Thursday, 7 March 2024

Victorian Mosque Open Day

Melissa HORNE (Williamstown – Minister for Casino, Gaming and Liquor Regulation, Minister for Local Government, Minister for Ports and Freight, Minister for Roads and Road Safety) (10:26): Like many of us on Sunday 25 February, I was really pleased to attend my local mosque at Newport for the annual open mosque day. I was pleased to also be joined by the Minister for Multicultural Affairs Ingrid Stitt. The minister and I toured the mosque, spoke with members of the community and were shown around by the committee members, the imams and of course the legendary Bachar Houli. There was great excitement about the recently opened Islamic Centre college, which is currently taking students from prep to grade 4 and will continue to grow into the future.