Starting from a very urgent necessity of Muslim communities from Indonesia at the end of the 90s, to be able to have a centre as a centre of spiritual and community activities, Indonesian Muslim community which is a very diverse backgrounds, cultures, ethnic, educational, how to worship etc. along with the Consulate General in Melbourne, agreed to form IMCV as an agency / organization uniting people.
In the beginning of 1998, Indonesian Islamic groups, from across Victoria, began raising funds for IMCV. Consulate General in Melbourne, Indonesian students and permanent residents had very big role in these fund-raising activities by using its network in Indonesia.
Alhamdullillah, towards the end of 1998, IMCV can buy a property at 130 Rosebank Ave, Clayton South, which at that time was an old house with 3 bedrooms. That fund-raising activities conducted by the Consulate General in Melbourne and all components of society IMCV continued.
In 1999, Alhamdulillah, we (IMCV) have sufficient funds to do renovations in the IMCV Westall Mosque. The funds were just sufficient to purchase the material. The workers are the public component of the IMCV throughout Melbourne and its surroundings.
In mid-2000, the basic building of the IMCV Westall Mosque is completed and can be used, although there are still a lot that needs to be done.
Gradually, IMCV Westall Mosque facilities in infrastructure improved because along with the passage of time, fundraising continues. Alhamdulillah, now we can all use the Westall Mosque which already filled with all spiritual and social programs.
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