Cultural Bus Tour – Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District

Shepparton Ethnic Council and District welcomes staff members of the Goulburn Valley Water who will participate in a day of discovery of Shepparton’s unique Multicultural communities.

The tour commences at the Flats between Mooroopna and Shepparton. Rumbalara Aboriginal Elder Robyn Nelson will guide the visitors through some of the local indigenous history, including the walk-off from Cummeragunja in 1939.

The Bus tour will also go to the Turkish Mosque, where the imam and members of Shepparton’s Turkish Community explains the features of the mosque and elements of the muslim worship service and the Holy Koran. The Cultural Bus Tour will also visit the Afghan Mosque, Iraqi Mosque and the Gurdwara Sahib (Sikh temple).

As we will visiting places of various cultures and religions, cultural sensitivity needs to be acknowledged. As part the Muslim and Sikh traditions removal of shoes is required and the covering of hair before you enter their places of worship. A scarf can be used to cover your hair and socks may be needed when shoe removal is required.

Event Details

Date: Thursday 12 September 2019

The tour will start at the Ethnic Council at 9:00am and finish around 4:00pm.

The Itinerary

9.15am – Depart Ethnic Council
9:30am – Experience the Indigenous Culture (1Hour and 15 minutes)
11.00am – Iraqi Mosque (45 Minutes)
12:00pm – Turkish Mosque (1Hour and 30 Minutes)
2.00pm – Afghan Mosque (45 minutes)
3.00pm – Sikh Gurdwara (45 minutes)
4.00pm – Return back to the Ethnic Council – End of Tour

For more information, please call Andrew Murley on 03 5831 2395

Supported by Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District and Goulburn Valley Water.

Goulburn Valley Water logo with Ethnic Council Logo

	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.