Olympia Sleiman 100th Birthday Visit

Hansard ID: HANSARD-1323879322-128927

Hansard session: Fifty-Seventh Parliament, First Session (57-1)

Olympia Sleiman 100th Birthday Visit

Mr MARK COURE (OatleyMinister for Multiculturalism, and Minister for Seniors)

——Speaker, I would like to congratulate Olympia Sleiman, a constituent within my local area who recently celebrated her 100th birthday! It was wonderful getting to spend the morning with Olympia and her family on this very special occasion. Organised by Kingsgrove Community Aid Centre, I was fortunate enough to be invited to the event alongside the Seniors Arabic Group, as well as family and friends or Mrs Sleiman. It was a wonderful morning spent with the lovely Olympia, with refreshments, food and cake being served. Mrs Sleiman was born in North Lebanon and migrated to Australia in 1970, where she and her husband Richard raised their eight children. Olympia continues to enjoy shopping and living independently, whilst coming to the Kingsgrove Community Aid Centre once a week to meet with friends and learn new things. I'd like to say a special thankyou to Anne Farah-Hill, the CEO of Kingsgrove Community Aid Centre, for putting on a fantastic birthday celebration for Mrs Sleiman. It truly was a wonderful way to spend the morning!