East Melbourne Synagogue Community Centre and Social Cohesion

Overview

The East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation Inc – The City of Melbourne Synagogue is invited to apply via a closed non-competitive process to deliver activities under the East Melbourne Synagogue Community Centre and Social Cohesion program over 3 years from 2025–26 to 2028–29. The East Melbourne Synagogue Community Centre and Social Cohesion grant opportunity provides total funding of up to $5.3 million (GST exclusive). The Australian Government is providing support for the construction of a community centre around the existing East Melbourne Synagogue building, and for the delivery of a social cohesion and community engagement program following increased levels of antisemitism directed at the building and congregation. The Government’s contribution will strengthen Jewish communal life and wider social harmony through a series of vibrant community initiatives to improve knowledge and understanding of Jewish history and the Jewish community. The intended outcomes of the grant opportunity are to: facilitate increased opportunities for engagement and foster social inclusion and cohesion promote and encourage the uptake of Australian values within cultural and spiritually significant places strengthen inclusion and social cohesion, boost civic participation and enable new and established multicultural communities to connect.