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Belong, Connect and Contribute at the heart of Victoria 

Our Current Initiatives

Gather, Connect, Belong

Moving Feasts

Multicultural Women's 
Driving Program

Harambee  Homework 
Club

Our Journey

 

Regional Victorians of Colour has become

Multicultural Connect Central Victoria! â€‹

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​Our story began in 2021, when a group of newly arrived community members in Bendigo came together during the COVID-19 pandemic. At a time when many people felt isolated, we saw the need for safe, welcoming spaces where multicultural communities could connect, support each other and feel a sense of home

“I stay alone, I don’t do anything during my TAFE holidays, it is a long holiday of six weeks for me where I spend all my time at home. I have never been to camping, it was fun, I laughed a lot. It was fantastic to meet many other women from different culture and religious background from me but we all have many things in common. I met two of the women campers two days after the camp. They greeted me, it was not a polite- friendly ‘hello’. It was an ‘I know you hello'."

– South Sudanese Community member, camping and bushwalking participant.

We acknowledge that we live and work on the stolen lands of the Dja Dja Wurrung, Taungurung, Djab Wurrung and Jardwadjali peoples. We acknowledge Traditional Custodians across the continent and their continuing connection to the land, sea and community. We recognise that sovereignty was never ceded and pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. This was and always will be Aboriginal land.

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©2025 Multicultural Connect Central Victoria

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