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THERE’S NOTHING QUITE LIKE A CAMARO If it’s got wheels
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Navigating modern life on the land W I T H the controversy surrounding access to and the cost of water, the d roug ht the countr y is facing and declining profitability of farm production, new research conducted in New South Wales has shown that farmers are facing unexpected new challenges. Regional Australia continues to evolve and as more people from the cities escape to a life in the country they bring with them a new set of problems. Continued on page 19 HIGH HONOURS… From left, Shepparton Access service user and Duke of Edinburgh Award participant, Danika Andronaco, GV Health volunteer coordinator, Karen Saccuzzo, Shepparton Access service user and Duke of Edinburgh Award participant, Lucy Sullivan, Shepparton Access Duke of Edinburgh Award coordinator/award leader, John Canty, Shepparton Access service users and Duke of Edinburgh Award participants, Ivan Etsebeth, Chevaun Edwards and Nathan Moss. Photo: David Lee.
John Canty recognised for international program By Steve Hutcheson IN this age of attention seeking, there are some in the community who don’t work for the recognition but do the work that is worthy of recognition. Such is t he work performed by Shepparton Access and it is for that work, award leader John Canty was recognised
by The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award, Victoria and presented with a certificate recognising his passion for the award and the profound outcomes it’s had for his participants and the wider community. The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award is a global non-formal education
framework and the world’s leading youth achievement award, which challenges young people to discover their full potential and find their purpose, passion and place in the world. Operating in more than 130 countries and territories, globally more than 1,300,000 participants commence the award each year.