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Opening day: Shepparton Access participant and Eco Cafe staff member Geoffrey Swales. Photo by Djembe Archibald

A new cafe has hit the streets of Shepparton.

This isn't your ordinary cafe; it's the Eco Cafe, a community-driven initiative by Shepparton Access.

Participants from Shepparton Access are at the heart of the cafe, managing orders, the till, and serving up coffee and cakes.

The grand opening on Tuesday, April 16, unfolded outside the Wyndham St cafe, where staff members shared their dreams and experiences with the crowd.

Proud: Shepparton Access chief executive officer Brigid Herring-Neumann. Photo by Djembe Archibald

Shepparton Access chief executive officer Brigid Herring-Neumann spoke about the cafe before passing on to Federal Member for Nicholls Sam Birrell who cut the ribbon.

News journalist Djembe Archibald went along to the opening.

Here’s what she captured.

Exciting: Shepparton Access participant and Eco Cafe staff member Joshua Symes. Photo by Djembe Archibald
Enjoying the day: Susan Bradford, Jan and Russ Thompson and Garry Bradford enjoy coffee and cake at the grand opening of the Eco Cafe, Shepparton. Photo by Djembe Archibald
Come in and see: The cafe not only sells coffee and cakes, but coffee beans, jams and other homemade goods. Photo by Djembe Archibald
It’s official: Shepparton Access participant and Eco Cafe staff member Geoffrey Swales, Shepparton Access chief executive officer Brigid Herring-Neumann and Member for Nicholls Sam Birrell cut the ribbon. Photo by Djembe Archibald
Yum: Muffins are available at the cafe. Photo by Djembe Archibald