Refugee Olympic Team members win Canada scholarship – Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District

Three members of the Refugee Olympic Team have been granted permanent residency in Canada based on athletic ability. Three athletes competing for the Refugee Olympic Team at the Tokyo Games will soon be coming to Canada through a first-of-its kind athletic scholarship program

	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.