Community Noticeboard
Water safety over the school holidays
We know many families head away during the school holidays to locations near water, including lakes, rivers and beaches.
To help families stay safe around water these school holidays, please refer to the following water safety resources:
- Surf Life Saving Australia’s Beachsafe website where you can view a location and the closest patrolled beaches (available in 132 languages – click on the ‘Select language’ tab). This information is also available in an app which you can download from the Beachsafe website. The app includes videos with tips for visiting Australian beaches, in 8 languages: English, Arabic, Hindi, Korean, Japanese, Malay, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese.
- Vic Emergency’s Get to know our warning signs website, including posters translated into Arabic, Dari, Vietnamese, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.
Life Saving Victoria’s Water safety tips.
Multicultural Festivals and Events Grant
Round one of the Multicultural Festivals and Events Program is now open!
The Multicultural Festivals and Events Program funds multicultural and multifaith community organisations to hold cultural festivals and events for Victorian communities.
The program offers grants of up to $50,000 to support activities that promote and foster social cohesion. There are two key objectives:
- to ensure Victorians can celebrate and preserve cultures, and share traditions
- to encourage the broader Victorian community to take part in events that further learning, understanding and respect for different cultures and traditions.
Funding is offered in three streams:
- Small – up to $5,000
- Medium – between $5,001 and $15,000
- Large – between $15,001 and $50,000
Successful recipients must hold events between 1 July 2024 and 31 December 2024. For more information and to apply for the Significant Sporting Events Program visit: Multicultural Festivals and Events Program
Applications close 3:00 pm Friday 19 April 2024.