Ethiopian Community and Coronavirus – Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District

Experts say community leaders are key in curbing the coronavirus pandemic in the next few months

Combatting misinformation online and helping get health messages across language and cultural barriers have been major challenges

Engaging more culturally diverse communities could be a lesson learnt to avoid future outbreaks

	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.