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.
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 2023 Multifaith Calendar (pdf)
Click here to view 2024 Multifaith Calendar (pdf)
On Sunday November 19th 2023, approximately 265 people gathered at the Coburg Town Hall, for the 2023 Victorian Interfaith Networks Festival. The event was hosted by City of Merri-bek and Merri-bek Interfaith Network, in association with the Faith Communities Council of Victoria.
Australia’s political and religious leaders have broken bread inside Parliament House for the seventh ACU Interfaith Parliamentary Breakfast.
Source: Catholic News
The social cohesion index – which draws on a survey of more than 7,000 Australians – plummets to lowest since it began 16 years ago.
Source: The Guardian
Australia’s Christian men are being asked to examine their attitudes and behaviour as part of the annual 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, a UN event held this year from 25 November to 10 December.
Source: Eternity News
Saturday, 28 October saw the Lebanese Muslim Association in collaboration with participating masjids around Australia conduct the 10th National Mosque Open Day.
Source: Australian Muslim Times
The Melbourne Holocaust Museum will reopen to the public following extensive renovations, showcasing two new exhibits that share the stories of Holocaust survivors.
Source: ABC News
We Jewish people across the world are still reeling at the new reality unleashed by the massacres of October 7, perplexed by many of our neighbours and colleagues, their silence, awkwardness, indifference or ignorance.
Source: Plus61J
October 2023 marks the anniversary of #MeToo: six years since actor Alyssa Milano’s tweet calling for women to speak out about experiences of abuse went viral and helped launch a global movement.
Source: The Conversation