Visa backlog slashed in time for Christmas – Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District

The Albanese Labor Government has slashed the visa backlog – hitting the 600,000 milestone by the end of the year. There have now been over 120,000 offshore backpackers granted visas in time for Christmas.

	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.