On 26 August I joined my colleague from the other place the Hon. Mark Buttigieg, MLC, and the Zimbabwean‑Australian community at the Annual Zimbabwe Association in Australia [ZIMAA NSW] gala dinner. The dinner was an opportunity to celebrate Zimbabwean culture and its contribution to the larger cultural fabric of Australia. Events like these are important in retaining cultural heritage when settling into a new home. Particular emphasis was placed on the importance of celebration, the passing down of cultural values and practices to future generations and keeping Zimbabwean culture alive and well here in Australia. Those practices were certainly on show with a wonderful performance by the LangDentity language and cultural school. I thank ZIMAA NSW and chairperson Gladys Maseko for hosting the event, and Zimbabwean Ambassador His Excellency J.T. Mhishi for his address to gala attendees. It is through organisations like ZIMAA that active participation and engagement with culture and heritage is continued, further enriching the cultural diversity that defines modern Australia.