Multicultural Festivals and Events 2017-18 - Small Grants Organisation Event Amount per year Number of years AACASA (Australian African Children's Aid and Support Association Victorian Out Of Africa Camp $750.00 4 years Inc) Aaina Club Inc Deewali Utsav 2017 $675.00 1 year ABRISA - Brazilian Association for Social Development in Australia Brazil Fest - Harmony through Dance! $2,150.00 1 year ACAV Inc-Azerbaijani Cultural Association of Victoria Incorporated Novruz Bayram Spring Festival 2018 $2,150.00 1 year Action on Disability within Ethnic Communities Dancing Through Cultures $4,175.00 1 year Advocacy for Oromia Association in Victoria Australia Inc. Victorian Oromo Thanksgiving Day Celebration 2017 $400.00 1 year Eids Fitr and Eid Edgha, Afghan Interdependence & New Afghan Australian Association of Vic Inc. $1,025.00 1 year Year and Australia Day Afghan Philanthropic Association Inc Afghan New Year Festival $1,700.00 4 years Afghan Women's Organisation Victoria (AWOV) Afghan Women's Eid Celebration 2017 $850.00 1 year Afghan Women's Organisation Victoria (AWOV) Afghan Women's New Year Celebration 2018 $1,050.00 1 year Africa Australia Concerned Women's Association Rwandan Independence Day $1,025.00 1 year Africa Community Elderly Association Eid Festival $600.00 1 year Africa Media Australia Victorian African-Australian awards (VACA) 2017 $2,250.00 1 year African Australian Multicultural Employment and Youth Services Footscray Multicultural Festival $2,550.00 1 year African Christian Kush Aid Program of Australia Refugee Week 2018 $1,600.00 1 year Afro Australian Students Organisation Recognise African Youth Awards Night 2017 $3,500.00 1 year Afro Youth Link Inc Afro Youth Cultural Festival $2,150.00 1 year AISOV Fire Festival, Nowruz Party, Picnic Day $2,600.00 4 years Akatokamanava Mauke Enua Community of Victoria Inc. Nga Pu Toru Gospel Day Celebrations $825.00 1 year Al-Amen Iraqi Association Inc Aashora Festival $725.00 1 year Albury Wodonga Indian Australian Association Festival of Lights (Diwali) Fair $500.00 1 year Al-Emaan Women Organisation INC Al-Emaan Eid celebration $625.00 1 year All Together Now Comedy vs Racism $1,450.00 1 year All Women Concern Somali National Day $500.00 1 year Altona Kindergarten Lantern Festival $825.00 1 year Ramadan’s Co-existence Goal: Multiculturalism and we AMAFHH Federation $1,250.00 1 year are Proud Of It! AMAFHH Federation International Women’s Day Event - 2018 $1,250.00 1 year Anand Ishar Pty Ltd Vesakhi Celebrations 2018 $2,150.00 1 year Anatolian Cultural Centre Anatolian Peace and Friendship Festival 2018 $3,500.00 1 year Anglo-Indian Australasian Association of Vic. Inc. Annual Family Christmas Party(AFCP) $525.00 1 year Arabic Culture School Arabic Culture School Eid Festival 2017 $1,250.00 1 year ARLC Victoria Ltd Victoria NRL Harmony Festival 2017 $2,500.00 1 year Armenian General Benevolent Union AGBU Armenian Harmony Day $2,150.00 1 year Multicultural, Multilingual Yolka (Christmas Tree) Slavic Art Studio Kaleidoscope $775.00 1 year Festive Celebrations Art Studio Kaleidoscope Russia Gala Concert $775.00 1 year Multicultural Family Day as part of Harmony Day - Art Studio Kaleidoscope $800.00 1 year Celebrating Diversity Art Studio Kaleidoscope Mother’s Day Multicultural Celebrations $900.00 1 year Art Studio Kaleidoscope International Children Day - Dreaming of a Happy Planet $900.00 1 year Art Studio Kaleidoscope Russian Migrants Film Festival $900.00 1 year ASEAN Association Australia Inc. Thai Loy Krathong Festival $1,800.00 1 year ASEAN Association Australia Inc. Malaysia Street Festival 2017 $1,800.00 1 year AALA Diwali - Spotlight on Cultural Diversity in the Legal Asian Australian Lawyers Association Inc. $2,150.00 1 year Profession Asociacion Rociera Andaluza Victoria Inc El Rocio Spanish Festival $1,250.00 4 years Assiraj Arabic School Inc. Culture and Language Festival $900.00 1 year Festival of Lights - Deepavali with Cultural Programs and Association of Indian Origin Tamils of Sri Lanka (Aust) Inc $450.00 1 year Dinner Association of Sri Lankan Muslims in Australia Inc Ramadan Ifthars, Eid-ul Fitr & Eid-ul Adha $600.00 1 year Association of Ukrainians - Geelong Branch Ukrainian Independence Day Celebration 2017 $1,300.00 1 year Sharing Eastern-rite Christmas traditions, Ukrainian Association of Ukrainians - St. Albans $600.00 1 year culture and foods. Celebrating the 26th Anniversary of Ukraine's Association of Ukrainians in Victoria $725.00 1 year Independence Association of Young Indian talents of Australia Ayina Annual Talent Show 2017 (Vasantotsava) $925.00 1 year Associazione Culturale Family Day- with Italian youth, Associazione Culturale Aurora $600.00 1 year performances and music Multicultural Affairs and Social Cohesion Division Department of Premier and Cabinet Associazione donna Calabrese Nel mondo Inc. International Women's Day Luncheon 2018 $500.00 1 year Associazione Nazionale Marinai D’Italia ‘Gruppo’ M.O.C. Borsini Murchison Commemoration & St. Barbara Festival $600.00 1 year Australia AusNep Foundation Dashai Festival Celebration 2017 $1,475.00 1 year Australasia Coptic Society Inc. Egyptian Falafel & Koshary Night $600.00 1 year International Women's Day Multicultural Celebration Australasian Centre for Human Rights and Health $900.00 1 year Supporting Cohesion Australia Chin Media Network Inc. Exhibition of Chin Peoples and their Culture $2,600.00 1 year Australia Chinese Dancers Association 2017 Australia Chinese Youth Dance Festival $1,475.00 1 year Australia Fiji Society Island Youth Night $1,700.00 1 year Australia Light Foundation Incorporated Multicultural Harmony Festival of the West $1,450.00 1 year Australia Mission of Sai (AUMSAI) Inc Gurupurnima 2017 Celebrations by AUMSAI $500.00 1 year Australia Mission of Sai (AUMSAI) Inc Dasara 2017 and Shirdi Sai Punyathithi Celebrations $800.00 1 year Australia Pakistan Medical association of Victoria Eid Festival 2017 $600.00 1 year Australia Puntland Association Incorporated Community Celebration Gathering Day $2,150.00 1 year ATAI Bathumma Festival 2017 (Floral Festival of Australia Telangana Association Inc. $2,600.00 1 year Telangana) Australia-Democratic Republic of Congo Business Council Congolese Independence Day Celebration $800.00 1 year Australian & New Zealand Association of Bellringers (ANZAB) Annual Bellringing Festival 2018 $500.00 1 year Australian Bosnian Seniors Group Women's Day $400.00 1 year Australian Bosnian Seniors Group Australia Day Dinner $400.00 1 year Australian Bosnian Seniors Group Bosnian Day $600.00 1 year Australian Croatian Senior Citizens Club of Bocce Gospic Father's Day $400.00 1 year Australian Croatian Senior Citizens Club of Footscray Merry Christmas $300.00 1 year Australian Croatian Senior Citizens Club of Gladstone Park End of Year celebration $400.00 1 year Australian Croatian Senior Citizens Club of St Albans Celebrating Mothers Day $400.00 1 year Australian Croatian Senior Citizens Club of Vila Velebita Sveta Kata $400.00 1 year Australian Federation of Hellenic Gymnastics and Athletics Multicultural Events BBQ and Sports Award Presentation $775.00 1 year Association Australian Forum of Russian Speaking Jewry Inc 2018 Purim Spiel Festival $675.00 1 year Australian Greek Ex-Servicemen's Association Celebration of 28 October 'OHI' Day $600.00 1 year Greek National Day Flag Raising Ceremony and Australian Greek Ex-Servicemen's Association $900.00 1 year Celebration Australian Greek Ex-Servicemen's Elderly Seniors Club Northcote Greek Ex Servicemens Christmas Celebration $500.00 1 year Australian Greek Ex-Servicemen's Elderly Seniors Club Northcote 25 March Greek National Day Dinner Dance $600.00 1 year Australian Greek Welfare Society trading as PRONIA Diversity in Greek Families Fair Day $2,500.00 1 year Australian Indian Innovations Incorporated India Day 2017 $1,175.00 1 year Australian Indian Multicultural Club for Love And Peace (AIMCLAP) Diwali - The Festival of Lights 2017 $1,350.00 1 year Inc. Australian Indian Multicultural Club for Love And Peace (AIMCLAP) Holi - The Festival of Colors 2018 $1,350.00 1 year Inc. Australian Inner-Mongolia Chinese Association Inc Inner-Mongolian Cultural Festival 2017 $1,625.00 1 year Australian Iraqi Forum Iraqi Cultural Festival 2017 $1,250.00 1 year Australian Multicultural Community Services Inc Free Options for CALD Communities Forum $1,025.00 1 year Building Connections and Promoting Self-care and Australian Muslim Women's Centre for Human Rights $1,275.00 1 year Wellbeing Event Australian Puntland Diaspora Forum Inc Somali Night Festival (1st July) 2017 $2,275.00 1 year Australian Rwandan Community of Victoria Australian Rwandan Festival 2017 $1,675.00 1 year Australian Shia Gathering Place Inc Ashuraa Event $1,700.00 1 year Australian Slovaks' Association in Victoria Vodafest $600.00 1 year Australian Theatre of Poetry Inc / also trading as ‘Empyrean’ A Hero of Our Time $600.00 1 year Australian Turkish Cultural Platform Inc. 2017 Turkish Tulip Weekend $2,600.00 4 years Multicultural Festival for Disadvantaged Women, Children Australian Vietnamese Women's Association $1,625.00 1 year & Seniors Australian-Iranian Youth Society of Victoria (AIRYS) Australia Day and Yalda Night Dinner $800.00 1 year AVA Boroondara Senior Citizens Group Let's Celebrate TET - Year Of The Dog $525.00 1 year AVA Boroondara Senior Citizens Group Mid-Autumn Lunar Festival 2017 $725.00 1 year Avondale Height Greek Pensioners and Elderly Citizens Social Club Avondale Heights Greek Seniors Club Anniversary $475.00 1 year Ayios Therapon Welfare Association 40th Anniversary of Ayios Therapon $775.00 1 year Bacchus Marsh Good Friday Association Inc Easter Celebrations $600.00 1 year Bangali Puja and Cultural Society of Victoria (BPCSV) Bengali New Year Celebration 2017 $1,650.00 1 year Bangla Sahitya Sansad Bengali Literary Society Inc Celebration of Contemporary Bengali Literature $1,250.00 1 year Banyule City Council Melting Pot Stage/Malahang Community Festival 2017 $3,500.00 1 year IGNITE 2017 - Multicultural Youth and Young Adults Baptist Union of Victoria $1,925.00 1 year Conference Bastille Day French Festival Inc.