WELCOME TO Intercultural Ballarat
Australia’s first Intercultural City Ballarat, celebrating diversity, as a welcoming city to people of all cultures.
COMING UP
REFUGEE WEEK
Refugee Week Program - week 1
For updates keep an eye on our Harmony Fest Ballarat Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/harmonyfestballarat/
and the City of Ballarat - Refugee Week page:
https://www.ballarat.vic.gov.au/community/intercultural-services/refugee-week-2025
REFUGEE WEEK
Refugee Week Program - week 2
For updates keep an eye on our Harmony Fest Ballarat Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/harmonyfestballarat/
REFUGEE WEEK FLAG RAISING 2025
Celebrate Refugee Week with a Flag Raising Ceremony, at the Intercultural Garden, corner Sturt and Pleasant Streets, followed by a morning tea,
Friday 20 June 2025, 11.00am
All welcome
HARMONY IN THE MALL
A short video impression by Meda Design Studio:
https://www.facebook.com/harmonyfestballarat/videos/2185965051823000
COMING UP IN 2025
HARMONY DAY CELEBRATION
TIMOR LESTE INDEPENDENCE DAY
HARMONY DAY CELEBRATION
Celebrate Harmony Day at the Harmony Day Celebrations, at the Intercultural Garden on the corner of Sturt and Pleasant Streets, followed by a morning/afternoon tea.
Friday 21 March
All Welcome.
HARMONY FEST MARCH 2025
TIMOR LESTE INDEPENDENCE DAY
HARMONY DAY CELEBRATION
Join us for the 2025 Harmony Fest.
Program 2025
https://www.ballarat.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-03/Harmony%20Fest%202025%20Program.pdf
WORLD REFUGEE DAY
TIMOR LESTE INDEPENDENCE DAY
TIMOR LESTE INDEPENDENCE DAY
Celebrate Refugee Day
Friday 20 June 2025
TIMOR LESTE INDEPENDENCE DAY
TIMOR LESTE INDEPENDENCE DAY
TIMOR LESTE INDEPENDENCE DAY
Timor Leste Proclamation of Independence Day Flag Raising Ceremony, TBA
About Intercultural Services Ballarat
HARMONY FEST
INTERCULTURAL AMBASSADOR PROGRAM
FLAG RAISING AND OTHER EVENTS
Ballarat's largest Intercultural Celebration.
Every year during March, Ballarat comes together for Cultural Diversity Week, to celebrate our culturally diverse community and their contributions to society.
Harmony Fest wraps around Harmony Day, the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, which is c
Ballarat's largest Intercultural Celebration.
Every year during March, Ballarat comes together for Cultural Diversity Week, to celebrate our culturally diverse community and their contributions to society.
Harmony Fest wraps around Harmony Day, the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, which is celebrated on 21 March.
FLAG RAISING AND OTHER EVENTS
INTERCULTURAL AMBASSADOR PROGRAM
FLAG RAISING AND OTHER EVENTS
Many significant days are celebrated with a Flag Raising at Queen Victoria Square (At the front of the Town Hall) or at the Intercultural Gardens (Corner of Sturt and Pleasant Streets), days such as Harmony Day, Refugee Day, and some national days. often followed by a morning or afternoon tea.
INTERCULTURAL AMBASSADOR PROGRAM
INTERCULTURAL AMBASSADOR PROGRAM
INTERCULTURAL AMBASSADOR PROGRAM
This program aims to enhance community awareness and social acceptance in Ballarat, foster leadership within multicultural and Indigenous communities, and highlight the positive contributions migrants and Indigenous Australians make to our community.
Ambassadors have come from a broad range of backgrounds, religions, and cultures, all work
This program aims to enhance community awareness and social acceptance in Ballarat, foster leadership within multicultural and Indigenous communities, and highlight the positive contributions migrants and Indigenous Australians make to our community.
Ambassadors have come from a broad range of backgrounds, religions, and cultures, all working together to create a vibrant, diverse, and harmonious city.
Ambassadors are appointed every three years.
https://www.ballarat.vic.gov.au/community/intercultural-services/intercultural-ambassador-program
PUBLICATIONS
- City of Ballarat Intercultural Plan 2022 - 2026
- Intercultural Services Directory
- 2024 intercultural calendar
- Intercultural Competence Manual
For details:
https://www.ballarat.vic.gov.au/community/intercultural-services
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
The City of Ballarat has exchanged and developed significant trade and tourism opportunities with cities/regions in Japan, Timor Leste, China and the United Kingdom.
https://www.ballarat.vic.gov.au/community/intercultural-services/international-relations
REDUCING RACISM - COMMUNITY REPORTING TOOL
Have you experienced racism or intercultural conflict?
The Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission has developed a community reporting tool, to make it easier to make a short and confidential report directly to the Commission.
We encourage you to speak out and make a report through this tool if you or someone you know is confronted with racism or discrimination of any kind.
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