Refugee Resilient Competitors – Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District

Sport is more than a hobby. It is a way to build resilience. For so many refugees, sport is a way to have fun, to heal, to rebuild. Sport can reduce stigma. For all refugees, with or without disabilities, having the opportunity to access sports can build physical and mental wellbeing. And of course it challenges what other people thought might be possible. #cheerforrefugees

	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.