SBS Language Services Review – Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District

Today SBS has opened the public consultation for its Language Services Review, and the SBS is inviting you to have your say.

The Language Services Review is a process undertaken every five years in line with the national Census, as part of SBS’s ongoing commitment to continue evolving to meet the needs of Australia’s rapidly changing and increasingly diverse society.

The Review considers factors such as the Australian Census data, audience listening habits, the migration to digital platforms, demographics and financial parameters, in order to ensure SBS’s language services are aligned to reflect today’s Australia. 

Today SBS has opened the public consultation for its Language Services Review, and we are inviting you to have your say.

Every five years, SBS undertakes a Language Services Review to examine our offering and ensure our services meet the needs of Australia’s rapidly changing and increasingly diverse society.

SBS will have public consultation from 5 October to 12 November, inviting feedback on the draft language selection criteria. The selection criteria will be used in conjunction with the 2021 Australian Census data to determine the languages to be serviced for the next five years. and help inform the way those services are delivered including radio, podcasting and other digital platforms.

The six-week public consultation is an important opportunity for you to contribute to the future of SBS Radio services and the network’s broader audio and language offering by providing feedback.

The language selection criteria will be finalised in May 2022, with the new services to be launched before the end of 2022.

For more information, and to view the selection criteria and have your say, please visit: https://www.sbs.com.au/consultation

SBS Language Services Review

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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.