Victorian Premier's Iftar 2024

The ICV welcomes today's announcement by the Premier Jacinta Allan that this year's Premier's Iftar will be cancelled.

It is an appropriate decision in response to the overwhelming sentiment from the Muslim community that due to the traumatising impact of the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza it would not be appropriate to stage the Premier's Iftar this year, and it would not be supported.

Further, the Muslim community has been seeking a clear message from the government that our concerns are being heard, and this decision is one step towards that. There are other steps that we are asking the government to take and the ICV has conveyed these requests.

The ICV looks forward to working with the Premier and her government to achieve those outcomes.