Council has released its Advocacy Prospectus 2026 which outlines where the organisation will focus its advocacy efforts to state and federal governments, particularly in the lead-up to November’s State Election. The document is designed to ensure a relevant, targeted and coordinated approach to advocacy. Find out more about the priorities by clicking the link below.
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NAIDOC Week is an annual recognition held across Australia during the first week of July running from Sunday to Sunday. It provides an opportunity for all Australians to learn more about First Nations cultures and histories while participating in community events and celebrations of the oldest continuous living cultures on earth. Learn more about how you can get involved.
Next date: Friday, 18 September 2026 | 04:30 PM to 06:30 PM
The Multicultural Film Festival celebrates multiculturalism through the lens of short films that explore stories of cultural diversity and living in multicultural Australia, home to the world’s oldest continuous cultures and people who identify with more than 300 ancestries.
This year there will be a special screening in St Arnaud to celebrate and help share the story telling where you can watch the short films that won the 2026 Victorian Multicultural Film Festival, including:
Best Victorian Short Fiction Film
✨Tabbeh
✨ The Sun Comes Up
Best Victorian Short Non-Fiction Film
✨ Huí Jiā
✨ With Love, Nouria
Best National Short Film
✨ Everyone Gets Bored of Everything
✨ 20 Years Later
✨ Squata Locks
Chairperson's Refugee Stories Award
✨ From No Voice to Big Voice
✨ Maksym & Milana
✨ I came from there
Free tickets here.
St Arnaud Community Cinema, 40 Napier Street, St Arnaud, 3478, View Map
40 Napier Street , St Arnaud 3478
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