Ahead of the upcoming state elections in Victoria, the SBS Punjabi team visited Shepparton, one of the state's major regional centres. Members of the Punjabi community involved in agriculture, business, education, language services and community life shared the key challenges facing the region and their expectations of the government.
This special report features the views of Sir Mohabbat, founder of the Suhavi App, farmer Gurinder Singh, Sukhdeep Singh who moved from Melbourne to Shepparton, Punjabi teacher Jagwinder Singh, motel businessman Sukhjit Singh Dhanoa, and local MP Sam Birrell.
Issues such as health services, housing, agriculture, regional infrastructure, cultural languages, and support for businesses remained central to the discussion.
Through this podcast, find out which issues the Punjabi community of Shepparton considers most important in this election and what expectations they have from the incoming government.
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