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Health and aged care provider Cabrini has launched a new website to support health professionals to have sensitive conversations about advance care planning with people from different religious and cultural backgrounds.

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Source: Australian Ageing Agenda

For the first time, a group of Muslim women wearing Australian designed 'burkinis' have competed in an open water race at a swimming competition in Sydney's south west.

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Source: SBS

On 4 February 2017, over 70 people from various faith communities and neighbouring interfaith networks, members of the police force, community leaders and people working in the area of Family Violence began arriving for the Interfaith Network’s Sixth Annual Interfaith   Breakfast held during United Nations World Interfaith Harmony Week 2017.

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Source: FCCV

The Jewish Christian Muslim Association of Australia has issued a statement regarding the Mosque shooting in Quebec City in Canada.

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Source: JCMA Facebook

Deakin University, Ethnic Community Council of Victoria (ECCV) and the Australian Intercultural Society (AIS) are working on a joint research project to investigate Victorian attitudes and understanding of multiculturalism policy.

A Jewish congregation has held a Pride Shabbat to encourage equality and diversity in the Jewish community.

​As the Temple Beth Israel (TBI) congregation sang along to the choir’s rendition of “Shabbat Shalom”, there was an extra sense of acceptance in the air.

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Source: SBS

Festivities for Chinese New Year - Year of the Rooster - have begun in Melbourne with families making the most of a sunny weekend to enjoy traditional Chinese performances.

(For photos of how Chinese New Year was celebrated around the world, click here).

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Source: SBS

The Victorian Child Safe Standards Faith Communities Toolkit and Training Portal have been created to assist all Faith Communities in Victoria meet the legislative requirements for organisations that provide services to children.  

The Victorian Council of Churches (VCC,) in partnership with the National Council of Churches in Australia - Safe Church Program, have collaborated together to provide this toolkit and the Training Portal to ensure that all Faith Communities in Victoria have the opportunity to ensure that they are prepared to implement the Child Safe Standards in their Faith Community.