Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District’s Friendship Café is back meeting in person after several successful Zoom sessions during lockdown — and they want more women to attend the sessions.
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Jabba the Bus at the Turkish Mosque
Jabba the Bus will be at the Turish Mosque and Community Centre in Mooroopna on Tuesday, 12 October from 9:30am to 4pm.
Jabba the Bus at St Georges Road School
Many Shepparton participants braved a cold windy day for their vaccination. Jabba the Bus called at St Georges Road School and set up shop to offer vaccinations. Shepparton is down to just four active cases following the outbreak during the past month!
Every community stood tall during outbreak
Manager of Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District, Chris Hazelman, has written on the experience of the Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Community in Shepparton during the pandemic and the challenges of relieving hardship – as well as getting appropriate messages to our multicultural community. A lesson for the future is that someone’s language skills should not exclude them from important information.
COVID-19 testing help for non-English speaking Afghan and Congolese community
Bilingual Afghan and Congolese community members are helping out at one of the Shepaprton COVID-19 testing sites. The Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District is working in conjunction with the Victorian Department of Health to provide the bilingual workers at the Graham St facility.
Ethnic Council of Shepparton & District Inc. Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of the Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District will take place on Thursday 23rd September 2021 at 8.00pm.
Community champion up for state award
Sam Atukorala’s work with the Greater Shepparton community has been nominated for a Victorian Community Achievement Award. But he says everything he has achieved has been with the help of other community members. “There’s nothing in this world you can do by yourself,” Mr Atukorala said.
Cultural Bus Tour
Shepparton Ethnic Council welcomes members of the broader community to participate in a day of discovery of Shepparton’s unique Multicultural communities on Wednesday 26th of May 20210. Seats are limited so please register early.
Australian Citizenship – Study Course
Community Hub and Wilmot Road Primary School along with Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District are offering a free course for anyone seeking Australian Citizenship. The course is centred around a study of the questions contained in the test. The course is free and commences on Thursday 20 May 2021. This is an English Medium course. Interpreters will be in attendance.
Manager’s Report – Year 2020
Chris Hazelman OAM, Manager of the Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District Inc., delivered the Annual Report for Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District activities for the year 2020 at teh Annual General Meeting held on 28 September 2020. The report focusses on the response to Covid-19 and the challenges this placed on staff with the delivery of programs and service delivery to those seeking assistance of Community Development officers.