Craig Kelly (Hughes, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

This past Sunday I had the great pleasure of being involved in a wonderful and colourful event in my electorate, celebrating the Chinese New Year with our inaugural Hughes Chinese New Year celebrations. The afternoon was a huge success, with large crowds packing into the Wattle Grove Community Centre to see the colour and talent on show in displays and performances including a traditional Chinese fashion show, a martial arts demonstration, a Chinese cooking demonstration with iron chef Bob Wu and a traditional Chinese lion dance. The standout feature for me was the violin performance by four young children from Wattle Grove, aged just four to six. They wowed the crowd with an enchanting musical recital.

Upon completing their enchanting performance, the four young virtuosos received not one but two standing ovations. It was an amazing display of genuine talent from these gifted youngsters. I would like to pay a special tribute to the event organisers: Cindy Ren, Jerry Jin, Caroline and Thomas Dobson and Professor Frank Zumbo. A special mention to iron chef and culinary expert Bob Wu, costume coordinator Belinda Lam and lion dance team leader Michael Lam. I also congratulate the other helpers: Maggie Mi, Lucy Zhai, John Tower, Jiarong Yu, Simmi Ming, Haicheng Xu, Jing An, Lei Shi, Zongzheng Gao, Denis Wu and Rachel Hembrow and the many others. (Time expired)