Bakhtar Community Organisation – Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District

To the Bakhtar Community Organisation, one of Australia’s greatest strengths is our values. That’s why a fair go and equality of opportunity for all is at the heart of everything they do, including supporting over 2000 refugees in Victoria.

	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.