Indian Independence Day
Michael GALEA (South-Eastern Metropolitan) (09:45): This week marks the 76th anniversary of India’s independence. 15 August is an important day for our Indian community in Victoria, as it is for Indians worldwide. I am proud to represent a region with a thriving and growing Indian–Victorian community, and I will go as far as to say that the south-east is one of the strongest centres for Indian culture in Australia. Since being elected I have been delighted to support, engage with and meet with Indian Victorians across the state. The Indian–Victorian community is such an important part of broader local communities across my region. Their organisations and volunteers have given so much back to their community and to our state. I have had the fortune of attending numerous events hosted by and celebrating the Indian culture in my region, and I look forward to many more meetings and many more events this year and beyond. I want to give my best wishes to members of the Indian community that I have had the privilege of representing in Melbourne’s south-east and extend those wishes to Indian Australians across Victoria and beyond.