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Albanian flag raising

From left, Arbri Xhuti, Eva Veis, Christopher Veis, Reg Qemal, Serena Shparthi, President of the Shepparton Albanian Society, Mariola Nebiu and Mayor, Cr Shane Sali. Photo: Aaron Cordy

The local Albanian community raised the Albanian National flag at the Queen’s Gardens last Friday, November 28, to celebrate Albania’s Independence Day. Since they first began settling in the region in the 1920s, the Albanian community has contributed greatly to Greater Shepparton.

From left, Arbri Xhuti, Eva Veis, Christopher Veis, Reg Qemal, Serena Shparthi, President of the Shepparton Albanian Society, Mariola Nebiu and Mayor, Cr Shane Sali. Photo: Aaron Cordy