The elegant display suite in Box Hill was the setting for The Asian Business Association of Wyndham Inc celebrating Australia Day 2022 and partnership with the Australia Day Council.
The celebration kicked off with the performance of the Melbourne Yangtze River Choir. Chairman Qin Mei Qin’s solo performances won lots of applause from the audience.
Master Qizhou Liang, the descendant of Yang’s Tai Chi in Melbourne, performed on the spot. His movements were smooth and flexible, presenting the beauty of the traditional martial arts.
Online video messages from the Hon MP Tim Pallas, State of Victoria Treasurer, Minister for Economic Development and Minister for Industrial Relations – Tina Liu, Mayor City of Whitehorse – Cr. Sahana Ramesh, City of Wyndham – Bihong Wang, President ABAW Whitehorse acknowledged in their messages the importance and value of our indigenous community and praised the roles our migrant communities have played in building our prosperous Nation.
In their speeches, Bob Fairclough, former Mayor of the City of Wyndham, Prof Charles Qin, Hon President of the Asian Business Association Wyndham praised the Association under the leadership of Larry Zhao for their efforts and activities.
It was a unique concept for the Western and Eastern suburbs of Melbourne’s Asian business communities to join in multicultural community activities, which included the honouring and celebrating of the following local community heroes: