Wednesday, 4 February 2026

 Matt FREGON (Ashwood) (09:41): It is fantastic to be back with you all for another wonderful year, which we have got off to a great start down in Ashwood. The new year, as always, highlights the importance of our multicultural state. In what has become a local custom, we open our multicultural calendar with the Tamil Festival at the annual Thai Pongal celebration, and this year thousands of us welcomed the new year. I thank chairperson Siva and his whole team and the whole Tamil community for once again putting on a fantastic event.