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Multicultural Festivals and Events Program2018-2019
Successful Grants
Organisation Name Project Title Approved
Amount"Istoki" Childrens' Educational Centre Christmas Celebration; Children-s Party - Yolka $800
4Dverse Hub Incorporated Melbourne Latin Summer Festival 2019 $15,000
4Dverse Hub Incorporated The Colombian Festival $3,000
A Beacon Of Hope -The Next Generation Beacon of Hope's Multicultural Festival $3,500
Aboriginal Housing Victoria AHV NAIDOC Family Day at The Farm $1,400
ACAV Inc-Azerbaijani Cultural Association of
Victoria Incorporated
Festival of Spring Novruz Bayram 2019 $1,900
Advocacy for Oromia Association in Victoria
Australia Inc.
Oromo Thanksgiving Celebration 2018 $1,000
Afghan Saffat Association Of Victoria INC. Norooz ( Afghan New Year) $1,788
Afghan Women's Organisation Victoria
(AWOV)
Afghan Women's Eid Celebration 2018 $850
African Australian Multicultural Employment
and Youth Services
Harmony week youth cultural and Music Festival
(MYCMF)
$4,200
African Gangs Social Media Campaign Ujamaa Community Festival $3,500
African Music and Cultural Festival African Music and Cultural Festival $30,000
African Think Tank Inc Two Day Conference at the University of Melbourne $6,900
Afro Australian Students Organisation AASO Recognise Awards Night $3,500
Afro Hub Blue Black Beatz $8,000
AISOV Persian Fire Festival $1,500
Al Ehsan Centre Eid Reunion $1,375
Al Ehsan Centre Women Seminar $1,000
Al Siraat College Eid & Peace Events 2018 $1,900
Albanian Australian Community Ass. Inc. Albanian Festival $500
Albanian Moslem Society Shepparton Inc. Albanian Harvest Festival $1,150
Al-Emaan Women Organisation INC Al-Emaan Multicultural Celebration $1,000
Alkira Secondary College Alkira Multicultural week 2019 $1,063
All Women Concern African Womens Day $2,400
AMAFHH Federation Women's Day Conference $1,250
AMAFHH Federation Annual Multicultural Iftar Dinner $1,250
Amchi Melbourne Konkani Association Inc. AMKA Chudi Festival 2018 $850
AMES Australia Heartlands 2018 $2,000
Anatolian Cultural Centre Peace and Friendship Festival 2019 $2,900
Anglo-Indian Australasian Association of Vic.
Inc.
Anglo-Indian Association 48th Anniversary Celebration $1,275
Anondodhara Anondodhara Multicultural Festival 2018 $2,300
Antiochian Community Support Association Celebrating Middle Eastern culture in Dandenong:
welcome Syrian & Iraqi refugees
$2,900
Antiochian Community Support Association Middle Eastern Festival 2018 $800
Ardeer Primary School Ardeer Primary School Diversity Festival 2019 $1,063
ARLC Victoria Ltd NRL Victoria Harmony Festival 2018 $2,775
Armenian General Benevolent Union Armenian Harmony Day $2,400
Artsmildura Inc Arts Mildura World Music Festival $3,008
ASEAN Association Australia Inc. ASEAN Fair 2018 $2,400
ASEAN Association Australia Inc. Philippine Street Festival $1,600
ASEAN Association Australia Inc. Thai Water Festival $1,600
ASEAN Association Australia Inc. Malaysia Street Festival 2019 $1,600
ASEAN Association Australia Inc. Philippine Street Fiesta 2019 - Independence Day
Celebration
$1,600
ASEAN Association Australia Inc. Diwali Celebrations 2018 $1,600
ASEAN Association Australia Inc. Mooncake Festival 2018 $1,600
Multicultural Affairs and Social Cohesion Division
Department of Premier and Cabinet
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Organisation Name Project Title Approved
AmountAsian Business Association Of Whitehorse
Inc (ABAW)
Chinese New Year Festival 2019 $50,000
Asociacion Rociera Andaluza Victoria Inc Homenage to our seniors $1,300
Association of Indian Origin Tamils of Sri
Lanka (Aust) Inc
Festival of Lights - Diwali with Cultural Programs and
Dinner
$700
Association of New Elderly Inc Intercultural Celebration Through Haiku-walk Excursion $400
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
(ASEAN) Youth Organisation of Australia
Incor
ASEAN Games Australia 2018 $1,150
Association of Sri Lankan Muslims in
Australia Inc
Ifthar and Eid Programme $600
Association of Tarneit Neighbourhood Watch
Inc.
Neighbourhood Watch International Yoga Day 2018 $3,000
Association of Ukrainians - Geelong Branch Ukrainian Independence Day Commemoration 2018 $1,300
Association of Ukrainians - St. Albans Ukrainian Christmas Eve Banquet: Sharing Religious
Traditions, Culture & Foods
$600
Association of Ukrainians in Victoria Ukrainian Independence Day Festival & Celebrating 70
years of settlement
$725
Association of Young Indian talents of
Australia
Vasantotsava 2018 (Annual Talent Show Event) $925
Associazione donna Calabrese Nel mondo
Inc.
International Women's Day 2019 Event $500
Associazione Nazionale Marinai D-Italia -
Gruppo- M.O.C. Borsini Australia
Murchison Commemoration & St. Barbara Festival $600
Associazione Padovani Nel Mondo Christmas pic-nic celebration $550
Assyrian Council of Victoria Assyrian/Babylonian New Year Celebration 2019 $6,000
Assyrian Culture Centre of Australia Assyrian Babylonian New Year $1,900
Asylum Seeker Resource Centre Celebrating Women of the World $2,900
Auspicious Arts Projects Inc. Under the Olive Tree 2018 $2,900
Australasian Centre for Human Rights and
Health
International Women's Day - United We Stand $900
Australia Bangladesh Association Inc
Victoria
Winter Food Festival $625
Australia Ceylon Fellowship Inc Mothers Day/Multicultral Event $1,263
Australia Chin Community (Eastern
Melbourne)
Chin Harvest Festival and Chin Harmony Day $2,400
Australia Chinese Dancers Association 2018 Australia Chinese Youth Dance Festival $1,600
Australia India Women Entrepreneurs Forum City of Whitehorse Diwali Celebration 2018 $2,400
Australia Light Foundation Incorporated ALF Multicultural Festival of the West $1,300
Australia Mission of Sai (AUMSAI) Inc Dasara and Shirdi Sai Punyathithi Celebrations by
AUMSAI
$700
Australia Mission of Sai (AUMSAI) Inc Sri Rama Navami 2019 By Aumsai $700
Australia Mission of Sai (AUMSAI) Inc Gurupurnima 2018 Celebrations by Ausmsai $500
Australia Pakistan Medical Association of
Victoria
Eid Festival - 2018 $2,500
Australia Telangana Association Inc. ATAI Bathukamma - 2018 (Floral Festival of Telangana) $2,600
Australia Zo Organisation (AZO) Inc. Zo Cultural Show $2,400
Australian Assyrian Arts & Literature
Foundation
Assyrian New Year Festival $2,400
Australian Bosnian Islamic Centre Australian Bosnian Islamic Centre Deer Park Multicultural
Festival
$3,750
Australian Bosnian Seniors Group Eid Day Dinner- Australian Bosnian Senior Group $800
Australian Bosnian Seniors Group 15th Anniversary of the Australian-Bosnian Senior Group $1,400
Multicultural Affairs and Social Cohesion Division
Department of Premier and Cabinet
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Organisation Name Project Title Approved
AmountAustralian Bosnian Women's Association
Zena Zeni
2018 Women United and Heard $2,400
Australian Community Dawah Centre Multicultural Eid Ul Adha Festival $500
Australian Coptic Families Social Club Inc Coptic Community Festival $2,325
Australian Croatian Senior Citizens Club of
Bocce Gospic
Sveta Kata $500
Australian Croatian Senior Citizens Club of
Clifton Hill
Australia Day Celebration $550
Australian Croatian Senior Citizens Club of
Gladstone Park
Christmas Day Celebration $490
Australian Croatian Senior Citizens Club of
St Albans
Fathers Day-Ocev Dan $550
Australian Croatian Senior Citizens Club of
Vila Velebita
Proslava Bozica-Christmas $550
Australian Federation of Hellenic Gymnastics
and Athletics Association
Multicultural Events BBQ and Sports Award Presentation $775
Australian Filipino Heritage Foundation Inc. Halo-Halo Festival of Music 2018 $1,000
Australian German Welfare Society Inc. Melbourne German Week $2,300
Australian GLBTIQ Multicultural Council
(AGMC Inc.)
Let's be Social Day $2,600
Australian Greek Ex-Servicemen's
Association
Celebration of 28 October 'OHI' Day $600
Australian Greek Ex-Servicemen's
Association
Greek National Day Flag Raising Ceremony and
Celebration
$900
Australian Greek Ex-Servicemen's Elderly
Seniors Club Northcote
Greek Independence Day $500
Australian Greek Ex-Servicemen's Elderly
Seniors Club Northcote
25 March Greek National Day Dinner Dance $600
Australian Indian Innovations Incorporated Diwali 2018 $10,000
Australian Indian Innovations Incorporated Holi Fair 2019 $9,000
Australian Indian Innovations Incorporated India Day 2018 $1,900
Australian Indian Multicultural Club for Love
And Peace (AIMCLAP) Inc.
Festival of Colors 2019 $3,000
Australian Inner-Mongolia Chinese
Association Inc
Inner-Mongolian Cultural Festival 2018 $2,000
Australian Karen Organisation Karen Martyrs- Day $400
Australian Karen Organisation Karen Wrist-Tying Ceremony $400
Australian Kurdish Community Inc. Eid Festival 2018 $1,000
Australian Multicultural Association
Incorporation
Melton Diwali $4,000
Australian Multicultural Foundation International Metropolis Conference $30,000
Australian Oromo Community Association in
Victoria
Oromia @ Federation Square $2,400
Australian Shia Gathering Place Inc Ead Aladh'ha families outdoor festival $3,000
Australian Sikh Games (Vic) Inc. 32nd Australian Sikh Games & Cultural Event 2019 $40,000
Australian Society of Graduate Tamils Inc The Tamil Language Competition 2018 - Cultural Night
and Awards Ceremony
$1,400
Australian Theatre of Poetry Inc / also
trading as -Empyrean-
"The Hero" $600
Australian Vietnamese Talent - CLBTNS &
VDDT - Art, Literature and Music Inc.
Traditional Vietnamese Music & Dances $3,000
Australian Vietnamese Women's Association Vietnamese Cultural Expos for disadvantaged women
and seniors
$2,500
Australian-Iranian Youth Society of Victoria
(AIRYS)
Australia Day Festival 2019 $800
AVA Boroondara Senior Citizens Group Let's Celebrate TET - Year of The Pig $525
AVA Boroondara Senior Citizens Group Mid-Autumn Festival 2018 $725
Multicultural Affairs and Social Cohesion Division
Department of Premier and Cabinet
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Organisation Name Project Title Approved
AmountAvondale heights & East Keilor Residents
Association
Avondale Heights Community Multicultural Harmony
Festival 2019
$850
Ayios Therapon Welfare Association Ayios Therapon Early Settlers Heritage Event $775
Bakhtar Cultural & Publishing Association Nawroz Afghan New Year $1,200
Bakhtar Cultural & Publishing Association International Women's Day $1,200
Bangali Puja and Cultural Society of Victoria
(BPCSV)
Bengali New Year Celebration 2019 $1,000
Bangali Puja and Cultural Society of Victoria
(BPCSV)
Durgotsov Festival 2018 $2,400
Bangla Sahitya Sansad Bengali Literary
Society Inc
Celebration of International Mother Language Day $1,210
Bangla Sahitya Sansad Bengali Literary
Society Inc
Literary workshop with a guest author $1,350
Bangladesh Cultural Group Inc. Intermingle with group of emerging and existing parents
of young migrants
$2,200
Bangladeshi Senior Citizens Club Victoria
Incorporated
BSCCV Multi-cultural EID Festival $690
Bangladeshi Senior Citizens Club Victoria
Incorporated
BSCCV Christmas & New Year Celebration $740
Baptist Union of Victoria IGNITE 2018 - Multicultural Youth and Young Adults
Conference
$1,900
Basava Samithi of Australia Melbourne
Chapter Inc
International Global Basava Convention $2,500
Beechworth Celtic Festival Beechworth Celtic Festival 2018 $2,000
Beis Menachem Community Centre Inc Tishreh Experience $500
Beit Jala Palestinian Association Vic Inc Beit Jala Palestinian Association-s 30th Anniversary $2,400
Belgium Avenue Neighbourhood House Moon Lantern Festival $2,500
Bendigo Afghan Community Nowruz Festival 2019 $1,750
Bendigo Australia Indonesia Klub (BAIK) Indonesian Independence Day Celebrations; Christmas
Celebration; Easter Parade
$3,400
Bendigo Chinese Association Inc. Bendigo Easter Festival 2019 $4,000
Bendigo Diwali Festival Organising
Committee
Bendigo Diwali Festival 2018 $2,899
Bendigo Islamic Association Inc Eid Adha 2018, IFTAR and Eid Fitri 2019 $4,960
Bendigo Malayalee Association Inc. Indian Dance and Cultural Festival 2018 $1,400
Benevolence Australia Benevolence Eid-al-Fitr Community Fun Day $2,900
Bengali Language & Cultural School International Mother Language Day Celebration 2019 $1,900
Bengali Society of Melbourne Inc. BSM Durgotsav 2018 $1,800
Berendale School Around the World in 20 Plates $1,063
Berwick Ayalkoottam Incorporated Onam Celebration $3,000
Berwick Little Athletics Inc Kids Community Running Festival $800
Bhutanese Community in Australia Inc Dashain-Tihar Multicultural Festival $1,700
Bhutanese Nepali Ethnic School Melbourne
Inc
Multicultural Festival of South-Asian Communities -2018 $1,000
Bitola Macedonian Senior Citizens Group
Whittlesea
Ilinden Celebration $400
Bitola Macedonian Senior Citizens Group
Whittlesea
Vasilica $1,000
BJSM-VIC INC. Deepavali Festival 2018 $450
BJSM-VIC INC. Holi - 2019 (Festival of Colours) $550
BJSM-VIC INC. Chhath Puja (Sun Festival) 2018 $400
BJSM-VIC INC. Basant Panchami 2019 (Spring Festival) $400
Bodhi Buddhist Temple Inc United Nations Day of Vesak $775
Bodhi Buddhist Temple Inc Vu-Lan Festival (Parents' Day) $1,000
Bonapasogit Victoria & Tasmania Inc Bona Taon 2019 $1,386
Boroondara Chinese Senior Citizens
Association Inc
Chinese New Year Celebration $400
Boroondara Park Primary School Enhancing Engagement and Inclusivity in the Performing
Arts
$1,063
Multicultural Affairs and Social Cohesion Division
Department of Premier and Cabinet
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Organisation Name Project Title Approved
AmountBox Hill South Neighbourhood House Multicultural Day 2019 $2,000
Brentwood Park Primary School Multicultural Big Day Out $1,063
British Australian Community (Inc) Britfest 2019 $2,400
Brotherhood of St Laurence Emerge in the North Art and Craft Exhibition $2,400
Brunswick Neighbourhood House Brunswick Cultural Harmony Fiesta 2019 $2,500
Brunswick Russian School Easter Concert $500
Brunswick Russian School Maslenitsa Brunswick Russian School $500
Brunswick Russian School Knowledge Day $500
Brunswick Russian School Christmas Eve Celebration $500
Brunswick Russian School Pushkin Recital Competition $500
Brunswick Sri Lankan Community Group (BSLS) Cultural Concert 2018 $2,000
Burgher Association Australia Inc Amsterdam Exhibition $2,400
Butterflies Arts and Cultural Association Inc Onam,Christmas,Vishnu Easter $1,300
CALDERS Community Incorporated 8th Sydenham Kite Festival $2,000
Cambodian Association of Victoria Inc. Khmer New Year 2019 $2,400
Camp Gan Welfare Sukkot at Luna Park $3,000
Camp Hill Primary School Celebrating the Different Cultures and Multicultural
School
$1,063
Cantorion Cymreig Victoria (Welsh Choir of
Victoria)
St David's Day Welsh Celebration 2019 $600
Capoeira Angola ECAMAR melbourne Roda de Capoeira Angola- Itinerant $1,400
Caracaramigen - The Colac Aboriginal
Gathering Place
Pang - ngooteekeeya weeng malangeepa - ngeeye,
remembering our future
$1,000
Cardinia Interfaith Network Cardinia Interfaith Fair 2019 $1,675
Caroline Springs Seniors Fishing Club Inc Macedonian Cultural Festival 2018 $1,225
Casey Chinese Senior Support Group Inc. Chinese New Year & Australian Day $300
Casey Chinese Senior Support Group Inc. Ageing Positively Festival Oct 2018 $300
Casey Malayalee Inc. Casey Onam 2018 $900
Casey Multicultural Festival Organisation Inc. Casey Garba 2018 $1,500
Casey Tamil Manram Inc. Casey Tamil Manram Thai Pongal 2019 $3,000
Casey Tamil Manram Inc. Casey Tamil Manram Aadi Pirapu Festival 2018 $3,000
Castlemaine State Festival Equinox $12,500
Caulfield Hebrew Congregation CHC Yom Ha'atzmaut Breakfast $1,600
Celebrate India Inc. Victorian festival of Diwali 2018 $75,000
Centre for Multicultural Youth Rock the Block Youth Culture Festival $6,500
Centre for Participation Multi-Cultural Precint Launch - Centre for Participation,
Horsham
$2,306
Centre of Greek Ex-Servicemen's Elderly
Citiznes Club of Darebin and Districts
St George's Feast Day - Patron Saint of Soldiers $525
CERES CERES Harvest Festival 2019 $2,850
Chabad Carnegie Community Centre Inc. Chanukah Family Celebration $1,000
Chabad House of Caulfield Chanukah in the Park $6,800
Chabad House of Glen Eira Purim Event 2018 $1,000
Chabad House Of Malvern/Toorak Inc Purim Celebration $1,300
Chabad House Of Malvern/Toorak Inc Chanukah Carnival at the Malvern Town Hall $2,400
Chabad Jewish Community Centre Meaningful Jewish Holidays for all $1,000
Chabad Of Melbourne CBD Chanukah in the City $1,870
Chabad on Carlisle-Jewish Russian Centre Chabad on Carlisle Purim Function $500
Chabad on Carlisle-Jewish Russian Centre Chabad on Carlisle Chanukah Party $500
Chaldean Welfare of Victoria limited St. George Community Festival $1,900
Chao Feng Chinese Orchestra Incorporated Chao Feng Chinese Orchestra's 36th Anniversary - What
a Beautiful World
$1,800
Charles Latrobe Olympic Village primary
School
Olympic Village Primary School Multicultural day $1,063
Cheltenham Community Centre Multicultural Festival of Creative Arts 2019 $2,360
Multicultural Affairs and Social Cohesion Division
Department of Premier and Cabinet
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Organisation Name Project Title Approved
AmountChilwell Primary School Traditional Foods, New Experiences. $1,063
Chinatown Precinct Association 2018 Melbourne Chinatown Mid Autumn Moon Festival $15,000
Chinese Arts Association of Melbourne Chinese New Year Festival 2019 North Melbourne $300
Chinese Arts Association of Melbourne 2019 Chinese Dragon boat Festival At North Melbourne $400
Chinese Arts Association of Melbourne 2018 mid moon Festival $300
Chinese Arts Festival Victoria Inc. International Tennis Cultural Festival $2,200
Chinese Association of Monash Inc Year of Pig - Chinese New Year 2019 Celebration $550
Chinese Good Voice (Melbourne) Inc. Chinese Good Voice 5 year anniversary celebration $550
Chinese Health Foundation of Australia Brilliant Lantern in Moon Festival in the Year of The Dog $1,925
Chinese Health Foundation of Australia Sparkling and Warm Chung Yang Festival 2018 $1,775
Chinese Nurse Association Australia
Melbourne Trading As LaoLaiLe Chinese
Senior Group
Chinese Lunar New Year 2019 $300
Chinese Nurse Association Australia
Melbourne Trading As LaoLaiLe Chinese
Senior Group
Dragon Boat Festival 2019 $300
Chinese Nurse Association Australia
Melbourne Trading As LaoLaiLe Chinese
Senior Group
Chinese Senior Citizen's Day - Double Ninth Festival
2018
$300
Chinese Nurse Association Australia
Melbourne Trading As LaoLaiLe Chinese
Senior Group
Mid Autumn Festival 2018 $300
Chinese Nurse Association Australia
Melbourne Trading As LaoLaiLe Chinese
Senior Group
Winter Solstice 2018 $300
Chinese Performing Arts Development Inc 2018 China National Day & Moon Festival Concert $2,150
Chinese Performing Arts Development Inc Chinese Lantern Festival Celebration $1,240
Chinese Professionals Club of Australia Celebrations of Chinese Community in Local Multicultural
Environment
$1,600
Chinese Xinjiang Senior Citizens Association
of Australia
Senior Week $300
Chinmaya Mission Krishna Janmashtami 2018 $550
Circle of Sisters-St.Basil Ostrog Church
Langwarrin
Family Day Picnic 2019 $1,150
Circolo Pensionati Italiani di Kensington Inc 30th Anniversary of the Circolo Pensionati Italiani di
Kensington
$500
City in the Community Walking Footall World Cup $2,140
City of Frankston Theatre and Library Trust Ventana Fiesta 2018 $6,000
Clayton Mandarin Friendship Association Inc 7th Anniversary & Mooncake Festival Celebration $400
Cohealth Ltd Community Connections Event $2,500
Cohealth Ltd -Many colours under one sky- $2,400
Cohealth Ltd YSF Refugee Week Event 2019 $800
Coldstream Primary School Harmony Day- The Birth of the Nation $1,063
Comitato S. Gregorio Magno St. Gregory The Great 30th Anniversary Festival 2018 $500
Committee for Sri Lanka Sri Lankan Independence Day Celebrations $1,475
Committee for Sri Lanka Celebrating Sri Lankan Culture 2018 - By The Youth, For
The Youth
$1,000
Community Eid Festival Inc Flemington Community Eid Festival $940
Community Hubs Australia Inc. Candles Night 2018 - A Latin American Christmas
Celebration
$2,900
Community Music Victoria Voices of Shakti - That Girl $4,800
Community Music Victoria Voices of Peace Launch $2,350
Multicultural Affairs and Social Cohesion Division
Department of Premier and Cabinet
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Organisation Name Project Title Approved
AmountCommunity of Cypriots of the Northern
Suburbs of Melbourne Senior Citizens Club
Cypriot Cultural New Year's Festival $875
Community of Niki NIKI Village Community Festival $675
Comunidades de Lingua Portuguesa
Incorporated
A Taste of Portugal 2019 $1,625
Concern Australia Live Wires International Women's Day Event 2019 $2,060
Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter & St.
Paul Inc.
Festival of Light $1,650
Corona Italian Seniors Club Casey San Giuseppe Celebration $300
Craigieburn Nepalese Community Craigieburn Teej Festival $1,000
Cranbourne East Primary School Cranbourne East Primary School Cultural and Harmony
Assembly
$1,063
Cranbourne Italian Senior Citizens Club CRANBOURNE ITALIAN DANCE DAY $725
Croydon Main Street Traders Association Croydon Multicultural Festival 2019 $3,725
Cypriot Women's Group 15 August - Saints Day of Virgin Mary $725
Cyprus Community of Melbourne & Victoria Victorian Halloumi Festival $20,000
Czech and Slovak Film Festival of
Australasia Inc
Czech and Slovak Film Festival of Australia 2018 $3,900
Dandenong West Primary School 2019 Dandenong West Cultural Diversity Week
Community Festival
$1,063
Dante Alighieri Society of Mildura Dante Alighieri Societies of Australia National conference:
Dante in the Desert
$2,400
Darebin Greek Women Senior Citizens
Group
Greece's National Independence Day - 25 March $550
Darebin Information Volunteer Resource
Service
Welcome Feast (working title) $5,200
Darfur Community Association of Australia
Inc
Darfur Cultural Day 2018 $450
Darnum Primary School Japanese Celebration Day $1,063
Deakin University Deakin University Diwali Festival 2018 $2,400
Deans Marsh Community Cottage Deans Marsh Festival $5,000
Deans Marsh Primary School Deans Marsh Primary School Multicultural Experience $1,063
Debre Genet Saint Michael Ethiopian
Orthodox Tewahedo Church in Melbourne
Australia Inc
Ethiopian Culture and Meskel Celebration $2,000
Diamond Valley Special Developmental
School
Inclusive Victoria and our school $1,063
Didi Bahini Samaj Victoria (DBSV) Teez celebration for women of all culture (two events,
Northern & Western Melb)
$3,500
Dinka Ethnic School of Victoria Inc. South Sudan's Independence Day Celebration $2,500
Diversitat - Geelong Ethnic Communities Pako Festa A Celebration of Cultural Diversity $100,000
Dream Harmony International Mother Language celebration Day $2,380
East African Womens Foundation Joyful Eid Festival 2018 $1,000
East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation EMHC & AAIS Screening Event - BESA: The Promise $500
Eastern Karen Community Association of
Victoria
Karen National Day Celebration 2019 $600
Edo Club of Australia Incorporated Edo Awareness and Heritage Day Celebration $1,900
El Hokamaa Citizens Group St Mary Day Celebration $600
Embrace Multicultural Festival Embrace Multicultural Festival 2018 $15,000
Emerald Community House More Alike than Different at PAVE 2019 $900
Ente Keralam Cultural Forum Inc. Ente Keralam Annual Cultural Show $1,000
Ente Keralam Cultural Forum Inc. Ente Keralam Sargolsavam Children's Fest 2018 $2,150
Ente Keralam Cultural Forum Inc. Ente Keralam Onam Festival 2018 $1,000
Epirotic Philanthropic Society "Dodoni" Epirotic Week in Melbourne 2019 $725
Epping Wollert Nepalese Community Teej and Dashain Festival - 2018 $1,800
Multicultural Affairs and Social Cohesion Division
Department of Premier and Cabinet
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Organisation Name Project Title Approved
AmountErasmus Foundation Dutch Film Day $925
Eritrean Families in Hume and the North Inc. All Welcome - Multicultural Festival $1,600
Eritrean Jeberti Association in Victoria Eritrean Australian Geberti Eid Festival $1,400
Erudite Melbourne Vysotsky - A Hero of Our Time $850
Erudite Melbourne Children's Concert "Lira" $850
Essendon North primary School Harmony Day Community Engagement $1,063
Ethnic Communities' Council of Victoria Ethnic Communities' Council of Victoria, Walter
Lippmann Oration 2018 presents..
$850
Ethnic Communities' Council of Victoria Multicultural Seniors Conference $1,700
Ezinwanyi Igbo Womens Association of
Victoria
Ezinwanyi Igbo Women Cultural Day $6,000
Faith Communities Council of Victoria Inc 2018 Victorian Interfaith Networks Conference $4,800
Farnham Street Neighbourhood Learning
Centre
Farnham Street Multicultural Events Program 2018/19 $2,400
Federation of Greek Elderly Citizen Club Greek Elderly Citizen's club Awards Celebration 2018 $2,000
Federation of Indian Associations of Victoria
Inc
Festival of Lights (Diwali) $2,300
Federation of Indian Associations of Victoria
Inc
Multicultural Sports Day $980
Federation of Indian Associations of Victoria
Inc
Indian Independence Multicultural Gala Dinner $2,320
Federation of Indian Women's Associations
in Australia (FIWAA) Inc
Karva Chauth 2018 - A Multicultural Celebration $1,000
Federation of Messinian Organisations of
Melbourne and Victoria
Greek Independence Day $1,150
Federation of Messinian Organisations of
Melbourne and Victoria
The Battle of Kalamata 1941 Photographic Exhibition $1,960
Federation of Messinian Organisations of
Melbourne and Victoria
World War 2 Commemorative Event $1,750
Festivals of South Asia Inc Holi Fest 2019 $3,900
Fiji Sangam Assn. of Victoria Inc. Annual Maha Mariamma Festival $1,900
Fiji Senior Citizens Association Inc. Deepawali Festival and Multifaith Tour $400
Fijian Community Association Victoria
Incorporation
Fiji Day Multicultural Festival $2,000
Fijian Seniors Association Inc Festival of Holi $475
Fijian Seniors Association Inc Christmas $400
Filipino Australian Association of Ballarat Inc Promoting the Filipino culture in the Central Highlands
Region
$2,500
Fitrah Because I'm Black, Fitting In And Standing Out The
African-Australian Way
$1,400
Fitzroy Brunswick Resident Solidarity Society Fitzroy Brunswick Resident Festival Event $1,300
Fitzroy Learning Network Bridges to Harmony 2019 $8,250
Fitzroy RERC Russian Senior Citizens Club End of Year and 30th Anniversary Celebration $670
Football Empowerment Western Suburbs Multicultural Empowerment Festival $3,750
Footprint Enterprises Inc. Grounded Festival and flash mob 2019 $2,900
Footscray Asian Business Association East Meets West Lunar New Year Festival $6,000
Forum for Indian Australians Inc Diwali Lighting Competition 2018 $2,400
Friends of Polonez 100 Years of Polish Independence Concerts $2,400
Friends of Refugees Inc. RASR 2019 $2,360
Friends of the Children Foundation Australia Day Community Get Together $670
Future Foundation for Kids Lankan Fest 2019 $9,000
Gambella Community of Australia Inc Gambella Community Annual Cultural Event $1,900
Gateway Community Services Multicultural Festival Day $1,000
Geelong Arabic Iraqi Community
Incorporated
Eid-Al-Adha 2018 $700
Geelong Dutch Clubs Inc. Pako Festa $600
Multicultural Affairs and Social Cohesion Division
Department of Premier and Cabinet
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Organisation Name Project Title Approved
AmountGeelong Dutch Clubs Inc. Koning's Dag/Orangje Dag (King's Day/Orange Day) $525
Geelong Karen Community Association Karen New Year Festival $1,450
Geelong Karen Community Association Karen Martyrs- Day $1,175
Geelong Maitri Inc Geelong Maitri Onam 2018 $1,150
German Saturday School German Saturday School Christmas 2018 $900
Ghana Association of Victoria Ghana Independence Celeberation $4,360
Gilmore College for Girls Gilmore Girls Multicultural Celebrations $1,063
GIP Diversity Inc. International Christmas at GIP 2018 $1,375
GIP Diversity Inc. 2019 Cultural Diversity Celebration at GIP $1,775
Gippsland Australian Muslim Community Inc Gippsland Multicultural Festival of Cricket $1,220
Glen Eira Adult Learning Centre Inc Multicultural Music, Dance and Food Festival $725
Glen Eira Chinese Senior Citizen Club Inc Glen Eira Moon Festival Celebration For the Chinese
Seniors 2018
$400
Glen Eira Chinese Senior Citizen Club Inc Glen Eira Chinese New Year Festival Celebration For the
Chinese Seniors 2019
$400
GLOBAL ARTS FOUNDATION
VICTORIA,INC.
Dance Mela 2019 $1,600
Goan Association of Australia Inc Goan Food Festival $1,075
Goce Delchev Senior Citizens Association
Inc.
ILINDEN - Macedonian National Day $1,175
Goce Delchev Senior Citizens Association
Inc.
International Women's Day Celebration $1,075
Gocmv Schools Connecting across cultures: Ancient Greece meets
Aboriginal Australia
$2,900
Goulburn Valley Chinese Association Inc. 2019 Mooroopna Chinese New Year Celebration $5,000
Goulburn Valley Sudanese Association South Sudanese Independent day $750
Greek and Cypriot Social/Welfare Centre International Women's Day $400
Greek and Cypriot Social/Welfare Centre Dekapentaugoustos Greek Glendi $400
Greek Australian Ex Servicemens Reserve
Whittlesea and Districts
Greek National Day 25th of March $1,000
Greek Cypriot Cultural and Theatrical Centre
Paradise Incorporated
Apokries Carnivale $625
Greek Cypriot Cultural and Theatrical Centre
Paradise Incorporated
Theatrical Play/Tavern $450
Greek Elderly Club North Fitzroy and North
Carlton
Greek Independence Day $650
Greek Orthodox Community Box Hill &
Districts Inc
Hellenic Festival $2,900
Greek Orthodox Community of Dandenong &
Districts
Dandenong Greek Festival $1,900
Greek Orthodox Community of Oakleigh and
District
Oakleigh Glendi $50,000
Greek Orthodox Community of St Albans Aghia Paraskevi Paniyiri $1,000
Greek Orthodox Community of Whittlesea
Elderly Citizens Group
Greek National Day - OXI (NO) $400
Greek Orthodox Community of Whittlesea
Womens Group
1 May Greek Community Day $400
Greek Orthodox Parish of St.Raphael
Bentleigh
The Annual Festival of St.Markella $625
Greek Senior Citizens Club of St
Anthanasios Parish
Saint Anthanasios Day $2,400
Greek Senior Citizens District Of Richmond Greek National Day Festival $1,100
Greek Women's Elderly Friendly Club
Preston
28 October 'OHI' Day Event $425
Greek Women's Elderly Friendly Club
Preston
Greek National Independence Day '25 March' Celebration $400
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Organisation Name Project Title Approved
AmountGreek-Australian Cultural League Group Art exhibition through the eyes of the artist on the
theme "Destinations"
$1,600
Greek-Australian Recreational & Instructive
League of Victoria Incorporated
Christmas end of the year celebration / our group's 15
year anniversary.
$940
Gyongyosbokreta Hungarian Folk Dance
Group Melbourne
Gyongyosbokreta 30th Anniversary Multicultural Gala
Event
$800
Gyongyosbokreta Hungarian Folk Dance
Group Melbourne
Cultural Harmony Festival 2019 $1,000
Hamro Nepali Pathshala Inc. Sarswati Pooja - Celebrating Goddess of Knowledge $1,400
Hamro Parampara Foundation Bhutanese and Nepalese ethnic Festival-2018 $1,900
Hare Krishna Valley - International Society of
Krishna Conciousness
Hare Krishna Valley Holi - Festival of Colours 2019 $1,750
Haryanvi Kunba Incorporated Seymour Diwali Festival of Lights $2,450
Hazara Australian Community Association of
Vic
Afghan New Year $850
Hazara Australian Community Association of
Vic
Eid Festival $850
Hazara Community Geelong Eid-Al-Adha $1,025
Hazara Community Geelong Nowroz(Afghan New Year) $2,340
Healthy Tourism Senior Citizens Russian
club 'Vigor' Ensemble Nostalgia
Consider yourself one of us $850
Heany Park PS Harmony Day at Heany Park $1,063
Heatherhill P.S. Celebrating Culture $1,063
Heatherwood School Speak To Me $1,063
Heiaty Samen Al-Hojaj Eid Al-Fitr & Nawruz $885
Heidelberg United Alexander Senior Citizens
Club
Orthodox Christmas $650
Hellenic Community of the City of Moorabbin
Ltd
Hellenic Community Annual Greek Carnival $1,000
Hellenic Orthodox Community of Geelong
Greek School
2018 28th Oct Cultural Ball $2,400
Hellenic Stegi Friendly Elderly Citizens Club
of Darebin
28 October 'OHI Day' Commemoration $525
Hellenic Stegi Friendly Elderly Citizens Club
of Darebin
Greek Independence Day '25 March' Celebration $525
Help Himalayan Youth Foundation Inc 3rd New & Emerging Communities Festival $20,000
Help Himalayan Youth Foundation Inc 3rd New & Emerging Communities Soccer Championship
2019
$5,000
Hindi Niketan Inc. IFFM at Monash 2018 $5,000
Hindi Niketan Inc. Indian Republic Day and Australia Day 2019 $725
Hindi Niketan Inc. Indian Festival of Lights (Diwali) - 2018 $1,075
Hindu Satsang Mandal of Vic Depaawali Festival 2018 $1,900
Hindu Society of Victoria (Aus) Inc Deepavali $1,500
Hindu Society of Victoria (Aus) Inc Navarathri $1,500
Hindu Youth Group of Melbourne Inc. Holi - Color Festival $700
Hispanic Latin American Festival Hispanic Latin American Festival $70,000
Hispano American School of Springvale We are Proud to Belong - Hispano-American Celebration
Event
$980
Hispanos Unidos de Victoria Inc. Mexico's Independence Day $1,400
Hmong Australia Festival Inc. Hmong Australia Festival 2019 $2,900
Hmong Australia Society of Victoria Inc. Hmong New Year Festival 2018 $900
Holy Protection Cathedral Russian Orthodox
Church
Baking Easter Breads and Decoration Master Classes $925
Holy Saviour Primary School Italian Day $1,063
Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church Blessing of the Water 2019 $1,150
Home of Multicultural Exchange Inc. Culture Through the Ages $1,000
Humans in Geelong Humans in Geelong Expo 2018 $3,900
Hume Afghan Association Nawruz (New year Festival) $2,400
Hume City Council Celebrating Cultural Harmony in Hume $6,000
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Organisation Name Project Title Approved
AmountHume Sri Lankan Seniors' Association Inc HSLSA Christmas Party 2018 $500
iEmpower Youth Celebrating Australia-s Multicultural Youth $2,400
Imvrians Society of Melbourne Inc. Imvrians' Society of Melbourne Annual Panygiri (Festival) $600
Indclub Inc. Wyndham DurgaUtsav 2018 $9,000
Indian Community Association of Greater
Dandenong
Casey Festival of Lights $1,150
Indian Cultural Association of Victoria Footscray Diwali $4,400
Indian Senior Citizens Association of Victoria Diwali Festival Celebration ( Festival of Lights). $1,150
Indian Senior Citizens Association of Victoria Multicultural Day Celebration - bringing people together $1,780
Indochinese Elderly Refugees Association Vu Lan Festival $1,000
Indochinese Elderly Refugees Association Tet (Vietnamese Lunar New Year) and Longevity
Ceremony
$1,900
Indochinese Elderly Refugees Association Thanksgiving Ceremony $1,900
Indonesian Film Festival Inc 14th Indonesian Film Festival $3,000
Indonesian Women's Friendship Network Indonesian Multicultural Festival of Victoria (IMFOV) $1,000
International Womens Group Inc. International Women's Group 2018 Multicultural Festival $850
International Womens Group Inc. Internationl Women's Group Harmony Day Celebration $650
Islamic Council of Victoria Victorian Open Mosque Day $25,000
Islamic Museum of Australia IMA's Multicultural Festival & Gala $17,500
Italian Australian Coordinating Committee of
Gippsland
Italian Republic Day - Ceremony & Morning tea $550
Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
in Australia - Melbourne Inc.
Carlton Italian Festa 2018 $80,000
Italian Elderly Citizen Group Morwell Celebrating Diversity/Harmony week $475
Italian Elderly Citizen Group Morwell Xmas Celebration / Picnic $400
J U Alumni Association Melbourne Chapter Celebration of Cultural Diversity through Multicultural Play $1,450
Japanese Association of Geelong Inc. Geelong Japanese Summer Festival $2,900
Japanese Society of Melbourne Melbourne Japanese Summer Festival 2019 $3,500
Japanese Society of Melbourne Sakura Pinic Day $1,400
Jewish Care (Victoria) Inc Rosh Hashanah Celebration $600
Jewish Christian Muslim Association of
Australia
JCMA Friendship Walk 2018 Melbourne and Ballarat $4,800
Jingsong Chinese Senior Men's
Incorporation
2019 Lunar New Year Celebrations $700
John Pandazopoulos Hall Committee of
Management
21st Anniversary Hall Harmony Day Celebration $600
Joiningthedots International (Victoria) Community Welcome Dinner on the Yarra River $2,200
Kachin Association Victoria Inc Kachin Traditional Manau Dance Festival $1,600
Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and
National Library
In One Voice Festival 2019 $4,500
Kadir Ors Foundation Eid Youth Camp - Girls Only $1,825
Karen Organisation of Bendigo Karen New Year 2019 $1,600
Karenni Communal Welfare Committee
Geelong
Kay Htoe Boe Festival $1,150
Kashmiri Pandits Cultural Association
(KPCA) inc
Maha Shivratri $925
Kathak Inc. International Mother Language Day 2019 $1,000
Keon Park Greek Senior Citizens Club Greek National Day "25 March" Celebration $400
Keon Park Greek Senior Citizens Club 28 October OHI Day Commemoration $400
Kerala Hindu Society Inc Onam Cultural Diversity Day $1,900
Kerala Hindu Society Inc South Indian New year Vishu $2,400
Kingston Chinese Senior Citizens Club Inc. Chinese Cultural Community Festival $925
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Organisation Name Project Title Approved
AmountKingston Turkish Senior Citizens Club Turkish Cultural Music and Entertainment $500
Klabb Ghannejja Maltin Inc. Multicultural Day Event $2,400
Kobitayon Inc Journey of Immigrants - through Poetry and Drama $1,440
Kontiki Cultural Women Empowerment
(KCWE) Inc.
Women's Hand-made Crafts & Batik Expo $1,000
Kool Moon Events Inc Colour Carnival - Melbourne $8,000
Kool Moon Events Inc Whittlesea Colour Carnival $6,000
Kool Moon Events Inc Vivid Diwali - Whittlesea $6,000
KUD Dukat The Meraki Concert $1,900
Kuki Airani Pa Metua Inc Cook Islands- Coming back to our roots $1,000
Kurdish Association of Victoria Kurdish Newroz Festival 2019 $2,400
Kurdish Yasna Organization For the
Development of Zoroastrian Philosophy of
Victoria INC
In Unity We Pray for the God in Zoroastrian $500
Latin Stories Australia Building Bridges Audience Engagement Event 2018 $3,893
Laverton Community Integrated Services Inc LCIS's Pop up Diwali Festival 2018 $2,400
L'Chaim Chabad Inc Chanukah at the foreshore $2,525
L'Chaim Chabad Inc Public Celebration of the Jewish Festival of Purim $700
Le Belle Arti Inc Italian Community Celebrations 2018/19 $1,000
Lefkadian Cultural Association Products and Tastes from Lefkada $805
Lehenda Ukrainian Dance Company Legenda, Stories of a Nation $3,000
Leo Baeck Centre for Progressive Judaism Festival of Interfaith: 2019 and Beyond $2,900
Les Femmes des Valeurs Les Femmes Des Valeurs International Women's Day $2,360
Liberian Youth Association-Victoria Inc Multicultural Music and Cultural Festival $1,000
Liberian Youth Association-Victoria Inc Empowomen $1,150
Libyan Community in Victoria (LCV) Inc Ramadan Iftar Dinner $475
Libyan Community in Victoria (LCV) Inc Graduation Ceremony $525
Libyan Community in Victoria (LCV) Inc Eid al-Fitr Festival $525
Libyan Community in Victoria (LCV) Inc Kids Multicultural Day $600
LIDER School Inc New Year Celebration $600
LIDER School Inc Celebrating Passover at School $600
LIDER School Inc Celebrating Easter at School $775
Liech Nuer Community In Australia living in harmony with others victorian society $1,075
Life Without Barriers Life Without Barriers - Celebrating Diversity $1,000
Living Learning Pakenham Inc. Celebrating Multiculturalism at the Pakenham Show 2019 $1,700
Loddon Campaspe Multicultural Services Islam and Bendigo Workshops 2019 $3,000
Longechuk Community Development
Services in Australia Inc
Longechuk Community Cultural Festival $2,346
Louis Joel Arts and Community Centre For the Love of Egypt - 2018 $1,800
Louise Multicultural Community Centre LMCC Cultural Festival $6,800
MA Centre (Aust) Pty Ltd Embracing Peace - Grace in Action $1,050
Macedonian Australian Community
Organisation
International Women's Day $2,900
Macedonian Australian Community
Organisation
2018 Macedonian Food Festival $1,000
Macedonian Australian Cultural Orthodox
Associations
Macedonian Cultural Festival Williamstown $4,750
Macedonian Australian Cultural Youth
Assoc. Inc. "TANEC"
Macedonian Independance Day $880
Macedonian Australian Senior Citizens
Group "Ilinden" Inc
Macedonian National Day Ilinden $400
Macedonian Beranci Social Seniors of
Whittlesea Inc
Vasilica -Macedonian Orthodox New Year $850
Macedonian Orthodox Community of
Geelong Victoria Incorporated
Multicultural Food & Dance Festival $900
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Organisation Name Project Title Approved
AmountMacedonian Orthodox Community of
Melbourne & Vic Ladies Association
Ilinden - a celebration of Macedonian Independence Day $500
Macedonian Orthodox Community of
Melbourne and Victoria Elderly Citizen Group
Epping Inc
Macedonian National Day ILINDEN $1,250
Macedonian Senior Citizens Group of
Doncaster and Templestowe
Macedonian National Day "Ilinden" 2nd August 2018 $1,675
Macedonian Senior Citizens Group of
Doncaster and Templestowe
30th Birthday 2018 $750
Macedonian Senior Citizens Group
Thomastown, Lalor, Epping and Mill Park
Macedonian Idependence Day Celebration $1,000
Macedonian Veterans and Friends Senior
Citizens Group Inc.
Celebrating "ILINDEN" $775
Macedonian Veterans and Friends Senior
Citizens Group Inc.
Macedonian Easter Celebration $750
Macedonian Women's Senior Citizens group
Lalor
International Women's Day Celebration $600
Macedonian Women-s Social Club of
Whittlesea Inc.
Denot na Zenata $850
Madheshi Community in Victoria Inc. Chhath Puja 2018 $1,150
Magar Samaj Victoria Inc. Maghe Sankranti 2019 $2,400
Maharashtra Businesses and Professionals
Council (of Australia (MBPCA)
Ganesh Festival $2,000
Maharashtra Mandal of Victoria Inc Marathi Drama Festival 2018 $3,000
Malta Gozo Concert Band Feast of Stella Marris $550
Maltese Association Northern Suburbs Inc. Annual Function Malta Independent Day $500
Maltese Community Council of Victoria Inc. Maltese Cultural Festival 2018 $2,000
Maltese Own Band Philarmonic Society
Incorporated
Maltese National day $600
Maltese Pensioners Association Inc. 2018 Multicultural New Years Eve $600
Manchester Primary School Everyone Together $1,063
Mara Community of Victoria Inc. Mara Events Day 2018 $1,375
Maribyrnong Secondary College Maribyrnong College - Creative Expressions of Culture
2019
$1,063
Marnebek School Marnebek School Inquiry Expo "Festivals & Celebrations
Around The World"
$1,063
Maroondah Chinese Senior Friendship
Association Incorporated
Chinese National Day Celebration $1,090
Marrma' Rom Foundation (MRF) 2 Worlds Festival $4,500
Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College Cultural Diversity Week @ Matthew Flinders Girls $1,063
Mazu Culture Association Inc. Mazu Luna Year blessing Festival $1,150
McClelland Sculpture Park + Gallery McClelland's Festival of Multicultural Film $4,600
Melbourne Artists for Asylum Seekers Inc Migrant Mothers; Exhibition For World Refugee Day 2019 $2,650
Melbourne Chapter of Vedanta Centre of
Sydney
Multiculturalism through Empathy without being
Patronizing
$2,300
Melbourne Chinese Soccer Association Melbourne U-Nite Cup 2018 $7,000
Melbourne Comhaltas Melbourne Comhaltas St Patrick's Day $550
Melbourne Dai Loong Association Inc. 2019 Melbourne Chinese New Year Festival $90,000
Melbourne Football Club The Welcome Game 2018 $21,325
Melbourne French Theatre Inc C-est encore mieux l-après-midi [Two into One] by
Cooney adapted by Poiret
$500
Melbourne Health Meadow Heights Sports Spectacular! $1,200
Melbourne Irish Festival Committee Melbourne Irish Festival $1,525
Melbourne Kannada Sangha Kannada Rajyotsava celebrations $1,000
Melbourne Line Dancing Group Dragon Boat Festival in Federation Square $500
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Organisation Name Project Title Approved
AmountMelbourne Malayalee Federation Inc MMF Melbourne Onam 2018 $1,750
Melbourne Marathi Mandal Diwali Festival $500
Melbourne Marathi Mandal Holi (Colour festival) Festival $1,000
Melbourne Marathi Mandal Gudi Padwa 2019 $500
Melbourne Marathi Mandal Ganesh Festival $1,000
Melbourne Orthodox Youth Group Slavic Youth Sports Day Festival $500
Melbourne Polytechnic Harmony Day at Melbourne Polytechnic $2,500
Melbourne Storm Rugby League Club Melbourne Storm Multicultural Festival $17,500
Melbourne Talkies Association Inc Melbourne Talkies Stage Play 2017 $1,150
Melbourne Telangana Organisation
Incorporated
Bathukamma (Melbourne Floral Festival) $4,000
Melbourne Zhiyin Choir Inc Mid-Autumn Festival Singing Tour $4,500
Melrose Primary School Melrose Multicultural Mural $1,063
Melton Chinese Friendship Association Melton Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration 2018 $500
Melton Chinese Friendship Association Melton Chinese New Year Celebration - Year of Dog $700
Melton Indian Service Club Dussehera - Diwali Festival 2018 $500
Melton Secondary College Melton Secondary College Diversity Week Celebration $1,063
Merlion Club Inc Singapore National Day Celebration $575
Merlion Club Inc Chinese New Year Celebration 2019 $650
Migrant Resource Centre North West Region
Inc.
Hume Multicultural Lunch $700
Mihindu Childrens' Foundation 'Talking Books' Concert $1,050
Mill Park Greek Elderly Citizens Club Christmas Orthodox Village Festival $725
Mission Australia Smith Street Dreaming $1,500
Mitcham Primary School Harmony Day 2019 $1,063
Molise Club Melbourne Festival of Molise Club Melbourne and Community -
Celebrating 20 years
$600
Monash Maltese Seniors Social Club Inc. Carnival - Maltese Style $475
Moonee Valley Golden Age Women (MV
GAW)
Palette Celebration $650
Mordialloc College Mordialloc College Cultural Diversity Week Celebration $1,063
Moreland Turkish Association Inc Celebrating Turkish Culture in Australia, 2018 $15,000
Multicultural Arts Victoria Piers Festival 2019 $60,000
Multicultural Arts Victoria Emerge Cultural Festivals $55,000
Multicultural Festival Group Incorporated Teeyan Da Mela- Festival of Dance and Music $1,400
Multicultural Senior Citizens Group of
Whittlesea
Peace and Unity Festival $550
Multicultural Seniors Association of Victoria
Inc.
Shri Krishna Janamashtami $980
Museum of Chinese Australian History Inc Deakin University exhibition: 200 year anniversary
celebration
$1,900
Muslim Collective Muslim Collective Iftar and Eid Festival $1,000
Muslim Professionals Association Inc Bringing Australian Young Professional together $1,000
Muslim Women's Council of Victoria Sufi Peace Musical Festival $900
Nadezhda Russian Seniors Citizens Club Russian New Year's Eve Celebration $650
Nafsika Stamoulis Hellenic Museum Limited Multicultural Museums Victoria Cook-Off 2018 $13,815
National Council of Jewish Women of
Australia ( Vic)
Women's Multicultural Interfaith Passover Seder 2019 $1,200
NCJW (Victoria) Community Services Inc. Showcase of Jewish and Multicultural Communities
Heritage Exchange
$450
Nelson Mandela Day Commemorative
Committee Inc
Nelson Mandela Centenary Celebrations 2018 $15,000
Neos Kosmos Neos Kosmos archive digitisation project and event
launch
$60,000
Nepalese Association of Victoria Dashain (Dussara) $700
Nepalese Association of Victoria Children's day (Bal Diwas) $600
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Organisation Name Project Title Approved
AmountNew United Villages of Florina Inc 25th Annivesarry of our Incorporation during our Pita
Dance
$1,195
Newport Maltese Association Inc. Christmas Break-up Dinner Dance $1,450
Newport Maltese Association Inc. 45th Anniversary Annual Dinner Dance $800
Nhill Neighbourhood House Learning Centre Nhill Karen New Year 2019 $1,300
Nigeria Society of Victoria (NSV) National Day 2018 $13,000
Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA)
Victoria
Nepal Multicultural Festival 2018 $10,000
North East Multicultural Association Inc Multicultural Celebrations $1,000
North Eastern Greek Elderly Citizens Club
Inc
28 October OXI (NO) Greek National Day Day $510
North Eastern Jewish War Memorial Centre Chanukah festival 'bring a friend' interfaith event $2,888
North Eastern Melbourne Chinese
Association
Celebration of 2019 Chinese Lunar New Year $800
North Eastern Melbourne Chinese
Association
Celebration of 2018 Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival $800
North Melbourne Chinese Association Inc Flemington Mid-Autumn Festival and Chinese National
Day Celebration 2018
$475
North Melbourne Chinese Association Inc Flemington Dragon Boat Festival Celebration 2019 $400
North Richmond Elderly Chinese Friendship
Association Melbourne Inc
Richmond Dragon Boat Festival Celebration 2019 $600
North Victoria Sri Lankan Welfare
Association
Sri Lankan New Year Festival 2019 $1,000
North Victorian Buddhist Association Annual Arurudu and Vesak Festival $2,900
Northen Bay P-12 College Northern Bay College Turn 3214 Orange to celebrate
Harmony Day
$1,063
Northern Gujarati Association of Melbourne Navratri 2018 $1,750
Northern Melbourne Srilankan Association Sinhalese and Tamil New Year Celebration $1,150
Northern Melbourne Srilankan Association Buddhist Week in May and Christmas in December $900
Northern Region Indian Seniors Association
of Victoria
Festival of colours and Australia-India Day $600
Northern Turkish Family Association harmony day & diversity week celebrations $500
Northern Turkish Womens Association Harmony Day and Diversity Week Celebrations $600
Nuba Ama Association of Australia Nuba Ama Day $900
Nuer Community in Victoria Inc Nuer Language School Graduation $700
Oakgrove Community Centre Inc Multicultural End of Year Celebration $850
Oceania Creative Arts Victoria #OCAVFEST2018 $3,000
One Beat One Love One Beat One Love Festival $7,000
Oorja Foundation Unity Festival 2018 $5,600
Open Kurdish Feyli Community Inc OKFC Nowruz Celebration $5,000
Organisational Committee Greek National
Day
Greek National Day Parade Commemoration $2,000
Ormond Russian Senior Citizens Group End of Year and 30th Anniversary Celebration $580
Oromedia Inc Promoting Respect and Harmony $1,600
Oromo Refugee Services Assocation Horn African Community festival $1,734
Oromocare Association Oromo Mothers Post Natal Celebration $1,250
Osbornes Flat Primary School Osbornes Flat Cultural Day $1,063
Pakenham and District Agricultural and
Horticultural Society Inc
Pakenham and District Agricultural and Horticultural
Society Inc.
$1,300
Pakistan Welfare Organisation In Australia Pakistan Multicultural Event 2018 $2,700
Palestinian Community Association of
Victoria
Graduates Day $900
Palestinian Community Association of
Victoria
Eid Aladha Celebration $400
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Organisation Name Project Title Approved
AmountPalesviaki Enosis of Melbourne and Victoria Annual Festival (picnic day) $1,600
Pallaconian Brotherhood Greek 28th October Day $400
Panarcadian Association "O Kolokotronis" Panarcadian Association 60th Anniversary
Commemorative Events 2019
$1,900
Pankoaki Brotherhood of Melbourne &
Victoria "O Ippocrates" (Kos Club)
Anatolika: folk music of the Eastern Mediterranean $1,000
Parents Teachers & Friends Association of
VSL Sinhalese Inc.
Sinhala School Community Festival $900
Parkmore Junior Football Club Celebrating Multicultural Youth Sporting and Food
Festival
$980
Parori Florinis Social Club St Dimitrios Day $650
Pedia Greek School Apokries and Indepdence Day - March 2019 $1,702
Perwira Inc Indonesian Satay Festival 2019 $1,900
Planetary Healing Artists' Association of
Australia Inc
Peace Concert and Art Exhibition $1,000
Point Cook Chinese Friendship Association 2019 Chinese Spring Festival Gala $1,165
Point Cook Cultural Community Incorporated Lunar New Year 2019 $7,300
Polish Art Foundation Art Exhibition "Roots" $925
Polish Community Council of Victoria Inc. 2018 Polish Senior Festival $1,500
Polish Festival Inc Polish Festival @ Federation Square $10,750
Polish Seniors Club of Frankston Harmony Project 2018 $1,000
Polish Vocal-Dance Ensemble Lowicz PVDE Lowicz Annual Gala Ball 2018 $640
Polish Vocal-Dance Ensemble Lowicz Children's Day Disco $450
Power Music Band Inc. Chin Music and Cultural Festival $1,900
Power Neighbourhood House Party on Power 2019 $2,395
Preston Greek Senior Citizens Club Greek National Day '25 March' Celebration Lunch $600
Proclaim Church Inc. "AfriAus festival" convention and AfriAus children music
and theatre event
$640
Proclaim Church Inc. "A barbie in the park" $490
Pyramid Hill Progress Association Fiesta 2019 $3,719
Pythagoras Greek School Apokries Carnival 2019 $500
Rabitet Masrina eUnity Eid Aldha Annual Multicultural Festival $500
Rabitet Masrina eUnity Annual Multicultural/ Multi-faith Iftar Dinner $500
Rabitet Masrina eUnity Multicultural Day $500
Rabitet Masrina eUnity Eid Alfitr Multicultural Festival $500
Raduga Senior Citizen Club of Frankston
and Peninsula
Multicultural Celebration with a Russian taste $550
Rajasthani Kutumb of Victoria Inc. Gangaur Festival 2019 $2,000
Reading Out of Poverty Playgroup Story Telling Program $1,420
Rebetiko Festival Melbourne Melbourne Rebetiko Festival $5,000
Rejoice Chinese Christian Communication
Centre Inc
Chinese Calligraphy and Cultural Exhibition 2018 $4,000
Renown Kindergarten Inc. Multicultural Welcome Picnic $600
Reservoir East Primary Harmony Day at REPS $1,063
Reservoir High School Reservoir High School young multicultural voices
competition
$1,063
Richmond Chinese Elderly Welfare
Association Inc
Chinese Lantern Festivals $500
Richmond Joy Choir Inc Chinese Opera $2,400
Ridniy Kray Celebrate Ukrainian Independence Day. $920
Ringwood Highland Games Inc. Ringwood Highland Games 2019 $2,775
River Arts Inc. Fabulous Chinese Violin Melody & Cantonese Opera
Culture Show
$680
River Arts Inc. 2018 Victorian Senior Festival Melody $520
Robert Burns Club of Melbourne Inc. Annual Robert Burns Supper 2019 $550
Rodriguan Social Club of Vic RSCV Creole Festival 2019 $1,900
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Organisation Name Project Title Approved
AmountRoshni Ramayan Mandali Diwali Night $1,025
Roxburgh College Roxburgh College Diversity Day 2019 $1,063
Roxburgh Rise Primary School Cultural Diversity Week $1,063
RusCare Slavic Communities Festival $1,300
Rusichi Dance Group Multicultural Concert $580
Russian Australian Representative Council Russian Youth Festival Nostalgia $1,600
Russian Australian Representative Council Russia Day $2,000
Russian Australian Representative Council Unity Day $1,800
Russian Australian Senior Citizen Club in
Prahran
End of year and 30th anniversary celebration $675
Russian Bard Club Dingo Dingo $750
Russian Cultural & TV Association Sputnik Festival of Classical Music - Treasures of World Classic $1,600
Russian Ethnic Representative Council Maslenitsa - Slavic Pancake Festival $30,000
Russian Ethnic Representative Council Day of Russia Celebrations $900
Russian Ethnic Representative Council Dinner Dance "St. Vladimir's Ball" $1,475
Russian Ethnic Representative Council Victory Day Picnic $500
Russian Ethnic Representative Council Celebration of Russian Volunteering $500
Russian House Melbourne Inc. Maslenitsa -(Cheesefare )in Russian House $1,300
Russian House Melbourne Inc. Russian Nativity Yolka (Chritmas Tree Children's Party) $1,600
Russian Senior Citizens Club Box Hill End of Year and 30th Anniversary Celebration $750
Rutherglen Primary Let's Celebrate $1,063
Ruweng Biemnom Community of Australia Ruweng Biemnom Boxing Day event $1,900
Saint Elizabeth Centre for Social Assistance
Inc.
White Flower Festival $1,800
Saint Gaetan Society Inc. Saint Gaetan Feast 2018 $725
Sakhi Saheli Multicultural Women-s Equality Day 2018 $800
SalamFest Incorporated (Muslim Peace
Initiatives)
SalamFest: Muslim Arts Festival $45,000
Salesian Youth Club Moon Festival $800
San Donato Assoc. Inc. San Donato Festival $625
Sandringham Primary School Sandringham Chinese New Year celebration and Cultural
Diversity Day
$1,063
Sankat Mochan Samiti Inc Rang Barse (Holi) - Festival of Colours 2019 $4,750
Sankat Mochan Samiti Inc MATA KI CHOWKI - Celebrating the Divine Cosmic
Mother's Energy
$1,600
Sankat Mochan Samiti Inc Sankat Mochan Diwali - Festival of Lights 2018 $1,375
Santa Marija Assunta Association Inc. The Santa Marija Traditional and Cultural Maltese Festa $8,100
Scots Day Out Incorporated Scots Day Out 2018 $2,900
Scots of Victoria Coordinating Group Inc Melbourne Tartan Festival 2018 $2,200
Seddon Cricket Club Multicultural cricket game $850
Senior Citizens Club of Waverly Nurthi Gee Concert $880
Senior Citizens of Greek Orthodox
Community of Gippsland
Harmony Day /Multicultural Celebrations $1,100
Senior Citizens of the Freccia Azzura Inc A Day Out With My Grandchildren $895
Serbian Orthodox Church Community of St
Sava - Melbourne
20th Serbian Folkloric Festival $2,400
Sewa International (Aust) Inc Holi 2019 $1,700
Sewa International (Aust) Inc Diwali 2018 $2,200
Shalom Association Festival to celebrate the Australia Day $2,750
Shampreeti Inc. Melbourne Shampreeti(Harmoni) Festival $625
Shepparton Inter Faith Network Cultural Diversity and Spiritual Significance $700
Sherpa Association of Victoria Australia Annual Sherpa Losar (New Year) Celebration $1,900
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Organisation Name Project Title Approved
AmountShree Ram Bhakt Ramayan Mandali
Association of Victoria
Krishna Janamastmi $800
Shree Ram Bhakt Ramayan Mandali
Association of Victoria
Shree Ram Naumi $800
Shrimad Bhagwat Katha Association Inc Shrimad Bhagwat Katha Saptah $2,900
Shurolok music Appreciation And
Performance Group inc.
Bengali Patriotic Songs $740
Shurolok music Appreciation And
Performance Group inc.
Festival of Spring $800
Singing Hearts Russian Choir 15th Anniversary Singing Hearts Choir $300
Sista Club Incorporated SiSTA Club Filipiniana Night 2018 $1,900
SKGA Inc - Sangam Kala Group Australia SSCAFF 2019 Satrangi 7 Colors Arts & Film Festival $3,300
SKGA Inc - Sangam Kala Group Australia SMSF 2018 Sawan Multicultural Spring Festival $5,375
SKGA Inc - Sangam Kala Group Australia SHMF 2019 Spirit & Harmony Multicultural Festival $3,300
Slavic Welfare Association Incorporated Art from the Heart $2,150
Societa' Isole Eolie Cultural Cooking Demonstration 2018 $1,025
Societa' Isole Eolie 70th Anniversary Festa for the Societa Isole Eolie $2,400
Society Kalamata 23 March Brotherhood Inc Society Name Day Celebration $910
Society Kalamata 23 March Brotherhood Inc Battle of Kalamata Celebration $1,300
Socio-Cultural Syriac Incorporated Christmas and New Year Celebration $800
Soloukhin Russian Literature Society Day of Russian Culture Concert 2018 $1,000
Somali Australia Friendship Association SAFA Community Celeberation $2,900
Somali Australian Council of Victoria Inc Somali Week Celebration - Building Community Thru $6,125
Somali Community Inc. Somali Independence Day Festival 2018 $2,200
Somali Community Women-s Health
Foundation Inc.
Horn of delight $1,400
Somali Community Women-s Health
Foundation Inc.
Inner Melbourne Suburbs Somali Day Festival 2018 $31,500
Somali Women Development Association
Inc.
Flemington Multicultural Festival $5,000
Somaliland Union of Victoria inc Youth Empowering Youth Festival $1,900
Somerville Secondary College Indonesian Cultural Week $1,063
South Asian Public Affairs Council South Asian Literary Event 2019 $725
South Caulfield Hebrew Congregation Cultural Journeys $1,000
South Eastern Melbourne Vietnamese
Associations Council Inc (SEMVAC)
The Lantern Festival - cultural celebration event $2,900
South Sudanese Australia Youth United SSAYU Youth Festival $12,000
South Sudanese Christian Welfare
Association
Martyrs' Day Festival $1,200
South Sudanese Seeds of the Nation in
Australia Incorporated
South Sudanese Awareness Conference on Youth
Crimes and Social Issues
$2,200
South Sudanese-Australian Academic
Society Inc. (SSAS)
University Open Day Excursion $800
South Sudanese-Australian Academic
Society Inc. (SSAS)
Youth & Family Fun Day on Australia Day 2019 $850
Southern Migrant and Refugee Centre Unity in Diversity Festival $15,000
Southern Migrant and Refugee Centre One World Festival $4,000
Southern Migrant and Refugee Centre Open Day 2019 $1,840
Southern Sudanese Women's in Melton Inc A Day of Understanding - Sudanese Culture at its best $1,700
Space2b Design Get Striped laneway festival $2,900
Spanish Latin American Welfare Centre Inc
(CELAS)
Celebrating the Hispanic Migration in Victoria $1,825
Spanish Speaking Senior Citizens Club of
Clayton
Latin American Seniors Citizen Festival $525
Spectrum Migrant Resource Centre Ltd Cohesion and Hume Interfaith Network Events $10,000
Spinete Social Club Inc. Christmas celebration reunion $400
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Organisation Name Project Title Approved
AmountSpinete Social Club Inc. Celebration of ex Abruzzo e Molise immigrants $400
Springside West Secondary College Springside west-s Multicultural day 2019 $1,063
Springvale Asian Business Association Inc
(SABA)
2019 Springvale Lunar New Year Festival $18,000
Springvale Mandarin Network Springvale Chinese Culture and Arts Festival 2018 $725
Springvale Neighbourhood House Harmony Festival $15,000
Springvale Neighbourhood House Multifaith Christmas Party $600
Springvale Neighbourhood House World Music Celebration Day @ Dandenong Market $2,000
Sri Durga Arts Culture and Education Centre
Inc
Dussehra Festival 2018 $4,000
Sri Lankan Cultural Foundation of Werribee Sri Lankan New Year Festival $1,150
Sri Lankan Elders- Welfare Association
(SEWA)
Christmas 2018, $400
Sri Lankan Elders- Welfare Association
(SEWA)
Sinhalese and Tamil New Year 2019 $400
Sri Lankan Study Centre for Advancement of
Technology and Social Welfare (SCATS)
Harmony through Music $900
Sri Sai Siva Vishnu Temple Arts, Educational
and Cultural Association Inc.
Navarathri Festival - Nine Nights of Enlightenment $2,200
St Albans Business Group Association Inc St Albans Multicultural Twilight Food Market $2,000
St Albans Business Group Association Inc Brimbank World of Music Festival $1,900
St Albans Primary School St Albans Primary School Cultural Diversity Week $1,063
St Anthony Senior Social Club Egyptian Cultural Day $800
St Augustine's Primary School St Augustine's Cultural Diversity Week $1,063
St Haralambos Greek Orthodox Church -
Doncaster & Templestowe
Parish of St Haralambos 2019 Greek Festival $2,230
St Helena Maltese Australian Social Club Inc 3 Day Feast $3,000
St Helena Maltese Australian Social Club Inc 2018 Christmas Party $500
St John's Lutheran Parish Springvale Christmas Bazaar 2018 $2,400
St Joseph's Primary School Italian Day Festival $1,063
St Mary's House of Welcome St Mary's Lunar New Year Celebration 2019 $1,843
St Mary's School Italian Day Festa $1,063
St Monica's Primary School Indonesian Cultural Days $1,063
St Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Church Connecting through Art $1,600
St Sebastian Association Inc 2019 Annual Dinner Dance $1,900
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Celebrating Cultural Diversity and Inclusion at SVHM $2,025
St. Mary's Primary School Myrtleford Harmony Day 2019 $1,063
Star Health Harmony Day Community Celebration 2019 $1,292
Sudanese Community Association of Vic Sudanese Community Festival 2018 $1,000
Sudanese Luacjang Group of Australia Sudanese Luacjang Group of Australia/Luacjang Social
Day
$925
Sunduchok Christmas Celebrations $675
Sunduchok Easter Celebrations $675
Sunduchok Fathers Day $500
Sunduchok "Zhavoronok" the Maslenitsa $500
Sunduchok Mothers Day $500
Sunraysia Willowfest Inc Multicultural Cricket Dinner Celebration $2,400
Sunshine Business Association Sunshine Lantern Festival $12,000
Sunshine Business Association Sunshine Short Film Festival $3,900
Swan Hill Harmony Day Committee Swan Hill Harmony Day $2,000
Swan Reach Primary School Swanny Cultural Festival 2019 $1,063
Swiss Festival Inc Swiss Festival 2018 $2,900
Tabulam & Templer Homes for the Aged TTHA Oktoberfest 2018 $2,400
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Organisation Name Project Title Approved
AmountTamang Society of Victoria Inc Damphu Saanjh 2019 & Sonam Lhochhar 2855(year of
the pig/boar)
$2,200
Tamang Society of Victoria Inc Buddha Jayanti 2019 & Buddha (Baisaki) Purnima 2076
BS
$1,700
Tamil Senior Citizens Fellowship (Vic) Inc Deepavali / Diwali $800
Tamil Seniors Social Club Deepavali Festival $600
Tamilar Inc Chithirai Thiruvizha 2019 $1,600
Tamil-Australia Friendship Society Inc. Kalai Vizha 2018 (Annual Tamil Concert) $625
Tamu Samaj Victoria Tamu LhoChhar 2019 $1,900
Tamu Samaj Victoria Tamu Cultural Day 2018 $700
Tamu Samaj Victoria Buddha Jayanti 2019 $700
Tangasseri Australian Association of
Melbourne Inc
Annual Tangy Family Day & Christmas Cultural Program $2,800
Tangasseri Australian Association of
Melbourne Inc
Annual Tangy-Kerala Hoppers Festival $1,200
Telugu Association of Australia Inc Janaranjani 2018 $2,150
Telugu Language and Culture Foundation of
Australia
Sankranti - A Celebration of diversity $1,900
Temple Beth Israel Passover Seders 2019 $720
Temple Beth Israel Purim Carnival and Spiel 2019 $1,300
Temple Beth Israel Sukkot Festival 2018 $950
Temple Society Australia "Sommerfest 2019" - Summer Festival $400
The Association of Hazaras in Victoria End of Ramadan Celebration 2019 $875
The Australian Croatian Club of Ballarat Croatian Statehood Day Celebrations $775
The Bell Street Mall Traders Association Inc. Mall Of Us Once Again (MOUOA) $100,000
The Boite Vic Inc The Boite 40th Anniversary Grand Gala $15,000
The Boite Vic Inc Peel Street Festival $9,450
The Buddhist Association of the Goulburn
Valley Incorporated
Vesak Celebration 2019 $1,000
The Buddhist Association of the Goulburn
Valley Incorporated
Free Meditations Sessions $775
The Centre: Connecting Community in North
& West Melbourne Inc.
Spring Fling Street Festival $11,350
The Chinese Senior Citizens Club of
Manningham
Mid Autumn Festival 2018 $500
The Chinese Senior Citizens Club of
Manningham
Dragon Boat Festival 2019 $500
The Chinese Senior Citizens Club of
Manningham
Chinese New Year 2019 $500
The Chinese Senior Citizens Club of
Manningham
Dongzhi Festival 2018 $500
The Chinese Seniors Friendship Association
of Whittlesea Inc
Mid Autumn Festival and Chinese National Day $550
The Chinese Seniors Friendship Association
of Whittlesea Inc
Chinese Lunar New Year Celebration $550
The Democratic Republic of Congo
Community Association of Victoria
Independence Day $1,788
The Federation of Chinese Associations Vic Chinese New Year Melbourne Festival 2019 $60,000
The Florinian Society of Melbourne
Aristodelis Inc
28 October OXI (NO) Day $450
The Goan Overseas Association
Incorporated
Sao Joao Feast $400
The Goan Overseas Association
Incorporated
St. Francis Xavier's Feast $400
The Great Stupa of Universal Compassion Illumin8 $10,000
The Gurukul Inc. Teeyan Festival $3,000
The Holland Festival Inc. The Holland Festival Inc. $3,000
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Organisation Name Project Title Approved
AmountThe Kilmore & District Hospital Mitchell Community Multicultural Festival $4,600
The Light Of Diversity INC Egyptian Film & International Peace & Harmony Festival
in Australia
$1,000
The Melbourne Foundation of Korean
Culture
Korea Week Festival 2018 $2,300
The Olympian Society Celebration of Greek National Day - 25 March $600
The Palestinian Seniors Club of Victoria Spark Memory - 2018 $400
The Palestinian Seniors Club of Victoria Eid Alfitr Celebration for the Palestinian Seniors 2019 $300
The Palestinian Seniors Club of Victoria Ramadan Iftar 2019 $300
The Palestinian Seniors Club of Victoria Eid Aladha -2018 $300
The Samaritan Foundation Inc Intercultural and Intergenerational Cultural and Costume
Showcase (parade)
$1,614
The Somali Female Association: Organising
for Peace, Prosperity and Progress for all
Somalis in Australia and Worldwide
SFAA Somali Family Events $1,000
The Somali Female Association: Organising
for Peace, Prosperity and Progress for all
Somalis in Australia and Worldwide
SFAA Somali Family Events $2,400
The Union of Greater Upper Nile States Inc Youth concert $1,000
The United Vietnamese Buddhist
Congregation of South-Eastern Melbourne
Multicultural Children Festival 2018 $725
The United Vietnamese Buddhist
Congregation of South-Eastern Melbourne
'Tet' Multicultural Festival - The Year of the Pig $2,400
The Vedic Society of Victoria, Inc. Vedic Society of Victoria (VSV) Main Event 2018 Festival $725
The Village Festival of New Performance
Inc.
The Village World Kitchen $2,400
The Young Eritrean Mother's Group Eritrean Cultural Day 2018 $2,400
The Zoroastrian Association of Victoria Inc. Jamshedi Navroze Celebration 2019 $825
The Zoroastrian Association of Victoria Inc. Kadmi & Shehenshahi New Year - 2018 $850
Thomastown East Greek Senior Citizens
Club Inc
Traditional Greek Orthodox Xmas Fair $725
Thoolika Sahithyavedi Incorporated Launch of Thoolika: Malayalam Annual Literary
Publication from Melbourne
$2,000
Tibetan Community of Australia (Victoria)
Inc.
Festival of Tibet $1,800
Tigrian Community Association in Victoria Ethiopian New Year $1,000
Tigrian Women's Association in Vtictoria Meskel Festival $1,000
Tongan Victorian Association Inc Tongan Cultural Day $1,000
Tongji University Alumni Association of
Melbourne Inc.
TUAAM Chinese New Year 2019 and Lantern Festival
Celebration
$400
Trinity College, University of Melbourne The Peace Builder's Conference $1,900
Trustees for Nathdwara Education & Cultural
Trust
Celebration of Lord Krishna Birthday and Celebration of
Gujarati New Year
$1,700
Tullamarine Community House Inc Diwali Tullamarine $600
Tullamarine Community House Inc Hanami Celebration Tullamarine $570
Tullamarine Community House Inc St Patrick's Day Tullamarine $600
Tullamarine Community House Inc Eid-al-Adha Tullamarine $560
Tullamarine Community House Inc Year of the Pig Tullamarine $580
Twic Mayardit Community of Victoria Twic Mayardit Annual Cultural Day $2,400
Twilight Performing Arts Association Inc 2019 Brighton Dragon Boat Festival Celebration $525
Twilight Performing Arts Association Inc Brighton Mid - Autumn Festival Celebration 2018 $600
Uganda the Pearl of Africa Victoria
Association
Ugandan Community Annual Cultural Festival $2,000
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Organisation Name Project Title Approved
AmountUkrainian Arts & Culture Inc Traditional production and painting of Ukrainian Easter $475
Ukrainian Women's Association of Australia International Women's Day Celebrations $500
Unified Filipino Elderly Association Santa Cruz de Mayo Procession $500
United Filipino Elderly Group Inc. Harmony Festival Day $400
United Muslim Sisters of Latrobe Valley Eid Festival 2018 $3,000
United Pashtuns Incorporated United Pashtuns Eid Festival $1,000
United Through Football Inc. Horn of African Football and Cultural Festival $14,000
Upfield Soccer Club New Arrivals Family Soccer Festival $2,400
Urban Pacifika MIC Down Under $500
Urban Pacifika We Are Pasifika Festival $1,900
Valluvar Foundation Annual Pongal Festival 2019 $400
Valluvar Foundation Annual Tamil Literary Festival 2019 $650
Vedanta Society of Australia Navartri $1,900
Venezuelan Association of Australia Venezuelan Christmas Party 2018 $1,640
Vic Assam Inc Assam Convention 2018 $2,150
Vic Pasifika Productions Pasifika Festival 2018 and 2019 $3,900
Victoria Association of Malawians and
Friends Incorporated
Victorian Malawians and Friends Independence
Celebration
$600
Victoria Chinese Seniors Cooking Club Inc. Northcote Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration 2018 $600
Victoria Chinese Seniors Cooking Club Inc. Northcote Dragon Boat Festival Celebration 2019 $600
Victoria Maori Wardens Inc. Waitangi Day Festival 2019 $2,900
Victoria University VU Calendar of Cultural Events $8,000
Victorian Afghan Associations Network The Nawroz Festival $2,500
Victorian Arabic Social Services International Peace Day Event $1,900
Victorian Association of WWII Veterans from
former Soviet Union
Veterans of WW2, Natives of the former USSR, are in
the same ranks with ANZAC.
$500
Victorian Bangladeshi Community
Foundation (VBCF) Inc
Celebrating International Mother Language Day 2019 in
Victoria
$4,000
Victorian Chin Association Chin Community day $2,150
Victorian Cultural Association (VCA) VCA Wyndham Holi - Festival of Colors (2019) $10,000
Victorian Deanery Russian School
(Dandenong Campus)
Dandenong Christmas Community Festival $1,600
Victorian Elderly Chinese Welfare Society
Adult Day Center
Chinese Lunar New Year Celebration Banquet $550
Victorian Lithuanian Pensioners Association
Inc.
Christmas Function - 2018 $600
Victorian Maronite Community Eid El Sayde Cultural Festival 2018 $9,000
Victorian Rugby Union Rugby Victoria Multicultural Festival $3,000
Victorian Samoa Advisory Council Inc. Samoan Golden Oldies Rally $1,000
Victorian Sikh Association Inc Vesakhi Mela (Fair) $1,000
Victorian Sikh Association Inc Diwali Celebration and Annual Dinner $1,000
Victorian Sikh Association Inc Lohri Celebration $500
Victorian Sikh Gurduaras Council Vaisakhi @ Federation Square $8,000
Victorian Tamil Association Inc Thai Pongal Villah - 2019 $2,900
Victorian Tamil Cultural Association Inc Kalai Vila 2018 (Annual Cultural Festival 2018) $1,000
Vietnamese Arthritis Association Victoria Inc. Vietnamese Lunar New Year and Vu Lan (Traditional
Mother Day)
$2,500
Vietnamese Association in Hobsons Bay Inc. Moon Feast Festival 2018 $650
Vietnamese Association in Hobsons Bay Inc. Hobsons Bay Tet Festival 2019 $810
Vietnamese Community in Australia/Vic
Chapter Inc
TET Festival 2019 - Year of the Pig $75,000
Vietnamese Community in Australia/Vic
Chapter Inc
Lantern Festival $500
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Organisation Name Project Title Approved
AmountVietnamese Families with Special needs Inc Vietnamese New Year Festival 2019 $1,075
Vietnamese Senior Citizen Group of Hume
Inc.
Vietnamese New Year Celebration 2019 $500
Vietnamese Seniors Cultural Assoc Vietnamese Cultural Festivals $1,800
Vishva Hindu Parishad of Australia Inc Raksha Bandhan 2018 $1,850
VodaFest-Czech and Slovak Association Inc. Jarmark / Jarmok 2018 $775
VodaFest-Czech and Slovak Association Inc. Maypole 2019 $500
Wellsprings for Women What My Mother Taught Me $1,150
Werribee Rotary together with Wyndham
Central College
Cultural Fiesta $900
West Footscray Neighbourhood House West Footscray Festival of Colours 2019 $4,000
Western Chinese Friendship Association Mid-Autumn Festival 2018 $600
Western Chinese Friendship Association Chinese New Year- Spring Festival 2018 $600
Western Chinese Friendship Association Dragon Boat Festival 2019 $600
Western Edge Youth Arts Ensemble '18 $2,900
Western Victoria Sri-Lankan Buddhist
Association Inc
Multi Cultural Day for Unity $1,900
Whittlesea and District Elderly Citizen Club
Inc
Celebrate Greek National Day $620
Whittlesea Chinese Association Inc. Mooncake/Mid Autumn Festival $600
Whittlesea Community Connections Inc Whittlesea Cultural Bazar 2019 $2,500
Whittlesea Community Connections Inc Let-s celebrate together - Orthodox Easter $3,900
Whittlesea Malaysian Social and Seniors
Club Inc.
Malaysia National Day $1,291
Wingate Avenue Community Centre Community Connecting Celebration $2,200
Wisdom Education Foundation PTY LTD Family Day with Confucuis $2,285
Wodonga Middle Years College Multicultural Week at WMYC 2019 $1,063
Wodonga West Primary School Wonder through West's Kitchen $1,063
Women's Federation for World Peace,
Victoria INC.
Conversations: 3 Events Offering a Window into Faith,
Peace & Human Dignity
$1,000
Women's Friendship Group Inc. Celebrations $400
Womens Multicultural Association Inc End of Year Celebration for 2018 $1,150
Womin djkeka Balnarring Ngargee Womin djeka Balnarring Ngargee $6,000
Wonthaggi Neighbourhood Centre at Mitchell
House Inc
Many Faces: One Community Festival $2,400
Wyndham Community & Education Centre
Inc.
Wyndham Multicultural Fiesta 2019 $2,400
Wyndham Diwali Incorporated Wyndham Diwali Mela 2018 $40,000
Wyndham Eid Festival Inc Wyndham Eid Festival 2018 $6,800
Wyndham Oromo Community Inc. Annual Birra Festival $1,200
Wyndham Park Primary School WPPS Cultural Diversity Week Celebrations 2019 $1,063
Xinjiang Chinese Association of Australia Australia Day 2019 $850
Yachad Senior Citizens Club Hanukkah Festival of Lights $1,000
Yarra Ethnic Arts Exchange Association Inc. Celebration of Lunar New Year 2019 $700
Yarra Ethnic Arts Exchange Association Inc. Celebration of Moon Day Festival $550
Yarra Ethnic Arts Exchange Association Inc. Celebration of Dragon Boat festival $400
Yarra Happy Family Association Inc. Christmas and New Year Celebration 2018 at Fitzroy $600
Yarra Happy Family Association Inc. Yarra Dragon Boat Festival Celebration 2019 $600
Yarra Healthy Life Association Inc. Fitzroy Moon Festival Celebration 2018 $525
Yarra Healthy Life Association Inc. Fitzroy Chinese New Year Celebration 2019 $475
Yarra Valley ECOSS Ecotopia Earth Festival - Celebrating Cultural Diversity $2,400
Yarraville Russian Senior Citizens Group End of Year and 30th Anniversary Celebration $670
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Organisation Name Project Title Approved
AmountYeti Soccer Club Yeti National Football Tournament $1,150
Yirol Community Women Dancing Group of
Victoria
Yirol Community Women Dancing Group $1,500
Yogi Divine Society YDS Diwali & Annkut Festival 2018 $2,380
Yoruba Heritage and Cultural Association
(YHCA)
Yoruba Day 2018 and Language Classes $2,900
Youth of Zhangzhou Association Victoria Inc. Youth of Fujian Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration 2018 $1,400
Zambian Association of Victoria Zambian Independence 2018 $850
Zee Cheng Khor Moral Uplifting Society Inc I-ll Celebrate With You @ ZCK $2,150
Zhangzhou Origin Association of Victoria Chinese New Year Celebration 2019 $595
Zhangzhou Origin Association of Victoria Bayside Mid-Autumn festival 2018 $660
Zimbabwe Community in Australia - Victoria ZimVic Community Language School Cultural Day $725
Zimbabwe Community in Australia (Victoria)
Inc. - Shepparton Branch
Zimbabwe Community in Australia (Vic)Shepparton
Branch Independence Celebration
$700
Zionism Victoria Israel's 71st Indepenence Day Community Festival $1,000
Zionist Federation of Australia Ltd Habayit Israeli Hanukkah Festival $2,000
Zomi Youth Association Melbourne Inc. Zomi Youth Khuado Festival $1,600
TOTAL $3,070,849
Multicultural Affairs and Social Cohesion Division
Department of Premier and Cabinet