They come from Cambodia, China and the Philippines but the choristers of the Many Moons choir are united in song.

The members of this multicultural group, one of several choirs drawn from the housing estates of the City of Yarra, sing together as a way of breaking their social isolation, learning a new language and broadening employment opportunities. Choir members say it is also a kind of emotional therapy. 

In March 2009, Melbourne played host to the L’Oreal Fashion Festival. This event, which included Australia’s leading designers, was an important annual gathering for the industry. While the drawcards included big name celebrities such as former Miss Universe, Jennifer Hawkins, the media also turned its attention to several young women of Sudanese origin.

Collingwood housing estate residents’ digital inclusion project won a prestigious national technology award this week.

Wired@Collingwood, a project that aims to increase computer literacy amongst residents of Collingwood’s public housing estate, won the Australian Community iAward, one of five special awards contested by 74 finalists at the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) iAwards - Australia’s leading industry awards for the information and communication technology sector.

Fitzroy Learning Network will celebrate Refugee Week by organising a party to raise awareness of the plight of refugees.

On the day, the network will have an open door policy for new migrants where they can come and ask questions, get to know the refugee support worker, find out about the network’s services and have lunch together.