SUNRAYSIA Mallee Ethnic Communities Council (SMECC) celebrated 40 years of providing service to culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities across the region, with a lunch on Friday.

SMECC president Redgina Balchin said the organisation felt it was important to recognise the impact it had had on the community.

"Today we celebrate not only 40 years of work in the community but also t...