Members statements
Vietnamese community
Trung LUU (Western Metropolitan) (09:49): I rise this morning to say congratulations to the Vietnamese Community in Australia – Victoria Chapter. On Friday I attended a fundraiser for the new Footscray Hospital in my electorate of Western Metropolitan Region. Next year will be the 50th anniversary for the Vietnamese community in Australia to celebrate their resettlement in Victoria from the Vietnam War. The VCA, led by President Duy Nguyen Quang, has organised fundraising for this new hospital in the western suburbs, with great support from the Quang Minh temple, the Vietnamese Catholic community of Melbourne, the Vietnam Veterans Association of Australia and the Australian Vietnamese Women’s Association. Also present was Western Health. In total the Vietnamese community raised over $100,000 in one night for the western suburbs, and I want to say congratulations to the whole Vietnamese community. Being a Vietnamese Australian and a member for Western Metropolitan Region, I am very proud of their contributions to the wider community.