What is happening to ISKCON in Melbourne Australia?

People seem to forget, especially young lndian devotees in 2023, that when ISKCON started in Australia in 1970 there were no Indian born devotee! All were mostly white Australian born devotees as the first photo from 1975 at bottom reveals.

It was only when the "White Australia policy" started to be abolished by the Federal Government from 1979, were Indians allowd to study and migrate to Australia and allowed to become citizens. 

Sadly, even though ISKCON in 2023 in Melbourne is strong in membership, the majority of Temple devotees, over a massive 98%, are Indian born. 

Western born devotees are very rare today (less than 2%) as the second photo from 2023 reveals.

Devotees are being made, but most are coming from India because of open immigration policy that allows tens of thousands of Indians to settle in Australia.

We must NEVER forget that Prabhupada originally came to the West to make Western non-Indian devotees of Krsna.

The fact is, Indians are naturally attracted because they have worshipped Krsna from birth.

But Kṛṣṇa is NOT just for Indians, Krsna is Lord of the universe, not just India!

We should all, especially Indian born devotees, make those born in the West into devotees of Krsna too and NOT give them the impression that Krsna is just a God for Indians.

Also, in the 1970s and 80s, the prasadam was very palatable, but since more Indian born devotees have arrived in Australia, especially from West Bengal, they have made the Prasadam way too spicy for Western people.

I refuse to go to Gopal's restaurant in Melbourne because the prasadam is way too spicy, haven't been there for 5 years.

Even though many devotee in the Temple are Indians, it is obvious Westerners are turned off ISKCON today. 

Most have no interest in ISKCON today with many complaining the food is not like it used to be 30 or 40 years ago, and is now too hot and spicy for Westerners!

Like it or not, these are the facts, almost no Western born people join ISKCON today in 2023.

1 - The first photo is 1975, not one Indian born devotee in the photo.

2 - The second photo is 2023, almost no Western born devotees in photo, only Indians.*