Faith Communities Council of Victoria: Promoting a Harmonious Victoria

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Welcome to FCCV

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.

2020-21 Multifaith Calendar

logomfcalendar The following are major holy days and festivals for Baha'i, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, 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 2021 Multifaith Calendar (pdf)

Click here to view 2020 Multifaith Calendar (pdf)

World Interfaith Harmony Week 2021 (February 1-7)

When is it? World Interfaith Harmony Week is celebrated annually on the first week of February (February 1st to February 7th).

What is it about? World Interfaith Harmony Week aims to promote harmony between all people regardless of their faith and non-faith. It provides a platform, one week in the year, where people of every group can recognize their common values, build ties with each other, and work alongside one another to bring peace and harmony to their communities.

Never more of an important time to have Interfaith

20210203 interfaith Has there ever been a more important time in world history than for a celebration of the United Nations World Interfaith Harmony Week?

Source: The Courier

Building Bridges: Advancing the role of women in society

Building Bridges square Author: Bayside Baha'i Community

I wish to share some of my thoughts when attending a symposium on Sunday, 31^st January, in Brighton, when eleven culturally diverse groups came together to share their experiences, culture, highlights of learning and activities to understand more fully the complex issue of “Advancing the role of women in society”. The symposium was titled ‘Building Bridges‘, organised and hosted by Bayside Baha’i community.

Bendigo councillors consider changing prayer that starts their meetings

20210204 Bendigo Newly elected councillors could revise or scrap the prayer that opens their public meetings to make them more inclusive.

Source: Bendigo Advertiser

Sikh temples are seeking volunteers for family violence prevention project

20210205 familyviolence The Victorian Sikh Gurduaras Council (VSGC) is seeking volunteers to participate in two upcoming events as part of the state government-funded family violence prevention project that was rolled out in late 2019.

Source: SBS

Designers create modified face masks for people with beards, turbans and headscarves

20210206 Facemasks2 Manmeet Kaur's Dandenong store in Melbourne's south-east is filled with colourful fabrics and jewellery, but her most popular item in 2020 wasn't saris or dresses — it was reusable masks.

Source: ABC

Great Stupa's Unique Tibet museum opens

20210208 Greatstupa A new museum celebrating the people and traditions of Tibet has opened inside Bendigo's Great Stupa of Universal Compassion.

Source: Bendigo Advertiser

Revered Hindu temple nestled in suburbia

202102 hindutemple After undergoing a historic transformation, the largest granite Hindu temple in the Southern Hemisphere had its formal opening on 25 January 2021.

Source: ABC

Living with the memory of the Holocaust

20210211 holocaust On 27 January 2021, the world will mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Source: ABC

The Rabbi and the Imam

20210210 rabbiandimam An interfaith relationship that began after the massacre at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh two years ago has developed into a robust friendship.

Source: Australian Jewish News

Suburbs with a higher concentration of Muslim residents in Sydney and Melbourne

20210207 RMITreport People living in suburbs with more Muslims are less likely to express or experience Islamophobia, according to new RMIT research. To download the report, click on Read more.