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STUNNING ABORIGINAL ART MUSEUM WORTH A VISIT Adviser Travel PAGE 20
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Jobs and schools boost SHEPPARTON students are set to benefit from a new 10 year plan to transform the town’s education system, following the announcement of an initial $1M of funding toward a new Shepparton Education Plan. The funding, which has been secured as part of the Victorian Budget 2017/18, will go to extensive community consultation, a central part of developing the plan. Funding will also go towards the future architectural planning of schools where required. Continued on page 19
FINAL WINNERS DRAWN... From left, GMCU general manager, René Deen, Member for Murray, Damian Drum, GMCU compliance manager, Brett Elgar and The Adviser managing director, Geoff Adams at the final draw for the 2017 GMCU $30,000 Giveaway on Monday, where Margaret Opie of Kialla Lakes was drawn the lucky, $10,000 major prize winner. Photo: David Lee.
We have our $10,000 winner
Record number of entries in this year’s giveaway By David Lee THE 2017 GMCU $30,000 Giveaway has come to a spectacular end, and out of the record 91,128 entries received during this year’s
promotion, Margaret Opie from Kialla Lakes was drawn as the lucky $10,000 major prize draw winner. Continued on page 17