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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.

Every person in Victoria should be able to access the right care, in the right place, at the right time – wherever they live. To support this, Local Health Service Networks (Networks) across Victoria will be formed from July 2025.

The Australian government’s recent Migration Amendment Bills have sparked widespread concern among health professionals and human rights advocates, citing risks to refugees’ mental health and access to essential healthcare..

Launched in mid 2022, the Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot (CRISP) gives groups of locals the opportunity to welcome refugees into their community, supporting them from day one of their Australian journey.

Two new cases of measles have been reported in Victoria that have not travelled overseas, and have no known links to recent cases of measles.