Wednesday, 20 March 2019

Ms EDWARDS: Multicultural Bendigo is being celebrated at Zinda Festival this week in a week-long celebration of music, food and art, culminating with Harmony Day on Thursday and an interfaith dinner with guest speaker Ms Sherene Hassan, OAM, education director of the Islamic Museum of Australia. ‘Zinda’ means alive and lively in a number of languages, and the Zinda Festival highlights how our wonderful Bendigo community embraces our multicultural community and family. On Saturday night thousands attended Zinda Night in the Park at Rosalind Park to hear artists and performers from many cultures and to enjoy a multicultural food market, craft, cultural stalls and children’s activities. The Andrews Labor government is proud to support Zinda.