Did you know that between July and September 2025, more than 2,360 refugee and humanitarian entrants to Australia settled in Victoria, and that 70% of those were under 35 years old? In the last 12 months our community has gained over 7,000 people arriving under refugee and humanitarian programs, most commonly from Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria, with Arabic, Dari and Pashto among the most spoken languages.
Each has launched Victoria’s first-ever virtual women’s health clinic, providing free, specialist reproductive and sexual
healthcare to women, girls, and gender-diverse people across the state. The clinic is funded by the Victorian government.
The Victorian Refugee Health Network will be holding the next Statewide meeting via Zoom on Thursday 7 August 2025 from 2pm to 4pm.
Submit an Expression of Interest to join the Network’s Executive Group, providing strategic oversight and key policy advice related to health services and systems for people from refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds in Victoria.
The Victorian Multicultural Commission encourages you to take part in a community consultation as part of the Victorian Government’s Multicultural Review.
The Victorian Refugee Health Network notes the recent election results and congratulates MPs and Senators on their election to the new Federal Parliament.
Prior to the 2025 Federal Election, Refugee Council of Australia produced a briefing paper providing an overview of the public positions on refugee issues of the three parties with the largest representation in the Australian Parliament – the Australian Labor Party, the Liberal-National Coalition and the Australian Greens.