Natasha Griggs (Solomon, Country Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

I rise to talk about two recent multicultural celebrations in my community that I attended last week. It was an absolute honour to attend both the Sri Lanka Australia Friendship Association's celebration of the 68th anniversary of the Sri Lankan Independence Day and the Filipino community's annual Valentine's Day celebrations. Both community groups were absolutely amazing. It was wonderful that I was able to be there. They were very happy that I was able to be there.

It was great to see the Sri Lankan community and the young people in the community getting involved in the celebrations by doing some traditional dancing. I was very privileged to join President Priya in the lighting of the candles at the beginning of the commemorations. The celebration is very important for the Sri Lankan and Australian communities, as our long history of cooperation and friendship is nearly as old as Sri Lanka itself. I am proud to be able to provide some support to the community. I look forward to working with them in the future.

As I said, I joined the Filipino community and its annual Valentine's Day celebration. Unfortunately, my valentine was sick. I was able to enjoy the evening with our Lord Mayor Katrina Fong Lim and the Country Liberal's candidate— (Time expired)

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