Cultural Diversity Week 2022

All hazards

Risks spanning across multiple hazard types and across the emergency management system.

Biosecurity

Exotic animal and plant disease outbreaks and pest incursions can have significant economic, community and environmental impacts.

Bushfire and other fires

Bushfire and other fires have potential consequences including loss of life and property, and damage to infrastructure and environment.

Climate change

Risks include more days of extreme heat, harsher fire weather, less rainfall and rising sea levels.

Communications disruption

Communications services are crucial in keeping communities safe, connected and informed before, during and after emergencies.

Cyber security and ICT systems failure

Risks relating to the confidentiality, availability, integrity of information and data and disruption of services.

Energy supply disruption

Reliable energy supplies are critical to many social and economic activities.

Flood

Major flood events have occurred in Victoria every 10 to 20 years, with much of the increasing risk created by human settlement.

Hazardous material incident

Potential risks relate to many places where Victoria’s hazardous materials are manufactured, stored, transported, used and disposed.

Heatwave

Heatwaves are considered to be the ‘silent killer’ of extreme weather events and are the leading cause of weather-related deaths in Australia.

Public health emergency

Risks may relate to the delivery of public health services, with impacts on community health and wellbeing and potential for loss of life.

Supply chain disruption

Geopolitical, environmental, economic, societal and infrastructure-related shocks can expose supply chains to wide ranging consequences.

Terrorism and extremism

Attacks carried out by individuals or non-state groups with ideological, political or religious goals can result in loss of life, severe injury and/or material damage.

Water supply disruption

Risks include collection, storage, treatment, delivery, availability and allocation of water for consumption and environmental, recreation and cultural uses.

Workforce and resourcing

Risks may relate to human resource supply and skills to support emergency management operations.

Victoria marks its largest multicultural celebration with Cultural Diversity Week (External link) (19-27 March), the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (External link) (21 March) and Harmony Week (External link) (21-27 March).

Connecting Through Culture Celebrate, share and embrace our state's cultural diversity.

Multiculturalism is a core part of the Victorian identity, our character and way of life. As home to people from all corners of the world, Victoria is a place where anyone can contribute and belong.

Cultural Diversity Week invites us to reconnect, share and express ourselves creatively through this year’s theme - ‘Connecting Through Culture’.

How you can get involved

Search for events in your area (External link)
Share your story (External link)
Watch shortlisted films from last year’s Multicultural Film Festival on the VMC’s You Tube channel (External link)
Submit a nomination (External link) to the 2022 Victorian Refugee Awards
Enter the photography competition (External link) - Capturing Culture: Multicultural Victoria in Focus

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Fire season inquiry

Assurance in Emergency Management

Connecting Through Culture Celebrate, share and embrace our state's cultural diversity.

How you can get involved

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