Catholic Education Office Sandhurst – Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District

GREATER Bendigo teachers are calling for more support for families who are seeking asylum during the COVID-19 pandemic. A number of teachers and staff members from St Francis of the Fields Primary School in Strathfieldsaye signed onto the Refugee Council of Australia public statement this week.

	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.