A Taste of Asia... CABRAMATTA 2014

Adrian Wong presenting CABRAMATTA 2014

Thank you for your support at GOULBURN 2012, ULLADULLA 2013 and CABRAMATTA 2014. Our young people and two Leo Clubs were humbled and honoured to be given the responsibility of hosting you at Cabra-Vale Diggers Club from 10 - 12 October 2014. The Opening flag ceremony was held at the Golden Palace Restaurant. Thank you to the hundreds of delegates, Lions, Lionesses and Leos for describing the three days as the "best Convention in a long time."

" Together Everyone Achieves More (TEAM) " - 2014-15 theme for our District Governor Lorraine Mairinger.

The Lions Club of Cabramatta / Cabra-Vale Inc. wants to bring you to Australia's most ethnically and culturally diverse suburb, with more than 80% of our residents born overseas. Our federal member of parliament was the late Hon. Gough Whitlam AC QC, who resided in Cabramatta and was also Prime Minister of Australia from 1972 to 1975.

Discover Cabramatta

Cabramatta is located in Sydney's western suburbs, between Fairfield and Liverpool, 30 kilometres south-west of the Sydney CBD. It is well-known for having the largest Asian community in Australia and hosting one of the largest Lunar New Year Festivals outside of Asia, including the Cabramatta Moon Festival attracting more than 90,000 visitors on that day.

Once Upon a Time in Cabramatta

The presence of a migrant hostel next to Cabramatta High School shaped our community in the post-war period, particularly after the Vietnam War. In the first phase, large numbers of post-war immigrants from Europe, particularly from Macedonia, Serbia and Yugoslavia, settled in the surrounding suburbs in the 1950s. Starting in the late 1970s, the migrant hostel hosted a second wave of refugees, as a result of the Vietnam War. During the 1980s, Cabramatta was transformed into a thriving Asian community and could have been confused with the streets of Vietnam, Cambodia and China.

A Taste of Asia

If you want to visit Asia and enjoy great authentic Asian foods at low prices without jumping on a plane! Come and see our famous Pai Lau Harmony Gates in the Freedom Plaza! We have award-winning restaurants, which serve international cuisine from over 20 countries around the world, including, Malaysia, Cambodia, Thailand, China, Vietnam, Korea, Japan, Lebanon, Serbia and Iraq. Please also sample our large range of bargains in stunning fabrics, jewellery and jade.

South-East Asian Markets

Our grocery stores sell exotic fruits and vegetables, as well as, Asian herbs and spices. The shops are also happy to explain how you can use these in your cooking! The area also hosts different ethnic Asian and European places of worship, as well as, the Fairfield City Museum & Gallery. The secret is slowly getting out and that Cabramatta is a hidden gem. It features one of Australia's largest multicultural restaurant and shopping precinct.

CABRAMATTA 2014 Convention Organising Committee

President: Jenny Tew JP
Vice-President and Sponsorship Director: Adrian Wong JP
Convention Chairperson: Steven Tew MJF
Convention Treasurer: Lyn Au
District Governor: DG Lorraine Mairinger
Program Director: PDG Paul Helmling
Zone Chairperson: PDG Ruth Small
Remembrance Day Director: PP Ken Chapman MJF
Publication Director: Wendy Tran
Minute Secretaries: Corey Ta, Jenni Duong
Team Leaders: Kimberley Nay Kim, Harry Wong, Ellen Tai, Katrina Trinh, Ben Ho, Chheav Tea, Kayla Trinh, Julius Chu, Anna Tang
Assistant Treasurer: Natalie Olive CMC
Honorary Advisors: PCC Franz Mairinger OAM, PDG Carl von Stein, SAA Ray Redgrave

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