Melbourne University and SANE Australia are hosting a panel of experts in Mooroopna next week to explore the latest in mental health stigma research and interventions.
Ethnic Council
Sudanese community members visit Essendon’s headquarters
Shepparton South Sudanese community members have got an insight into the world of an AFL player through a recent visit to the Essendon Football Club headquarters.
Trip to the Snow
Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District conducted a visit to the snow – at Mt Buller – on Saturday 24th August. This trip was given free to all migrant and settlement communities.
Omeni Ndlovu elected Lions Club District Governor
Congratulations to Omeni Ndlovu as he was inducted as the new District Governor for Lions Club District 201V6. We wish him a successful tenure in office.
Seeking New Members
The Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District is seeking new members. New members should sign up before August 26th in order to participate in the Annual General Meeting.
Shepparton takes a lead on refugees
In a scene from the documentary Border Politics, Julian Burnside stands among piles of discarded life jackets, clothing and boats, strewn across a hillside on the Greek island of Lesbos, off Turkey. In recent years, the island has become a gateway to Europe for countless refugees fleeing violence and oppression across the Middle East. He picks up a child’s lifejacket emblazoned with the cartoon of a happy, running child. The normally cool and composed Melbourne barrister is visibly moved.
Ethnic Council AFL football trip
55 people – young and old – went to the AFL Swans v. Bombers Match on Saturday last courtesy of AFL Diversity region and the Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District.
Hub Cooking Excursion to Strathbogie
39 women, young children and volunteers from the St Georges Road and Shepparton English Language Centre Community hub climbed aboard a bus for a Cooking Excursion to travel to a property on top of a ridge with 360 degrees views in the Strathbogie Ranges. (The women who attended this excursion are originally from South Sudan, Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Kuwait, Malaysia, Phillipines and Nepal).
Border Politics Film Night
Border Politics – an Australian documentary which follows Human Rights lawyer Julian Burnside as he examines attitudes to refugees and human migration patterns worldwide – will be screened in Shepparton on evening of Thursday 18 July. Julian Burnside will be present for a Q and A session.
Soccer Truly is a World Game
On Sunday, 16th of June, in glorious sunshine – Mansfield Soccer Club joined with Rural Australians for Refugees (RAR), the Ethnic Council of Shepparton and the Shepparton English Language Centre (SELC) to enjoy a first combined fun & friendly day of soccer, lovely food and an abundant afternoon tea!