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Cultural Diversity Week happened between 18 and 31 March. Thank you to all who came and helped us celebrate.

The Festival brang residents of Melton from all diverse backgrounds, identities, ages, and abilities to celebrate the City of Melton’s diverse communities.

The theme of the Festival was Melton Harmony - Two Hundred Thousand Dreams and More !

Enter our competition

We had ten $50 shopping vouchers available to be won.

Entrants needed to share a creative way of celebrating cultural diversity by taking a photo, writing a poem, making a video, drawing a picture, making a poster.

Key Dates

Thursday 21 March 2024 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm

Animation Artist Talk and Show

An emerging animation artist will tell his story and exhibit his short anime movie through an interactive fun-filled evening., followed by Q&A and multicultural food.

WHERE: Melton Library and Learning Hub (Balam Balam Room)

COST: Free

Saturday 23 March 2024 11:00 am to 03:00 pm

Cultural Diversity Week Festival Main Event

This inclusive event will cater for people from all backgrounds, identities, ages and abilities, packed with exciting cultural performances, including:

  • Interactive activities and performances
  • Kids activities
  • Cultural Performances
  • Multicultural Food
  • Chill out/quiet space for people with additional needs & families with babies
  • and much more…

WHERE: Fraser Rise Children and Community Centre

COST: Free

What does diversity mean to you?

You can take a photo, write a poem, share an art work or poster, or simply share your thoughts. Be as creative as you like. All entries went into the draw to win one of ten $50 shopping vouchers.

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Diversity lies at the heart of the anthropological experience

It infuses into our corporeal existence, An unrivalled sense of vitality, Which suffuses into the depths of our mind, Permeating into our very being, For we are not shackled by the Procrustean notions of homogeneity, Instead, we are endowed with remarkable diversity in thought and belief, Indeed, such diversity imbues our lives, However monotonous they may seem, With great dynamism and mutability, Indeed, this is the narrative of the human spirit, Which in its nascent years is but a…

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We humans can be like a forest .

Just as a forest provides a safe haven for all it's creatures - so should society do the same.We were all small children once , safe and free in our surroundings and as adults - we should all feel the same way. Diversity to me is sharing a smile and company of someone from other cultures , Not being afraid of their beliefs and not having different beliefs pushed down anyone's throat. Like the birds in the forest , we too can sing in harmony - if we give it a go ......

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Human Beings

"Human beings are body parts of each other, In creation they are indeed of one essence. If a body part is afflicted with pain, Other body parts uneasy will remain. If you have no sympathy for human pain, The name of human you shall not retain." بنی‌آدم اعضای یک پیکرند که در آفرينش ز یک گوهرند چو عضوى به‌درد آورَد روزگار دگر عضوها را نمانَد قرار تو کز محنت دیگران بی‌غمی نشاید که نامت نهند آدمی The poem is also inscribed on a large hand-made carpet installed in 2005 on the wall of a…

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