Federation Chamber (part 1 of 2)
14 September 2026
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Federation Chamber Australian Parliament
10:12 - 10:16
Speaker 1
Are there any constituency statements by honourable members, member for Calare.
10:16 - 12:36
Speaker 2
Thank you Deputy Speaker. Today I rise to celebrate the extraordinary community of Wellington and last Friday Wellington was alive and it was an immense privilege attending two great events that highlight the very best of Wellington beginning with the magnificent Fong Lee's Lane Festival. An event of this scale takes immense dedication and I want to acknowledge the hardworking team from Wellington Arts Centre including president and event coordinator Emily Falson and Lisa Thomas. The team at Wellington Arts did an extraordinary job in bringing this great festival to life. Special thanks also go to Ron and Debbie Goninan for bringing the Chinese lucky dragon to life, Jared Wykes Electrical for hanging the iconic umbrellas and local business owners including the generous Douton family, Four Cats Cafe, thank you to Kylie and her team, Sue and Tony Colbert for opening up their spaces and also thank you to Wellington Soldiers Memorial Club for donating the food for the Chinese stalls as well as the many local sponsors and media partners like Binjang Community Radio, well done to Tony Graham and also the Wellington and District Leader, well done Grigsy and Sharon.
This festival goes back to 2018 when local artist Natasha Richards and a passionate group of volunteers set out to awaken the spirit of Wellington's old Chinatown and they transformed a quiet passageway that once led to Fong Lee and Co which was a historic gold rush era department store.
And this year's festival brought perfect weather and huge crowds. And on that evening on Friday, we also celebrated the opening of Wellington Amateur Theatre Society's new refurbished premises at 31 Warne Street. Now, WATS, as it's known, has a proud history going back to 1910, bringing together farmers, shearers, school kids, the whole community, for amateur theatre, bringing these wonderful productions to Wellington. And I want to thank the team from WATS, including the relentless drive of secretary and project manager Rosalie Whiteley. They have transformed the Wellington Amateur Theatre Society space.
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