Juliana ADDISON (Wendouree) (10:01): Congratulations to the Ballarat Keralites Foundation of Australia for their Taste of India fundraiser on Sunday night as part of Harmony Fest. More than 500 meals were cooked, with all funds raised being donated to the Ballarat soup bus to support people experiencing homelessness in our community.

I was honoured to attend the event with my dear friend the member for Ripon and my family. We thoroughly enjoyed the delicious cuisine on offer, including chicken biryani, lamb rogan josh and paneer butter masala. Thank you to everyone who worked all day preparing our meal.

At the event I was overwhelmed with a feeling of gratitude: gratitude for the kindness and the great work of the Ballarat Keralite community, gratitude for the compassion and care of the soup bus volunteers and gratitude for my community.

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