19 Mar 2025
Multiculturalism is a core part of our Victorian identity and our way of life. Victoria is home to people who speak 290 languages and have 314 different ancestries. It is a place where anyone can belong.
Cultural Diversity Week is a time to celebrate Victoria's diverse and influential multicultural communities.
How businesses can get involved
Cultural Diversity Week 2025 is a great time for you to promote and celebrate diversity in the workplace by getting involved in one or more of the following events or activities.
- Prevent discrimination in the workplace
- Host an event
- Join the campaign
- Attend the Victorian Multicultural Festival
- Support Victoria’s Multicultural Business Precincts
Prevent discrimination in the workplace
Cultural Diversity Week is an opportunity to upskill your team with cultural diversity tools and courses.
Promote cultural diversity and prevent discrimination in the workplace by completing the Australian Human Rights Commission Workplace Cultural Diversity Tool with your team.
Book a course on human rights and equality through the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission.
Host an event
Events celebrating multiculturalism bring people together. Consider planning a lunch where staff members contribute different cuisines or hold a team event offering cultural lessons such as a cooking workshop, arts and crafts or performance classes.
This can create a better working environment for everyone involved.
Join the Cultural Diversity campaign
Join the thousands of Victorians celebrating Cultural Diversity Week by creating a short 30 to 90-second video of how you promote and celebrate diversity in your workplace.
By sharing your small business’s commitment to embracing diversity and fostering connections, you’ll tap into a trending social media topic that celebrates and honours our vibrant communities. As a bonus, you’ll increase your online presence!
Create a video, share it on social media and tag
@VictorianMulticulturalCommission and @BusinessVictoria.
Include the hashtags
#EmbraceTheJourney, #CDW2025, #CulturalDiversityWeek and #ShapeOurFuture.
Attend the Victorian Multicultural Festival
Attend the flagship event at Grazeland, in Spotswood, from Friday 21 March to Sunday 23 March 2025. This vibrant festival is the ultimate celebration of Victoria’s multicultural communities and businesses, packed with food, entertainment and culture.
Indulge in cuisine from around the globe. Enjoy live music, cultural performances, and family-friendly activities. Wear your favourite cultural attire or colours and celebrate diversity in style!
For information, visit the Grazeland website.
Support Victoria’s Multicultural Business Precincts
Cultural Diversity Week brings Victorians together to recognise the benefits of diversity and showcase the many cultures that have shaped our multiculturalism.
It’s a great time to visit your favourite businesses in one of the many multicultural business precincts across our state. From Dandenong to Footscray, Carlton to Mentone, Richmond to Shepparton and beyond, you’ll find yourself amongst communities weaving the history and story of diversity, inclusiveness and opportunity in Victoria.
You’ll also find many local councils are working with their community to host free Cultural Diversity Week events. These are great opportunities to connect and learn about local small businesses in your area.