NAVIGATION

NAVIGATION

VMC | UPDATE | Inspiring Community stories, calls for support and more in-language resources | Wednesday 29 April 2020

[Edited extract from public address]

Physical distancing does not discount the spirit of togetherness during this significant period and VMC wishes you strength in these difficult circumstances.


Moroccan Soup Bar pay-it-forward initiative
Moroccan Soup Bar owner, Hana Assafiri, is leading an innovative pay-it-forward initiative that has so far prepared and delivered more than 1,400 nutritious meals to medical workers at St Vincent’s and Royal Melbourne hospitals.
Find out more and donate

Help restock the Community Pantry

Afri-Aus Care and ADRA Victoria need help to restock their community pantry with essential items including food, personal items and cleaning products. With the increase in demand since the coronavirus outbreak, their food supplies are quickly becoming depleted and they urgently need more food, personal items and cleaning products to continue to deliver emergency food packages to their young African Australian clients and families living in South East Melbourne.
Find out more and donate

Food relief and CALD communities survey

You are invited to participate in a survey that seeks to understand the current demands and challenges on the Emergency Relief Sector as a result of COVID-19, with a focus on food supply and demand. The State Control Centre, in conjunction with the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Victorian Council of Social Service (VCOSS) and Community Information and Services Victoria (CISVic) are coordinating this survey.
Find out more and complete the survey

Ramadan — In-Language Resources

Ramadan is now underway and Muslim Victorians observing the holy month are in our thoughts.
The Victorian Government has produced in-language resources for Ramadan relating to coronavirus (COVID-19). These include social media graphics in Arabic, Farsi, Hindi, Turkish, Indonesian, Bengali, Hazaragi, Malay, Pashto, Somali, Urdu and Dari. Download the social media, audio and print resources to use on your own communications channels and share within your networks.

Coronavirus hotline

Coronavirus hotline: If you are concerned, call the coronavirus hotline on 1800 675 398 (24 Hours).
Interpreting service: If you need an interpreter, call TIS National on 131 450.
Triple Zero: Please keep Triple Zero (000) for emergencies only.


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Victorian Multicultural Commission
Address: Level 9, 1 Spring Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
Tel: (03) 7017 8171
Email: contact@vmc.vic.gov.au
Website: www.multicultural.vic.gov.au