“Although settlement planning and multicultural community relations strategies have historically adopted a top-down approach through leadership at federal level, much of the work on the ground has been undertaken at municipal level. What is currently missing in Australia is an agreed and effective inter-governmental strategy that harnesses the potential of local government to a make consistent and planned sectoral contribution.”

This report has been produced by MyriaD Consultants on the request of the Victorian Local Government Multicultural Issues Network (VLGMIN) and the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV).

The contents of this report were current as at March 2014. Please note that some content may be out of date given significant changes within the sector over the last three years.

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