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On Friday 9 October 2015, twenty five people from various interfaith networks across Victoria, representing a wide variety of faith traditions, gathered at the Brahma Kumaris Spiritual Retreat Centre in Baxter for a 24 hour silent interfaith retreat.

On Sunday 4 October, the Jewish Christian Muslim Association Women’s committee held a forum for around 50 women of diverse faiths and backgrounds on the topic of Compassion at the Wellsprings Centre for Women in Dandenong.

Faith leaders across Victoria have been asked to encourage their local communities to remember people who have been bereaved or injured in road crashes.

On Friday 27 November, people from across all faiths, Buddhist, Jewish, Islamic, Christian, Hindu and Baha’i are welcomed and have a place in People’s March.

On Wednesday 30 September 2015, in partnership with the City of Greater Dandenong, the Interfaith Network held a public launch of a faith-based resource to prevent family violence in the community.

The MELA Interfaith Association is organizing an Interfaith Pilgrimage to India and is seeking expressions of interest from people wishing to participate in this joint journey. The pilgrimage will take place from Saturday 6 February to Friday 19 February 2016, and will consist of a maximum group of fifteen people.

On Monday 21 September 2015, religious community leaders representing Baha’i, Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu and Sikh faiths participated in a special service at Springvale Botanical Cemetery to mark International Peace Day.

On Monday morning, 21 September 2015, over 300 people from the Melbourne community woke up for peace and proactively supported the UN International Day of Peace, along with millions around the world through a significant meditation event held at the heart of the city in Deakin Edge, Federation Square between 7.45am and 8.30am.