Candlelight vigil for fatal plane crash in Nepal – Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District

Shepparton’s Nepalese Community group held a candlelight vigil on Tuesday, January 31 in remembrance of loved ones lost in a fatal plane crash in Pokhara, Nepal.

On the grounds behind Victoria Park Lake, more than 50 members and non-members of the Nepalese Community group gathered at 8pm to pay their respects to the 68 victims of the crash.

Candlelight vigil Shepparton — Family: Children participate in the event.

Nepalese Community president Gyan Lama said the fatal plane crash on Sunday, January 15 was the most disastrous in Nepal in the past three decades.

Condolences were also shared for Nepalese community members across Australia who had died suddenly due to health issues and accidents.

Nepali language film a Shepparton first

Nepalese Community vice-secretary Jyothi Bhandari said this was one of the most saddening times for their community.

“We gathered to light the candles and held one minute of quiet moment to pray for the deceased souls to rest in peace,” she said.

Nepalese Community secretary Bishal Jung Kunwar ended the program by thanking all the attendees of the event.

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	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.