Having arrived as refugees escaping the "Killing fields" of Cambodia during the 1980s,
Cambodian-Australian soon established this temple as a focus of identity and of moral and practical support. Raising the money to build the temple, from the mid-1980s, was a considerable feat for this small community. Monks from Cambodia, Canada, France, the United States and India joined community members and dignitaries from every state in Australia for the laying of the border stones.Date2001Transcripts availableNoRightsFairfield City CouncilAccess conditionsAccess open for research, written permission required for personal copies and public useNotes"Tune into Fairfield City- A Multicultural Driving tour" was launched in 2001 as a joint initiative between the NSW Heritage Group, NSW Premier's Department and Fairfield City Council. The tour comprises of 15 locations around the LGA ranging from places of worship to shopping town centres. The tour presented Fairfield City Council with a vehicle to enhance the social cohesiveness within the multicultural community and provided the community with a means to exchange and interact
Essentially the tour represents the multicultural aspect of the City, assists in promoting the LGA and helps to inform tour participants of the historic and cultural aspects of multicultural Fairfield.
