Shepparton Brings Patience is Power to Life for Diverse Local Families 

Shepparton Positive Change Push: Children’s Week event!

On Friday, 24 October, our Shepparton Hub team joined the local Children’s Week celebrations at Ferrari Park in Mooroopna, hosting a vibrant community stall to launch their Positive Change Push initiative.  

Alongside fun activities and games in the park, the team embraced the power of storytelling. They organised multilingual recordings of Patience is Power:  

• Team Leader Kelli read the story in English 
• Key Worker Raji recorded it in Punjabi
• Harvey, key worker from our Melton Hub shared the story in Mandarin. 

The team also donated 50 free hard copies of Patience Is Power to parents, carers, grandparents, kindergartens and early learning centres across the region.  

Building on the amazing success of Sutherland Hub’s original Positive Change Push, which created Patience is Power, a children’s book that promotes understanding of disabilities and the value of compassion and patience. One of Sutherland’s talented participants, Michael, brought the story to life with his artwork, and now Shepparton has expanded access to this inspiring story to culturally and linguistically diverse communities. 

The Positive Change Push empowers Everyday Independence teams across Australia to lead grass roots initiatives that promote inclusion and reshape perceptions of disability.  

A heartfelt thank you to our wonderful Shepparton change makers for their creativity, collaboration and commitment to creating more inclusive communities. 

To access the multilingual Patience is Power Storytimes: 

Click here for English

Click here for Punjabi 

Click here for Mandarin 

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Read more about our other Positive Change Push community initiatives. We look forward to sharing more about the positive impact our teams drive within their communities.