Sally Sitou (Reid, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I rise today because I want to recognise the extraordinary contribution of Dr David Minh Tang and his wife, Tracey. By any measure, they are an extraordinary example of the great migrant success story that so many people share in Australia. Dr Tang is a GP at Homebush West and has been there treating patients for decades. He also bulk-bills all his patients. But what I think is truly special about David and Tracey is that they stretch their compassion beyond the walls of that surgery. They are also involved in the Flemington chamber of commerce and run the lunar new year celebrations every year. Last night, I celebrated a dinner with them where they brought in the Tamil, Indonesian, Chinese and Korean communities to all share in the lunar new year festivities. They also have made some inroads in fundraising efforts for the Australian Vietnamese Aged Care Services because they want to ensure that older Vietnamese Australians have dignity in their final years.

On behalf of their patients, the businesses in Homebush West and Flemington, and the Vietnamese community, I want to say a heartfelt thank you to Dr David Tang and his wife, Tracey, for all that they have done for our community.