Centre for Multicultural Youth (CMY)

14/10/2026

CMY Connect - October update is here ⋆⭒˚｡⋆ Swipe to see what we've been up to!

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08/10/2026

06/10/2026

🎨Creative Zine-Making Workshop 🎨

CMY and Rosie Youth Space invite you to Cut Paste Protest - an evening of conversations and crafts! ✨

📍 TBH Studio - 57 Bridge Mall, Ballarat Central

🗓️ Tuesday 20th October, 4.30pm – 6.30pm

💃Who: Young people aged 12-25 – ALL genders, ALL cultures

💲 Cost: Free! Materials and snacks provided.

🔗Places are limited and registrations are essential. Link in bio to register!

04/10/2026

Content Warning: This content contains explicit mentions of racism.

Avtar is the Founder and President of a cricket club in Victoria. When he tried to involve his children in local community sport, he felt they were not welcomed or given real opportunities, so he started a new club.

Racism doesn’t belong in our game.

Watch Avtar’s story and learn more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jq2xN3xIqCE



[Image description: Avtar is a multicultural man wearing a white business shirt and yellow turban. He is sitting on a change room bench and looking off into the distance . Against a black torn paper background, large white block letters read ‘Racism Doesn’t Belong In Our Game.’ There is a link to sport.vic.gov.au/anti-racism.]

If you found parts of this campaign distressing, you can seek support from:

Lifeline Australia: 24/7 Crisis Support and Su***de Prevention

Call 13 11 14

Text 0477 13 11 14

13YARN: 24/7 Crisis Support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

Call 13 92 76

Headspace: Mental health support for young people aged 12‑25

Call 1800 650 890

Beyond Blue: 24/7 free telephone and online counselling

Call 1300 22 4636

01/10/2026

Nazeera is one of CMY's Operations Support Officer!

She was once a part of UCan2 as a volunteer and a placement student with us at CMY.

We sat down with her to hear more about her experience volunteering at CMY as a Settling Smarter facilitator.

Read her story here: https://www.cmy.net.au/cmy-stories/nazeera-found-community-through-volunteering/

[Image Description: Nazeera is a mutlicultural young woman who is wearing clear-framed glasses and a colourful head covering. She is sitting in front of her work computer and desk. There is a quote attributed to her that says: "Never underestimate the young person and what they can do."]

01/10/2026

Peace, Coffee & Cake 🕊️

As part of Ballarat's Week of Peace, we held a coffee & cake session 🍰 where we asked a simple but quite big question: what does peace look like — globally, in our community and in our homes?

A couple of weeks ago at our last Join Us For Change dinner, we all worked together to create five shared values for Join Us For Change:
🌟Kindness, Connection, Compassion, Honesty and Respect 🌟

We then explored what those values look like when they are actually lived — because our values only create change when they become actions.

Thank you to Hannah's Voice and For Baby's Sake for joining us as guest speakers, and sharing how peace looks across different programs 🩵

💬Comment bellow - what does peace mean to you?

Ballarat Week of Peace co-ordinated by .ballarat

28/09/2026

Enjoyable, educational and even enlightening time together during Ballarat Week of Peace at the Centre for Multicultural Youth (CMY) | Peace Coffee Cake Afternoon Tea discussing our values of:
• Compassion
• Honesty
• Respect
• Connection
• Kindness









Thanks to Ballarat Rural Australians for Refugees for image and words.

28/09/2026

Content Warning: This content contains explicit mentions of racism.

Avtar is the Founder and President of a cricket club in Victoria. When he tried to involve his children in local community sport, he felt they were not welcomed or given real opportunities, so he started a new club.

Racism doesn’t belong in our game.

Watch Avtar’s story and learn more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jq2xN3xIqCE



[Video Description: Avtar is a multicultural man wearing a white business shirt and yellow turban. There is a montage of him walking around a cricket club and speaking to the camera.]

If you found parts of this campaign distressing, you can seek support from:

Lifeline Australia: 24/7 Crisis Support and Su***de Prevention Call 13 11 14
Text 0477 13 11 14

13YARN: 24/7 Crisis Support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Call 13 92 76

Headspace: Mental health support for young people
aged 12‑25
Call 1800 650 890

Beyond Blue: 24/7 free telephone and online counselling
Call 1300 22 4636

21/09/2026

Calling all South Sudanese families looking for some fun activities these Spring school holidays!

Get ready for a fun-filled school holidays with our Spring activities! We have a range of exciting events for young people (12+) and families from 22 September until 2 October, 2026.

There's Laser tag, Rollerskating, a BBQ and more!

Share this with a South Sudanese family you know would love this!

Find out more here: https://www.revolutionise.com.au/cmy/events

[Image Description: There is a grey background with black text on it. The title says: "School holiday program," in black bold text. The word "program" is in green text." There is text that says: "Get ready for a fun-filled school holidays with our Spring activities! See link in bio. 22 September - 2 October 2026. There is a collage of 5 images on the tile. It shows a basketball falling into a hoop, people playing a ball sport, someone using a paintball gun, someone driving a gokart and people riding horses.]

17/09/2026

Last month, along with Jamma, Le Mana CMY, WYPIN, and Victoria University we hosted our 6th Harmony Youth Summit!

The Summit is a youth-led event focusing on building leadership skills, multicultural success and strengthening a sense of belonging for Year 10-12 students across Melbourne’s West.

Find out more about how the event went here: https://www.cmy.net.au/cmy-news/harmony-youth-summit-2026-be-seen-be-heard-belong/

[Image Description: There is a large group of multicultural young people. They are all posing for a photo with many people standing up with others sitting on the floor.]

16/09/2026

What happens when multicultural young people are given a genuine role in research? 🔎

They bring their experiences, perspectives and ideas to help shape research that affects their lives.

Here’s how we’ve been supporting this in action recently:

📚 Alex, Edmee and Mohammed from our Policy team delivered research training for our new Explore Youth Researchers.

🏥 Mohammed was joined by Isa and Adriel from our Youth Participation team at , where they shared how our Youth Advisory Groups have been contributing to the WellMet Study.

🗣️ The team also talked about the importance of meaningfully engaging multicultural young people in health research, including as co-researchers.

14/09/2026

Content Warning: This content contains explicit mentions of racism.

Tawa is a professional tennis player, coach, and advocate.

He experienced racism from officials and parents during his junior career. Now he advocates for cultural competency standards and visible diversity in leadership.

Racism doesn’t belong in our game.

Watch Tawa’s story and learn more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hq0FExOAWYk



If you found parts of this campaign distressing, you can seek support from:

Lifeline Australia: 24/7 Crisis Support and Su***de Prevention Call 13 11 14
Text 0477 13 11 14

13YARN: 24/7 Crisis Support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Call 13 92 76

Headspace: Mental health support for young people
aged 12‑25
Call 1800 650 890

Beyond Blue: 24/7 free telephone and online counselling
Call 1300 22 4636

10/09/2026

Kia ora Melbourne, you’re invited! 🌺🎬

The Pasifika Film Festival is officially coming to this 18–20 Sept.

Join us for an incredible weekend celebrating powerful Pacific storytelling, proudly supported by Pasifika youth & .

👉 Swipe to see the lineup + unlock special ticket discounts for Pasifika, First Nations, and under-25 community members! 🎟️✨

Explore the full program: https://www.acmi.net.au/whats-on/pasifika-film-festival-2026

10/09/2026

Investing in multiculturalism is the leadership our state needs right now.

CMY welcomes the opportunity to expand and strengthen Victoria’s multicultural policy with the passing of the Multicultural Victoria Amendment Bill in Victorian Parliament this week.

Read our statement: https://www.cmy.net.au/cmy-news/multicultural-victoria-amendment-bill

28/05/2026

Well done to Centre for Multicultural Youth (CMY) launch of CMY’s Join Us for Change project.

This initiative is all about working with young people and multicultural communities to promote respect, inclusion, and gender equality—and ultimately help prevent violence before it starts.

It was terrific to join with so many passionate people from across our community to drive positive change in Ballarat. I really forward to seeing the impact of this important work.