Children's Festival Organisation – 25th Anniversary

Hansard ID: HANSARD-1323879322-135857

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

Children's Festival Organisation – 25th Anniversary

Mr MARK COURE (Oatley)

—Speaker, I rise to thank and congratulate the Children's Festival Organisation of New South Wales, who recently celebrated their 25th Anniversary of organising events across Sydney. Since its initial inception in 1999, there have been 39 Children's Festivals held in Bankstown, Canterbury, Marrickville, Campbelltown, and the City of Sydney. This has attracted over a quarter of a million participants from various cultural backgrounds. As the Member for Oatley, former Minister and now Shadow Minister for Multiculturalism, I have had the opportunity to work closely alongside the Children's Festival Organisation for many years. It's been an absolute pleasure to see how the organisation has brought communities together from all different walks of life. New South Wales is a multicultural success story, and this is thanks to the work of organisations like the Children's Festival Organisation, who go above and beyond to support diversity within our communities. I would like to thank Thuat V. Nguyen AM, President of the Children's Festival Organisation, as well as the entire team who have worked incredibly hard to make our communities a better place. I look forward to attending many more Children's Festivals into the future.