Visit from Victorian Opposition Leader at Our Office – Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District

On 12 June 2025, the Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District Inc. was honoured to host Brad Battin MP, Leader of the Victorian Opposition and Leader of the Victorian Liberal Party, along with Wendy Lovell MP, Member for Northern Victoria, at our office.
This important visit provided a valuable opportunity for multicultural community leaders from across the Goulburn Valley to share updates on community priorities and to discuss both the opportunities and challenges facing newly arrived and emerging communities in our region.
We are grateful to our local member, Wendy Lovell MP, for coordinating this important engagement. Such conversations are vital to ensuring that the voices of multicultural communities are heard and meaningfully reflected in statewide policy and planning.

	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.