Thursday, 8 February 2024

Cranbourne electorate community organisations

Pauline RICHARDS (Cranbourne) (10:00): There is a lot going on in Cranbourne, and boy am I lucky to be able to be invited to some extraordinary events to celebrate the best of us.

Last Sunday I went to the Cranbourne Uniting Church to celebrate the wonderful volunteers and people who contribute their time to the Cranbourne food truck. This food truck provides not just care and community and food but a sense of belonging and a place where people can be together. We were able to share a wonderful celebration with not just the volunteers and the people who contribute but also the clients of the food truck. Every Sunday is a good time for a sausage sizzle – I would say every day might be a good day for a sausage sizzle. The Uniting Church minister led a grace, and it was Rabbie Burns. I do not know what he said – it was in Gaelic – but I know that I was enthusiastic about whatever it was that he had to say. I did announce my enthusiasm with the same sort of cheers and celebration that the rest of the congregation had.

The Nepalese community in Cranbourne is growing. We are so lucky to have the Hindu Astha society not far away in my own neighbourhood of Cranbourne South. I was very lucky to be there. And, finally, the amazing filming of Sembra Mio Figlio, which means ‘just like my son’, with poet Basir Ahang and directors from the Hazara community. I was very lucky to be there.