Tuesday, 6 February 2024

Lunar New Year

Luba GRIGOROVITCH (Kororoit) (13:01): I have got to say it is great to be back for 2024. My electorate of Kororoit is strong and vibrant, and we have a huge Vietnamese community. I was pleased to recently join the Premier and other colleagues at a Lunar New Year lunch hosted by the Vietnamese Museum Australia to celebrate the Year of the Dragon. The work that the VMA are doing to see this great project come to fruition is absolutely extraordinary, and I thank the VMA board for all of their continuous work. I also want to thank Viv Nguyen AM, the chairperson of the Victorian Multicultural Commission, for her continued work and passionate advocacy for cultural diversity across Victoria.

As has been said, this Saturday many people across Victoria and especially in Melbourne’s west will be celebrating the Lunar New Year. For Vietnamese communities this celebration is also known as Tết. Multiculturalism makes our state stronger and more vibrant, and it makes me proud to see so many people in our community from all walks of life getting involved in these festivals and events which are such important celebrations of our diversity and humanity. I want to wish all of my constituents and everybody in this place a happy and prosperous Lunar New Year.

Also, this Sunday make sure that you go and experience the incredible lion dance performance at CS Square in Caroline Springs as the lion dance makes its way through the centre spreading both luck and prosperity.