Thursday, 4 December 2025

 Richard WELCH (North-Eastern Metropolitan) (12:51): (2067) My constituency question is for the Minister for Multicultural Affairs. In Box Hill a volunteer-run group known as English Corner has just celebrated its fifth anniversary. Every Saturday morning from 10:30 am to 12 pm English Corner brings together new migrants and longer term residents to practise English, share stories and build friendships. Founded and organised by Mr Minwen Wu, himself a migrant, English Corner is a quiet but powerful example of social cohesion and integration in action. As it has improved his own English, Mr Wu has also helped new arrival communities find their voice, participate more confidently in civic life and deepen their sense of belonging in our state. My question for the minister is: will she join me in congratulating Mr Wu and the volunteers of English Corner on five years of service?