian Community 1,500 Reduci Italiani - Myrtleford in Melbourne Association Association of Filipino-Australian 800 Australian Macedonian Folk Dancing 500 Golden Age of Victoria Association “Goce Delcev” Association of the Liberian Community 3,000 Australian Pipe Band Association 1,500 of Australia (ALCA Victoria) Victorian Branch Association of Ukrainians in Victoria 3,000 Australian Polish Historical Society 1,000 Association of Ukrainians 1,500 Australian Punjabi Association Melbourne 1,500 in Victoria - St Albans Australian Romanian Community Welfare 1,000 Association of Ukranians 700 Health & Services Association of Victoria in Victoria - Geelong Branch Australian Somali Youth Association 2,000 Associazione Arma Aeronautica 600 Australian Turkish Cultural Association 1,000 Associazione Figli D’Italia 600 Australian Turkish Cypriot Cultural 1,000 Associazione Giovanile Pugliese D’Australia 800 and Welfare Association Associazione Nazionale Bersaglieri D’italia 500 Australian Turkish Educational 1,800 (Sezione di Melbourne) Vic and Cultural Foundation (Austurk) Associazione Nazionale 700 Australian Vietnamese Community 600 Famiglie Delli Emigrati (ANFE) Action Network Associazione Padovani Nel Mondo 900 Australian Vietnamese Women’s 1,800 Asylum Seeker Resource Centre 1,500 Welfare Association Atisha Centre Ltd 1,500 Australian Welsh Male Choir 1,000 Aust-China Writer’s Association 500 (Cor Meibion Australia) Australasia Coptic Society 800 Australian Western Thrace Turkish 1,400 Australia China Friendship 1,000 Association of Victoria Society Victoria Branch Australian Western Thrace Turkish 1,400 Australia Karen Youth Project 1,200 Women’s Association Australia Sri Lanka Welfare Guild 1,200 Ayios Therapon Welfare Association 1,000

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NON-GOVERNMENT

The Commission continues to engage the non-government sector in the development of policies and programs to assist and address the needs of Victoria’s CALD communities. A number of organisations in the non-government sector have traditionally been strong supporters of Victoria’s multicultural communities and the Commission has continued to work in partnership with these organisations to address their varied needs.

AUSTRALIAN MULTICULTURAL FOUNDATION (AMF) The Commission worked in partnership with the AMF, VOMA, OWP, EOCV, OFY and the Centre for Multicultural Youth Issues on the planning of Multifaith Multicultural Youth Forum.

LA TROBE UNIVERSITY The Commission provided assistance to La Trobe University in the establishment of the Centre for Dialogue and the Chairperson has been appointed a member of the Centre for Dialogue’s Advisory Board.

ADULT MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION SERVICES (AMES) AMES provided $50,000 to the Commission towards the AMES Refugee Youth at Risk program contained within the Commission’s Community Grants Program.

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SUMMARY OF MONITORING COMMUNITY NEEDS AND PROMOTING CULTURAL DIVERSITY + The Commission undertook a range of major projects to promote the inclusion of CALD communities in the development and implementation of Government and non-Government policies and programs; + The Commission continues to work closely with a large range of Government departments and agencies, the local government sector, corporate sector, non-Government sector and community sector; and + The Commission will continue to work with a myriad of Government and non-Government organisations to ensure culturally responsive service provision for Victoria’s CALD communities. + +

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GOVERNMENT – LOCAL

The Commission has continued its collaborative arrangements with the local government sector during the 2005-06 financial year. The local government sector is the first point of contact for many of Victoria’s CALD residents. Therefore it is imperative that councils respond adequately to the diverse needs of all Victorians. The Commission has primarily progressed this agenda through the operation of the Standing Committee on Local Government and Cultural Diversity, outlined in the Major Projects section.

MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATION OF VICTORIA The Commission has worked with the Municipal Association of Victoria in the development of a Councils Interface Workshop for the 11 metropolitan fringe councils: Mornington Peninsula, Frankston, Casey, Cardinia, Yarra Ranges, Nillumbik, Whittlesea, Hume, Melton, Wyndham and Hobsons Bay. The Commission has also assisted in the development of the Association’s Multicultural Framework.

MELBOURNE CITY COUNCIL The Commission worked in partnership with the Melbourne City Council on the Sandridge Bridge project, the Ethnic Precincts Enhancement Project as well as supporting various CALD communities, such as the Turkish community’s planned 40th Anniversary of migration in 2007. + +

“COUNCILS ARE THE ‘INTERFACE’ THAT PROVIDES KEY PUBLIC SERVICES AND THEREFORE THE LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT ‘CLOSEST TO THE PEOPLE’.” George Lekakis + +

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COMMUNITY

The Commission has continued to work closely with a number of community organisations during the reporting period to assist Victoria’s multicultural communities. The community organisations below have developed strong relationships with Victoria’s CALD communities, often over an extended period of time, advocating on their behalf. The community sector continues to provide a great deal of support to CALD Victorians and the Commission has continued to work collaboratively with them to ensure that this support not only continues but is enhanced.

ETHNIC COMMUNITIES COUNCIL OF VICTORIA (ECCV) The Commission and the ECCV have continued to work collaboratively during the reporting period on a number of projects including: the development of media workshops for CALD community leaders and on the future directions and programs for multicultural communities throughout the state.

MULTICULTURAL ARTS VICTORIA (MAV) The Commission has worked directly with MAV on the release of the joint report Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Community Needs Analysis in the Arts – The Way Forward – Arts in a Multicultural Victoria and, as an outcome, on the Multicultural Arts Advisory Committee. The two organisations have also worked in collaboration on the delivery of the Celebrate our Cultural Diversity Week 2006 Gala Dinner cultural program.

CENTRE FOR MULTICULTURAL YOUTH ISSUES (CMYI) CMYI worked in collaboration with the Commission, VOMA, OWP, OFY, EOCV and the AMF on the Multifaith Multicultural Youth Forum.

REFUGEE COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA (RCOA) The Commission and RCOA jointly presented the Refugee Week celebrations in October 2005 and are working together towards the 2006 celebrations. RCOA also assisted the Commission in the determination of grants for the Refugee Week grants category.

PROJECT RESPECT The Commission worked with Project Respect in relation to the development of a project proposal so that Project Respect can continue and enhance its activities in assisting women that are trafficked as sex slaves to Victoria.

GOULD LEAGUE OF VICTORIA The Commission continued to assist in the development of the Multicultural School Gardens Project through the Gould League organising committee.

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CORPORATE

In the past the corporate sector has often been overlooked in the area of multicultural affairs. During the reporting period, the Commission developed strong partnerships with numerous corporate bodies. As demonstrated through Celebrate our Cultural Diversity Week these partnerships have produced rewarding outcomes for both the organisations involved and Victoria’s CALD communities.

AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE (AFL) The Commission has worked with the AFL in its advancement of its Multicultural Framework including the development of the Welcome to AFL booklet and hosting an AFL signing of the Community Accord.

SBS RADIO SBS Radio and the Commission have continued to work closely on a number of projects including on the development of media workshops for CALD community leaders.

ANZ BANK The Commission has assisted the ANZ Bank in the development of information for CALD communities from non-English speaking backgrounds and hosted an ANZ Bank Community Accord signing. The ANZ Bank was also one of Celebrate our Cultural Diversity Week’s corporate sponsors.

CRICKET VICTORIA Cricket Victoria and the Commission have worked in partnership in the development of a Multicultural Framework to engage CALD communities.

FOOTBALL FEDERATION VICTORIA (FFV) The FFV, Commission, Victoria Police, South Melbourne Football Club and Preston Lions Football Club worked in partnership to undertake the Harmony Cup and signed the Statement of Harmony. The Commission also sponsored two FFV awards.

VICTORIAN MAJOR EVENTS COMPANY The Commission worked in partnership with the Victorian Major Events Company, DIIRD and Melbourne City Council in relation to the Ethnic Precincts Enhancement Project.

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39 CRIMESTOPPERS The Commission continued to work in partnership with Crimestoppers on a Multilingual Project assisting in the launch of its multilingual DVD.

METROPOLITAN AMBULANCE SERVICE (MAS) The Commission worked with MAS in the development of a booklet in relation to the services that MAS offers for new and emerging communities.

DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS (DIMA) The Commission liaised regularly with DIMA on various issues, particularly pertaining to settlement and community relations issues as well as on projects such as the Multifaith Multicultural Youth Forum and the African Think Tank project. The Commission also provided input into the development of the National Action Plan.

AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS (ABS) The Commission and the ABS worked collaboratively on raising awareness for the 2006 Census including hosting a consultation for CALD community leaders to inform them and their respective communities of the importance of the Census.

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DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES (DHS) The Commission worked with the DHS State Emergency Recovery Unit to provide assistance to the communities affected by the Tsunami in December 2005. The Commission is also represented on DHS’ Ministerial Advisory Council for Cultural and Linguistic Diversity.

DEPARTMENT OF INNOVATION, INDUSTRY AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT (DIIRD) The Commission worked in partnership with DIIRD, Melbourne City Council and Victorian Major Events Company on the Ethnic Precincts Enhancement Project.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITYCOMMISSIONOFVICTORIA (EOCV) The Commission and the EOCV worked together on the Premier’s Multifaith Forum in September 2005 and the planning for the Multifaith Multicultural Youth Forum scheduled for 30 July 2006.

OFFICE OF THE HEALTH SERVICES COMMISSIONER (OHSC) As highlighted in the Major Projects section, the Commission collaborated with the OHSC on a joint project to raise awareness about the right to access accredited interpreters and translated information in a health care setting.

VICTORIAN ELECTORAL COMMISSION (VEC) The Commission facilitated consultations with CALD communities for the VEC in relation to information about the 2006 State election.

PARKS VICTORIA The Commission worked in partnership with Parks Victoria in the development of a multilingual park note (information board), the provision of cross-cultural and telephone interpreting training to call centre staff and the future training of CALD Victorians to act as park group leaders.

VICTORIA POLICE The Commission worked in close partnership with Victoria Police on a large range of projects including the: Police and Community Multicultural Advisory Committee (PACMAC); Victoria Police Multifaith Council, Victoria Police Multicultural Roundtable; Harmony Cup between South Melbourne Football Club and Preston Lions Football Club; New and Emerging Communities grants program; Monash/Police Research Project Advisory Board and Sexual Assault CALD Awareness campaign.

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+ OFFICE FOR YOUTH (OFY) OFY worked in partnership with the Commission, VOMA, Equal Opportunity Commission of Victoria, the Australian Multicultural Foundation and youth community representatives in the planning of the Multifaith Multicultural Youth Forum (MMYF).

+ EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS (EP) The Commission provided advice as required on the Employment Programs’ range of services and grants, with the Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson facilitating or co-facilitating a number of consultations and meetings.

+ CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS UNIT (CCU) The CCU worked with the Department of Premier and Cabinet on the development of the exceptional Just Like You campaign. The Commission provided support and advice to the CCU throughout the process.

DEPARTMENT FOR PREMIER AND CABINET (DPC) The Commission worked in partnership with DPC on a number of projects including the Premier’s Multifaith Forum, Sandridge Bridge project, All of Us photo project and the Premier’s Reception for Victoria’s Sudanese, Ukranian, Vietnamese and Somalian communities.

+ ARTS VICTORIA The Commission participated with Arts Victoria, Multicultural Arts Victoria and a range of community and arts sector stakeholders on the Multicultural Arts Advisory Committee.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ) DOJ has collaborated with the Commission on developing a project proposal for trafficked women and on the Victorian Community Council on Crime and Violence.

+ CHILDREN’S COURT (DOJ) The Commission worked with the Children’s Court as part of the organising committee to host a CALD Children’s Court Youth Forum.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING (DET) DET has worked in collaboration with the Commission on holding the Celebrate our Cultural Diversity Week 2006 Quest Awards and the Welcome to Victoria Kits. The Commission’s Chairperson was also a member of the Ministerial Advisory Council on LOTE, ESL and Multicultural Education.

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GOVERNMENT – STATE AND FEDERAL

During the reporting period the Commission has continued to work extensively with a large number of government departments and agencies to advance the standing of Victoria’s CALD communities. This has taken many forms including: facilitating community consultations to give CALD communities a voice in policy development; assisting departments and agencies in addressing the needs of CALD communities in a culturally appropriate manner; and assisting in the development of multicultural policies to ensure the inclusion of CALD communities in program and service delivery.

DEPARTMENT FOR VICTORIAN COMMUNITIES The Commission collaborated with a number of offices within the Department for Victorian Communities (DVC) during the reporting period including:

+ VICTORIAN OFFICE OF MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS (VOMA) VOMA and the Commission continued a close relationship, either working in partnership with or providing advice on a number of projects including: the CALD Women’s Project, the Language Services Strategy, Premier’s Multifaith Forum, Multifaith Multicultural Youth Forum, Multicultural Resources Directory and the African Think Tank amongst others.

+ OFFICE OF WOMEN’S POLICY (OWP) The CALD Women’s Project, Premier’s Women’s Summit Respecting Diversity: Harmony in Practice, Women’s Multicultural Grants and a project proposal for trafficked women were the projects the Commission undertook with OWP.

+ PUBLIC RECORDS OFFICE OF VICTORIA (PROV) The Commission assisted in the development of a multicultural policy for PROV and organised cross-cultural and interpreter use training for staff.

+ LOCAL GOVERNMENT VICTORIA (LGV) LGV were represented on the Standing Committee on LGCD as well as assisting in support for the Interface Councils Workshop being organised at the time of publication.

+OFFICEOFCOMMONWEALTH GAMESCOORDINATION(OCGC) The Commission worked in close partnership with OCGC in relation to the synergy between Celebrate our Cultural Diversity Week 2006 and the Commonwealth Games. The Commission provided input into the cultural program held during the Games as well as in relation to the Adopt a Nation program. + +

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Committee members at June 2006 were: + George Lekakis, Victorian Multicultural + Cr Joy Banerji, City of Monash Commission (Chair) + Cr Kris Pavlidis, City of Whittlesea + Clare Hargreaves, MAV + Cr Chris Hazelman, + Eugenia Grammatikakis, MAV City of Greater Shepparton + Andrew Rowe, Victorian Local + Cr Chris Gahan, City of Stonnington Governance Association + David Keenan, City of Ballarat + Dalal Smiley, Victorian Local + Anne Waters, City of Warrnambool Governance Multicultural Issues Network + Cr Natalie Suleyman, City of Brimbank + Michael O’Hanlon, City of Melbourne + Melissa Atallah, VOMA + Aldo Malavisi, City of Yarra + Christopher Phoon, Local Government Victoria

OFFICE OF THE HEALTH SERVICES COMMISSIONER JOINT PROJECT The Commission, in partnership with the Office of the Health Services Commissioner (OHSC), has continued to promote CALD Victorians’ rights to access interpreters in the health care sector. In March 2006, the Commission and the OHSC launched a pamphlet in 24 (now 26) languages to inform CALD Victorians of their rights to access interpreters and their right to lodge a complaint with the OHSC. Almost 2,000 community organisations have received the pamphlet in their language of choice along with a fact sheet listing the benefits of using accredited interpreters. An English copy of the brochure was also sent to all hospitals and community health centres. The project has received positive coverage in the ethnic media and the Commission is pleased by the number of community organisations and health care institutions requesting further copies of the brochure for community members or CALD clients.

WELCOME TO VICTORIA KITS In partnership with the Department of Education, the Commission has undertaken a project to provide all children coming to Victoria as migrants or humanitarian entrants and entering the education system with a Welcome to Victoria Kit. The Kits will provide valuable settlement information for the children and their families as well as complimentary tickets and items of enjoyment to assist in their transition to Victoria. The Commission has secured the involvement of 33 government, non-government, corporate and community organisations in the provision of relevant information. The Kits will also contain a welcome letter and a certificate from the Premier welcoming the children to Victoria. This letter and certificate will be translated into 31 languages other than English. The Kits will be provided to all children entering the education system in the 2007 school year.

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+ + + + “FACILITATING DIALOGUE, UNDERSTANDING AND COOPERATION BETWEEN CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY DIVERSE COMMUNITY GROUPS IS A VITAL ELEMENT OF OUR SOCIAL COHESION.”

George Lekakis

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CALD WOMEN’S REPORT The Commission in partnership with the Victorian Office of Multicultural Affairs (VOMA) and the Office of Women’s Policy (OWP) held 12 community consultations with migrant and refugee women, one of which was held in the reporting period. The extensive consultation allowed migrant and refugee women from throughout Victoria to contribute to a process which would inform government of their needs. The Reference Group that encompasses community and government sector representatives has continued to guide the Report to its final stages during the reporting period. At the end of this reporting period the Report was being finalised with a set of recommendations and proposed actions for consideration by the Victorian Government.

SANDRIDGE BRIDGE The Commission has worked in partnership with the Department of Premier and Cabinet, Melbourne City Council and arts patron Les Erdi over a period of two years on the restoration of the Sandridge Bridge. Sandridge Bridge is the surviving link between Station Pier and Flinders Street Station. The bridge has been fitted with 12 sculptures representing the 12 different periods of immigration to Australia. The Commission was pleased to be a part of the decision to install glass panels on the bridge depicting many of the different countries of origin of Victoria’s population. This will ensure that all Victorians can learn about the vast number of different countries that makes up the people of our State.

STANDING COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY The Standing Committee on Local Government and Cultural Diversity (LGCD) continued to meet during the reporting period and the Commission produced the second edition of the LGCD’s e-newsletter diversity@grassroots, with the third edition being finalised at the end of the reporting period. The Standing Committee on LGCD members had their terms extended to two years, expiring in January 2007. This will provide the Committee with continuity to pursue existing projects and undertake new projects. The Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) was successful in securing funding from the Commission for a part-time position within MAV to provide leadership, support and capacity building to enhance the response of the 11 metropolitan fringe councils to their residents’ cultural diversity. At the time of publication a forum had been organised for these 11 metropolitan fringe councils to workshop ideas on responding to cultural diversity. Other issues the Committee addressed during the reporting period were: insufficient credit line allocations to local councils for interpreting and translating services; increased assistance required by ageing CALD residents and the need for accurate information to be provided to migrants looking to move to regional Victoria.

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WORKING TOGETHER TO RESPOND TO COMMUNITY NEEDS

The Commission engaged with a wide range of organisations to ensure that, throughout policy development and implementation, consideration is given to the needs and requirements of Victoria’s CALD communities. During the 2005-06 financial year the Commission undertook a large number of projects and initiatives with a wide range of organisations including: government departments, local governments, the corporate sector, non-government organisations and community organisations. This has allowed the Commission to assist Victoria’s multicultural communities in addressing their needs through a variety of avenues. This has ranged from the Commission providing guidance on the establishment of Cultural Diversity Plans to advising an organisation on how to effectively engage CALD communities on a day-to-day basis. The major projects that the Commission has been involved in included: the CALD Artists Project, CALD Women’s Project, Sandridge Bridge, Standing Committee on Local Government and Cultural Diversity, a joint project with the Office of the Health Services Commissioner and the Welcome to Victoria Kits. MAJOR PROJECTS

CALD ARTISTS REPORT The Commission and Multicultural Arts Victoria (MAV) produced the joint report Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Community Needs Analysis in the Arts – The Way Forward – Arts in a Multicultural Victoria in late 2005. This report detailed the views of Victoria’s CALD artists and communities who participated in a series of consultations held throughout Victoria. The Report contained a number of findings and recommendations to assist in supporting the CALD arts sector. These were focused in four main areas: Policy, Infrastructure; Partnerships and Funding; and Programming and Sector Development. In response to the report, Arts Victoria established the Multicultural Arts Advisory Committee to review the Report and prioritise its recommendations. The Committee included representatives from the Commission, MAV, VOMA, Arts Victoria, SBS and a large number of other important stakeholders from within the arts and/or multicultural sectors.

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MEDIA

Throughout 2005-06, the Commission participated in a myriad of media relations activities both proactively and reactively. The Chairperson and Commissioners participated in media interviews on many occasions throughout the reporting period, including live interviews on SBS Radio, 3ZZZ Ethnic Radio and the ABC. During 2005-06, the Commission continued to play the important role as a conduit between multicultural communities, the Premier and Ministers, State, Federal and Local Government, community agencies and the media. During the reporting period the Commission circulated media releases on issues of importance and interest to multicultural communities, while also responding to negative and/or inaccurate and unbalanced media coverage.

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SUMMARY OF PROMOTING THE BENEFITS OF VICTORIA’S CULTURAL, RELIGIOUS AND LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY + The Commission released a number of informative publications during the reporting period; + The Commission updated its website www.mutlcultural.vic.gov.au to ensure relevant and up to date information is available for community groups, service providers and stakeholders; + The Commission’s media relations activities were both proactive and reactive, ensuring balanced and positive coverage of the Commission’s activities and areas of importance to multicultural and faith communities; + The Commission’s positioning as a reliable, independent authority on Multicultural affairs was continuously promoted in all communications activity; + The Commission recognised over 250 members of the community for their achievements in Multicultural Affairs; and + The Commission collaborated with the Office of Commonwealth Games Coordination and Melbourne 2006 to host the most successful Celebrate our Cultural Diversity Week since its inception. + +

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+ + + + “THROUGH THESE AWARDS WE SHOW OUR APPRECIATION FOR SOME VERY SPECIAL VICTORIANS WHOSE SPIRIT OF SELFLESSNESS AND GENEROSITY HELPS MAKE OUR STATE A WORLD MODEL OF ACCEPTANCE AND INCLUSIVENESS.”

Steve Bracks, Premier of Victoria

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Organisations or their representatives that signed the Community Accord during the 2005-06 financial year included: + 3ZZZ +AFL + ANZ Bank + Australian Federation of International Students + Australian Multicultural Foundation + Centre for Multicultural Youth Issues + City of Brimbank and local community groups + City of Yarra and local community groups + Croatian Senior Citizens Club of St Albans + Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia + Glenrowan Primary School + Latrobe City Council and local community groups + Multicultural Arts Victoria + Rural City of Wangaratta and local community groups + Shire of Indigo + Shire of Alpine + St Vincent’s Health + State Members of Parliament +Victoria University + Victoria’s Lions International Clubs + Victorian Safety Community Network + Plus a large number of community organisations and individuals

28 VICTORIAN MULTICULTURAL COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2005–06 The Commission received 233 individual and 67 organisation nominations for the Awards which were assessed by the Victorian Awards for Excellence in Multicultural Affairs Sub-Committee. The Police and Community Multicultural Awards and the Victorian Multicultural Education Awards were received and assessed by the respective departments. Awards were presented to 198 successful candidates at Government House on 2 December 2005 by The Lieutenant Governor of Victoria, Lady Southey, and the Premier of Victoria, the Hon Steve Bracks MP. The Hon John Pandazopoulos MP, Minister Assisting the Premier on Multicultural Affairs, the Hon Lynne Kosky, Minister for Education, the Hon Kaye Darveniza, Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier on Multicultural Affairs and Chief Commissioner of Police, Christine Nixon also presented awards to successful candidates. An additional 53 Awards were presented at a second ceremony in 2006. For a full list of Award recipients see (Appendix 2)

VICTORIANREFUGEERECOGNITIONRECORD In October 2005, the Commission presented 17 Victorian refugees with a Victorian Refugee Recognition Record (VRRR) certificate to recognise their contribution to the Victorian community. The VRRR is open to individuals who have arrived in Australia as refugees and is an initiative to officially recognise the remarkable contributions that refugees have made to the political, economic, cultural and social life of the State. For a full list of the recipients see (Appendix 3) COMMUNITY ACCORD

The Community Accord continued to be signed by community groups and organisations during the reporting period. During the past year more than 200 individuals, community groups and organisations committed to the principles of the Community Accord which are outlined in the Multicultural Victoria Act 2004. 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.

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COMMUNITY RECOGNITION

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

VICTORIA’S AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS Victoria’s Awards for Excellence in Multicultural Affairs were held during the 2005-06 reporting period for the fourth consecutive year. 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. In this reporting period there were nine categories for nomination of an award with the inclusion of an award to recognise excellence in local government. The Award categories were as follows: + Award for Meritorious Service in the Community recognising the outstanding achievement of an individual or community group. + Premier’s Award for Community Harmony recognising the outstanding achievement of an individual or organisation that has developed programs, strategies or activities, which furthered cross-cultural harmony in Victoria. + Business Corporate Award recognising inclusive practices and or initiatives by a business or corporation that utilises and promotes Victoria’s multicultural advantage. + Service Delivery to Multicultural Victoria Awards recognising excellence in service delivery in the specified portfolio areas; Aged Care, Arts, Community Services, Education, Emergency Services, Employment, Health, Local Government, Planning, Regional Development and Tourism. + Victorian Multicultural Commission Ambassador Award recognising achievements in multicultural affairs by an organisation, an individual or a young person. + Victorian Multicultural Commission Media Award recognising excellence in the reporting of multicultural affairs in the print media. + Police and Community Multicultural Awards Advisory Committee (PACMAC) acknowledging police members who have demonstrated exemplary commitment to the development and enhancement of harmonious relations between police and Victoria’s culturally and linguistically diverse communities. + Victorian Multicultural Education Award recognising initiatives and practices for the promotion of multiculturalism in school communities. + Local Government Award recognising major improvements made, or initiatives developed, by a local municipal council that promotes and strengthens multiculturalism and meets the identified needs of that municipality’s culturally and linguistically diverse communities.

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PRINT AND ONLINE COMMUNICATIONS

During the reporting period the Commission produced a number of high quality publications and used online communications to keep stakeholders informed of events, provided updates on projects and promoted community news.

PRINT + Annual Report 2004-05; + Multicultural Victoria, Winter–Spring 2005; + Multicultural Victoria, Spring–Summer 2005; + Multicultural Victoria, Special Edition 2006; and + Victoria’s Awards for Excellence in Multicultural Affairs Recipients of 2005 Awards.

ONLINE The VMC website www.multicultural.vic.gov.au remained an important communication tool during 2005-06, providing regular updates on issues of importance to multicultural communities and providing a medium for the promotion of government and community events and activities. The website also provides links to approximately 30 multicultural community and peak organisations. In collaboration with Glen Waverley Secondary College, the Commission undertook further development of the dedicated website for Celebrate our Cultural Diversity Week – www.culturaldiversity.vic.gov.au. The website provides information about the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racism, recognised on 21 March annually as well as a full calendar of events outlining activities and events occurring across Victoria. The website offers a place for schools, community groups and other organisations to register their own Celebrate our Cultural Diversity Week activities and events.

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LAUNCHES The Commission officially launched or co-launched many programs and activities during the reporting period. Highlights included: + Refugee Week 2005 launch, 23 October 2005, Brian Paterson, CEO, Adult Multicultural Education Service + Victorian Refugee Recognition Record Ceremony, 25 October 2005 + Sexual Assault Multilingual Pamphlet launch, 27 October 2005, Chief Commissioner Nixon + St Vincent’s Health Community Accord signing, 9 November 2005, Ms Nicole Feely, CEO, St Vincent’s Health + Children’s Court and CALD Communities Forum, 15 November 2005, Judge Jennifer Coate, President of the Children’s Court Victoria + VMC-OHSC Joint Project launch, 30 March 2006, Mr Daniel Andrews, Parliamentary Secretary for Health + Crimestoppers DVD launch, 18 May 2006, Chief Commissioner Nixon + Welcome to the AFL booklet launch and Community Accord signing, 5 June 2006, Mr Andrew Demetriou, CEO, AFL + +

“I AM LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES OR WAYS MY GROUP CAN MIX WITH OTHER CULTURES AND MAINSTREAM AUSTRALIANS SO THAT WE CAN GET A GREATER UNDERSTANDING AND MORE HARMONY.” Box Hill Community + +

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This year, the Commission worked closely with the Office of Commonwealth Games Coordination and Melbourne 2006 to promote the Week. The Commonwealth Games provided a unique opportunity to promote the success of our culturally diverse community with visitors, athletes and millions of people around the world. Commonwealth Games activities were used as a platform for the promotion of Celebrate our Cultural Diversity Week and provided maximum exposure for messages of inclusiveness and community harmony. The VMC worked closely with Games organisers to coordinate the multicultural segment of the Commonwealth Games closing ceremony – watched by more than three million people across Australia – which highlighted Victoria’s diversity and migrant history. In excess of 400,000 orange ribbons – the symbol of the Week – were distributed at Commonwealth Games venues in Melbourne and at the regional live sites across the State. It is estimated that just through the distribution of orange ribbons, the Week touched more than 1 million Victorians. Since the first Celebrate our Cultural Diversity Week was held in 2003 the Week has grown considerably each year – from 50 events in 2003 to more than 300 events in 2006. This exceptional growth is not surprising and was largely anticipated because of the positive experiences in previous years as well as the increased support and significant sponsorships received. This year was the first in which Celebrate our Cultural Diversity Week received, corporate sector support. In 2006, the Commission successfully sought sponsorship from around 30 organisations including the Grollo Group, Crazy John’s, ANZ, National Australia Bank, McDonalds, AFL, Channel 31 and the Herald Sun. The Commission will build upon the success of Celebrate our Cultural Diversity Week 2006 and will strive to develop programs and activities that directly engage a greater number of Victorians each year.

PREMIER’S COMMUNITY RECEPTIONS The Commission coordinated or contributed to the coordination of the following community receptions that were hosted by the Premier: + Somalia National Day held on 5 July 2005; + Ukrainian National Day held on 24 August 2005; + A reception to celebrate 30 years of settlement in Australia for the Vietnamese community held on 4 October 2005; and + Sudanese National Day Reception held on 13 June 2006. + +

“I COMMEND THE VMC FOR BUILDING SOCIAL HARMONY.” Carlton Community + +

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PROMOTING THEBENEFITSOF VICTORIA’S CULTURAL, RELIGIOUS AND LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY

The Commission is committed to promoting the benefits of our rich cultural, linguistic and religious diversity to all Victorians. Through its publications, websites, mail-outs, community engagements and advocacy roles, the Commission facilitated dialogue across government and multicultural communities, and assisted community groups and organisations with a range of forums and information sessions. Through communications activities the Commission: + kept multicultural communities informed and up-to-date with government developments; + celebrated Victoria’s cultural, linguistic and religious diversity; and + acknowledged the substantial contribution that people from all over the world have made to the social, cultural and economic development of our State. EVENTS

Functions and events hosted by the Commission provided opportunities for Victorians from all walks of life, language, faith and heritage to gather together and acknowledge their cultural differences as something positive.

CELEBRATE OUR CULTURAL DIVERSITY WEEK Celebrate our Cultural Diversity Week is the Victorian Government’s flagship event for the promotion of cultural, linguistic and religious diversity and community harmony. Each year Celebrate our Cultural Diversity Week provides an opportunity for government, community and business leaders to stand together and actively demonstrate their commitment to harmony and tolerance. The Commission was again pleased to lead the coordination and delivery of the fourth Celebrate our Cultural Diversity Week in 2006 between 17–23 March. In partnership with the organising committee (consisting of the Department of Education and Training, the Equal Opportunity Commission Victoria, the Immigration Museum, Multicultural Arts Victoria and SBS Radio Melbourne) and a whole-of-government steering committee, a state-wide campaign was implemented targeting cultural and faith community groups, primary and secondary school students, their families and school communities, and the wider Victorian community. A broad community relations and media strategy was rolled out to further the reach of Celebrate our Cultural Diversity Week and the recognition of its messages of respecting all Victorians of diverse cultural, religious and linguistic backgrounds.

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“THE THEME FOR CELEBRATE OUR CULTURAL DIVERSITY THIS YEAR WAS ‘DIFFERENT BUT THE SAME – ALL VICTORIAN’. THIS THEME ACKNOWLEDGES THAT WHILE VICTORIANS SPEAK MANY LANGUAGES, PRACTICE A MYRIAD OF CULTURES AND OBSERVE DIFFERENT FAITHS, THIS DIVERSITY ACTUALLY STRENGTHENS AND UNITES US.”

The Hon. John Pandazopoulos

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RESPONSE TO THE EVENTS IN CRONULLA Following the conflict in Cronulla (Sydney) on 11 December 2005 the Commission liaised with community leaders and agencies to ensure the Cronulla conflict did not spill over into the Victorian community. Specifically, in partnership with Victoria Police, the Commission met with community leaders and agencies from the Lebanese, Arabic and Islamic communities to address any concerns as well as to ensure that communication channels between these communities and the Government were maintained. The feedback received from the community leaders was certainly heartening from the perspective that while there were issues of concern, the community leaders felt that overall, the environment in Victoria was one of greater cohesiveness and harmony and one in which key relationships, for instance between community leaders, the Government and Victoria Police, are strong and positive.

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SUMMARY OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND CONSULTATIONS + The Commission consulted with many representatives of ethnic communities in metropolitan and regional areas of Victoria; + The Commission met with representatives of over 200 community organisations individually; + Commissioners attended more than 390 community events; + Ten Whole-of-Government community consultations were conducted throughout Victoria with approximately 700 people in attendance; and + The Commission continued to work in partnership with departments and statutory bodies to facilitate effective community consultations with multicultural communities. + +

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OTHER COMMUNITY CONSULTATIONS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTS The Commission continued to work in partnership with Government departments and agencies to facilitate consultation with Victoria’s multicultural communities. Continuing on from the end of the previous financial year, the Commission hosted one further community consultation with migrant and refugee women in collaboration with the Victorian Office of Multicultural Affairs (VOMA) and the Office of Women’s Policy (OWP). This consultation was held in Wangaratta on 4 July. In April 2006, the Commission assisted in the facilitation of a consultation with African communities in Flemington with Victoria Police. This consultation provided African communities with the opportunity to raise issues in relation to their local area. In February 2006, the Commission facilitated a community consultation with the Australian Bureau of Statistics to inform CALD community leaders about the 2006 Census and to recruit Victorians with CALD backgrounds as Census collectors. During the 2005-06 reporting period, the Commission was represented by individual Commissioners in a range of community consultations and engagements, including: + the Premier’s Multifaith Summit, which the Commission’s Chairperson facilitated (22 September 2005); + a Post Disaster Planning Strategy Forum with the Islamic Council of Victoria (15 October 2005); and + a Public Forum on research into the coverage of Islam in The Age and the Herald Sun (6 December 2005). + +

“WE ARE FACING ISSUES WITH OUR CHILDREN AT SCHOOL. THEY HAVE DIFFERENT WAYS OF RELATING TO OTHER STUDENTS AND THIS IS NOT UNDERSTOOD AND OUR CHILDREN ARE NOT READILY INCLUDED BY THEIR PEERS IN GROUPS AT SCHOOL.” Shepparton Community + +

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The Commission believes that effective policy development and implementation can only be achieved through extensive and genuine community consultation, thus ensuring an informed process and downstream outcomes such as resource allocation and service delivery that addresses the community’s needs. Such a process also facilitates greater understanding and ownership by the community and relevant stakeholders. The Commission reinforced this belief by holding in excess of fifty community consultations across metropolitan and regional Victoria to address the needs and concerns of multicultural communities state-wide, some of which are highlighted within this section of the Annual Report. In order to provide easy access for all multicultural communities the Commission maintained its ‘Open Door’ policy to community representatives, meeting with representatives from more than 200 community organisations individually during the reporting period to address their specific needs and concerns. Ethno-specific consultations were held with communities ranging from the smaller and newly emerging communities such as with Sudanese community leaders in May 2006 to the relatively established communities such as with Macedonian seniors in April 2006.

WHOLE-OF-GOVERNMENT ACHIEVEMENTS IN MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS The Commission hosted ten Whole-of-Government (W-of-G) consultations on the Victorian Government Achievements in Multicultural Affairs report produced by the Victorian Office of Multicultural Affairs (VOMA) for the 2003-04 year. The ten consultations were held in: Ballarat, Box Hill, Broadmeadows, Carlton, Footscray, Geelong, Mildura, Morwell, Shepparton and Springvale. These consultations were attended by a broad cross-section of Victoria’s CALD communities and the wider community with approximately 700 people in attendance. The key issues raised were in relation to accessing interpreter services, in particular in rural and regional areas, the need for increased funding for community organisations and the need for further community space and transport, particularly in rural and regional areas.

“THERE IS NO INTEGRATED AND COORDINATED STATE-WIDE SERVICE SYSTEM FOR INTERPRETER SERVICES.” Geelong Community

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+ Multicultural Arts Victoria for Project Connect to encourage refugee youth participation in the arts; + National Council of Jewish Women of Australia to facilitate an interfaith gathering of Jewish, Muslim and Christian children, parents and grandparents to discuss and experience the traditions and customs of each faith; + The Nuer Womens’ Group to provide a state wide life-skills mentoring support program for Nuer women from South Sudan through a series of information sessions on practical day-to-day life skills and issues; + Project Respect to provide support, accommodation, legal and financial assistance to trafficked women working as prostitutes; + The Refugee Council of Australia to coordinate Refugee Week 2006 and in collaboration with the VMC to offer a small grants program; + Sunraysia Ethnic Communities’ Council to facilitate a program of activities for the successful and harmonious settlement of new and emerging communities in the Mildura area; + The Sports Without Borders program to assist young people from newly arrived refugee and first and second generation migrant backgrounds to integrate into their local communities by facilitating their participation in sport; + The Tongan Australian Association to undertake research to identify the unmet needs of the Tongan community in Victoria; + Western Region Ethnic Communities’ Council to undertake advocacy on behalf of and in partnership with ethnic communities living in Melbourne’s western suburbs; and + Whittlesea Multicultural Communities’ Council to develop the capacity of the new and established CALD communities in Whittlesea to actively engage in community life. + +

SUMMARY OF COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM +The Commission allocated a total of approximately $3 million in grants to support multicultural communities during the reporting period; + Ongoing partnerships with the Department of Education and Training and Adult Multicultural Education Services provided additional funding to support the Commission’s Community Grants program; and +A record number of grant applications were received with 145 more organisations funded than the previous year.

“THANK YOU TO THE COMMISSION FOR OUR GRANTS AND FOR EVERYTHING YOUDOFOR THEITALIAN COMMUNITY.”Box Hill Community + +

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NEW PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS During the 2005-06 reporting period, the Commission was pleased to support a number of new and innovative projects. Among the funded groups and projects were: + The Ballarat Regional Multicultural Council to provide a range of multicultural services to meet the needs of migrants and CALD communities in the Grampians region; + The Bosnian ‘”Sevdalinka” Choir to support a state-wide musical tour and for performing arts development within the Bosnian community; + A Chinese Community Social Services Centre project aimed at organising activities for Mandarin-speaking men and consolidating the development of the Jing Song Men’s Club, which is the only club for the Mandarin-speaking men in Victoria, and to support Chinese-speaking parents of children with special needs and a disability; + The City of Kingston’s Emerging Soccer Stars Program to target youth from new and emerging communities to develop relationships with registered Soccer Clubs to further enhance their soccer skills and develop ongoing relationships leading to participation in formalised organised sport; + Dinka (Jieng) Community Council of Australia to provide access to driver training programs for those with little or no English skills; + The Eritrean Women’s Association of Victoria for a project focussing on the development of an integrated and accessible sporting and recreational activities for young Eritrean women across metropolitan Melbourne; + The Ethiopian Community Association in Victoria to provide 55 newly arrived Ethiopian refugees with information and support on work readiness training and positive parenting skills; + A restoration program by the Eurofest Choir Bendigo to restore a large framed photo from the 1880s of the members of the Bendigo Liedertafel choir; + Gippsland Multicultural Services to provide an outreach service for women from refugee/humanitarian backgrounds in Gippsland, and to assist the newly emerging Sudanese community in Gippsland; + Hotham Mission (Asylum Seekers Program) to strengthen existing asylum seeker specific volunteer programs, such as the Support Programs, including Link Up, Asylum Seeker Men’s Groups and Asylum Seeker Support Networks; + The Islamic Girls and Women’s Group to continue to provide an environment for new and emerging multicultural communities to participate in community life by providing tuition and vocational assistance; and + Kastellozorian Association of Victoria to publish an 80th Anniversary Commemorative Celebrations book.

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“WE WELCOME MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES, WE ENCOURAGE THEM TO MAINTAIN THEIR UNIQUE IDENTITIES, AND WE SUPPORT THEM AS THEY FIND WAYS TO CONTRIBUTE TO OUR MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY.” George Lekakis + +

In the reporting period, the Commission received 2,993 applications across the six grant categories from which and more than 1,615 multicultural community organisations, schools and councils received grants. The Community Grants programs included three funding rounds: + Round One Multicultural Festivals and Events, for activities being held between July 2005 and January 2006; + Round Two Multicultural Festivals and Events, for activities being held between January and July 2006; and + Major funding round including the Organisational Support program, the Building and Facilities program and the Strengthening Multicultural Communities program.

ASSESSMENT PROCESS The Funding Sub-committee (Commissioners Caputo, Mitsos, Mougharbel, Nguyen, Petkovic, Pinskier and Sharma) met to consider and make recommendations for the Strengthening Multicultural Community grants. The Funding Sub-committee examined each application and rated them in terms of the quality of the expected outcomes and relevance to the program guidelines. The VMC’s decision-making process for community grants remains a transparent and equitable one. The recommendations were then presented to the Minister Assisting the Premier on Multicultural Affairs and the Premier for approval. INFORMATION SESSIONS To ensure that all communities have been provided with the opportunity to access the Community Grants programs, information sessions were conducted throughout Victoria. These sessions enabled the Commission to inform communities of funding opportunities. The guidelines and application process were explained to participants attending these information sessions. The guidelines and application forms were also made available to all organisations registered with the Commission by post, through the local offices of State Members of Parliament, and online from the Commission’s website. + +

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COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM

The Victorian Multicultural Commission continued to fund programs to assist multicultural and community-based organisations with programs and activities that respond to the needs of Victoria’s culturally and linguistically diverse communities.

GRANT CATEGORIES In 2005-06, the Victorian Government allocated approximately $3 million to VMC’s Community Grants program. This funding was allocated through the following categories: + Organisational Support Grants – provides financial assistance for the general costs associated with running community organisations (appendix 1a); + Senior Citizens Grants – supports ethnic senior citizens clubs to hold regular social and community strengthening activities (appendix 1b); + Buildings and Facilities Improvement Grants – assists ethnic community organisations to undertake minor upgrades to buildings that they own (appendix 1c); + Educational Program Grants – assists after hours ethnic schools to deliver activities and programs for which there were three sub-categories; – the after hours ethnic schools category, which provides school-based professional development programs for teachers; – the Materials Development grant category, which supports the development of classroom teaching materials in a language where there are few readily available resources suitable for Victorian students; and – the Refugee Youth at Risk program category, which supports youth at risk of dropping out of mainstream education (appendix 1d) The Commission was pleased to receive the ongoing support of the Department of Education and Training and Adult Multicultural Education Service (AMES) to deliver this program. + Multicultural Festivals and Events Grants – supports major festivals, conferences and special ethnic community events that encourage the participation of the broader community in celebrating and valuing cultural diversity. Grants are also provided to support activities addressing a major issue through a conference or special event (appendix 1e); + Strengthening Multicultural Communities Grants – supports 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 to self-manage and fully engage in community life; – provide assistance to migrant and refugee women and/or young people; – support local heritage that acknowledge and document the contribution of migrants and refugees in Victoria; and – enable organisations to develop partnerships with other community and government agencies that address community needs (appendix 1f); + +

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13 ADVISORY/CONSULTATIVECOMMITTEES The Commission continued to be active on a range of advisory or consultative bodies that proactively addressed issues pertinent to the multicultural affairs portfolio including: + CALD Women’s Project Reference Group; + Celebrate our Cultural Diversity Week Steering Committee, which the Commission chairs; + Centre for Dialogue Advisory Board; + Immigration Museum Advisory Committee; + Ministerial Advisory Council on LOTE, ESL and Multicultural Education; + Multicultural Arts Advisory Committee; + Parliament of World’s Religions – Melbourne Bid Committee; + the Police and Community Multicultural Advisory Committee (PACMAC), which the Commission co-chairs; + Sexual Trafficking Issues Working Group; + Standing Committee on Local Government and Cultural Diversity, which the Commission chairs; and + Victorian Community Council on Crime and Violence.

MINISTERIAL COUNCIL ON IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS (MCIMA) & STANDING COMMITTEE ON IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS (SCIMA) The Commission continued to participate in or contribute to SCIMA’s and MCIMA’s deliberations. These national cross-jurisdictional forums provide an important opportunity to raise and address issues relating to immigration and multicultural affairs. Issues put forward for MCIMA’s and SCIMA’s consideration by the Commission included: + Use of ethnic descriptors in the Justice and Police Systems; + The future of the Commonwealth’s Council for a Multicultural Australia; + Progress report on the Commonwealth’s 2003 Report on Settlement Services; + Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs new Settlement Grants Program; + Celebrate our Cultural Diversity Week; + Cultural Diversity / Harmony Day celebrations national stocktake; + Victoria’s Refugee Week; + War Heritage Project; and + Community Accord.

EXPENDITURE

Salaries and associated salary costs $759,712 Operating expenses $926,093 Community Grants program $2,844,078 Total $4,529,883

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COMMISSION MEETINGS The Commission held 11 full day meetings between July 2005 and June 2006. During the reporting period, Commissioners continued to participate in community functions, consultations, events, conferences and seminars. In 2005-06, the Commissioners collectively attended more than 390 community engagements.

COMMISSION MEETING ATTENDANCE REGISTER

COMMISSIONER MEETINGS ATTENDED Mr. George Lekakis 11 Mr. Hakan Akyol 11 Mr. Sam Aziz* 3 Ms Elleni Bereded-Samuel 8 Mr Joseph Caputo 10 Dr. Stanley Chiang 9 Ms Melba Marginson* 3 Mrs. Vicki Mitsos 9 Ms Samar Mougharbel 7 Ms Vivienne Nguyen 7 Mr Joe Pavlovic* 3 Ms Linda Sydor Petkovic 8 Ms Marcia Pinskier 7 Ms Usha Sharma 8 Ms Dalal Smiley* 3 Mr Yasser Soliman 8 Mr John Zika* 3 Mr Abdiaziz Farah (Youth Co-opted)* 1 Ms Naomi Ngo (Youth Co-opted)* 1

In August 2005: 7 new Commissioners were appointed; and * 5 Commissioners and 2 Youth Co-opted members ended their terms.

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The Hon. Steve Bracks Premier of Victoria Minister for Multicultural Affairs

The Hon. John Pandazopoulos Kaye Darveniza MP Minister Assisting the Premier Parliamentary Secretary to the on Multicultural Affairs Premier on Multicultural Affairs

George Lekakis VMC Chairperson Hakan Akyol Deputy Chairperson & Director

VMC Commissioners VMC Staff Ms Elleni Bereded-Samuel Senior Policy Adviser Mr Joseph Caputo Community Strengthening Manager Dr. Stanley Chiang Communications & Events Coordinator Mrs Vicki Mitsos Policy & Research Offi cer Ms Samar Mougharbel Communications & Grants Assistant Ms Vivienne Nguyen Executive Assistant Ms Linda Sydor Petkovic Administrative Assistant Ms Marcia Pinskier Ms Usha Sharma

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OUR STAFF During the year the Commissioners were supported by a small team of dedicated staff who worked closely with the Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson and Commissioners to ensure the VMC achieved its core objectives: George Lekakis Chairperson Hakan Akyol Deputy Chairperson and Director Stephen Dimopoulos Senior Policy Adviser Michael van Vliet Grants Manager Maria Pasquale Communications & Events Co-ordinator (July 05 – April 06) Robyn Merrett Communication & Events Co-ordinator (April 06 – June 06) Andrew Waugh-Young Policy and Research Officer Danielle Suss Policy and Research Officer (untill May 06) Rhonda Peterson Executive Assistant Grace Sindoni Administrative Assistant Michael Kumashov Communication & Grants Assistant (from June 06) The Commission has also employed part-time temporary staff as required.

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OUR COMMISSIONERS The VMC is comprised of twelve dedicated Commissioners who advocate the values of the MVA and act as a conduit between the community and the Commission. Our Commissioners have a sound understanding of the issues facing ethnic communities and are actively involved in the community, regularly attending events and playing a vital role in assisting networks and liaison between different faith and community groups. The Commissioners meet on a monthly basis to develop strategies and discuss community issues that require action.

COMMISSIONERS Mr George Lekakis (Chairperson) Mr Hakan Akyol (Deputy Chairperson) Ms Elleni Bereded-Samuel Mr Joseph Caputo Dr. Stanley Chiang Mrs Vicki Mitsos Ms Samar Mougharbel Ms Vivienne Nguyen Ms Linda Sydor Petkovic Ms Marcia Pinskier Ms Usha Sharma Mr Yasser Soliman The following Commissioners completed their terms as Commissioners in August 2005: Mr John Zika Mr Sam Aziz Ms Melba Marginson Mr Joe Pavlovic Ms Dalal Smiley Mr Abdiaziz Farah (Youth Co-Opted) Ms Naomi Ngo (Youth Co-Opted)

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OBJECTIVES AND FUNCTIONS

This report highlights the Commission’s achievements in the 2005-06 period within the context of the objectives and functions listed below. The VMC’s objectives and functions, as specified in the Multicultural Victoria Act (MVA) 2004 are:

OBJECTIVES • 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.

“THIS IS OUR HOME BUT TO MOST OF US OUR CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC ORIGINS ARE ELSEWHERE, NOT TO BE FORGOTTEN, EVEN AS WE EMBRACE ANDPROMOTEAUSTRALIA’SDEMOCRATIC IDEALS.” George Lekakis

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ABOUT THE COMMISSION

OUR ROLE The Victorian Multicultural Commission (VMC) is an independent statutory authority that was originally established in 1983 under the name of the Victorian Ethnic Affairs Commission. Since then, the Commission has provided independent advice to the Victorian Government to inform the development of legislative and policy frameworks as well as the delivery of services to our culturally, linguistically and religiously diverse society. The VMC is the main link between Victoria’s culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities and the Government, conducting more than 50 community consultations each year. The Commission now operates under the Multicultural Victoria Act (2004) which conveys the Victorian Government’s commitment to recognise the social, cultural and economic contribution of cultural and linguistic diversity to Victoria and enhances the accountability of government departments to all Victorians.

ABOUT THE MULTICULTURAL VICTORIA ACT (2004) The Multicultural Victoria Act 2004 (MVA) enshrines in legislation a preamble and a set of principles that respects one of the State’s greatest assets – its cultural, religious and linguistic diversity. In effect, it declares that Victorians value community harmony and commits all of us to work together towards a prosperous and united future in which diversity is respected, cultural heritage preserved, all individuals are equally entitled to access opportunities and participate in and contribute to the State. These commitments are made within the overarching framework of abiding by the State’s laws and respecting the democratic processes under which those laws are made. The MVA has made it a legislative requirement for all Victorian Government departments to report annually to the Minister for Multicultural Affairs on their activities and achievements in relation to multicultural affairs, including their use of interpreting and translating services, their communication in languages other than English and the appointment of people from diverse backgrounds on government boards and committees. The MVA also re-established the Commission, setting out its objectives and functions around promoting the full participation of Victoria’s culturally and linguistically diverse communities in the social, cultural, economic and political life of the State.

“MORE THAN ANYTHING, MULTICULTURALISM PROVIDES US WITH THE MEANS OF ESTABLISHING A GENUINELY EGALITARIAN SOCIETY.” George Lekakis

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However, as per any area of human endeavour and achievement, whether it be at the individual level, family unit, local community, State or nation, maintaining or enhancing an achievement requires ongoing attention and commitment. We cannot afford complacency. Complacency combined with external pressures, such as overseas conflicts and tensions as well as the ever-changing or evolving society, whether it be in technological, scientific, political, environmental or social terms, means that we cannot rest on our laurels. It is also of paramount importance that individuals, particularly those wielding power or influence, use their privileged positions for the long-term betterment of our society – to facilitate informed dialogue, understanding and acceptance, rather than playing on anxieties, fears, ignorance and misconceptions for short-term personal, ideological or political gain. For racism, discrimination and disenfranchisement arises from such anxieties, fears, ignorance and misconceptions. Fuelling such sentiments will undermine our relative successes to date and potentially risks placing future generations in a much less cohesive and harmonious society. As such, the Commission will continue to do everything it can to foster goodwill and understanding between Victorians from all walks of life, language, culture and faith. Most importantly though, we must do this collectively. Rather than focusing on perceptions or misperceptions of difference or identity, community leaders at all levels must focus on the mutual advantage of maintaining our cohesive and harmonious society. Fortunately, this is precisely the sort of socially inclusive goal actively pursued, developed and promoted by this Commission in its advice to a receptive Victorian Government, and for that matter, most community leaders from all walks of life and from across the spectrum of communities in Victoria. This Commission will therefore continue to: + promote Victoria’s cultural, linguistic and religious diversity as a defining feature and one of the state’s greatest assets; and + highlight the fact that all Victorians have a role to play in creating a society free of racism and one which is built on mutual respect and acceptance. In this way we will directly address issues of intolerance and misinformation and sustain our generally peaceful multicultural way of life. This Annual Report will amply illustrate the many positive steps that we have taken in this direction during the 2005-06 reporting period.

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5 Through these engagements, the Commission has facilitated dialogue, understanding and cooperation between Victoria’s culturally and linguistically diverse community groups and the broader Victorian population. This will remain as one of the Commission’s top priorities. Complementary to this, the Commission organised numerous functions and events throughout the year to promote, enhance or otherwise celebrate our cultural, linguistic and religious diversity. Highlights of the year included: + the annual Celebrate our Cultural Diversity Week, which centres around the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racism, and which has exponentially expanded since its inaugural year in 2003 with approximately 50 events across the State to more than 300 events in March 2006. Furthermore, in close collaboration with the organisers of Melbourne’s Commonwealth Games as well as public and corporate sector support, more than 400,000 orange ribbons were distributed; + the annual Awards for Excellence in Multicultural Affairs, which recognises achievements by Victorians in supporting and promoting our diversity. Again, there was a record number of deserving recipients; + the Victorian Refugee Recognition Record, which provides due and important acknowledgment of the contributions made by refugees to Victoria; + the Community Accord, which the Commission continued to promote and which has now been embraced by an even larger number of organisations and individuals, including the AFL, the ANZ Bank, St Vincent’s Health, Victoria University, a number of local governments and a myriad of other community organisations; and + the community grants program aimed at strengthening local community groups, including faith networks so that they are better able to support their communities and assist their members to more effectively participate within and engage with the broader Victorian community. These endeavours have maintained Victoria’s benchmark status, not only nationally but globally. We have in effect created a stable, harmonious and progressive society which embraces its diversity and is open to the world. We have a society which acknowledges everyone’s right to participate in society, to have a say in how we are governed, to have access to information and vital social services, and to free speech. A society which facilitates respect and consequently encourages a sense of belonging. It recognises the need for targeted government programs to help Australians overcome barriers that prevent them from fully engaging and participating in society.

4 VICTORIAN MULTICULTURAL COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2005–06 appreciative of mutual respect, thereby creating a sense of belonging and therefore commitment from new arrivals. In the neighbourhoods where we live, in our local schools, our shopping precincts and workplaces, we can see our cultural and linguistic diversity and its success demonstrated on a daily basis. The Commission is determined to promote the need for pro-active government initiatives that highlight and augment multiculturalism with strong legislative and policy frameworks, as well as appropriately targeted programs that protect and enhance our cultural, linguistic and religious diversity. Such programs are not about special treatment – they are about ensuring equality of opportunity. The provision of, for example, an interpreter, whether it be for a newly arrived refugee or an elderly person who arrived in the 1950s, is about ensuring equal access to a critical service. Obviously, the Commission cannot fulfil its legislated functions and objectives in isolation. As such, and we regard this as crucial, we have continued to develop partnerships and undertake joint projects with government departments, non-government organisations, the corporate sector and multicultural stakeholders. I would particularly like to thank Chief Commissioner Christine Nixon and Victoria Police for their excellent leadership and proactive community engagement initiatives which sets us so far ahead of not only other jurisdictions in Australia but globally as well. I’d also like to extend the Commission’s appreciation to all those individuals and organisations who have worked closely with us and without whom our achievements would not have been nearly as great. In particular, I’d like to acknowledge the various State departments that we worked closely with, such as Premier & Cabinet, Education and Training and Victorian Communities. Much appreciation also to the many sponsors and supporters of Celebrate our Cultural Diversity Week, particularly for the first time, the corporate sector sponsors. Real policy development or effective service delivery to those in need cannot develop in isolation either. So that we are all able to move forward together, policies and services must be developed through the genuine engagement of the community in order to address their genuine concerns and their genuine aspirations. With this in mind, the Commission increased its engagement with the public during 2005-06, for example: + through 50 community consultations, including 10 whole-of-government consultations conducted throughout metropolitan and regional Victoria, which were attended by more than 700 Victorians; + through the Commission’s inclusive ‘open door’ policy we met individually with the representatives of more than 200 community groups; and + Commissioners attended more than 390 community events and functions.

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CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT

Welcome to the Victorian Multicultural Commission’s 2005-06 Annual Report; a report which endeavours to succinctly capture another eventful year. Of course it would be impossible to capture all of the issues and emotions presented by the many Victorians who outlined their difficult experiences; encounters ranging from racist taunts to isolation and from difficulties in accessing basic support services to actually knowing where to turn to for help. Nor can words capture the sheer delight of members of a community receiving even the smallest of financial assistance towards a community project or for the purposes of providing support for their volunteers; for that assistance, relatively small though it might be, symbolically represents an acceptance by the society that they have consciously chosen as their new home. Nevertheless, this Annual Report does summarise the Commission’s considerable efforts in endeavouring to ensure that not only our migrants and refugees have equality of opportunity within all aspects of our society, but also that our society as a whole and that all Victorians are able to reap the benefits that our cultural, linguistic and religious diversity provides so naturally. As the Commission makes clear at every opportunity, Victoria is an incredibly diverse society. A diversity that we sometimes take for granted and one which only hits home when you’re travelling beyond our borders and realise how fortunate we are to have such a tapestry. Victorians come from more than 230 nations, speak more than 180 languages and dialects and follow more than 110 faiths – in fact, of the approximate 4.6 million Victorians (2001 census), 43% were either born overseas or had at least one parent who was born overseas. An incredibly multicultural, multilingual and multifaith diversity. Yet despite some of the past prophecies, from ill-informed or perhaps fearful doomsayers, we live in one of the most cohesive and stable societies in the world – a society which can genuinely be cited as providing an exceptional role model for the rest of the world. However, this success hasn’t been due to good luck. Managed differently, as some politicians and social commentators from the past and present have advocated, the social, cultural and economic consequences would be cataclysmic. Their suggestions of what would essentially be a return to assimilationism, or in some instances the White Australian Policy in all but name, would actually deliver the very thing that they are supposedly in fear of. Our relative cohesiveness has been achieved through a combination of good governance, the commitment by migrants and refugees to their new home and the good will of Victorians from all walks of life. This is underpinned by the basic humanitarian and universal tenets of a fair go and equality. Our general acceptance of our multiculturalism has contributed favourably towards our aspiration for an egalitarian Australian way of life. It has led to a society mostly +

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The Hon Steve Bracks MP Premier of Victoria Minister for Multicultural Affairs 1 Treasury Place East Melbourne Victoria 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 2005 to 30 June 2006.

Yours sincerely

George Lekakis Chairperson

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