Lithgow’s Harmony Day celebrations carried a vital message for a community that has attracted residents from all over Australia, and the world.
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“It’s easier to smile at someone who is a stranger than it is to snarl,” Lithgow High School student Chloe Anlezark said.
Students Chloe and Shayla Gee represented their high school at Lithgow City Council and Lithgow Information and Neighbourhood Centre’s joint Harmony Day gathering at Lithgow Library on Wednesday, March 22.
Many students improving their English at TAFE College Lithgow also attended.
“We are from three different countries: Iraq, Indonesia and Tibet,” Hassan Akbadri said of his classmates Ketut Redita and Lobsang Oser.
Kim Scanlon reiterated the availability of multicultural services at LINC.
“They have helped me fill out all the forms for refugee applications for my family,” Lithgow resident Salwa Bashar said.
“I just want to say thank you so much Australia for opening your gates to Yazidi refugees.”