Please don’t get me wrong, my 4 stars review has nothing with the temple itself 😅 but the landscape and visitor access to the compound are still under construction, and it’s totally reasonable since its development has been relying on donation.

This temple seems hidden, or unseen from the main road side. I first spotted this temple from the giant 天上聖母 statue by the river on my Metro trip from CBD to Footscray. It was 10 minutes walking from Metro station, and I found its access way behind an apartment near the bridge. It leads to a rugged parking area beside the compound.

The temple compound is consisting of the main gate; the main hall that is dedicated to Mazu Goddess (媽祖) with 7 other altars from Chinese folks religion deity (including the biggest pot outside to worship Heavenly Jade Emperor or 天公) and Mahayana Buddhism; 1 multi purposes hall; 1 other hall for Buddhism activity (still empty); 1 unfinished ancestral hall with an altar of Ksitigarbha Bodhisatva (地藏王菩薩); and the giant statue plaza by the river.

Mazu Goddess is one of the most popular divine figure for Chinese immigrant. Her legend is originated from the coastal area of Southern and Southeastern China, and known as the protector of fishermen/sailor. That’s been said, the considered “perfect” area to build her temple is anywhere near water (sea, river, lake).