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.

2021-22 Multifaith Calendar

logomfcalendar 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 2021 Multifaith Calendar (pdf)

Click here to view 2022 Multifaith Calendar (pdf)

Faith Leaders Respond to Equal Opportunity (Religious Exceptions) Amendments Bill 2021

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An open letter from Victorian faith leaders to the Attorney General regarding the Equal Opportunity (Religious Exceptions) Amendment Bill.

Source: Faith Communities Council of Victoria

Faith leaders put pressure on Labor to support federal religious discrimination bill

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Catholic, Jewish and Islamic leaders say legislation deserves bipartisan support after revisions.

Source: The Guardian

'One amazing Sikh at a time': A book about embracing differences and celebrating roots

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A quest for learning about Sikh heroes and sheroes became a revelation for columnist-turned-author Dr Seerat Kaur Gill, which inspired her to compile a book exploring and illuminating 51 stories of amazing Sikhs.

Source: SBS

How my name has shaped the path I have taken in life

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Most people are fascinated by my name, and I always wondered why. Maybe because it’s an uncommon one, or because they can’t pronounce it.

Source: The Age

Lockdown’s gift? Time with my father

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David Prince, my 96-year-old Polish Jewish Holocaust survivor father, lives alone, around the corner from me.

Source: The Age

What the world can learn from the Buddhist concept loving-kindness

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Some of the earliest Buddhist teachings developed in India – which are recorded in the Pali canon, the collection of scriptures in the Pali language – emphasized the idea of “metta,” or loving-kindness.
One teaching from this collection of scriptures is the “Karaniya Metta Sutta,” where the Buddha exhorts the good and wise to spread loving-kindness.

Source: The Conversation

Move over, Squid Game: Arhats are the next thing out of Korea

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Each time the sick wife of a South Korean farmer visited a hillside, her health improved.

Source: Sydney Morning Herald

Vanuatu: First local Bahá’í temple in the Pacific opens its doors

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Some 3,000 people from across Vanuatu gathered in Lenakel on the island of Tanna for the dedication ceremony of the first local Bahá’í House of Worship in the Pacific on Saturday.

Source: Baha'i News