SOME of Shepparton’s newest young residents met with international cricket royalty last week when former Sri Lankan captain Tillakaratne Dilshan led a clinic for migrant children at Princess Park.
Community Events
L’Arche Shepparton – Activity Day
St Brendan’s Parish and Shepparton L’Arche Council will host an Activity day in St Brendan’s Parish Garden and the Mgr Peter Jeffrey Centre on Sunday 7 March at 12:30 for disabled and their carers and anyone interested in the work of Shepparton L’Arche Council.
Community Hub of St Georges Road Primary School & Shepparton English Language Centre
The Community Hub of St. Georges Road Primary School & Shepparton English Language Centre presents an updated flyer of the Hub’s activities.
Introducing New Migrant Children to Cricket
The Ethnic Council of Shepparton will be hosting the “Introducing new migrant children to cricket” session on Friday 26th of February 2021 from 4.30 pm to 7.00 pm at Shepparton United Cricket Club in Princess Park – Quinan Parade, Shepparton. This is supported by Cricket Victoria, Shepparton / Youth United Cricket Club and Greater Shepparton City Council. This session is available to Girls and Boys.
2021 Community Hub Programs – Term 1
Community Hubs serve as gateways that connect families with each other, with their school, and with existing services. Dozens of community hubs operate under the National Community Hubs Program – recognised as a leading model to engage and support migrant women with young children. Shepparton Community Hubs are based at St Georges Road Primary School & Shepparton English Language Centre, Wilmot Road Primary School and Gowrie Street Primary School. Community Hub Programs for Term 1, 2021, are given below.
Submerged Exhibition Launch ~ Mimi Leung and Ree
Multicultural Arts Victoria warmly invites you to join us from wherever you are in the world for the online launch of SUBMERGED a new collaborative exhibition featuring digital artworks by two women of colour living in Shepparton, Mimi Leung and Ree.
Shepparton Friendship Cafe begins again
Back with a bang, the Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District’s Friendship Café gathered for its first catch-up of the year on Wednesday, February 3, and featured City of Greater Shepparton Mayor Kim O’Keefe as guest speaker.
Shepparton local supporting her Sudanese community with fundraiser
Akuot Wundit’s first memories are of the Kenyan refugee camp her family fled to from their war-torn home in South Sudan. She was nine months old.
Twenty-three years later she lives in Shepparton with her mother and four brothers, studying a Bachelor of Nursing at La Trobe University.
She is also working full-time at St Paul’s African House, Shepparton, as the senior co-ordinator of African Focus — a government-funded survey looking at how to improve the relationship between the African and broader Greater Shepparton communities — which is about to begin.
St Georges Road PS and SELC Community Hub 2021
Community Hubs serve as gateways that connect families with each other, with their school, and with existing services. Dozens of community hubs operate under the National Community Hubs Program – recognised as a leading model to engage and support migrant women with young children. Shepparton Community Hubs are based at St Georges Road Primary School & Shepparton English Language Centre, Wilmot Road Primary School and Gowrie Street Primary School. St Georges Road Program for Term 1, 2021, is given below.
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ArtsACTION ~ Opportunity for creatives in our community
ArtsACTION is a free upskilling and professional development program for creatives. This program supports creatives to get into action, work collaboratively, and refine innovative methods for success. It will assist with activating career pathways, broadening networks and building market reach. Several workshops and Zoom sessions are on offer along with a resource package. FREE to participate, ArtsACTION is delivered entirely online from 1st December 2020 to 30th June 2021