Tuesday, 10 September 2024


Members statements

Onam festival


Pauline RICHARDS

Onam festival

Pauline RICHARDS (Cranbourne) (13:28): Happy Onam. I was really very pleased to be able to join the Cranbourne Malayalee Community Onam festival last week. The festivities happened at Arthur Wren Hall, the music was amazing, the dancing was spectacular. I would also like to thank Casey Malayalee for their extraordinary hospitality and say happy Onam to the Casey Malayalee community. On Saturday 31 August I was able to visit and experience the incredibly solemn ceremony of the lighting of the candles. I was there with the member for Narre Warren South and the member for Berwick, so that was terrific. I am very much looking forward to visiting Kerala, God’s own country, later this year.