Berry Street Education First Youth Foyer – Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District

Refugee Week is a time to celebrate and amplify the voices of refugees and to educate the Australian public about the challenges and issues refugees face in Australia. Having run for more than 20 years, every Refugee Week comes with a theme. This year’s theme, ‘Finding freedom’, is about the millions of people who leave their home country every day in search of a safe space.

	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.