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Community Languages

Our library service holds collections and membership information in a variety of community languages.

Most Spoken Languages

Chinese - 中文
Greek - Ελληνικά
Italian - Italiano
Hindi - हिंदी
Sinhala - සිංහල
Vietnamese - Tiếng Việt
Tamil - தமிழ்
Instructional videos are available through our YouTube channel.

All Other Community Languages

Other Community Languages include:

Arabic - العربية
Bengali - বাংলা
Chinese - 中文
Croatian - Hrvatski
Farsi - فارسی
French - Français
German - Deutsch
Greek - Ελληνικά
Indonesian - Bahasa Indonesia
Italian - Italiano
Japanese - 日本語
Korean - 한국어
Polish - Polski
Punjabi - ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਦੇ
Russian - Pусский
Serbian - Cрпски
Spanish - Español
Urdu - اردو

Go language and collection information

AUSLAN

Auslan is the language of the deaf community in Australia.

AUSLAN Signbank resources.

AUSLAN storytimes in the library are available online on our You Tube Channel.

Australian Citizenship

Download a copy of Australian Citizenship: Our Common Bond. New edition now available in 40 languages.

BlackWords

The most comprehensive record of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander publications available.

BlackWords covers all forms of creative writing, plus film, television, criticism and scholarship, both by and about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writers and literary and storytelling cultures. Please be aware that BlackWords contains images and information about people who have died.

COVID-19 Information in Community Languages

COVID Information from Monash Council
COVID-19 Information from Victorian DHHS (Department of Health and Human Services)
COVID-19 Vaccine information in your language.
Mask wearing information in community languages.

MyAus Covid-19 App

The Migration Council Australia (MCA) has developed MyAus COVID-19. It is a multilingual app for Australia’s culturally and linguistically diverse communities focused on COVID-19, its impact and available support. Download it from the Apple or Play Store.

MyAus COVID-19 app supports access to information in a user-friendly format, including via short animations. The app is supported by the Australian Government and is currently available in 29 community languages. For more information.