Flag at Half-Mast: Mr Stefan Romaniw OAM

On 12 July the Australian Flag at Fed Square will be flown at half-mast to commemorate Mr Stefan Romaniw OAM.

Stefan was a fierce champion of multiculturalism and diversity in Victoria, and he firmly believed that our differences can only enrich us all for the better.

He was a tireless advocate who used the power of his revered voice to fight for others, a voice he often used to speak out against the war in Ukraine. He made it his life’s work to preserve Ukrainian culture and identity, both in Australia and abroad. Stefan served our state as the Executive Director of Community Languages Australia and previously as the Chair of the Victorian Multicultural Commission and Multicultural Arts Victoria.

Stefan’s legacy will live on through the lives he changed and the future generations that will continue to demonstrate the values he embodied.