Elder abuse is mistreatment of an older person – Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is observed on June 15. There will be an event raising awareness of elder abuse at the Shepparton Senior Citizens Centre on June 15 at 10:30 – 11:30 … you are invited to come and “stir a cuppa with seniors’.

	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.