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■ COMMUNITY CONNECT | page 6 ■ Chamber responds to recent CBD debate article | page 8 ■ Classifieds | pages 23-25 ■ 7 Day TV Guide | page 26 HUGE PROGRAM OF EVENTS FOR ALL LAUNCHED
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New service rolls into station THERE were small celebrations taking place on Monday evening, as the new weekday train service rolled into the Shepparton Station at 7:21pm for the first time. D epa r t i ng f rom S out her n C ross Station at 4:31pm, the new service was welcomed by the community and All Aboard Campaign members with a brass band, drinks and nibbles, but the message was made clear that there is still a need to continue to raise awareness that Shepparton needs more rail services. Continued on page 22
11,819 students kick off the school year STUDENTS RETURN TO SCHOOL… From left, St Mel’s Primary School students, 11 year old Marley Garner-Griffiths, G5, with brothers, 7 year old Remy, G2 and six year old Luka, prep, who will be among the 11,819 students estimated to have started the school year at non-government and government schools in Greater Shepparton this year. According to figures released by the government’s education department, there has been a reduction in numbers enrolled in school this year across the region when comparing 2017 figures with 2007. Photo: Alicia Niglia.
Reduction in figures when compared to a decade ago By David Lee EXCITEMENT is growing for the estimated 11,819 students who have just started the school year at government and non-government schools across the Greater Shepparton region, but figures have
dropped by an estimated 910 for enrolments in government schools and just over 2,000 for both non-government and government enrolments, when compared to a decade ago. Continued on page 19