The Philippine Community Centre

By: Manny Asuncion

The Philippine Fiesta of Victoria’s vision is to establish a viable community centre that will  cater to the needs of the Filipino-Australian Community in Victoria.

It is a multi-purpose site to primarily house the cultural, sports, and entertainment activities initiated by the Philipine Fiesta of Victoria Inc (PFVI)  and be  a venue for social, educational sports and entertainment activities for other Filipino-Australian and multi-cultural groups in Victoria.

The Philippine Community Centre will showcase our Filipino cultural heritage by way of cultural exhibits, workshops, lectures competitions, conferences and artistic endeavours within the centre.

It will encourage active participations of all age groups of Filipino-Australians to take part in various activities offered by the centre.

The primary goal of launching the Philipine Community Centre Project in 1988 was to acquire a “home’ for the Filipino-Australian Community which marked the focus of the succeeding Fiestas and is now being carried out by the present Fiesta Management Committee.

The task has not been easy because it’s fraught with issues and problems along the way but the perseverance of the Festa Management Committee and the support of its members and the Filipino-Australian Community are taking shape towards the realization of establishing a Philipine Community Centre.

The proposed Community Centre will include a spacious lobby, an admin office, a conference room, a convertible multifunctional hall that can house 400 people, a commercial kitchen, a storage room, a kiosk and an outlook area.

The current Fiesta Management Committee firmly believes that the establishment of the Philippine Community Centre will be the life-long realization of the fervent dream of  past leaders and members of the Philippine Fiesta.

The Centre will serve as a legacy to the succeeding Filipino-Australian generations and will be the pride and joy of every Filipino migrant Filipino in Victoria for years to come.

The Philippine Community Centre is owned and managed by the  Philippine Fiesta of Victoria Incorporated.