The Chinese Association of Victoria
Formed in 1982, the Chinese Association of Victoria is the largest Chinese-Australian Association in Victoria and has a proud history.
From the five-acre club facility that it owns in Wantirna, the CAV conducts numerous activities including a weekend Chinese language school, Ballroom Dancing, Table Tennis, Tai Ji, and Karaoke for its 1000+ members. It is a registered Not-for-Profit charity organisation.
Get Involved
Come join our community! Aside from a myriad of weekly activities, come meet and interact with other people and make new friends. Bring your children along to our many cultural events, so they can learn something about their cultural heritage.
Check out the photos here: https://www.cavinc.com.au/main/2023-gala-ball/
CAV Blog
The Latest News & Updates
Learn to Dance
CAV Ballroom Dancing Group.Learn to Dance. Want to get fitter, have more fun, and meet new people? We cater for beginners and the more experienced. Dance styles include: Modern ballroom, Latin, Street Latin and New Vogue. It's 2022. If you have never learnt to dance,...
Covid-19 Vaccinations for Students
For parents who may be finding difficulty in obtaining vaccines for their children, the following clinics have advised that they have availability for all immunisations, including Pfizer 5-11year olds, and Pfizer 12 + including booster doses if people wish to be...
CAV 2021 December Bulletin and Reflections
Articles in this e-Bulletin are 本期简讯中的报告有: 1) End of Year Reflection from CAV Reflection 会长 2021 年的回顾 2) Upcoming Activities in January & February 2022 即将举办的活动 3) Bak Kwa (Chinese Pork Jerky) Fund Raiser 猪肉干筹款活动 4) CAV Subgroup Activities 小组活动 2021 has...
Chinese Topical Conversations
Say “Hello” to your Chinese Friends China has some beautiful landscapes which are well-known all over the world, so let's learn some phrases that you may use if you travel to China to enjoy those spectacular views. Many Chinese goods are of high quality and...
Covid-19 Vaccination without a Medicare Card
No Medicare Card? No problem. No valid visa? No problem. Don't want to give your address? No problem. This does not prevent you accessing Covid vaccination. You do not have to have a Medicare card and if you have no fixed address this is not an issue....
Cooking Meals for Australians who are having a hard time
CAV is lending its kitchen to The Food Affectionist (Lillie Giang) who is spearheading an initiative to help out those who are doing it tough because of Covid and natural disasters in Victoria. With donated food from Outer East Foodshare, Foodbank Victoria, SecondBite...
Our Mission & Vision
Promoting Chinese language, art, dance and music; and to preserve the Chinese Heritage
We encourage integration with Australian society, and actively support multiculturalism in Australia. The Chinese have a rich cultural heritage which we can share with other Australians and ethnic communities. We promote greater understanding and appreciation of the Chinese Community in Australia. At the same time we look after the Chinese welfare and cater to our special needs.
We play an active and positive role in affairs which fall into our Objectives.
The 2023 Executive Committee
2022/3 CAV President's presentation to AGM
CAV Subgroups
Karaoke
Through singing, we can express our feelings as well as de-stress and have fun!Join us every first and third Sunday of the month
Table Tennis
For all who love the convenient and brisk sport of table tennis: male and female, young and old, novices and champions.
Tai Ji
Classes are conducted by Master Anthony Lun and assistant instructor Beng Law, and are structured to suit all ages and different skill levels.
Ballroom Dance
Have a great time learning all the 5 Standard dances, namely, Modern Waltz, Tango, Slow Foxtrot, Quickstep and Viennese Waltz; as well as the 5 Latin-American dances: Samba, Cha Cha Cha, Rumba, Jive and Paso Doble. All levels catered for.
The Chinese School
If you or your children wish to learn Chinese language and experience Chinese tradition and culture, come and enrol at the CAV Chinese Language School!