BAPS Hindu Temple, Kemps Creek

Hansard ID: HANSARD-1323879322-133984

Hansard session: Fifty-Eighth Parliament, First Session (58-1)

BAPS Hindu Temple, Kemps Creek

Mr MARK COURE (Oatley) (18:13:01):

This week the Leader of the Opposition, New South Wales Senator Maria Kovacic and I had the opportunity to visit the new BAPS Hindu temple site at Kemps Creek. This $41 million site will become a central place of worship and faith for generations to come, allowing thousands of community members from across Sydney to celebrate their culture, traditions and religions. Everyone in New South Wales has the right to practise their religion without fear of violence or persecution and this temple represents a safe, open and welcoming place for the BAPS community to enjoy. The site itself is enormous and in the growing region around Badgerys Creek this temple will see significant use throughout the week, hosting religious prayers, community workshops and many other important cultural events. The BAPS community has contributed so much to our State. I thank each and every person for their continued work to support the community through their many outreach programs. I particularly thank Kunal Patel, Maytrik Thaker and Parth Patel for their warm welcome. I look forward to returning to the site when construction has finished and enjoying it with the rest of the BAPS community.