Photo gallery | City of Melton celebrates Refugee Week

Melton Interfaith Network chair David Cowan addressing the event. (Supplied)

The City of Melton celebrated Refugee Week on June 24 with an event filled with food, music, stories and fun.

Refugee Week celebrations provide an opportunity for the Australian public to celebrate the immense courage, resilience and valuable contributions people of refugee and asylum seeker background make to Australian society.

Key note speaker Ahmad Reza Razavi shared his journey from being a refugee from Afghanistan to becoming a recognised science scholar, social worker, and community leader in Australia.

Local dance and music groups from refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds shared traditional performances, celebrating their cultures in Melton City.

See photos from the event in the gallery above.