Wednesday, 10 September 2025

Lara electorate multicultural communities

Ella GEORGE (Lara) (19:08): (1313) My adjournment matter this evening is for the Minister for Multicultural Affairs, and the action that I seek is for the minister to provide me with an update about how the Allan Labor government is supporting young multicultural leaders across the Lara electorate.

This evening I have been honoured to host the Cultura multicultural youth council here in the Victorian Parliament. The multicultural youth council are working towards identifying community needs, developing project ideas and providing leadership training for young people. Geelong is very lucky to have these amazing young individuals, who are already leaders in our community. Recently members of the group bravely shared their stories as they took part in the Geelong consultation session for Victoria’s multicultural review, and this evening I have been able to hear from them about their ideas to build a stronger and more inclusive Geelong and how to reduce racism and discrimination in our community.

I am incredibly proud to be a member of the Victorian Labor government, which is investing in our multicultural communities. This year’s state budget committed more than $20 million to ensuring that all Victorians feel a sense of belonging and are supported to share their heritage and culture. That is why I am eager to hear from the minister about how our government is supporting future multicultural leaders such as Cultura’s multicultural youth council.