Invitation to John Williams & members of Emu Creek Bush Band to attend the Inaugural VMC Annual Dinner and Launch of the 1999 VMC Calendar with The Premier of Victoria Hon. Jeff Kennett MLA. Held at Melrose Receptions, Tullamarine on Thursday, October 22nd, 1998.Victorian Multicultural Commissionentertainment, music, bush band, peter ellis collection, victorian multicultural commission, hon jeff kennett mla, john williams, emu creek bush band, melrose receptions

This publication was published as part of a community project coordinated by C.H.A.R.M in collaboration with the community, the Immigration Museum and proudly supported by the Scanlon Foundation and the Victorian Multicultural Commission. It was produced after much time and effort had been spent researching and collating information about people who migrated to Australia from the islands of Mauritius and Rodrigues. particularly those in Victoria. Publication with faces of people from the islands of Mauritius and Rodrigues and sunset picture on the coverImmigration Museum Project - Sponsored by the Victorian Multicultural Commission and C.H.A.R.M. Vic.beyond the postcard image, community project, mauritians and rodriguans in victoria

During National Arthritis Week (NAW) 2004, Arthritis Victoria held a launch for its new Multicultural Information Sheets in the City of Darebin. In this photo, Dr Alex Stockman, Dr Stanley Chang, George Lekakis (Chair of Victorian Multicultural Commission), and John Zika (Commissioner of the Victorian Multicultural Commission and Executive Director of the Victorian Cooperative on Children’s Services for Ethnic Groups (VICSEG) New Futures) pose for a photo at the launch.COL photo of four men, standing side by side, posing for a photo. Behind them are two tall windows, with closed brown curtains, above a dado wall. There are some chairs to the right of the frame.[On a white label, printed in black ink] NAW 2004 - LAUNCH OF AV MULTILINGUAL INFORMATION SHEETS - CITY OF DAREBIN - THURSDAY 22ND APRIL [Handwritten in pencil] DR ALEX STOCKMAN \ DR STANLEY CHANG \ GEORGE LEKAKIS \ JOHN ZIKAarthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, city of darebin, multilingual information sheets, launch, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, multicultural, community languages, literacy, accessibility, dr alex stockman, rheumatologist, dr stanley chang, gp, councillor, george lekakis, chairperson, victorian multicultural commission, john zika, commissioner, victorian multicultural commission, executive director, victorian cooperative on children’s services for ethnic groups, vicseg, new futures, arthritis victoria board, 2004

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During National Arthritis Week (NAW) 2004, Arthritis Victoria held a launch for its new Multicultural Information Sheets in the City of Darebin. In this photo, John Zika (Commissioner of the Victorian Multicultural Commission and Executive Director of the Victorian Cooperative on Children’s Services for Ethnic Groups (VICSEG) New Futures), Sharon Granek (Arthritis Victoria's Culturally and Linguistically Diverse - CALD Project Worker), Dr Alex Stockman (Rheumatologist), George Lekakis (Chair of Victorian Multicultural Commission), and Dr Stanley Chang pose for a photo at the launch. A slightly cropped, black and white version of this photo appears on page 13 of the Vol 17 Issue 2, Winter 2004 edition of the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's quarterly magazine, Update. It accompanies an article titled, "Cultural and Linguistically Diverse (CALD)". It is captioned: "From Left to Right: Mr John Zika, Arthritis Victoria Board Member and Multicultural Commissioner, Ms Sharon Granek, CALD Project Officer, Dr Alex Stockman, Rheumatologist and ARA Board Representative, Mr George Lekakis, Chairman Victorian Multicultural Commission and Dr Stanley Chang G.P. and Darebin City Councillor."COL photo of five people standing side by side, posing for a photo. Behind them is a freestanding vertical blue and green banner, titled 'Osteoporosis Awareness'. Behind the banner is a tall window, with wooden venetian blinds and brown curtains, above a dado wall. Behind them is a freestanding vertical blue and green banner, titled 'Osteoporosis Awareness'.[in the top right corner, handwritten in black ink] CALD NAW 04 [On a white label, centre left, handwritten in blue ink] L-R John Zika, Sharon Granek, Dr Alex Stockman, George Lak ['Lak' is crossed out] Lekakis, Dr Stanley Chang Launch of Multilingual Information Sheets - April 04 [Beneath the label, on the photo, handwritten in blue ink] Cover [circled]arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, city of darebin, multilingual information sheets, launch, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, multicultural, community languages, literacy, accessibility, john zika, commissioner, victorian multicultural commission, executive director, victorian cooperative on children’s services for ethnic groups, vicseg, new futures, arthritis victoria board, sharon granek, cald project worker, dr alex stockman, rheumatologist, george lekakis, chairperson, victorian multicultural commission, dr stanley chang, gp, councillor, 2004

During National Arthritis Week (NAW) 2004, Arthritis Victoria held a launch for its new Multicultural Information Sheets in the City of Darebin. In this photo, Arthritis Victoria's General Manager of Education and Services, Marg Isom, is addressing the audience. Sitting at a table beside her are George Lekakis (Chair of Victorian Multicultural Commission) and Dr Alex Stockman (Rheumatologist).COL photo of a woman, standing, addressing a roomful of people. She is speaking into a microphone, at a lectern, to an audience who are seated on several rows of chairs. Behind her is a freestanding vertical blue and green banner with the heading, 'Arthritis Victoria'. Next to her is a table (partially obscured) at which two men (partially obscured) are seated. They are all facing the seated audience who are in the foreground, and have been Photographed from behind.[On a white label, printed in black ink] NAW 2004 - LAUNCH OF AV MULTILINGUAL INFORMATION SHEETS - CITY OF DAREBIN - THURSDAY 22ND APRIL [Handwritten in pencil] MARG ISOM G.M of Educatn & Servicesarthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, city of darebin, multilingual information sheets, launch, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, multicultural, community languages, literacy, accessibility, marg isom, general manager education & services, george lekakis, chairperson, victorian multicultural commission, dr alex stockman, rheumatologist, 2004

During National Arthritis Week (NAW) 2004, Arthritis Victoria held a launch for its new Multicultural Information Sheets in the City of Darebin. In this photo, guest speaker, Dr Alex Stockman (Rheumatologist) is making his presentation to the audience, supported by some images on a slide. Beside him, George Lekakis (Chair of Victorian Multicultural Commission), is seated at a table (partially obscured).COL photo of a man, standing behind a lectern, addressing a roomful of people. He is speaking into a microphone to an seated audience. Beside him is a slide projector screen displaying a slide with some images. Behind him, there is a freestanding vertical blue and green banner with the heading, 'Arthritis Victoria'. Below the heading are words such as "information", "support", "research", "advocacy", and "education". On the wall behind him, there are two tall windows with wooden venetian blinds and brown curtains above a dado wall. On the wall beside one window, there is a large wooden honour board. Next to him is a table (partially obscured) at which a man (partially obscured) is seated. They are facing the audience who is in the foreground, and has been Photographed from behind.[On a white label, printed in black ink] NAW 2004 - LAUNCH OF AV MULTILINGUAL INFORMATION SHEETS - CITY OF DAREBIN - THURSDAY 22ND APRIL [Handwritten in pencil] DR ALEX STOCKMANarthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, city of darebin, multilingual information sheets, launch, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, multicultural, community languages, literacy, accessibility, dr alex stockman, rheumatologist, george lekakis, chairperson, victorian multicultural commission, 2004

During National Arthritis Week (NAW) 2004, Arthritis Victoria held a launch for its new Multicultural Information Sheets in the City of Darebin. In this photo, CALD Project Worker, Sharon Granek, is addressing the audience. Sitting at a table beside her are George Lekakis (Chair of Victorian Multicultural Commission), Dr Alex Stockman (Rheumatologist), and Marg Isom (Arthritis Victoria's General Manager of Education and Services).COL photo of a woman, standing, speaking into a microphone at a lectern. There is a small table in front of her, holding a slide projector and a few small items. Beside her, there are three people sitting at a long rectangular wooden table, around which there is a cream valance. Behind the woman and the people seated are two tall windows above a dado wall. The windows are dressed with dark wooden venetian blinds and brown curtains. Beside each window, there is a tall, freestanding, blue and green banner. The headings on the banners are, respectively, "Arthritis Victoria" and "Osteoporosis Awareness". The text beneath the headings include words such as "information", "support", "research", "advocacy", and "education". In the foreground, there are two audience members sitting in the front row.[On a white label, printed in black ink] NAW 2004 - LAUNCH OF AV MULTILINGUAL INFORMATION SHEETS - CITY OF DAREBIN - THURSDAY 22ND APRIL [Handwritten in pencil] SHARON GRENEK - CALD PROJECT WORKERarthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, city of darebin, multilingual information sheets, launch, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, multicultural, community languages, literacy, accessibility, sharon granek, cald project worker, george lekakis, chairperson, victorian multicultural commission, dr alex stockman, rheumatologist, marg isom, general manager education & services, 2004

During National Arthritis Week (NAW) 2004, Arthritis Victoria held a launch for its new Multicultural Information Sheets in the City of Darebin. In this photo, Arthritis Victoria's Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Project Worker, Sharon Granek, is addressing the audience. Sitting at a table beside her are George Lekakis (Chair of Victorian Multicultural Commission), Dr Alex Stockman (Rheumatologist), and Marg Isom (Arthritis Victoria's General Manager of Education and Services).COL photo of a woman, standing, addressing a roomful of people. She is speaking into a microphone, at a lectern, to an audience who are seated on several rows of chairs. Beside her is a projector screen showing a slide. Behind her is a freestanding vertical blue and green banner with the heading, 'Arthritis Victoria'. Next to her is a table (partially obscured) at which three other people (partially obscured) are seated. They are all facing the audience who are in the foreground, and have been Photographed from behind.[Handwritten in faint black ink or pencil] CALD NAW 04arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, city of darebin, multilingual information sheets, launch, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, multicultural, community languages, literacy, accessibility, sharon granek, cald project worker, george lekakis, chairperson, victorian multicultural commission, dr alex stockman, rheumatologist, marg isom, general manager education & services, 2004

During National Arthritis Week (NAW) 2004, Arthritis Victoria held a launch for its new Multicultural Information Sheets in the City of Darebin. In this photo, Arthritis Victoria's Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Project Worker, Sharon Granek, is addressing the audience. Sitting at a table beside her are George Lekakis (Chair of Victorian Multicultural Commission), Dr Alex Stockman (Rheumatologist), and Marg Isom (Arthritis Victoria's General Manager of Education and Services).COL photo of a woman, standing, addressing a roomful of people. She is speaking into a microphone, at a lectern, to an audience who are seated on several rows of chairs. Beside her, there are three people sitting at a long rectangular wooden table, around which there is a cream valance. Behind the woman and the people seated are two tall windows above a dado wall. The windows are dressed with dark wooden venetian blinds and brown curtains. At the other end of the table is a freestanding vertical blue and green banner, titled 'Osteoporosis Awareness'. In the foreground, the audience is seated on several rows of chairs. They have been Photographed from behind at a slight angle.[Handwritten in black ink] CALD NAW 04arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, city of darebin, multilingual information sheets, launch, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, multicultural, community languages, literacy, accessibility, sharon granek, cald project worker, george lekakis, chairperson, victorian multicultural commission, dr alex stockman, rheumatologist, marg isom, general manager education & services, 2004

During National Arthritis Week (NAW) 2004, Arthritis Victoria held a launch for its new Multicultural Information Sheets in the City of Darebin. In this photo, Dr Alex Stockman (Rheumatologist) is conducting a slide presentation. The slide is titled, "Types of arthritis". Sitting at a table beside him are George Lekakis (Chair of Victorian Multicultural Commission), Marg Isom (Arthritis Victoria's General Manager of Education and Services), and Arthritis Victoria's Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Project Worker, Sharon Granek.COL photo of a man, standing, addressing a roomful of people. He is speaking into a microphone, at a lectern, to an audience who are seated on several rows of chairs. Beside him is a projector screen showing a slide titled, "Types of arthritis". Behind him is a freestanding vertical blue and green banner with the heading, 'Arthritis Victoria'. Next to him is a table (partially obscured) at which three other people (partially obscured) are seated. They are all facing the audience who are in the foreground, and have been Photographed from behind.[Handwritten in black ink] CALD NAW 04arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, city of darebin, multilingual information sheets, launch, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, multicultural, community languages, literacy, accessibility, dr alex stockman, rheumatologist, george lekakis, chairperson, victorian multicultural commission, marg isom, general manager education & services, sharon granek, cald project worker, 2004

During National Arthritis Week (NAW) 2004, Arthritis Victoria held a launch for its new Multicultural Information Sheets in the City of Darebin. In this photo, Arthritis Victoria staff, guest speakers and audience members are taking part in some simple stretching exercises. Facing the audience are Arthritis Victoria's Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Project Worker, Sharon Granek, Dr Alex Stockman, (Rhematologist), George Lekakis (Chair of Victorian Multicultural Commission), and Marg Isom (General Manager of Education and Services, Arthritis Victoria).COL side view photo of a roomful of people in a hall. To the right of the frame, four people are standing behind a long rectangular table with a cream valance around it. They are facing an audience (centre and left of the frame) who are standing between rows of plastic chairs. Everyone has their arms outstretched above their heads. Behind the four people at the table, there are three tall windows above a dado wall and a large wooden honour board further back along the wall. There is a slide projector screen between the honour board and the table. There are two vertical freestanding blue and green banners along the wall behind the table. One banner is in the foreground, to the right of the frame. It contains the heading, "Osteoporosis Awareness", followed by words such as "information", "support", "research", "advocacy", and "education".[Handwritten in black ink] CALD NAW 04arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, city of darebin, multilingual information sheets, launch, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, multicultural, community languages, literacy, accessibility, sharon granek, cald project worker, george lekakis, chairperson, victorian multicultural commission, dr alex stockman, rheumatologist, marg isom, general manager education & services, 2004

Beyond the postcard image...Mauritians & Rodriguans in Victoria - Souvenir Brochure produced by the Immigration Museum for the Exhibition held at their Community Gallery from 4 Nov 2006 to 18 March 2007.Immigration Museum Project - Immigration Museum 2006. Sponsored by the Victorian Government, Victorian Multicultural Commission, Scanlon Foundation and C.H.A.R.M. Vic.

Watsonia artist Marcello D'Amico's volunteer work was recognised with an award from the Victorian Multiculturalism Commission. D'Amico has been a volunteer for the Italian Pensioners Federation of Victoria, and affiliated social clubs for the last 30 years.News clipping, black text, colour image.watsonia artist, marcello damico, victorian multiculturalism commission award

This award was presented to the Russian Welfare Society on 10 December 2003This Award is recognition of the service the Society has provided to the Victorian community.This award is a compilation of a certificate (Item no. 00006A) and a medal (Item no. 00006B). The award has a gold coloured decorative frame with a navy blue background. The medal is bronze with a small descriptive plaque beneath it. It is mounted on a blue velvet background.Certificate (00006A): "Victoria's Аward for Excellence in Multicultural Affairs - Award for Meritorious Service in the Community awarded to St John of Kronstadt Russian Welfare Society Inc" It is signed by the Hon. Steve Bracks MP, Premier of Victoria and George Lekakis, Chairman of the Victorian Multicultural Commission. Medal: "Government of Victoria Award for Excellence in Multicultural Affairs - Meritorious Service Award" Plaque: "Awarded to St John of Kronstadt Russian Welfare Society December 10, 2003"russian community, multicultural affairs, victoria

The photograph was taken at the 1992 IPS Bursary awards. Ioannis Coutsouvelis was a bursary recipient. He is photographed with his parents, George & Spyridoula and sisters Anastasia & Ioanna. Tony Drakopoulos, president of the IPS is in the photograph together with Anastasios Tamis (second from right) and George Papadopoulos (far right). Spyridoula became president of the IPS in 2000, the second woman to hold this position. In 1987 Panoyiannis Raftopoulos proposed to the IPS Executive the introduction of Tertiary Bursaries to recognise and encourage academic achievement amongst young people of Ithacan descent. Introduced in 1988, the highest achieving Year 12 students (male and female) received an award. The awards continue to this day and are now known as the 'Year 12 Awards' and all students who successfully complete 12 are recognised. George Papadopoulos, whose father was a founding member of the Society, was active in many areas of public life and a member of numerous community and welfare organisations, including Chair of the Victorian Ethnic Affairs Commission. In 2013 he was awarded the Order of Australia (AO) for his significant contribution to the multicultural community of Victoria.A coloured photograph of 8 people ( 5 men, 2 females and 1young girl) standing in a room. The youngest man is holding a large envelope in his hands.