Ethnic Council AFL football trip – Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District

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.

Saturday marked a first time AFL experience for many.

Some 55 people piled into a coach ahead of the Essendon versus Sydney game at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

The Ethnic Council hosted the event with the help of the Essendon Football Club’s GLoBALL Program, with a number of different communities represented, including some people who had not been to the football before.

The Ethnic Council’s Sam Atukorala said the anticipation had been building for some time.

‘We’ve got a number of community members actually going to the footy for the first time, so they’re pretty excited.’

Mr Atukorala said as football was a way of Australian life, he looked forward to introducing the immigrants to the popular sport.

Visit to AFL - Football — 55 people – young and old went to the AFL Swans v. Bombers Match

AFL Diversity trip to the Football from Shepparton — Charlie Kalms, Zachary Walker, Shalom Ramachandra and Kenura Premarathna ready to go to the Football…

Source
Image Source

	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.