GOTAFE refugee from Ukraine – Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District

Maryna Sliusar moved to Australia from Ukraine in May 2022 with her son, fleeing the war with Russia.

Speaking at GOTAFE’s Refugee Week student event on Tuesday, June 20, Ms Sliusar shared her journey to finding safety and how education was shaping her future.

“This full-scale Russian invasion has divided our lives into before and after,” Ms Sliusar said.

	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.