Settlement Council of Australia – Statement on Christchurch shooting – Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District

In light of the horrific attacks in Christchurch last Friday,the Settlement Council of Australia would like to acknowledge the heartfelt outpouring of people across Australia, New Zealand and the world in solidarity with our Muslim communities, and to stand up to hatred and violence.

The Settlement Council of Australia (SCoA) expresses its sympathy and support for the victims of the shootings at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand.

SCoA stands side by side with people across the world in promoting unity, tolerance and respect.

SCoA is the national peak body for Australia’s dynamic settlement services sector, currently representing around 100 settlement agencies across Australia.

	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.