Members statements
Lunar New Year
Enver ERDOGAN (Northern Metropolitan – Minister for Corrections, Minister for Youth Justice, Minister for Victim Support) (09:42): Today I would like to acknowledge our strong Vietnamese community right here in my in my electorate of Northern Metropolitan and across our great state. At this time of year Tết is being celebrated by Victoria’s Vietnamese community, with 2024 being the Year of the Dragon. Last Wednesday I had the pleasure of attending a Tết New Year celebration in Richmond. It was great to be there alongside our Premier the Honourable Jacinta Allan and the Minister for Multicultural Affairs my colleague Ingrid Stitt and many other colleagues from the other place. It was an afternoon which also paid respect to Australian and Vietnamese veterans. The event was expertly organised by the Vietnamese Museum Australia, who are in the processes of delivering Australia’s first Vietnamese museum right here in Victoria with the support of the Allan Labor government. This project will honour Vietnamese heritage in Victoria and provide Vietnamese Australians an opportunity to share and preserve their stories. I want to give a special thankyou to Tammy Nguyen, Bruce Mildenhall and everyone at the Vietnamese museum who contributed to a wonderful event. May the new year bring you an abundance of good fortune.