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LOCAL TAKES OUT TOP DEALERSHIP page 4 AWARDS
Roe sprints to win
WEDNESDAY MARCH 2, 2016
TATURA 200 EVENT SUCCESS
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COMMUNITY CONNECT | page 6 Letters to the Editor | page 8 Essendon vs Geelong | pages 14,19+27 From Alaska to Hawaii | page 20 Snapshots of Shepparton’s Past | page 21 ADVERTISING HOTLINE: 5832 8900
2016 AUTUMN EDITION OF 16 Page Liftout NEW HOUSE & LAND
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SPEEDING CONCERNS… Shepparton Police Highway Patrol, Leading Senior Constable Richard Ivory responding to the worries of local residents, who are concerned that speeding vehicles along Channel Road will lead to regrettable road accidents. Photo: Emma Hillier.
LOCAL businessman, Alan Roe has announced his arrival in the sport of tarmac rallying with a definitive outright win in the Mt Baw Baw Sprint, the first round of the 2016 Australian Tarmac Rally Championship. In only his second tarmac event, and the first with Perth-based co-driver Michael Lloyd, Roe came home two minutes and 17 seconds ahead of Adam Kaplan and Aleshia Penney (1985 Mazda RX7). Adviser Sport page 27
“It is only a matter of time before there is an accident that will be regretted”
Drivers nabbed speeding after concerns raised By David Lee SPEEDING has long been an issue on our roads, but there is one local resident who is fed up with the reckless behaviour of some drivers along Channel Road. After urging local police to do something about it, Bryan Mitchell of Lifestyle Communities Shepparton, is now looking to VicRoads to make changes to the speed limit in the area.
Responding to Bryan’s concerns, the Shepparton Police Highway Patrol have been out to the stretch of road between Archer Street and Doyles Road two to three times a week since December, nabbing a number of speeding drivers in the area. VicRoads have also stated that they would be looking into a possible speed limit change in the future. Continued on page 18