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)

Local Anti-Racism Initiatives Grants Program

20200801vicgovtlogo Grants of up to $500,000 are available to support local anti-racism and community harmony efforts.

Source: Victorian State Government

Multicultural Festivals and Events Program 2021

20200801vicgovtlogo Grants of up to $50,000 are available to support community organisations deliver multicultural festivals and events in either a digital or face to face format being held between July and December.

Source: Victorian State Government

Priority response to multicultural communities during coronavirus (COVID-19)

20200801vicgovtlogo The CALD Communities Taskforce is working in partnership with organisations to develop locally delivered solutions to help slow the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19).

Source: Victorian State Government

2021 Grant Program - Supporting Multicultural and Faith Communities to Prevent Family Violence

20200801vicgovtlogo Up to $200,000 (excluding GST) per year until 30 June 2024 for organisations to build the capacity of multicultural and faith communities to prevent family violence  and all forms of violence against women.

Source: Victorian State Government

Victorian mosques open their doors to educate and ‘remove hatred’

20210403 mosqueopenday There is still a strong need to combat Islamophobia in Australia, with the increasing presence of far-right white supremacist movements across the world, the vice-president of the Islamic Council of Victoria says.

Source: The Age

The 8th Parliament of the World's Religions is Coming to You!

20210405 PoWR The 8th Parliament of the World’s Religions, hosted for the first time virtually, will bring together people of faith from around the world in an instant.

Source: Parliament of the World's Religions

Victorian Buddhist community continues legal fight to save leader Geshe Rapten from deportation

20210406 buddhist Victoria's Buddhist community is continuing its legal battle to prevent spiritual leader Geshe Rapten from being deported.

Source: ABC

Victorian inquiry recommends banning Nazi symbols and strengthening anti-vilification laws

20210407 naziban A Victorian Parliament report has recommended Nazi symbols be banned from public display and called for new laws to strengthen the powers of police and other agencies to investigate and prosecute racial vilification.

Source: ABC

Passover: How our memories of the past shape our hope for the future

20210408 passover This year, Passover or Pesach — the eight-day Jewish festival celebrating the exodus of the Jewish people from Egypt — begins on Saturday night, 27 March 2021.

Source: ABC

Hindus and Sikhs support victims of the NSW floods

20210409 sikhhelpingfloodvictims The Hindu and Sikh communities have rallied to support victims of the floods that have ravished parts of Sydney.

Source: Daily Mail UK

More than 100 Australian faith groups have teamed up to demand greater action on climate change

20210410 climatechange Faith leaders around the country have held protests urging the Morrison government to commit to more action on climate change, as part of a global movement.