February 2013 – Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District

Shepparton’s Ethnic Council has congratulated the 70 people who became new citizens on Australia Day. Council president Maria Brown-Shepherd said the people were from more than 20 different countries.

Consul visits Shepparton

Newest citizens praised

	The Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District acknowledges the Yorta Yorta People of the land which comprises the Goulburn Valley. We pay respect to tribal Elders, past, present and emerging and we celebrate their continuing culture and acknowledge the memory of their ancestors.
	The Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District is a peak body whose mission is to promote and represent the social, cultural and economic well-being of ethnic communities in the Goulburn Valley Region through the provision of quality and innovative settlement, refugee support, community development, and information and advocacy services.