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.
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)

The Australian Government is investing up to $41.6 million to support multicultural communities with facilities to promote connection.
Source: Government of Australia - Home Affairs

This group of locals may be of different faiths and ethnicities, but when they come together they work to build harmony in Whittlesea.
Source: Star Weekly Northern

The Royal Commission into Anti-Semitism and Social Cohesion has delivered 14 recommendations in its 159-page report, including five not made public.
Source: Canberra Times

From April 15 Victoria has stronger anti-hate laws. See video or learn more.
Source: VEOHRC

As a child in India, Nehchal Singh remembers playing with old war medals at his grandmother's house.
Source: ABC

The 38th Australian Sikh Games in Melbourne drew more than 9,000 athletes across over 550 teams, showcasing the event’s growing scale.
Source: SBS

For most of her 39 years, Naima lived in survival mode. As a teenager she was married and then widowed, left to raise her young son Feisal alone in Somalia. A mother at just 15, her own parents had died years earlier.
Source: The Age

Faith leaders and community advocates from across Victoria gathered at the Melbourne Grand Mosque (MGM) in Tarneit on Saturday 11 April, to promote interfaith harmony.
Source: Wyndham Star Weekly

Amid rising antisemitism and anti-Muslim bigotry, community and faith leaders stress the need for unity.
Source: The Guardian

Executions have continued despite war in Iran, with human rights organisations warning the regime is sending a brutal message to citizens who challenge it.
Source: SBS

Australia has launched a pilot program in the country’s schools to help educators identify and address antisemitism in the classroom.
Source: J-Wire

