Flood support for CALD community – Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District

Windermere is a community support organisation which has capacity to provide in-language support for several languages. This is a joint-funded program of support for those involved in the 2022 Flood disaster in Shepparton and surrounds. This support is free and available to multicultural community, and those who have recently arrived in Australia and experienced floods. The support includes financial support, replacing lost items, insurance advocacy, business support and referrals for mental health support. This service is offered as a one-to-one service in Shepparton.

	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.