Tuesday, 28 October 2025

 Meng Heang TAK (Clarinda) (02:02): (1367) My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Ageing, and the action I seek is for the minister to join me in meeting with the Evergreen Seniors Group. I visited the Evergreen Seniors Group last month and saw the amazing activities firsthand. They are a very important resource for multicultural seniors residing in my electorate and across the south-east, providing a space to connect, socialise and share, and maintaining links to cultural traditions and community. I was very impressed by the very large attendance at last month’s activity, and by the fact that the group currently has more than 300 members from various backgrounds, including Mauritian, Sri Lankan, South African, Anglo-Indian, Indian, Burgher, Australian and many more. I was glad to support the group’s application for grant funding through the multicultural festival and events program for their proposed multicultural social day, which would provide a great opportunity to celebrate the many cultures and traditions for the members of the group, and to share these with the wider community. I commend the Evergreen Seniors Group, their president Mary D’Silva, their committee and many of their volunteers and members for their hard work supporting and celebrating our multicultural seniors, and for helping to reduce social isolation for many of my senior multicultural constituents. I thank the minister, and I look forward to her response.