From Star Weekly
A 20-year dream for a welcome arch at the entrance to Footscray’s Little Saigon quartier is on the verge of being realised.
Bernie Finn, candidate Kim Vu, Planning Minister Matthew Guy and Andrew Ellsbury. Photo: Joe Mastroianni
The Footscray Welcome Arch will celebrate the contribution made by the Vietnamese community to Footscray over decades.
A $420,000 state government contribution was announced on Thursday by multicultural affairs minister Matthew Guy alongside a bevy of election hopefuls.
“The arch will become the gateway to the famous Little Saigon precinct, paying tribute to the generations of migrants who have made Footscray a hub of Vietnamese culture in Melbourne,” Mr Guy said.
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