Community Events – Page 4 – Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District

Ending Female Genital Mutilation by 2030

February 5, 2021 by Ethnic Council

The United Nations observes a number of days celebrating human rights, children, world habitat, and the widely celebrated World Day of Peace. You may view a list of United Nations Observances.

On the 6th of February each year, the World Health Organisation and the United Nations observes International Day of Zero Tolerance Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting.

Zero tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation means the practice should not be tolerated for any reason, no matter the type, who is doing it and on whom.

Female Genital Mutilation which involves the removal of part, or all, of the female genitalia has been recognised as a serious form of violence against women and girls.

Face-to-face catch-ups return for the Friendship Café

December 30, 2020December 22, 2020 by Ethnic Council

For the first time since restrictions eased the women of the Ethnic Council’s Friendship Café gathered face-to-face at the Aussie Hotel for their final catch-up of the year.

They were joined by a few members of the Ethnic Council including project officer Aleena Qazikhil, who heads the program, and guest speakers Salvation Army Doorways team leader Megan Waters and manager for homelessness services Omeni Ndlovu.

Covid-19 Translations

August 3, 2020June 1, 2020 by Ethnic Council

COVID-19 translated information for people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, health professionals and industry. Information includes factsheets and promotional materials.

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Friendship Cafe – Victoria Police

December 30, 2020May 11, 2020 by Ethnic Council

On Monday 11 May, the Friendship Cafe will visit a lady Policewoman and hear her journey in becoming a Police Officer.

Changing Men’s Behaviour – Online sessions

April 23, 2020April 21, 2020 by Ethnic Council

Dr Santino and Deng Kor will be speakers on Changing Men’s Behaviours and Respectful Relationships in Families, in Zoom sessions commencing on 6 May 2020 from 2pm. The goal is to strengthen family relationships based on cultural approaches.

Positive Parenting – Women’s Online Sessions

April 23, 2020April 21, 2020 by Ethnic Council

Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District in collaboration with Catholic Care and Primary Care Connect will present free session in improving family relationships/family health for settlement communities of Greater Shepparton. The session will be conducted online using Zoom on 22 April 2020. This session is for women.

Family Violence Community Information Session

March 11, 2020 by Ethnic Council

On 20 March at 8.00am at FamilyCare in Welsford Street, Shepparton, the Goulburn Family Violence Executive are presenting a free community information session about Family Violence and Men’s Behaviour Change Program.

Positive parenting session in Shepparton

March 11, 2020 by Ethnic Council

Shepparton South Sudanese families are once again encouraged to take part in a Positive Parenting workshop, focusing on migration and child development.

Shepparton’s Cultural Diversity Week – 2020

March 5, 2020 by Ethnic Council

Cultural Diversity Week, held from 21 – 29 March, brings together people from all walks of life to promote and embrace community harmony and celebrate the many cultures that make Australia so vibrant. Shepparton’s Cultural Diversity Week celebrations will be launched in Maude St Mall on Saturday 21 March 2020. Join the FREE Launch event for a variety of cultural demonstrations, finger food, interactive art and family friendly activities.

International Womens Day: 12 March 2020

February 27, 2020 by Ethnic Council

The Greater Shepparton Women’s Charter Advisory Committee (GSCAC) invites everyone along to join their International Women’s Day celebration to be held on Thursday 12 March 2020 the McIntosh Centre, Shepparton.

Amharic	Arabic	Assyrian
Bengali	Burmese	Cantonese
Chaldean	Croatian	Dari
Dinka	Filipino	French
Greek	Gujarati	Hazaragi
Hindi	Indonesian	Italian
Japanese	Karen	Khmer
Korean	Kurmanji	Macedonian
Malayalam	Maltese	Mandarin
Nepali	Oromo	Pashto
Persian	Polish	Portuguese
Punjabi	Russian	Serbian
Simplified Chinese	Sinhala	Somali
Spanish	Swahili	Tamil
Thai	Tibetan	Tigrinya
Traditional Chinese	Turkish	Urdu
Vietnamese	Zomi

	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.