Eid al-Adha
Pauline RICHARDS (Cranbourne) (10:47): I would like to take the opportunity to wish the local Muslim community Eid Mubarak. In particular, I would like to thank my local mosque in Cranbourne, Imam Khalil and the sisters Nazra Ibrahim and Hishama Anvar. There has been a lovely gift that has been left at my office to celebrate a really important festival of sacrifice Eid al-Adha. I am very much looking forward to being able to enjoy the gift, but I do want to acknowledge what it means to have a festival that acknowledges sacrifice when there has been so much great sacrifice from the Muslim community right across Victoria and how grateful I am for the extraordinary work that is undertaken in support of our broader community. I feel very lucky, very fortunate to have this strong community.