June 15th, 2022Boost for multicultural communities

The state government is continuing to invest in multicultural communities to promote COVIDSafe behaviour and support community recovery from the pandemic.
Ministerfor Multicultural Affairs Ros Spence today announced 60 multicultural community andmedia organisations and individuals have been awarded a share in more than $2.3 million in funding through the Multicultural Communications Outreach Program.
The program provides funding for diverse communities to develop skills, build community connections, share health information and produce innovative and meaningful content tailored to multicultural audiences.
The program will also support Victoria’s social and economic recovery by encouraging organisations to deliver creative training opportunities and workshops for community members.
Organisations funded include Know Your Roots, which will receive more than $63,000 to support young leaders in Shepparton to connect with other young people and share their experiences of the pandemic through stories, podcasts and original songs, fostering resilience and community connections.
South East Community Links will receive $62,000 to continue to create videos in multiple languages about vaccine information and addressing the impacts of the pandemic in collaboration with a local performer.
City in the Community will be funded almost $50,000 to promote COVIDSafe behaviour, the importance of physical activity and mental health, and vaccines by supporting young people from migrant and refugee backgrounds to create soccer inspired videos to display on social media.