Australian Baha'i Sites
Talieh Payman

‘Distinguished by devotion’: long-standing Victorian Baha’i Talieh Payman passes away

Talieh Payman (1937 – 2026), a mainstay of the Stonnington Baha’i community in Victoria, who met Shoghi Effendi – the Guardian and Head of the Faith – when she was a youth, passed away ...

Art Talks

Exploring social issues and forming friendships through art

A group of individuals in Melville, Perth is exploring how the arts have the power to transform hearts, strengthen understanding and transform communities.  The Arts Talks program started as an ...

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Munirih Khanum Project

Celebrating 30 years of sharing food and warmth across Victoria

For 30 years, the Munirih Khanum Project has been sharing warmth, food, and plenty of love to isolated friends and older Baha’is living both in Melbourne and across Victoria.  Key ...

Raksha Reyes

Friday night prayer sessions reinforce pattern of reflection and community life

WYNDHAM, VIC – When Raksha and Abraham Reyes first moved to Riverwalk, a suburb in Wyndham Victoria, there were only two Baha’i children living in the area. Key points: – Raksha ...

Manouchehr Farid

Iranian Baha’i actor Manouchehr Farid passes away in Melbourne

Baha’i actor and pioneer of Iranian television, film and theatre Manouchehr Farid has passed away in Melbourne after decades of contributions to the arts and cultural ...

Fiona Kable

Building an inclusive and supportive community for women in regional New South Wales

Throughout Fiona Kable’s career, she has become increasingly aware that personal well-being and community well-being are “deeply connected”.  “We can do all the individual healing work in ...

Minoo Fozdar

Steadfast in devotion: stalwart Baha’i Minoo Fozdar passes away aged 95

Sacrificial Australian Baha’i and pioneer, Minoo Fozdar, has passed away on May 31 in Perth, Western Australia following a lifetime of dedicated service to ...

Dellaram Vreeland

Social transformation efforts and the building of capacity

In this personal reflection, Dellaram Vreeland reflects on the nature of Baha’i-inspired social action efforts, and what makes them distinct from community endeavours facilitated through ...

Kira Barber

Finding the “instruction manual” to life

Before Kira-Shay Barber found the Baha’i Faith, she says working through her life was like “trying to assemble the world’s most impossible piece of IKEA furniture with no ...

Julia Olenius

A journey towards faith, community and service to humanity

Julia Olenius formally enrolled as a Baha’i almost six years ago. It was the last day of Ridvan – the most holy festival for Baha’is and the time when the founder of the Faith, ...

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