Referendum Materials in translation – Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District

A collaborative effort has been initiated by organisations advocating for individuals with diverse literacy, language and cultural backgrounds, and with disabilities. The aim is to create accessible resources on the First Nations Voice to Parliament and the upcoming referendum. These materials will be made freely accessible to the public.

Life Without Barriers, Reconciliation Australia, SNAICC – National Voice for our Children, Yes23, and Polaron Language Services have worked together to develop the accessible resources, including fact sheets, social media tiles, audio resources, and videos.

The materials will be translated into 100 languages and aim to inform individuals with low literacy levels and those needing information in different languages about the purpose of the upcoming referendum.

	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.