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No 1:1490
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8 2020
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Parking trial sparks greater activity in CBD By Steve Hutcheson THERE is more activity happening in the Shepparton CBD. The end of year scramble has a lot to do with it however, many traders are reporting that that the relaxation of parking fees over the period is giving visitors to the centre greater latitude to spend time without the pressure of feeding a parking meter.
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FIGHTING FIRE FROM THE AIR… From left, crew leader Mark Sheppard, along with remote area firemen, Joshua Russo, Pat Bowers, Callan Kennedy, Steven Lebrun, Steve Bullen, Matt Hicks, Dylan Pritchard and helicopter pilot, Andy Page at Shepparton Airport. Goulburn Valley Aero Club, Shepparton opened its club rooms to all pilots, air crew, ground crew and fire fighters to assist in fighting the fires. Photo: Steve Hutcheson
Fire strike team at Shepparton Airport By Steve Hutcheson THE dangers of fighting fire is ever present when doing so in the field at ground level, for a team of extremely fit young men working with Forest Fire Management at the Department of Environment, Land Water and Planning, (DELWP) their job
is magnified several times by the need to travel by helicopter to new fires, generally located in remote and accessible forest points throughout the state and then rappel down a rope from up to 100 metres above the ground. On the ground their mission is to address
the fire with rakehoes, back burning or other portable specialised fire fighting equipment that can be lowered to the ground before they can develop and spread while the helicopter above can drop water onto the centre of the fire. Continued on page 14