It gives me great pleasure to extend my warmest wishes to the Buddha's Light International Association of Victoria for your annual Buddha's Day and Multicultural Festival.

Your organisation's commitment to fostering cooperation and community harmony is commendable, and something of which you should be very proud. Victoria enjoys a strong reputation for embracing multiculturalism, and it is through Festivals such as yours that our many communities can experience our State's richly diverse heritage.

Buddhism's principles of wisdom, respect and harmony are the very values on which multiculturalism and social cohesion are founded. I applaud the Buddha's Light International Association of Victoria for the guidance and support you provide the community.

Buddhism's principles ofwisdorn, respect and harnlOny are the very values on which multiculturalism and social cohesion are founded. I applaud the Buddha's Light International Association of Victoria lOr the guidance and support you provide the community.

On hehalfofthc Victorian Government, I thank you for your cont ribution to supporting multiculturalism and multifaith harmony in Victoria.

Ted Baillieu MP

Premier of Victoria