Hot on the election campaign in May, then prime minister Scott Morrison shared birthday cake and roti with volunteers at an Officer Sikh temple.
Mr Morrison visited the Officer Sikh Gurdwara ‘Siri Guru Nanak Darbar (SGND)’ on Saturday 14 May to help La Trobe candidate Jason Wood announce a Liberal election promise of $500,000 for security upgrades to both Officer Gurdwara and Pakenham Gurudwaraand.
While at the Gurdwara, Mr Morrison spent time in the community kitchen where he learnt the cultural way to prepare the community meal ‘langar’, especially the Indian bread ‘roti’.
The PM was also given a birthday cake to celebrate his 54th birthday the day before.
In a Facebook post, Mr Morrison thanked the Gurdwara for the “warm welcome”.
“A special thank you as well for the cake to celebrate my birthday, which was yesterday. Great to get some tips on how to make a good roti bread too,” he said.
Officer Gurdwara spokesperson Harpreet Kandra said Mr Morrison was able to connect with multicultural communities in the La Trobe electorate during his visit.
Mr Kandra described the temple as the “youngest Gurdwara in Victoria”, having opened only three and a half years ago.
He spoke of the several social cohesion and community wellbeing activities organised by Officer Sikh Temple.
“Many kids welcomed all dignitaries with flowers that had thank you messages attached to the stem,” Mr Kandra said of the visit.
“The dignitaries were thanked for Federal funding to realise several projects such as the multipurpose room, kids play area, library and organic farm.”
