awareness of racism is rising in the community – Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District

Australian communities, especially those with high levels of ethnic and cultural diversity, are vibrant, cohesive, and well-connected places. This cohesiveness does not always show up in the survey data and the numbers that are collected. However, awareness of racism is rising in the community and this is a good movement of national opinion.

	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.