Wednesday, 3 June 2026

 Bronwyn HALFPENNY (Thomastown) (10:10): It was a great honour to attend the Quang Duc Buddhist monastery with the member for Broadmeadows Kathleen Matthews-Ward to celebrate Vesak on Sunday. Thank you to the Most Venerable Thích Thông Mẫn and also Senior Venerable Thích Nguyên Tạng for the kind invitation. Vesak is the most sacred and significant celebration in the Buddhist calendar, honouring the birth, enlightenment and passing away of the Buddha. The Victorian community celebrates this each year in a spirit of peace, compassion, harmony and mutual understanding – teachings that we could all learn from. It was a wonderful day with celebrations, delicious meals and great company.