Students from Shepparton English Language Centre visited the new Shepparton Law Courts on Tuesday, 4 June. Students at the Language Centre are all from overseas – new settlements and refugees. A court visit is important, for in some middle-eastern cultures, to be seen at court is culturally a matter of shame. So the visit enabled all the students to feel at ease and learn about the Law Courts of Shepparton.
The CALD Community of Shepparton was invited to a movie night on Sunday 9 June, as an invitation and opportunity to experience and understand different aspects of culture in Australia. Films included “Mamma Mia” and “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind”.
Board and Staff of The Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District assembled to meet and hear from staff of the Federation of Ethnic Communities Council of Australia (FECCA) – who were in Shepparton for two days to hear from community leaders and members and staff of Ethnic Council on issues of concern. On Friday 7 June, the FECCA representatives met with Ethnic Council staff and Board members.
SOME 2,209 people from across the Shepparton area were reported to have accessed homelessness services during the reporting period of 2017 and 2018, as recorded by industry body, Council to Homeless Persons. This number included families with children, young people, older people, single adults, people with disabilities.
Shepparton English Language Centre, Ethnic Council of Shepparton and Rural Australians for Refugees Mansfield will host a friendly soccer match and BBQ-get to know you in Mansfield on Sunday 16 June. A bus will leave Welsford Street at 9am sharp.
The Goulburn Valley South Sudanese Community Association will celebrate Mother’s Day on Saturday 1st June at the Senior Citizens Hall, 132 Welsford St, Shepparton from 6pm-9pm.
Board and Staff of The Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District assembled to meet and hear from staff of the Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria – which advocates and lobbies all levels of government on behalf of multicultural communities in areas, metropolitan and regional Victoria.
Shepparton Interfaith Network, Latrobe University, Victoria Police and the Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District along with the City of Greater Shepparton will host a Community Iftar Meal in Maude St Mall on Friday, May 31, followed by Speed Date a Muslim.
Temporary Protection Visa Holders (TPV) and Safe Haven Enterprise Visa Holders (SHEV) are invited to attend a Visa Information Session presented by Refugee Legal: at the Masonic Lodge, 161 Welsford St, on Wednesday 8 May at 11:00 am.
The ABC’s You Ask, We Answer election project has received dozens of voter questions about immigration, with many concerned about how Australia can care for the hundreds of thousands of new migrants entering the country each year. In this article, the ABC’s You Ask, We Answer examines Shepparton as a model for successful settlement.