Western suburbs Vietnamese community
Natalie SULEYMAN (St Albans – Minister for Veterans, Minister for Small Business, Minister for Youth) (10:20): I rise to acknowledge local doctor and community leader Dr Pham Phuc Nhan of St Albans, and in particular the Vietnamese community in the west. With the partnership of the Quang Minh Temple and the Senior Venerable Thich Phuoc Tan they have been extraordinary in their fundraising efforts, not only in contributing towards important fundraising for the Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s Hospital in St Albans but we also now see their fundraising events continue for Footscray Hospital. They have raised an astonishing amount of over $262,000. Dr Pham has been an absolutely true leader when it comes to fundraising. I do want to thank him and his family and also make special mention of Mr Frank Cheng, Mr Tan Hung and Ms Kim Thanh for their exceptional contributions to this effort.