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Making the impossible possible By David Lee FIFTY year old former local, Bobby Bajram is set to make the impossible possible. Despite suffering from a severe case of Multiple Sclerosis (MS), he plans to conquer Mount Everest in April next year. Diag nosed with severe rem it ting relapsing MS at the age of 13, Bobby’s journey in life has been tough, facing much of his life wheelchair bound and with severe vision problems, but that hasn’t Continued on page 23 stopped him.
ENOUGH TIME TO STOP?… Local business owner, Gary Harvey often sees trucks running the red light at the intersection of Maude and High Streets, raising concern that the distance between some traffic signals in Shepparton’s CBD may not be long enough. Photo: David Lee.
Traffic signal woes By David Lee SOME locals have expressed concerns over the safety of traffic signals in and around Shepparton’s CBD, with the distance between some, that are heavily utilised by trucks, being just over 100m. One problem area that has been highlighted is along High Street,
between the Wyndham and Maude Street traffic signals. The distance along High Street from the finish of the lights at Wyndham Street to start of the lights at Maude Street is approximately 125m, and with the average length of a B-Double being 25-26m long, it begs the question, Continued on page 17 is there enough time to safely stop?