Thursday, 9 March 2023

Croydon electorate festivals

David HODGETT (Croydon) (09:38): Today I rise to express my thanks and appreciation to volunteers and local communities for the tireless hours of work that go into ensuring our local community festivals are delivered successfully. The weekend of 18–19 March is going to be a weekend full of diversity and family fun in the Croydon electorate.

The Celebrate Mooroolbark Festival will kick off the weekend from 10 am on Saturday 18 March and will continue on Sunday 19 March at Hookey Park in Mooroolbark. This year is an especially big year, as they will be celebrating 21 years of this successful local event. The fantastic committee for the Celebrate Mooroolbark Festival come from various backgrounds, ages and experiences, and together they put on two wonderful days full of activities, food, experiences, music and celebration for the local community, visitors and families. I will again be participating in this event and always look forward to good conversation, friendly faces, great coffee, food and activities, all located in the peaceful surrounds of Hookey Park.

Also on Saturday 18 March the Chin Arts and Multicultural Festival will again be coming to Main Street, Croydon. Running from 12 pm until 7 pm, this community event will be showcasing Chin traditional dance and music, performances, traditional food and crafts, children’s face painting and singing, as well as wrestling. Last year’s celebrations saw Main Street full of colour and a strong community spirit, and I am sure this year will be successful and vibrant. A big thankyou to the Croydon Main Street group for supporting this multicultural event. I look forward to joining the festivities once I finish up in Mooroolbark. Thank you to all those who bring us together by putting in so much hard work when organising these events so that we can come together and celebrate our diverse community.