Thursday, 5 March 2020

Sherpa Association of Victoria

Ms HALFPENNY (Thomastown) (10:01): I had the great pleasure on Saturday, 29 February, of attending the new year celebration organised by the Sherpa Association of Victoria. The Sherpa Association is a relatively new organisation formed in 2018 with the purpose of preserving, promoting and carrying out rich Sherpa culture and tradition as well as bringing community together. The Sherpa Association falls within the Nepalese community.

I would like to thank Lhakpa Sherpa, the president of the organisation, and Pemba Sherpa for sharing this cultural event with me. It was a great lot of fun. There were some incredible dancing singers. The talent within the community is immense, and I was very pleased to attend this celebration with councillors from Moreland, members of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Viv Nguyen from the Victorian Multicultural Commission. I think the official presence of many people demonstrated how well the Sherpa Association is placed and seen within the Victorian community. I look forward to attending further events. I wish everyone within the association a happy new year and Gyalpo Losar.