People from across Mandurah gathered on Friday, to help celebrate all that is multiculturalism.
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A Harmony Day lunch was put on at the Child and Parent Centre in Dudley Park to acknowledge and appreciate the diversity that makes Australia a great place to live.
The old saying that food brings people together was demonstrated at the event, with people sharing cultures from across the globe.
Special guests included Mandurah MP David Templeman, Mandurah mayor Rhys William and Coastal Ward councillor Merv Darcy.
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The Harmony lunch was started by Fremantle Multicultural Centre settlement officer Teresa Zemek and Peel Multicultural Association president Virginia Pitts more than seven years ago.
It has since group in size and both women hope to expand it in the future.
Ms Pitts called the event a celebration, where each attendees brought a dish from their own respective countries to share with everybody.
“This is a small celebration [where] we just want to have some fun by sharing our multicultural dishes, [where] everyone can mingle and just talk about foods,” she said.
“I personally think that this is a good opportunity to break barriers and much more, to get everyone connected no matter from what background each one is from.
“This is also a time [where] we get up and personal talking to each and everyone without prejudices. A time where we are all one by sharing our ethnic diversity through foods.”
Ms Zemek said she was pleased with the turn out and enjoyed trying the food on offer.
“We started off quite small but the numbers were still large because I was inviting my clients and Virginia was inviting those from the multicultural association,” she said.
“Australia has become very multicultural and we need to embrace all the different cultures here in Australia because it actually enriches Australia and makes it a wonderful place to live.
She said Mandurah had a strong multicultural community.
“We have a lot of skilled migrants that come into Mandurah to live because they’re on a regional migration visa which has restrictions. They have to live and work in a regional area and Mandurah actually fits into that category with the Department of Immigration.”