Tag: multiculturalism
Meet long-term western suburbs resident Joe Cortis
Joe Cortis has lived in the western suburbs for almost seven decades. An advocate for bringing communities together, he spoke with Tate Papworth about...
Volunteers branch out
A program encouraging the west’s multicultural community to band together in environmental projects has been launched.
The Cross-Cultural Volunteer Program – run by Melbourne Airport...
Cooking down barriers at school
A rice cooker and an electric wok are all that are needed for a handful of St Albans Primary School parents to cook up...
Albanian group condemns land acquisition
Members of the western suburbs’ Albanian community are angry that the state government plans to compulsorily acquire land bought more than 25 years ago...
Albion kids cut from many cloths
Pupils at Albion North Primary School got a 360-degree view of the world during Cultural Diversity Week.
With children from more than 30 nations enrolled,...
Brimbank a state leader for new Australians
Brimbank will welcome more new citizens at its Australia Day service at Sunshine than any other municipality in the state.
And more than a third of...
Migrant women to lead way against family violence
Westside women are rising. A plan to train 12 women to lead multicultural communities marred by domestic violence has been put to the government.
Westside...
Sending goodwill via footy
With the cold snap set in for another week or so, there’s never been a better time to get some warm-up tips from an...
An Eid feast to behold
If you want to savour the flavours of Turkey this weekend, head to Sunshine Mosque on Ballarat Road, where there’s an annual community festival...
AFL crosses cultures
More than 200 new arrivals to Australia pitted their skills against some of AFL football’s best last week to get a hang of our...
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Eagles bounce back
Sunshine Eagles got back to their brand of play in the Baseball Victoria summer league premier league 1s nine competition on Saturday.
The Eagles were...
