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By Lily Partland, 3rd of February 2014, ABC Ballarat

The Ballarat Mayor Josh Morris responds to an anti-Islamic group's opposition to the construction of a mosque. Anti-Islamic group Restore Australia is encouraging Ballarat residents to protest against the development of a mosque in Canadian.

By Gav McGrath, Courier News, February 2 2014
AN anti-Islamic group is mobilising against Ballarat’s first mosque. Restore Australia, which describes Islam on its website as a “aggressive totalitarian political ideology”, plans to letterbox people in Ballarat to “mobilise people to write to the council” to oppose the building of a mosque at 116 Elsworth Street East in Ballarat.The Islamic Society of Ballarat has purchased the property and been granted a planning permit by the City of Ballarat.

Ahmadiyya Muslim Association (AMA) Victoria hosted its annual Australia Day multifaith dinner to commemorate Australia Day at their Langwarrin mosque on Saturday the 1st of February 2014. The dinner was attended by more than 150 guests including Interfaith Networks representatives, Federal and State MPs, Mayors, Councillors, local government officials, Victoria Police officials, fire chief, university professors, university students, Australia Day ambassador, neighbours and local community members.

The Kingston Interfaith Network joined in the celebrations at Globe to Globe World Music Festival on Australia Day with music, dancing and arts and craft. Held at Namatjira Park, Clayton South, Globe to Globe is an annual festival for the City of Kingston.

Approximately 200 people gathered at the Flemington Community Centre on Sunday 24th November 2013 to participate at the Victorian Interfaith Networks Conference (VINC), hosted in 2013 by Moonee Valley Interfaith Network and Moonee Valley City Council.

Approximately 30 members of the Casey Multifaith Network participated in a tour to places of worship on Thursday  21st of November 2013. The tour started at 9:30am sharp leaving from the designated meeting place in Berwick.

Driving up the dirt road to the Brahma Kumaris Spiritual Learning Centre in Frankston South, I begin to feel quite apprehensive – I am not sure what to expect, or what will be expected of me at my very first Silent Interfaith Retreat.

26 September 2013 - Berwick News

RESPECT was the key word at the Casey Multi-faith Network’s sixth annual gathering earlier this month. The night, held at Nossal High School, included a range of performances from various international and religious groups as each person involved learned more about other cultures, and continues to do so.