Faith Communities Council of Victoria: Promoting a Harmonious Victoria

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.

2026 & 2027 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 2026 Multifaith Calendar (pdf)

Click here to view 2026 Multifaith Calendar (A2 poster)

Click here to view 2027 Multifaith Calendar (pdf)

Multicultural Festivals and Events Program 2026

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The program offers grants of up to $50,000 to support activities that promote and foster social cohesion.

Source: State Government of Victoria

Kingston Interfaith Network: The Universal Language of Art

20260305 Kingstonartexhibition What happens when art speaks before words do? When words are silenced and replaced by shared experience? That was the spirit of The Universal Language of Art, a multi-faith gathering held by Kingston Interfaith Network and City of Kingston in recognition of the United Nations Interfaith Harmony Week at the Zee Cheng Khor Moral Uplifting Society, on Sunday, February 1^st2026.

Jews and Iranians unite for Persian New Year

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More than 500 people attend ‘Jews and Iranians Unite’ Nowruz event at Glen Eira Town Hall.

Source: Australian Jewish News

Iranians celebrate ancient Nowruz despite repression and war

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As bombs continue to fall around them, defiant Iranians are celebrating Nowruz — meaning "new day" and the first day of spring..

Source: ABC News

Islamic community calls out ‘anti-Muslim hate’ after suspicious fire at site of new Victorian mosque

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Islamic communities have called out a rise in “anti-Muslim hate” after a church that was being converted into a mosque was allegedly set alight in what Victoria police are treating as a “suspicious” fire.

Source: The Guardian

Uniting Unveils Corporate Hijab

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One of Australia’s largest Christian community services providers is introducing an optional uniform hijab for practicing Muslim women in its 12,000-strong workforce.

Source: Insights

A tribunal has drawn a clear line on antisemitic hate speech. Here’s what it said

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As both the federal government and states across the country pass laws cracking down on hate speech, there’s been much debate about where to draw the line on what can and can’t be said.

Source: The Conversation

Multifaith leaders mark Interfaith Harmony Week at Parliament House

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Faith leaders from across Victoria gathered at Parliament House this week to mark the United Nations World Interfaith Harmony Week, joining in a peaceful show of unity amid heightened community tensions.