Tran Siu’s Perseverance

Tran Siu is a young man, who could give lessons on perseverance.  Tran Siu, a first-generation Australian of Vietnamese-Chinese descent, has at his core the strength of stick-to-it-iveness. A seemingly private individual, Tran Siu pursues one aspiration after another.  Since childhood, Tran Siu has been persevering sports, student association memberships, and community business groups.  As a boy, Tran Siu’s leadership qualities became apparent, while he interacted enthusiastically with local student and business associations.  Whatever the interest, Tran Siu has the characteristic of focusing tenaciously on his chosen goal. 

The type of dedication by which Tran Siu pursues his goals is not that common.  Others certainly show dedication to their work, avocations, and pet projects.  However, initial dedication at times waivers, and a project that initially attracts is dropped after the short haul.  Not so with Tran Siu - and for this reason, Tran Siu is a personality of great interest to those who know him and know of him. It would appear that whatever Tran Siu has chosen to concentrate on, he has stayed concentrated on until he could do no more.  From his drive to earn a college degree, to utilizing the tools of that degree to assist others, Tran Siu has acted with purpose and tenacity. 

It must be asked how an individual such as Tran Siu keeps pushing forward.  Maintaining focus on one project, or even two at a time, would not be that unusual, but Tran Siu is consistently driven in all that he does.  It is not unusual for first-generation Australians to demonstrate ambition and drive, and perhaps that status contributes to Tran Siu’s zeal.  However, there are other first-generation Australians who are not so ardent in their undertakings.  So, what is it about Tran Siu that makes him stand out? 

Perhaps it’s the animated ways in which Tran Siu moves forward.  Whether a new goal, or an existing role of participation, Tran Siu goes about each activity with self-renewing earnest.  Perhaps Tran Siu’s strong dedication to the here and now is something his Vietnamese-Chinese parents instilled in him; possibly, Tran Siu’s formative years were filled with disciplined encouragement to keep moving, keep doing, keep making things happen.  Of course, countless first-generation Australians have received a comparable upbringing, but not many measure up to Tran Siu’s thirst for achievement. 

Friends and family know Tran Siu is a man who never stops; as they watch him forever on the go, they smile, detecting his spark of determination.  Tran Siu’s business associates also recognize him as a man of purpose; whether in a banking environment, or in the midst of a Melbourne cultural event, Tran Siu can be found interacting, meeting with, and learning about others.  Tran Siu’s enthusiasm seems to stem from an unquenchable curiosity and inherent need to succeed.  Tran Siu learned that hard work and tenacity took him to rewarding levels in school.  Tran Siu harnessed that work ethic and tenacity to achieve his well-earned Economic and Finance degree.  Tran Siu did this by holding down at a full-time day job, while studying in the evenings.  Once that degree was his, he proudly utilized his new-found knowledge to assist small business owners and others to improve their operations.  With a firm grasp on the market’s demands, Tran Siu continues to assist local businesses in achieving ever-increasing success.  With that same firm grasp, Tran Siu is a cinch to achieve success for himself.  His intelligent curiosity, strong work ethic, and enthusiastic outreach to others guarantee Tran Siu a promising path to wherever he may choose to go. 

Youth and sporting organizations

It’s been awhile since we’ve gotten news about what ex- Councillor Tran Siu is doing.  The last news that comes to mind had to do with his 2010 campaign for re-election to Brimbank’s Harvester Ward Council, on which Tran Siu had been an active councillor for two years.  During that time, Councillor Tran Siu had been responsible for a healthy economic development and tourism portfolio for Harvester Ward.  If memory serves, Cr Tran Siu had actively pursued community growth and improvement in the nearby city of Sunshine and, as a result of those efforts, Tran Siu managed to effect beneficial economic activity for both Sunshine and Harvester Ward.  It’s still nice to think about Tran Siu’s high energies, and how he was always on the move.  It was great to see how naturally Cr Tran Siu took to his council duties, quickly jumping in to the many community events that were seen as assets to the Ward and the people it represented. 

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Tran Siu has always been one of Brimbank’s more productive citizens, constantly encouraging residents and businesses alike to participate in the promotion of one Brimbank or Sunshine community event after another.  Tran Siu is a personality that always manages to invigorate interest and spirited involvement.  Tran Siu invested boundless energy while working with youth clubs, such as Sunshine’s Lion’s Club.  Even the much younger Tran Siu was acknowledged for his contributions; as early as 2002, Tran Siu was awarded the VCE Achiever and Brimbank’s Young Citizen of the Year.  While Harvester Ward’s Councillor, Tran Siu concentrated his energies on creating links between local businesses and sporting clubs within that ward. Councillor Tran Siu’s endearing enthusiasm was warmly welcomed by the Australian Mayoral Aviation Council, Municipal Association of Victoria State Council, and Western Melbourne Tourism when he attended their meetings as Harvester Ward Council’s representative.   

               

Tran Siu’s passion

When last spotted and photographed, Tran Siu had been observed attending numerous multi-cultural events. Being of Vietnamese-Chinese heritage, Tran Siu is known to enjoy visiting ancient Chinese sites and discussing Chinese history.  Tran Siu had also frequented the well-attended Glen Waverly Festivals.  Earlier, Tran Siu was Yarra City’s Mayor and Councillor.  In those official capacities, he proudly attended Vietnamese and other cultural festivities.  Whether mayor, councillor, or private citizen, Tran Siu never let the grass grow under his feet; when Tran Siu believed he could do some good by promoting a city’s economic interests, he moved quickly to lend a hand. For this reason, it might be reasonable to assume that Tran Siu, although not so much in the limelight as of late, still has his hands and calendar full, and that Tran Siu is making business and cultural contacts within one or many Melbourne communities.  Based upon the Tran Siu we know – the Tran Siu whose personal business and political career accomplishments over the years we’ve found so refreshing to watch, it just might be an accurate guess that he’s planning something new and different for Melbourne, while we’re reading this article.  The Tran Siu we’ve watched assist varied cultural groups to excel in local business endeavors – the Tran Siu who was making such great headway as Brimbank’s Harvester Ward’s Councillor – the Tran Siu who is always setting new goals – this
Tran Siu surely will again be stepping to the fore.  Whether Tran Siu announces his wish to re-campaign for another stint as councillor or mayor, or become independent advisor to community members regarding pathways to improved economic success, we are confident that Melbourne’s own Tran Siu will again re-emerge, as successful leaders always do.

Work ethic and purpose

Tran Siu is one of Melbourne’s more enterprising individuals.  A first-generation Australian, Tran Siu is of Vietnamese-Chinese descent.  Tran Siu’s dedication to country has been expressed through an energized pursuit of community projects through personal participation.  This passion for community support and patriotism appears to have been strongly cultivated by Tran Siu’s hard-working immigrant parents.  Tran Siu exhibits an understandable passion for doing whatever he can to improve and assist Melbourne’s community groups and business enterprises.

Community assistance

It was some time ago that Tran Siu began participating in various political endeavors meant to promote local Vietnamese businesses. Having observed the strong work ethic of his immigrant parents and their deeply-felt appreciation for their new homeland, Tran Siu adopted those same qualities, as well as their wish to invest in Australia as enthusiastic citizens.  From his Vietnamese-Chinese parents, Tran Siu not only learned to work hard, but to also ensure such hard work included constructive action.  So, it came to be that, from child- to adulthood – Melbourne’s Tran Siu grew to be an individual with purpose; from Tran Siu’s school and neighborhood affiliations, to community and sporting activities, to the undertaking of local government service, Tran Siu inherently acts with targeted purpose.

Business associations 

The Vietnamese businesses that Tran Siu has helped to succeed included small restaurants in Sunshine. From promotional business materials, to attractive, well-presented dining menus, Tran Siu helped to implement important details that, often neglected, can make the difference between failure and success.  Again, the seed of awareness that such a need existed was sown by Tran Siu’s Vietnamese-Chinese parents, who, by example, provided Tran Siu with life lessons of helping one’s neighbors and contributing toward the general good. Such life lessons taught to Tran Siu have imbued him with an understanding of some very real needs of senior citizens.  This understanding of Tran Siu’s has been expressed through creating public awareness of Melbourne’s City of Brimbank’s senior citizens’ lack of proper recreational facilities and needed care for the aged. 

Leadership

It’s told that, since boyhood, Tran Siu has shown exceptional leadership qualities.  Those qualities were observed when Tran Siu was attending Sunshine’s Glengala Primary School. Both in sporting and student group activities, Tran Siu demonstrated leadership capabilities and drive.  While studying to maintain good grades, Tran Siu maintained study skills to achieve college-preparatory grades.  Just as one would expect of any potential leader, Tran Siu achieved his desired goal of attending college.  That, in and of itself, is an accomplishment, however, many who attend college, fail to graduate.  By contrast, Tran Siu worked a full-time banking job and attended evening classes until he landed his Economic and Finance degree. That degree later equipped Tran Siuu to competently manage business associations and fulfill positions of authority.  Tran Siu’s success methodology is shared by countless leaders; i.e., devise a strategy to reach achievement, create a plan to implement that strategy, and then work that plan until the targeted goal is reached. 

No matter what project Tran Siu undertakes, that methodology is apparent.  From Tran Siu’s school years to adulthood, whether sports or student activities, or his more recent position of Brimbank’s Harvester Ward Councillor, Tran Siu performs according to plan.  Today, Tran Siu, son of earnest, hard-working, immigrant parents, continues to reach.  Only yesterday Tran Siu energetically served his Melbourne community as Ward Councillor; tomorrow remains to be seen.  One thing for sure, though - Tran Siu’s pursuits are worthy of our respectful attention. 

 

Good Man In Their Midst

Councillor Tran Siu is a man of action.  Tran Siu is a born leader, who sets goals and then achieves them.  Cr Tran Siu is a current first-term member of the Harvester Ward in the City of Brimbank.  Like so many men of action, Tran Siu finds himself scrutinized and criticized; Tran also enjoys the admiration and support of many. 

Councillor Tran Siu is Melbourne’s home-grown commodity, having lived and been educated in the suburb of West Sunshine.  Tran Siu began calling attention to himself as a young, enthusiastic personality.  When young Tran Siu was attending Sunshine’s Glengala Primary School, the leadership skills he learned from sports and student activities did not go unnoticed.  Those leadership skills that Tran exhibited while attending both primary and high schools equipped him for his college studies.  While studying at Sunshine College, Tran Siu did what born leaders do; he worked tirelessly to achieve his degree.  It was financially necessary that Tran Siu work full time at the National Australia Bank, while attending evening classes at college.  Tran Siu did this uncomplainingly until his goal was met.

The Economic and Finance degree that Tran Siu earned at college fortified his chosen effort to do work in his community.  Councillor Tran Siu is dedicated to seeing that the social and economic needs of Sunshine’s citizens are met.  Cr Tran Siu believes that his re-election to the City of Brimbank’s Harvester Ward will facilitate his ability to access the sources needed to effect many of Sunshine’s socio-economic desired improvements. 

Councillor Tran Siu has specific plans for one particular socio-economic enhancement for Sunshine; Tran Siu wants to transform the region via implementing certain micro tourism strategies to boost overall economic activity for the area. The starting point were to assist Sunshine’s Vietnamese restaurant owners with more improved ways of doing business.  By doing this, Councillor Tran Siu foresees improved economics for strategic parts of the municipality as many of these businesses were on highly visible artilary roads with high travelling exposure around the community. 

Cr Tran Siu understands the needs of the City of Brimbank’s Vietnamese population (approximately 12% of total population).  Tran Siu comes to this understanding naturally, due to his relationship with his Vietnamese/Chinese parents.  Residents of Melbourne, the parents of Tran Siu long ago found refuge in Australia.  From his parents, Tran Siu came to understand hard work and dedication, and developed a heartfelt appreciation for his nation. 

The appreciation Councillor Tran Siu has for Australia is contrasted by the dissatisfaction many hold for their country.  While those disenchanted residents concentrate on the imperfections of their homeland, it is Tran Siu who thinks of its fine qualities.  As the son of his refugee parents, Tran Siu has learned that each and every Australian has an individual responsibility to make things better.

Tran Siu is truly dedicated to his responsibility to make things better; serving on the Harvester Ward Council since November 2008 has given Tran Siu many additional tools to do so. Councillor Tran Siu intends to continue his focus on a number of specifically identified needs of Brimbank’s people.  Tran Siu plans to persistently apply his strong work ethic to effectively meet those needs. 

Tran Siu knows it is his work ethic which separates him from so many of his peers.  Councillor Siu has used that strong work ethic to see him through the morass of city government obstacles and he has learned from personal experience that persistence and principled conviction will carry him through to the implementation of so many needed community projects.  

Should Councillor Tran Siu be re-elected by the people of Brimbank’s Harvester Ward, they will have no better champion.

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Embracing the Can-Do

In Melbourne, Australia, there lives and works a young man of vision.  Tran Siu is that man.  Within the metropolitan area of Melbourne lies the City of Brimbank, and Councillor Tran Siu is a member of that city’s Harvester Ward Council.  While he approaches the end of his first term serving on that Council, Cr Tran Siu actively seeks re-election.

Within any agency of government representation, there have always been those of ordinary, as well as extra-ordinary, motivation.  As a representative of the City of Brimbank, Tran has worked with intense motivation.  As it has been customary for Councillor Tran Siu throughout his business and public life, Tran Siu, by his very nature, continues to find avenues for improvement.  To this day, Councillor Siu remains on the lookout for effective ways to improve his Ward’s circumstances.  Councillor Tran Siu is a young man of purpose, who seeks out such opportunities with exceptional zeal. 

As early on as his days as a student at primary school, Tran Siu was acknowledged for his leadership qualities and skills.  Even as a young 6^th grade student, the peers of and educators of Tran Siu recognized his leadership qualities.  Those students showed their confidence in him by electing young Tran Siu to be their Student President.

Councillor Tran Siu is known for his motivation to get things done.  After primary schooling, Tran Siu progressed onto higher levels of education.  As a graduating high school student, Tran Siu was honoured at the 2002 Premier’s VCE Awards with the presentation of the prestigious Victorian Certificate of Education (“VCE”) Achiever Award.

It was during high school that young Tran Siu made his decision to pursue business and economics.  Once in College, Tran Siu was so motivated to succeed, he stubbornly held down a full-time job, while also studying for a degree in Economics and Finance.  Councillor Tran Siu attributes that academic accomplishment to his inherent motivation to do whatever necessary to reach stated goals.  Cr Tran Siu takes pride in honouring his commitments.  Councillor Tran Siu is motivated to meeting those commitments with excellence.   The constancy of excellence exercised by Tran Siu is illustrated by his many accomplishments within the community. 

Councillor Tran Siu naturally gravitates to arenas that afford him the opportunity to lead.  Many of those community arenas have been those of local youth and business groups with which Tran Siu joined forces.  Often as a member, Tran Siu utilized his strong work ethic and leadership skills on their behalf.  Just as during his school years, the altruistic efforts of Tran Siu that helped his fellow members were openly recognized.  To show their appreciation to Tran Siu, such groups as the Lions and Rotary Clubs, YMCA, Red Cross, Amnesty International, World Vision, and Centre for Multicultural Youth Issues often  honoured Tran Siu with their respective awards. The laudable and extensive achievements of Tran Siu are ones of tireless participation in and contribution to community needs.

As a dedicated representative of the people of Harvester Ward Council, Tran Siu continues to focus on goals of meaningful community improvements.  Councillor Tran Siu has the proven leadership strengths which are believed to ensure the achievement of those improvements.  He actively helped re-form the Sunshine Traders Group (STG) to the new Sunshine Business Association (SBA). The first task on their agenda was to form a stronger and diverse management committee. This was to create a more long standing foundation and be able to pull together like minded business people to be able to cooperateively work on common goals and that was to better their surrounding community. Tran Siu was able to use his leadership abilities to attract most of the local traders, shopping centres, banks, real estates and local agencies to attend regular meetings to set collective goals to achieve.

In October 2009, the first SBA event was hosted “Sunshine Lantern Festival” which culminated over 100 food and accessory stands, rides, stage performances and many more activities which saw many different cultural displays. Even it was the most windiest and wettest day recorded for the year still thousands turnout in support for the SBA event.

It has been said that personal leadership is the process of keeping our vision and values before us and aligning our lives to be congruent with them.  This axiom could easily have been stated to describe Tran Siu. 

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Embracing the Can-Do

Tran Siu is one of today’s rarities; he a self-made man.  Melbourne’s Sunshine communities can rightfully boast of Tran Siu and his actions as a hard-working and dedicated member of their Council.  

Tran is a young man, who has served the people of Brimbank City Council as their Deputy Mayor since November 2008.  Councillor Siu is particularly focused on both near- and long-term goals of improvement for the people of Brimbank.  He takes those goals seriously, just as he takes seriously his nation as a whole. 

 Siu was raised to hold Australia dear to his heart and protect her.  There are Australians who prefer to voice displeasure with their great nation, rather than invest in her health and betterment.  Their incessant complaining about her perceived shortcomings only frustrates Tran Siu and makes him grow weary.  Rather than complain, Councillor Siu prefers to make fortifying contributions to his proud homeland.   Siu concentrates on and reaches for the positives.

Councillor Siu was taught by appreciative refugee parents to be grateful for his proud country. The hard-working mother and father of Councillor Tran Siu instilled in him a sincere reverence for Australia, and a deep respect for civic duty.   Siu was taught from childhood that he must earn his achievements; the parents of Siu were the first to teach him the merits of individual responsibility. 

Tran Siu adopted the lesson of individual responsibility as absolute truth; he took that early training and carried it into every pursuit.  Councillor Siu knows that if individuals have access to the tools they need to build, they will generally succeed.  The strong work ethic of Siu pays tribute to this philosophy; first the parenting of him, then his educational accomplishments, and later his business achievements – all these underscore what that healthy work ethic can do.

There are those who do not share the strong work ethic of Councillor Siu.  Rather than pull together with Tran, as individuals who combine their skills and resources, those caustic few spend valuable Council time seeking to undermine him.  Nevertheless, understanding the power of individual responsibility, the attention of Councillor  Siu is not detracted by those counter-production acts.

Tran Siu understands that principled determination and a strong work ethic will always win out.  Councillor Tran Siu has learned from his own rich experiences that those qualities, mixed with the personal will to reach positive goals, will ensure just that.  

Tran Siu relies on the confidence he has in his fellow Australians.  Councillor Tran Siu knows that, with their continued support, and the cooperation – rather than antagonism – of his associates, they can all reach that finish line together.  He believes that mutual finish lines are attainable.  Councillor Tran  is confident that a more productive and robust economy awaits Australia.  The wish of Tran is that he be allowed to again assist Brimbank’s citizens in their efforts to achieve it.

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Despite Negative Opposition

The constant purpose of Tran Siu is to get things done for the people of Sunshine.  That is why Tran Siu pursued his Council position in the first place. Tran Siu has had much experience with Melbourne’s community - quasi-political - organizations.  That experience now bolsters him; Tran is well prepared and willing to defend his actions against others’ negative campaigning.

That bolstering experience now serves Tran well.  While negative campaign tactics are designed to compromise his eligibility in the upcoming Council election. The strong resolve of Tran to make a positive difference for the people of Sunshine will not be shaken; the negative opposition against Tran Siu only serves to strengthen that fortifying resolve.

Tran has a background of many accomplishments. Tran has had impressive experience with a myriad of community organizations.  He has an extensive background of working with youth, disabled, and a variety of business groups.  That experience illustrates reliability of Tran Siu and his commitment to reach targeted goals.  Regardless of the negative accusations pelted against him, he remains steadfast; he is a man who is determined to honor his commitment to the people he represents.       

  

Tran has demonstrated his inherent leadership qualities. Whether as a participant in youth organization activities, or altruistic business events, Tran has always worked with the intensity required to help those groups reach stated goals. The skills developed by Councillor Trans Siu as a result of that involvement now translates to his ability to effectively reach the on-going pursuits of community economic development and improved tourism. 

One of the more heartfelt goals of Tran is providing Australia’s Vietnamese citizens with the needed tools to better represent themselves politically.  Tran believes that this endeavor must entail a more effective promotion of Sunshine’s Vietnamese businesses.

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