Box Hill’s Chinese Moon Festival a great success
Thousands thronged to the Box Hill mall this afternoon to enjoy the 25th Melbourne Chinese Moon Festival, with glorious sunshine and great food, entertainment and stalls to visit.
I had a great time, together with my fellow MPs, Neil Angus and Graham Watt, meeting old friends and making new ones. This year we were joined by Julia Banks, the Liberal candidate for Chisholm, whose Chinese lanterns were very popular with visitors to our stall.
In Chinese tradition, the Moon festival is when family and friends gather at the time of the mid-autumn moon to celebrate a successful harvest. Today’s festival was an opportunity for Australians of all backgrounds to join in and enjoy the food, fun and festivities.
My congratulations to the Melbourne Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce, the sponsors and all the volunteers for making this event such an enjoyable occasion.