The Victorian Greens stand with the Muslim community in Kilmore after a local church that was being converted into a mosque was set alight on Tuesday. The fire is being treated as suspicious and is currently under investigation by Victoria Police.
The day before an Iraqi owned business in Kilmore was the victim of an arson attack.
Victorian Greens Multicultural and Anti-Racism spokesperson, Anasina Gray-Barberio met with community leaders after the fire and said leaders were shaken and fearful for their community's safety.
Despite this string of attacks, community leaders have not heard from the government's Anti-Hate Taskforce and say the government should be doing more to ensure their community is safe.
These two fires are just the latest in a number of anti-muslim attacks including the storming of an Iftar event in Ballarat, and hateful vandalism on the Virgin Mary Mosque late last year.
As stated by Victorian Greens Multicultural and Anti-Racism spokesperson, Anasina Gray-Barberio:
"Enough is enough, what more does this community have to endure before Jacinta Allan's Labor government take the rise of anti-muslim hate seriously. The Muslim community is rightly terrified and hurting right now."
"What's the point of the government's Anti-Hate taskforce, when they don't even show when it couldn't be clearer that the Muslim community is being targeted."
