Cultural Diversity Week Festival
Council will celebrate the City of Melton’s diverse community at Melton Community Hall and a special video series. Community members of all backgrounds, identities, ages and abilities are welcome.
The theme for Cultural Diversity Week Festival (CDWF) in the City of Melton for 2025 is My Melton, Your Melton, Our Melton!
City of Melton Harmony – My Melton, Your Melton, Our Melton!
Exciting cultural performances, interactive activities, kids activities, multicultural food, chill out/quiet space. Bookings not required.
Date: Saturday 22 March
Time: 11am - 3pm
Location: Melton Community Hall, 238 High Street, Melton
Bookings: Not required, simply arrive on the day.
The City of Melton – My Home, Your Home, Our Home video project
‘My Home, Your Home, Our Home’ is the title of a special video project capturing interviews of 12 local residents who have made a significant contribution towards making our City an inclusive and welcoming place where diversity is embraced and celebrated.
They will be officially launched on 19 March at Melton City Library. There will be presentations and performances by the newly arrived Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) students studying English language course organised by Djerriwarrh Community and Education Centre at Melton Library and Learning Hub.
- DATE: 19 March 2025
- TIME: 11am to 12.30pm followed by light refreshments.
- VENUE: Melton Library and Learning Hub
- COST: Free
View the videos from 17 March on our website. Two will be released each day.
Why we celebrate Cultural Diversity Week
The City of Melton is home to a wide range of cultures, languages and ways of life.
According to Victorian Multicultural Commission “Multiculturalism is a core part of the Victorian identity, our character and way of life. Our state is home to people who speak 290 languages and have 314 different ancestries. It's also a place where anyone can contribute and belong. Cultural Diversity Week is a time to celebrate the power, influence, and stories of Victoria's rich multicultural communities.”
Cultural Diversity Week is an opportunity to involve local groups and organisations to deliver events that celebrate the diversity our city enjoys. These events and initiatives intend to create awareness about the advantages created from our diversity within the City of Melton and promote social harmony and dialog.
The Festival recognises the United Nation's International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (IDERD), observed annually on 21 March. The date is also known as Harmony Day in Australia which recognises the rich cultural diversity of everyone who calls Australia home – from the Traditional Owners of this land to those who have come from many countries around the world.