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Residents dump proposed sites By David Lee LOCA L residents are declaring the proposed resource recovery sites close to Murchison, as part of Greater Shepparton City Council’s Draft Resource Recovery Precinct Feasibility and Site Selection Study, could lead to an environmental risk if either of the sites are chosen for a planned resource recovery precinct. Continued on page 25
STUDENT’S VIEW TO REVITALISE CBD… Monash University student, Hilary Sleigh completed her final year of a Masters of Architecture last year, which saw a focus put on five areas that could help to revitalise Shepparton’s CBD including the Telstra telecommunications tower. Photo: Supplied.
CBD through the eyes of a student Potential seen to revitalise Shepparton’s centre By David Lee IT’S not only locals who see the potential for Shepparton’s CBD. Monash University student, Hilary Sleigh completed her final year of a Masters of A rchitecture last year, which saw a focus put on five areas that could help to revitalise Shepparton’s centre.
As part of an overarching investigation i n t o t h e f u t u r e o f r e g i o n a l t ow n s , Hilary chose to look at ways in which a rch itec t u re cou ld ac t as a med iator b e t we e n s o c i a l ly, e c onom ic a l ly a nd racially different groups within Shepparton. H i l a r y ’s v i s i o n f o c u s e d o n h o w
artistic impressions could help bring the community together in spaces dispersed across Sheppa r ton’s C B D, w it h host structures including the Stewart Street car park, the Maude Street Mall, the Telstra communications tower, a vacant lot and the Monash Park underpass. Continued on page 23