Following on from the success of our Northern Gramps Girls Can campaign last year where council lit up exercise spaces in the early mornings, several of the shire’s sporting facilities are due to light up again in 2026. Between May 4 and September 30, spaces in Stawell and St Arnaud will light up from 6pm to 7.30pm on Monday and Wednesday evenings, and from 6am and 7am on Wednesday mornings.
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Northern Grampians Shire is home to people from many diverse cultures, each bringing unique traditions, strengths and ideas that enrich our community both socially and economically.
To celebrate this diversity and ensure everyone feels included and valued, council has developed the 2025-28 Multicultural Action Plan (MAP), which has been guided by extensive community input and coordinated by our Multicultural Project Officer.
The MAP provides a clear roadmap to ensure Northern Grampians Shire remains a welcoming place where all cultures are respected and celebrated, and sets out practical actions to strengthen connections, address potential barriers, and create opportunities across the municipality.
We are proud to be a welcoming and inclusive community, but we know there is always more we can do to make sure everyone feels supported and valued. Key actions in the MAP focus on three main areas:
Celebration and inclusion: Council will continue to foster a welcoming community where everyone feels they belong. This means celebrating cultural diversity, recognising important cultural days and creating more chances for people to connect, share, and learn from one another.
Leading from within: Council will lead by example and ensure our services, spaces and activities meet the needs of our multicultural community. This includes improving how we work together, building staff cultural capacity and ensuring our decisions are always inclusive and informed.
Partnership and collaboration: We can collectively achieve more by working together. Council will strengthen partnerships with community groups, local organisations, government agencies, local employers, our schools and community services so we can share ideas, resources and create positive and sustainable progress.
Find out more by reviewing the material via the flipbook below or by downloading a PDF file, here(PDF, 22MB).
If you would like to chat with someone at council about our MAP or any of our multicultural support available, please reach out to our Multicultural Project Officer by calling (03) 5358 8700 or emailing ngshire@ngshire.vic.gov.au.