Portfolio — 10 July 2026

The Minister for Multicultural and Multifaith Victoria and Minister for Mental Health, Ms Stitt, used 10 July to make two substantive announcements spanning both her portfolios, each targeting community-level infrastructure and service delivery.

On the multicultural side, Ms Stitt announced $6 million in grants to 57 organisations under the 2025–26 Multicultural Infrastructure and Security Program [TA-260710-vicmed-481e7f63f048]. The program targets physical upgrades — security systems, cameras, lighting — at community and faith-based facilities. Two grants were specified in the ministerial media release: more than $380,000 for security upgrades at the Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East, and more than $80,000 for camera and lighting improvements at Kali Mata Mandir [TA-260710-vicmed-481e7f63f048].

Ms Stitt framed the announcement in explicitly partisan terms, stating, "Only Labor can be trusted to truly support Victoria's multicultural communities."

On the mental health side, Ms Stitt opened a new Youth Prevention and Recovery Care centre in Geelong, a free, around-the-clock service designed to support up to 200 young people aged 16 to 25 each year [TA-260710-vicmed-6d24d5f43cd9]. The facility provides private rooms, communal spaces and outdoor gardens, and is oriented toward early intervention and clinical care in an accessible setting.

The Geelong opening extends the Victorian Government's investment in the Youth Prevention and Recovery Care model beyond metropolitan Melbourne.

The two announcements converge on a consistent government framing: investment in safe, welcoming physical environments — whether a community hall with upgraded security or a residential-style mental health facility — as the primary delivery vehicle for government support to vulnerable cohorts. The ministerial media releases carry no opposition response and no detail on funding sources within the broader budget envelope; both gaps limit the full policy picture available from today's records.