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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2020
T proba bly comes as no surpri us who choos se to e to live Melburnian regionally, but amid Coron s have been fleein g suburbia has becom avirus lockdowns and Shepp e a lifesty le destin arton
New data from the Austral ation. shows in the ian Bureau of Statistic three months s (ABS) of 127 people to the end of June, an a average breathe. Those day left the city for somewhere who left in easier to harsh lockdow that n which gripped period luckily dodged the the city from early July. ■ CONTIN UED PAGE 3
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Six new councillors declared THERE was an air of excitement and optimism on Thursday afternoon among the newly-elected councillors when they came together for the first time. The group of nine will make up the Greater Shepparton City Council for the next four years. Continued on page 4
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WORKING SEVEN DAYS A WEEK... Nathalia builder, Darcy Botterill (pictured on roof), of D Botterill Constructions working unloading a new house frame in Murchison. The Greater Shepparton real estate marked is booming on the back of Coronavirus lockdowns, extensive government grants and an exodus of Melburnians heading for the regions. Photos: Steve Hutcheson
ANECDOTALLY, people have heard about it, and recent statistics from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) back it up: Melburnians are leaving the city for new regional homes – including Shepparton. According to the ABS, more people left Melbourne in the June quarter for regional centres or interstate than any other time in the last 19 years, and it’s expected the trend has continued through the September quarter. Meanwhile, real estate prices in Greater Shepparton have spiked.
It’s a trend that has been noticeable to Simonds Homes Shepparton sales consultant, Glenn Wilson. “We’ve seen a lot of people come up because of the job opportunities, and that’s given us a real boost, but we’ve also seen a whole range of other people moving out of Melbourne,” he said. “Previously, they’ve come up for work. Now we’re seeing people come up for lifestyle.” Full story inside this week’s House & Land Lift-out