The Australian Social Cohesion Summit 2025
Event details
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16 October 2025
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8.30AM – 5.00PM
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Monash College City Campus – Melbourne
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Australia’s social cohesion is both a challenge and an opportunity. The Summit is your platform to: Explore practical solutions and bold ideas that build inclusive, resilient communities Engage in keynote talks, dynamic panels, and hands-on sessions led by thought leaders Connect with peers across sectors and regions working to create lasting impact. Whether you’re a policymaker, practitioner, advocate, or researcher, this Summit will spark meaningful dialogue, strengthen networks, and support tangible action.
The Australian Social Cohesion Summit 2025, hosted by the Scanlon Foundation Research Institute, is a landmark national event that will take place in Melbourne on Thursday, 16 October 2025.
With the theme “Building On Our Strengths: The Role of Youth, Women, and Neighbourhoods in Fostering Social Cohesion,” the Summit brings together leaders and changemakers from across government, research, business, and community sectors.
Through a day of dynamic keynotes, thought-provoking panels, and hands-on sessions, the Summit will spotlight lived experience, amplify local voices, and explore collaborative solutions to one of Australia’s most pressing challenges—how we create a more inclusive, resilient, and cohesive society.
This biennial gathering offers a rare opportunity to connect, co-create, and influence Australia’s future social fabric—together.
More information: https://www.sfrisocialcohesionsummit2025.org/
This event is proudly sponsored by
- Major Sponsor: City of Melbourne
- Equity Sponsor: Polaron Connect
- Silver Sponsor – Social Research Centre
- Media Partner – Special broadcasting Service Corporation (SBS)
- In kind Sponsor: Monash University, Victorian Multicultural Commission and Sketch Group