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

Bendigo’s first-ever dedicated place of prayer for the Muslim faith, the partially-constructed Bendigo Islamic Community Centre (BICC) in East Bendigo, was officially opened this morning.
Source: Times News Group
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 1st 2026.

Assistant Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs minister Julian Hill has warned Australia needs to strengthen the “bridging social capital” that holds our diverse society together, or risk further fragmentation.
Source: The Conversation

Satwant Singh Calais did not set out to build an organisation that would span a continent. He set out to ensure that Sikh children growing up in Australia would not do so without structure, guidance and a confident understanding of their identity.
Source: Asia Samachar

There are only 25 women Torah scribes in the world, compared to thousands of men. One of them is about to become the first woman to write a Torah for Australia.
Source: The Jewish Independent

Several prominent Australian Muslims have been recognised in the 2026 Australia Day Honours, receiving the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for decades of service across education, the arts, multicultural leadership and community development.
Source: Australian Muslim Times

The Migrant Jubilee Cross, symbolising the hopes and prayers of migrants and refugees in Australia, has officially started its pilgrimage around Melbourne.
Source: Melbourne Catholic
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