Last night I had the great pleasure of facilitating the second public lecture in the Victorian Multicultural Commission's 'Curious Conversations' series at The Wheeler Centre. Opened by the Commission's Chairperson Vivienne Nguyen, we turned our focus to multiculturalism in the context of local government with our panelists Hume City Council Mayor Joseph Haweil, City of Darebin Mayor Lina Messina, and City of Brimbank Deputy Mayor Jasmine Nguyen. A theme that repeated through

Thank you Ahmed Hassan, Tim Lo Surdo, and Hanisha Sharma-Luital for sharing your thoughts on the path forward for a successful multicultural Victoria as part of Cultural Diversity Week. It was a pleasure to share the stage with you at The Wheeler Centre.

I am absolutely thrilled to be teaming up with the Victorian Multicultural Commission for the next 'Curious Conversation' event 6:00pm tomorrow at The Wheeler Centre. We'll explore 'What does multicultural Victoria look like in 2030?' and be joined by Cr Joseph Haweil, Mayor City of Hume, Cr Lina Messina, Mayor City of Darebin and Cr Jasmine Nguyen, Deputy Mayor City of Brimbank. Tune in via https://lnkd.in/gbhXzHS

Thanks again to our wonderful guests Harriet Shing MP, Mayor Gabrielle de Vietri, and Cr. Christine Forster for joining us in celebrating #LesbianVisibilityDay with our 'Women in Political Leadership' webinar. If you missed it, you can watch it here: https://lnkd.in/giWdhQu