Luke Gosling (Solomon, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Saturday night was a fantastic evening at the Nepalese Food and Culture Festival down at the Darwin Waterfront. Locals and tourists enjoyed authentic Nepali food, musical performance and Lakhe dance and admired the Nepali cultural attire. The event was organised by the Nepalese Association of the NT, NANT, with the support of the CDU Nepalese Student Association. I want to congratulate the Nepalese Association of the NT and in particular the president, Subash Pokhrel, and also Sudeep and Suyana Shrestha, Sarbesh Chitrakar, Sayam Thapa, Gunjan Upadhyay, Sunil Neupane, Yubraj Pant, Gaurab Wasti, Kesav Adhikari and everyone else who made the event such a success. The NT Nepalese community contributes significantly to our Top End community in so many ways. As well as Nepalese students studying at CDU, in every profession you will see Nepalese people. They're such a wonderful community, and festivals like the Nepalese Food and Culture Festival make the Top End such a wonderful place.

I want to extend an invitation to all members of the House and to all Australians to come up to Darwin and join us for the Darwin Festival, which kicks off early next month. It's a wonderful time in the Top End, and I encourage everyone to come and join in.