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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2020
Water trading rules to remain unchanged. IN response to community feedback and acknowledging the impacts of Coronavirus, the Victorian Government is delaying implementation of new inter-valley trade rules until the start of the 2021-22 irrigation season. Goulburn Murray Water (GMW) general manager, Water Delivery Services, Warren Blyth said, “For irrigators on the Murray and Goulburn systems, this meant intervalley trade rules that were implemented in December 2019 to ensure a level playing field for irrigators will be maintained throughout 2020-21. Continued on page 4
PUTTING THE QUESTION TO COUNCIL CANDIDATES.... Some of the concerned business, rural and residential owners from Greater Shepparton have written to candidates in the upcoming Council election about rates. Top from left, Glenn Young, Jon Mathieson, Sam Prentice, bottom from left, Sath Saranatham, Cam Mangiameli and Peter Hill. Photos: Struan Jones and Steve Hutcheson
Local business puts challenge to Council aspirants By Steve Hutcheson
DEATH and taxes are two of life’s inevitable consequences. How those taxes are used however is a continuing battle between all parties concerned. A group of 90 local business leaders, farmers, horticulturalists and residents have come together to seek out the view of
Council nominees on the level and use of Greater Shepparton City Council rates as a prelude to the local government election. Greater Shepparton has one of the highest municipal rates of comparable regional municipalities in Victoria, around 30 percent more than the combined average.
The group want to know if the next batch of Councillors will undertake to question why the rates in Greater Shepparton are higher, should they remain higher or what can be done to bring them back in line with other municipalities. Continued on page 12