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No 1:1287
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 27, 2016
COMMUNITY CONNECT | page 6 Letters to the Editor | page 8 Ultimate Home Living | page 18-19 Classifieds | page 23-25 Sport Adviser | page 27 ADVERTISING HOTLINE: 5832 8900
It’s Sale Time at Finny’s
SHEPPARTON’S OWN 2016 ARTS FESTIVAL LAUNCHED
IF IT’S GOT WHEELS MEET THE MACH I page 4
4 pages of great buys starts page 13
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CONTROVERSY WITH ALDER SHOTGUN
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$1.4M works begin at Katandra C ON S T RU C T I ON work s b e g a n last week on the new $1.4M Katandra West Com munit y Centre, which is set to become a hub for the Katandra community upon its completion in late August. Continued on page 21
True blue award winners
Twenty citizens receive Australia Day honours W I T H t r ue blue pat r iot i sm f low i ng t h roug h t he com mu n it y yesterday i n celebration of Australia Day, Toolamba resident, Christine McKenzie took out the prestigious Greater Shepparton Citizen of the Year and Shepparton Access CEO, Wendy Shanks was named Shepparton Citizen of the Year.
Twenty locals and organisations were honoured with awards across Greater Shepparton, including Ella Westblade, who was named as Greater Shepparton Young Citizen of the Year and Murchison To m a t o F e s t a w i n n i n g G r e a t e r Shepparton Community Event of the Year. A rcadia’s Citizen of the Year award
went to Ray McManus, while Dookie’s Young Citizen of the Year award was taken out by Emily Shields, Citizen of t he Yea r was awa rded to Joh n Si m s and the Dookie A&P Show was named Community Event of the Year. Continued on page 17