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Established in 2010, the Faith Communities Council of Victoria (FCCV) is Victoria’s umbrella multifaith body. It is the successor to the Leaders of Faith Communities Forum, founded in 1995.
FCCV was created to contribute to the harmony of the Victorian community by promoting positive relations between people of different faiths and greater public knowledge and mutual understanding of the teachings, customs and practices of Victoria's diverse faith traditions.
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2021-22 Multifaith Calendar
The following are major holy days and festivals for Baha'i, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Judaism and Sikhism. Whilst this list is not exhaustive it is comprehensive to represent each of the religions in good faith.
Click here to view 2022 Multifaith Calendar (pdf)
Religious leaders support constitutional referendum on Indigenous voice to parliament
Australian religious leaders gathered at Sydney's Barangaroo to demand an urgent referendum. The faith leaders formally endorsed the Uluru Statement from the Heart, which calls for a "voice" — a representative body that can help shape policy directed at First Nations people — to be enshrined in Australia's constitution.
Source: ABC News
Census 2021 data shows Australians are less religious and more culturally diverse than ever
For the first time, fewer than half of Australians identified as Christian, though Christianity remained the nation's most common religion (declared by 43.9 per cent of the population).
Source: ABC
Victoria has banned the Nazi swastika (hakenkreuz). Faith groups say their ‘sacred symbol’ will be liberated
Victorians who intentionally display the Nazi swastika (Hakenkreuz) face penalties of up to nearly $22,000, 12 months in jail, or both.
Source: SBS
Faith leaders join forces to condemn alleged mosque attack in Victoria
Politicians, community and faith leaders from across Victoria have come together at a mosque east of Melbourne to show their support after the prayer hall was allegedly vandalised.
Source: SBS
Great Stupa of Universal Compassion near Bendigo to host interfaith library of religious texts
A library devoted to texts and artefacts from different faiths will be built at the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion, near Bendigo in Central Victoria, which organisers hope will attract scholars and people from around the world.
Source: ABC
NSW to create religious advisory council as part of $28m multicultural funding boost
The initiative will ensure "our faith-based institutions will have a voice around the table", Minister for Multiculturalism Mark Coure said while making the funding announcement in Sydney.
Source: SBS
Education Minister Jason Clare to overhaul school chaplaincy program
The Albanese Labor government is moving to dump the compulsory religious element of the national school chaplaincy program.
Source: news.com.au
'Making history today': Fatima Payman becomes parliament's first hijab-wearing Muslim woman
Fatima Payman has won Western Australia's sixth and final Senate seat, becoming the first Afghan-Australian and the first hijab-wearing Muslim woman in parliament. A former refugee from Afghanistan, Ms Payman's victory comes on World Refugee Day.
Source: SBS
Griffith Sikh Games attract thousands to regional NSW for celebration of sport, food and culture
About 15,000 people are converging on a regional Australian town for one of the country's most popular Sikh sporting events, but with food a central ingredient to the cultural event, a mammoth effort is underway to feed everybody … for free.
Source: ABC
‘Reflective Being, Being Reflective': 25 years of multi-faith disability and spirituality perspectives
The book ‘Reflective Being, Being Reflective', 25 years of multi-faith disability and spirituality perspectives in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand’, was recently launched.
Source: FCCV
Australians still open to faith and Jesus even though Christianity has declined, survey finds
Christianity has declined in recent decades, but Australians are not completely closed off to faith, with young adults being the most open of all age groups, a new study has found.
Source: Christianity Today
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Upcoming Events
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Intercultural High Tea Book Club: Monash Interfaith Gathering
(July 04, 2022 10:00)
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Martyrdom of the Bab | Baha'i
(July 10, 2022)
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Eid Al Adha | Islam
(July 10, 2022 00:00)
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Experience the Baha'i faith: Contemplative Studies Centre
(July 12, 2022 14:00)
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Asalha Puja | Buddhism
(July 13, 2022)
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Spirituality, spiritual care and mental health: What’s the correlation?: Victorian Transcultural Mental Health
(July 20, 2022 15:00)
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Life after Death: Geelong Interfaith Network
(July 26, 2022 19:30)
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Hijra | Islam
(July 30, 2022)
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Tisha B'Av | Judaism
(August 07, 2022)
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Raksha Bandhan | Hinduism
(August 11, 2022)
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Protect our planet with your finances: Australian Religious Response to Climate Change
(August 11, 2022 12:00)
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Protect our planet with your finances: Australian Religious Response to Climate Change
(August 11, 2022 19:30)
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Ullambana | Buddhism
(August 13, 2022)
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Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Christianity
(August 15, 2022)
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Krishna Janmashtami | Hinduism
(August 19, 2022)
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Paryushana | Jainism
(August 25, 2022 14:31)
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Ganesh Chaturthi | Hinduism
(August 31, 2022)
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Samvatsari | Jainism
(September 01, 2022)
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Daslakshana | Jainism
(September 01, 2022)
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Kshamavani | Jainism
(September 10, 2022)
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Rosh Hashanah | Judaism
(September 26, 2022 00:00)
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Navaratri | Hinduism
(September 26, 2022 00:00)
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Dussehra | Hinduism
(October 05, 2022)
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Yom Kippur | Judaism
(October 05, 2022)
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Kathina | Buddhism
(October 09, 2022)
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Sukkot | Judaism
(October 10, 2022 00:00)
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Shemini Atzeret | Judaism
(October 17, 2022)
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Simchat Torah | Judaism
(October 18, 2022)
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Conferment of Guruship to Guru Granth Sahib | Sikhism
(October 20, 2022)
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Diwali | Hinduism
(October 24, 2022)
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Bandi Chhor Divas (Diwali) | Sikhism
(October 24, 2022)
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Mahavia Nirvana | Jainism
(October 24, 2022)
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Birth of the Bab | Baha'i
(October 26, 2022)
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Birth of Baha'ullah | Baha'i
(October 27, 2022)
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All Saints Day (Christianity)
(November 01, 2022)
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Birth of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib Ji (Sikhism)
(November 08, 2022)
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Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji (Sikhism)
(November 24, 2022)
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Day of the Covenant | Baha'i
(November 26, 2022)
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Advent (Christianity)
(November 27, 2022 00:00)
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Ascension of Abdu'l-Baha | Baha'i
(November 28, 2022)
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Hanukkah | Judaism
(December 19, 2022 00:00)
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Christmas (Christianity)
(December 25, 2022)
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