International Students and Australian Biosecurity – Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District

International students and temporary visa holder can face visa cancellation for serious biosecurity breaches from 1 January 2021. Penalties significantly increase for travellers who fail to declare high-risk biosecurity goods. Currently, only visitors can have their visas cancelled for biosecurity contraventions.

	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.