February 2023 – Page 3 – Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District

Candlelight vigil for fatal plane crash in Nepal

February 4, 2023 by Ethnic Council

Shepparton’s Nepalese Community group held a candlelight vigil on Tuesday, January 31 in remembrance of loved ones lost in a fatal plane crash in Pokhara, Nepal.

Multicultural Health Connect

February 1, 2023 by Ethnic Council

Multicultural Health Connect is the first national helpline to help people in multicultural communities get health information and advice

The helpline is free and confidential, and run by workers from multicultural backgrounds.

When you call Multicultural Health Connect, you will speak with a trained worker who understands and respects your culture, needs and concerns. They can help you in your language or with the help of an interpreter.

A family tradition: Uppal brothers revolutionise fruit packaging in Shepparton

February 1, 2023 by Ethnic Council

Sunny Uppal has worked at his family-owned fruit orchard in Shepparton in regional Victoria since 2003 alongside his brothers Jaswant Uppal and Sam Uppal. The trio have now diversified into fruit packaging. Mr Uppal spoke about the challenges he faces as a grower and the proud history of on-farm sustainability.

	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.