Ramadan

2 May, 2023

Iwan WALTERS (Greenvale) (15:57): We recently marked a one-in-33-year occurrence of the Christian Lent and Easter season, Jewish Passover and Ramadan. In my electorate of Greenvale, where over 80 per cent of residents profess a faith, tens of thousands of families spent weeks across March and April engaged in reflection, fasting and a shared pursuit of greater understanding and piety. I was immensely grateful to have been invited to spend so many joyful evenings throughout Ramadan sharing the breaking of the fast, reflecting on the message and meaning of Ramadan with my constituents and of course wishing them Ramadan Mubarak. I want to particularly thank all of the organisations who generously hosted me to share an iftar dinner, including Ilim College, the Australian Intercultural Society, Darulfatwa Islamic High Council of Australia, Muslim Welfare Trust and of course Islamic Community Millî Gorus, who hosted Melbourne’s largest street iftar in the heart of Meadow Heights, where I was joined by the Minister for Multicultural Affairs, who is at the table.