The Hindu Society of Victoria was founded in 1982 with the twin objectives of establishing a place of worship and a cultural centre to provide an opportunity to advance the culture & to foster the religious educational needs of the Community.

The Society established its spiritual and cultural precinct with the purchase of 14.3 acres of virgin land at Carrum Downs Victoria, and in keeping with the desires of the community built a beautiful Temple, the biggest of its kind in the southern hemisphere that was duly consecrated in 1994.

All needs to be achieved now is the promotion and advancement of Hindu Culture and Religious Education. The Management Committees elected after 2000 took it upon themselves to realise the second goal of establishing the Cultural and Heritage Centre (CHC) was formulated.

The 2007 Annual General Meeting has passed a resolution to build the Cultural and Heritage Centre to house:

1. A school to teach Hinduism to the future generations and a Library to provide reading, audio and video material for students and scholars of Hinduism.
2. A function hall for the Hindu Community to celebrate weddings and other functions and will accommodate 700 guests.
3. A fully equipped industrial kitchen to cater for Annadhanams along with a cafeteria that can serve 300 people. It can also be used as function area to celebrate small functions like birthdays and wedding anniversaries.
4. A modern auditorium to meet the growing demand for such a facility with a seating capacity for 1,200 invitees. It will be built as Stage 2.
5. A heritage centre to display exhibits that represent our ancient culture.

The Society has engaged Genem Architects to design the CHC and established a project committee to oversee its construction. This team of volunteer Architects, Engineers, Accountants and Trade Persons manage the day to day affairs of the project.
The Project Committee utilising subcontractors has started building the various segments of Stage 1. The foundations, ground floor slab and columns up to first floor level have been completed. The first floor slab will be completed within next three months.