Ramadan
Lily D’AMBROSIO (Mill Park – Minister for Climate Action, Minister for Energy and Resources, Minister for the State Electricity Commission) (09:41): I would like to express my gratitude to the Melbourne Diyanet and Turkish Islamic Society of Victoria for co-hosting the annual Turkish iftar dinner during this holy month of Ramadan. Ramadan is a significant sacred month in the Islamic calendar observed by many Muslim Victorians. Through fasting, this time is a means to cultivate self-discipline, empathy and gratitude. I was so pleased to meet many members of Melbourne’s Turkish community, both new and longstanding, and to share this sacred time together. My heartfelt thanks to the Consul General of the Republic of Türkiye in Melbourne Doğan Işık and community leader Sucettin Unal for their invitation, and Natalie Suleyman made a wonderful contribution also.