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By Stephanie Holliday T H E Shepparton rental market has encountered unprecedented g row th in recent months, with demand far outstripping supply.

The exodus from metro Melbourne to regional and coastal regions last year has put further strain on areas where affordable rental options were already scarce.

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NEWS

Schoolyard fights are not a new phenomena

By Steve Hutcheson RECENT events at the Wanganui campus of Greater Shepparton Secondary College have escalated to major news status around the country.

And while the events are significant, the occurrence of school violence and fighting is not new, nor is it limited to this one particular school.

People in the community are scurrying around looking to place blame on the decision to create a superschool without taking into account the numerous other and more relevant factors that have contributed to this environment.

Contributing to this is an underlying and

widespread social issue of domestic violence that occurs in the Shepparton region.

In any one year, police are called to more than 1,500 incidents of domestic violence within the region and there are many more to which they are not.

It is against this community background that the social behaviour at the school needs to be measured.

In a proactive measure, the Member for Shepparton District, Suzanna Sheed, has called on the State Government to provide Greater Shepparton Secondary College with the resources it needs to address escalating bullying and violence at the school.

Ms Sheed told Education Minister, James Merlino, in Parliament, “I have been working with parents, police, school representatives, departmental officers and the minister’s office to ensure that supports are available for students, parents and staff.

“Our children deserve this state-of-the-art, fit-for-purpose campus, but at the moment and during this transition period there is ongoing bullying.”

“There is fear, racial tensions and escalating violence among some students at the school.”

“The violence clearly demonstrated the underlying and unresolved issues that have been festering not only in our secondary colleges but in the broader community for several years.”

Shepparton has a rich and diversified

LEADERSHIP NEEDED... Acting executive principal, Barbara O’Brien, faces the challenge of stamping out violence and bullying at the Greater Shepparton Secondary College.

Photo: Steve Hutcheson

cosmopolitan community with people from some 90 different backgrounds. Recently in an editorial in The Adviser, realtor, Rocky Gagliardi, stated that some of the reasons for the expanding economy in the region was largely due to that rise in community diversification.

Acting executive principal, Barbara O’Brien said, “The health and wellbeing of our students is our top priority and any form of violence or bullying is completely unacceptable.

“All appropriate actions have been taken in recent weeks to ensure a return to a safe and calm school environment, including the provision of extra teachers, additional

wellbeing and support staff and the presence of security to ensure the safety of students and staff.”

While the school has taken appropriate measures and maintains policies to overcome bullying as well as inclusion and diversity, in some respect, the community needs to look inward to understand the motivation towards school yard fight and to take positive steps where they can to address the cause rather than the symptom.

Reaction against intolerance and racial prejudices are best addressed at home by parents rather than placing that responsibility on teachers and schools which are ideally, a place of learning.

Premier out for six weeks with serious back injury VICTORIA’S Premier Daniel Andrews returned home on Monday after six days in hospital following a fall on slippery stairs the previous week.

At around 6.30am last Tuesday, Mr Andrews fell heavily on wooden steps at the front of a rental beach house that his family had been staying at for the long weekend.

He landed flat on his back and hit the

steps directly below the shoulder blades, fracturing at least five ribs and sustaining an acute compression fracture of the T7 vertebra, narrowly avoiding permanent damage to his spinal cord.

“It’s been a long, painful and difficult week,” Mr Andrews said on Monday.

Mr Andrews will be off work for at least six weeks while he recovers.

Deputy Premier James Merlino has

stepped into the role of Acting Premier.

“I want to make special mention of the Ambulance Victoria paramedics, the entire team of staff at Peninsula Private and Alfred Health from trauma specialists to spinal surgeons, cooks and cleaners and everyone in between,” Mr Andrews said.

“I’m grateful to be a Victorian patient and proud of our Victorian health system.”

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NEWS

Commission to be established to investigate injustices against Indigenous Victorians

By Struan Jones A COMMISSION to investigate historical and ongoing injustices committed against Aboriginal Victorians will be established, backed by the State Government and the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria.

What will be known as the Yoo-rrook Justice Commission, after the Wemba Wemba/Wamba Wamba word for ‘truth’, the Commission will formally begin its work in the coming months.

The Yoo-rrook Justice Commission will investigate injustices committed against Aboriginal Victorians, across areas of social, political, cultural and economic life over the last 233 years.

The Commission, which is seen by the First Peoples’ Assembly as a prerequisite to any Treaty negotiations, will be given the full powers of a Royal Commission and be run independently of government.

With the establish ment of the Commission, Victoria will be the first jurisdiction in Australia to institute a formal truth-telling forum.

“Only th roug h a f ull and honest pro ce ss c a n we re set relat ionsh ips between Aboriginal people and the wider

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Shepparton Real Estate managing director, Ryan O’Connor, is seeing massive demand for rental properties in the region. Photo: Stephanie Holliday

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LOOKING TO RESET RELATIONS...

First People’s Assembly co-chair, Aunty Geraldine Atkinson, said the Yoo-rrook Justice Commission could reset relationships between Indigenous Australians and the wider community. Photo: Supplied

community, based on honesty and a knowledge of actual events, not just one part of the story," First People’s Assembly co-chair, Aunty Geraldine Atkinson, said.

By Stephanie Holliday LAST month, more than a quarter (26.1 percent) of all Melbourne houses and apartments listed for rent had had their asking price reduced, up from 14.9 percent in November last year.

I n contrast, ever y region outside M elb ou r ne , i n clud i n g S he pp a r ton , Bendigo, Ballarat, Geelong and the Latrobe Valley, has seen a significant drop in the proportion of advertised rental properties being discounted.

Shepparton Real Estate managing d i rec tor, Ryan O’Con nor, said h is property management team can’t keep up with the demand, with them fielding up to 40-50 applications per rental property.

“Traditionally here we have a high yield market but a lower capital growth rate,

at the moment though we are seeing a 10 percent capital growth rate and 6.5 - 7 percent yield, far higher than it’s been in years” said Mr O’Connor.

“Up to a quarter of prospective tenants are not from the region, whether they be from metro Melbourne or other regional areas, employment prospects in Greater Shepparton have been a major factor in the influx of people who are non-locals seeking rental accommodation.”

Out of the 850 properties on Shepparton Real Estate’s rent roll, only one is currently vacant.

A nother driving force behind the disparity between vacant properties and prospective tenants is the inundation of Melbourne-based investors who have seen the demand in regional areas for rentals raise exponentially compared to back home.

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NEWS

Respiratory physician first person vaccinated against COVID-19 in GV

By Dani Burns A SHEPPARTON respiratory physician has become the first person in the Goulburn Valley to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at GV Health last Wednesday.

Clinical director of adult medicine and clinical lead respiratory ward at GV Health, Dr Mark Harris, who has lived and worked in Shepparton for more than 27 years, said he was honoured to be the first to receive the vaccine.

“Everyone’s worked very hard in Goulburn Valley Health not just in the hospital but in the surrounding areas where there’s been outbreaks,” Dr Harris said outside of GV Health 15 minutes after receiving his injection.

“We’ve had a team here that has managed extremely well, someone had to be first and I was just honoured to be first, but there’s a lot of other people that deserve to be credited for the good work they’ve done.

“If the community takes on the Coronavirus immunisations just like they’ve taken on the flu

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immunisation it will be an enormous success.”

The vaccine was delivered by GV Health COVID-19 nurse immuniser, Sharon Lowe.

“We felt well prepared and very excited to get started,” she said.

“This is the first of many doses.”

Vaccinations will be administered from the McIntosh Centre at the Shepparton Showgrounds from next week.

ONE-TWO JAB... Shepparton respiratory physician, Dr Mark Harris, received the first COVID-19 vaccine in the Goulburn Valley last week, administered by nurse, Sharon Lowe. Photo: Struan Jones

A new do for a great cause

By Stephanie Holliday TATURA’S Sacred Heart School held a World’s Greatest Shave event on Friday with grade five student, Cameron Dundon, shaving his long locks for the Leukaemia Foundation.

Cameron, 10, has thus far raised $2,250 with donations remaining open until June.

Initially aiming for $1,000, Cameron has managed to over double his goal amount.

“I lost my Nana to cancer at the end of last year and Poppy my grandfather (who did the first shave) is currently battling leukaemia and lymphoma,” said Cameron.

“I saw the advert on television for The Greatest Shave about a month ago and asked Mum and Dad if I could take part. I had to research what the Leukaemia Foundation actually does for cancer patients and their families and then my parents said yes I could do it.”

Cameron had to sign a contract with The World’s Greatest Shave due to his age and his parents Michael and Katy couldn’t be prouder, even if they miss his fluffy hair in the mornings.

OVER $2,000 RAISED...

Grade 5 student Cameron Dundon at Tatura’s Sacred Heart School with his fresh new haircut. Photo: Stephanie Holliday

In regards to his new do, Cameron said, “Initially I was shocked but I’m used to it now.

Today my head is a bit cold!”

In 2021, the Leukaemia Foundation celebrates 23 years of the World’s Greatest Shave campaign, with more than two million Aussies having taken part over the past two decades.

SAM goes digital before it goes analogue AS the new Shepparton Art Museum (SAM) gets itself ready to open to the public, the work goes on and for the time being, it goes digital.

Presented by SAM in partnership Blak Dot Gallery and NETS Victoria, artist Moorina Bonini’s Australian Melting Pot is a digital exhibition that can be accessed by audiences from anywhere in the world, both near and far, throughout March.

According to the artist, this work demonstrates an intentional action undertaken to understand the construct of the Australian identity. Through uncovering, re-learning and mixing together, the perfect identity stew is presented.

Belinda Briggs, SAM’s curator (Indigenous), said, “Australian Melting Pot takes a poignant look at identity in Australia and the many determining factors that shape our perceptions about who we believe we are.

“Moorina presents her audience with a complex recipe of ingredients including historical events, intergenerational and cultural influences, and environmental factors like

AUSTRALIAN MELTING POT... Artist Moorina Bonini has an online exhibition on at the SAM. Photo: Lucy Foster

societal attitudes and the media.

This exhibition can be viewed at www. sheppartonartmuseum.com.au and is on show until Sunday, March 28.

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NEWS

Animal tag team

By Steve Hutcheson HAVING your pet wander off from home can be traumatic. It is part of the reason to have these family animals registered and tagged with the council.

Greater Shepparton City Council is reminding all responsible pet owners to register their cats and dogs and pay their renewal by Saturday, April 10.

During 2019-2020, only 28 percent of the dogs and only three percent of the cats admitted to the council shelter were registered. Of these, only 64 percent of dogs and 5 percent of cats were claimed by their owners.

Registration greatly improves the chances of these animals being reunited with you, especially if you use the opportunity for renewal to check all your details are current.

For information on registering your dog or cat with Greater Shepparton City Council, visit www. greatershepparton.com.au.

Dungala-Kaiela Writing Awards still open to entries THE deadline for submissions to the 2020-21 DungalaKaiela Writing Awards has been extended to Friday, April 30.

Started in 2012, the writing awards are open to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with a connection to the Greater Shepparton region.

There are three categories in the Dungala-Kaiela Writing Awards: The Story/Yarn/Article/Play category, and the Poem/Lyric/Rap category, both have four sections – Junior section (Prep to Grade 6), Youth section (13 to 18 years), Open section (19 years and over) and the Elders section (65 years and over). There is also a category for Aboriginal languages of this region in any written form.

Entry forms are available from all branches of Goulburn Valley Libraries or find the Dungala-Kaiela Writing Awards on Facebook.

PEACE OF MIND... The friendly team at Community Insurance Brokers from L-R: Mark Cornick, Clinton Campbell, Karah Bothwell, Robert Baker, Helayna Gilroy, Paul Fleming, John Petzke, Jaidyn Mitchell, Jan Petzke, Hayley Morey, Natalie Spencer and Tanya Phillips. Photo: Supplied

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Much like a lawyer or accountant who provides you with professional advice, based on years of training and experience, a qualified broker will do the same with your insurance needs.

Community Insurance Brokers is a leading insurance brokerage based in Shepparton, formed following the merger of long-standing individual brokerages from the Shepparton area. They are your trusted insurance partner for small to large enterprises, entrepreneurs, rural matters and individuals.

The intricacies of insurance can be incredibly complicated

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to decipher and an insurance broker can help you understand the details of a policy and also work with you to understand your business or personal needs to determine what level of cover you need to ensure you are protected.

With a friendly team of 12, over 100 years of combined experience and access to over 150 national and international insurers, Community Insurance Brokers ensure they provide competitive, expert insurance solutions for any enterprise, farm or individual and specialise in navigating the complexity of the insurance market to provide a tailored insurance program to meet your requirements.

Their vibrant office is located at 100 Nixon street and they can be contacted on 5821 7655.

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EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT

send us your snaps WA N T to see your photos in the newspaper? We are calling on all our readers to send in their photos for the chance to have it go to print.

The seasons are changing, and the rain is increasing. Photographer, Rene Martens, captured this moment of heavy cloud above the dry Dookie landscape recently.

Please send your photos to photo@ sheppartonadviser.com.au or message it to us via our Facebook page ‘The Shepparton Adviser’. If you are sending via email, please keep your email’s total size to under 8MB.

COMMUNITY CONNECT

Tell us about your ‘not-for-profit’ community events via email at classifieds@sheppartonadviser.com.au or fax on 5832 8920 (information is required at least 2 weeks before an event). Please note listings are to be fewer than 55 words.

UPCOMING ST. MARY'S PARISH MOOROOPNA

The following are Easter Mass Times during Holy Week.Tuesday, 23rd March Stations of the Cross - 7.00pm Thursday, 25th March Reconciliation – 7.00pm Holy Thursday, 1st April Mass of the Last Supper 7.00pm Good Friday, 2nd April Celebration of the Lord’s Passion 3.00pm Easter Saturday 3rd April Easter Vigil 7.30pm Easter Sunday 4th April Mass 10.00am ONGOING GROW Mental wellbeing: Depressed? Anxious? Isolated? Suffering grief

or loss? Know someone who is? Grow groups meet weekly to offer peer support and use a proven educational program for mental wellbeing.

Shepparton: 11 Service St, 1pm Wed. Tatura: 9 Kerferd St, 10am Wed. Visit www.grow.org.au for online groups. Details: Lindy 0448 052 769

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CARAVAN CLUB THE MURRAY RIVER RAMBLERS Would like to invite you to join us for relaxing weekends spent with like-minded RV enthusiasts, phone Kaye, 0408 230 147 MOOROOPNA CROQUET CLUB have sessions of croquet on Wednesday and Saturday mornings starting at 9.15am and Thursday evenings at 6.15pm. A good sport for all age groups, all equipment supplied, very friendly club. Ring 5825 4541 for more information.

FAMILY ANONYMOUS Family Anonymous is a self-help group for families and friends of those individuals with drug, alcohol or related behavioural issues. Meetings are held each Wednesday from 6pm to 7.30pm at Church of Christ meeting room, corner of Nixon St and Corio St, Shepparton. For more details phone 0475 272 680 or email fashepparton@gmail.com If you would like to have your community activity listed in our revised Community Connect, simply submit details in 50 words or less to editorial@sheppartonadviser.com.au

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ROUND UP MARCH 2021

WATER YOU DOING? Two stolen quad bikes were located in the channel on the corner of Old Dookie Road and Boundary Road, Lemnos, in early February.

The quad bikes were recovered by the owner/ victim. Repairs are pending.

Both are Quadzilla Pro Shark 100cc quad bikes.

Does anyone have any information about the theft of the bikes or saw them being ridden or dumped in the channel?

If you can assist on this investigation, please contact Constable Downie on 5820 5777 or by email vp44122@police.vic.gov.au.

Alternatively, you can provide your information anonymously via Crime Stoppers Victoria online.

WARRANT Have you seen Rathanaveary?

Police are appealing for your help to locate Rathanaveary Sar, who is currently wanted on an outstanding warrant.

She is known to frequent the Shepparton area.

If you know where she may be please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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NEWS

Land of Plenty is back for 2021 AFTER cancellations and postponements, Shepparton’s Land of Plenty music festival will return this year on Sunday, October 30.

Originally scheduled for October 31 last year then rescheduled to the Labour Day weekend earlier this month, the single-day all-ages major music festival will go ahead at the Shepparton Showgrounds on the Melbourne Cup weekend.

Following an incredible response in its debut year, Land of Plenty is set to be back bigger and better in 2021.

As a destination festival featuring some of Australia’s top bands and hottest up and coming artists, the day will be filled with live music, art displays, market stalls, food vans, and even carnival rides.

While the line-up is still under wraps, there will be a diverse range of genres from hip hop, through to rock and indie, with the all-star headlining acts featuring in previous Triple J Hottest 100 countdowns.

In a statement, Land of Plenty organisers Red Hill Entertainment in partnership with Greater Shepparton City Council said, "Following a challenging 12 months for everyone we really want fans, music lovers and festival goers to have something exciting to look forward to.

“It's great to see outdoor live music starting to make a return to Victoria and if things keep heading in the right direction Land of Plenty will go ahead in October and we can’t wait to welcome everyone to Shepparton for another day of music, dancing and fun times.”

RE-RESCHEDULED... The region’s biggest single-day music festival, Shepparton’s Land of Plenty, is set to return this Melbourne Cup weekend. Photo: Supplied

Murray River institution under threat TOLD TO GO... Graeme ‘Padge’ Padgett of Murray River Horse Trails will not have his tour operator licence renewed in the Barmah National Park.

Photo: Struan Jones

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By Struan Jones GRAEME ‘Padge’ Padgett gets emotional when talking about the end of his horseriding business taking schoolkids into the Barmah Forest on horseback.

He and his partner, Debbie Jackson, of Murray River Horse Trails, have impacted the lives of thousands of kids, some troubled and some from the city, some sick with cancer, who have ridden and camped with the pair in the stunning national park over the last 35 years.

L ast yea r however, t he pa i r was informed by Parks Victoria that their tour operator licence will not be renewed beyond July 1 this year. He’s a tough bloke, Padge, a true bushman, but talking about it makes him cry.

“Thousands of school kids, beautiful people, mates around the world...and they’re kicking us out of there,” he said, speaking last week on the edge of the forest he loves.

“I’ve put out dozens of campfires, picked

up tonnes of rubbish, handed out hundreds of camping guidelines helping people all my career up here, and they’re kicking me out at the end of June.”

Padge, a member of the Barmah Forest Preservation League, said Parks Victoria has not provided him with an explanation behind the decision. Horse riding is permitted in several national parks in Victoria, including the Alpine National Park.

“It’s my passion, this place up here,” he said.

“It’s about educating the kids in the bush...there’s amazing history.

“There’s Aboriginal scar trees along the river, there’s ring trees, canoe trees, and you have kids saying, ‘Wow what’s that?’, and they can see a bit of history, hundreds of years old, hundreds and hundreds of years old!

“So, we’d like to keep going if we can, if we can’t, I guess we’ll just...I don’t know. I don’t know. No answer.”

Have your say on riverside Crown Land rules THE State Government is encouraging farmers, fishers, campers and outdoor enthusiasts to have their say on proposed regulations to govern recreational activity on Crown Land with river frontage and grazing licences.

In 2018, the Government committed to guarantee access to fishing and camping on Crown Land that has grazing licences and water frontage.

To enable the implementation of this commitment, Parliament recently passed amendments to the Land Act 1958 to remove the prohibition of camping on licensed river frontages.

The public is already able to lawfully access licensed river frontages for recreation such as fishing, hiking and picnicking. The consistency will help allow recreational users better understand what can and cannot occur when

accessing these areas.

“The land is already available to use for a range of recreational activities including fishing, but the addition of camping will mean more opportunities for families to enjoy the great outdoors and camp free at more spots,” Minister for Fishing and Boating, Melissa Horne, said.

“The public has a right to enjoy public land. With these changes, campers will be welcome to use Crown Land with water frontage free and in harmony with licensees and the environment – the same way that currently occurs in State Forests.”

The Government is asking people to provide their feedback on the proposed regulations online at www.engage.vic. gov.au /reg u lated-watercou rse -la ndregulations, or email public.land@delwp. vic.gov.au.

NEWS

Brumby eradication plan an emotional issue

By Struan Jones A PLAN to cull brumbies from the Barmah National Park continues to be a serious sore point for locals and those passionate about maintaining a population of the horses in the wild.

The issue is not without its political dimension, too.

Last Thursday, Victorian shadow minister for the environment and climate change, Bridget Vallence, visited the park and claimed the State Government was failing local communities with its plan of total eradication.

Parks Victoria manages the park in conjunction with traditional owners, the Yorta Yorta Nation Aboriginal Corporation, which have expressed concern over the decline of Moira Grass in the forest.

“Parks Victoria has an obligation to control invasive species in Victoria’s national parks, including feral horses,” Parks Victoria regional director, Daniel McLaughlin, said.

“The aim of the current Strategic Action Plan is to reduce horse numbers down to 100 horses by 2024, then to

progressively remove the remaining horses.”

The population of horses, which Parks Victoria calls feral, and supporters call brumbies, numbers between about 250 to more than 500, depending on who you ask.

Their history in the park is also disputed, with advocates claiming a population of brumbies has called the forest home for about 160 years, while Parks Victoria claims their lineage can be traced to escapee horses from local farms in the 1950s.

“Brumbies have been here for 160 years and been a part of the forest and been synonymous with the forest,” Ms Vallence said last Thursday.

“They've been a part of our national heritage and we think the Labor Government wanting to slaughter the brumbies is not right.”

The Barmah Brumby Preservation Group, led by president, Julie Pridmore, estimates about 250 horses live in the park and wants population of between 100-120 maintained.

TOUGH TOPIC... Politicians Bridget Vallance, the shadow minister for the environment and climate change and Member for Northern Victoria, Wendy Lovell (right), with Murray River Horse Trails owners Graeme Padgett and Debbie Jackson in the Barmah National Park . Photo: Struan Jones

Horses on traditional land, whose culture is it anyway?

By Struan Jones WILD HORSES in the Barmah National Park are viewed by some as a cultural flashpoint between the heritage of European settlement in this country and the traditional management of the land that existed before then.

The wholesale eradication of the horses from the forest is seen by some as an attempt to return the park to a condition akin to pre-European settlement, however in that process, the eradication of the brumbies

is seen as a denial or damnation of the European history which introduced them.

Barmah Brumby Preservation Group (BBPG) president, Julie Pridmore, takes umbrage at the Parks Victoria/Yorta Yorta Nation plan to eradicate all wild horses from the park, believing the plan to be a slap in the face to generations of local history.

“We’re not just a bunch of emotional horse rescuers, this is deeper than that. It’s about our heritage,” she said last week on the edge of the 36,000-hectare forest.

“We strongly agree that it should have an input from the Indigenous people – we don’t dispute that and never have - but this is everybody’s culture, it’s not just one group of people’s culture.

“This is part of who we are as local people.”

For Pa rk s V ic tor i a , pr i m a r i ly a conservation organisation, the issue of the horses and the impact their population has on the forest is a scientific one – they need to go for the benefit of the native flora

and fauna. However, this approach largely ignores the attachment to horses that people have.

The BBPG believes in managing numbers of wild horses in the park down to between 100-120.

Recent efforts by the group to develop a 300-acre property nearby to rehome up to 100 brumbies have stalled, with the mammoth project requiring resources and labour unachievable by a volunteer organisation.

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WHY AREN’T REGIONAL AIRPORTS CONSIDERED?

EGGCELLENT EASTER DRINKS...

Cellarbrations Shepparton North store manager, Daniel McKay. Photo: Stephanie Holliday

EASTER is hopping closer and closer, and after a lacklustre celebration last year, let’s make this year’s one to remember.

Instead of Easter eggs, an alcoholic treat would make a fun gift for the adults in your life, and picking up a slab or two for your Easter Sunday barbecue means your trip to Shepparton’s Cellarbrations is worth your while.

With a catalogue out now, do your

Easter shopping in advance and beat the crowds. With great gift ideas and special prices, it’s a no-brainer.

Plan ahead before the holidays truly kick off and take advantage of these great current catalogue prices, Cellarbrations Shepparton North is located at 127 Numurkah Road, Shepparton, next to Chemist Warehouse. Give them a call on 5858 4158.

Breathtaking is the best way to describe the outrageous decision by Deputy PM and National Party Leader, Michael McCormack to include Avalon Airport as the only Victorian destination for the Federal Government’s half price $1.2B flights scheme, Tourism Aviation Network Support (TANS) Program – announced last week.

According to Mr McCormack, the Federal Government’s intended targets for the scheme include regional airline workers and regional tourist destinations who very much depend on their visitor economies. If that is the case, how can you possibly ignore major regional cities with significant airports and unique tourist experiences like Mildura, Albury/Wodonga and Bendigo?

These towns are doing all they can to kickstart their local economies, to get planes back in the air, to get tourists on the ground – and the decision to ignore them by Mr McCormack is a huge slap in the face to them.

Northern Victorians, particularly those that live along the Murray in border and

neighbouring towns, have endured plenty over the last 12 months and they deserve better from a Federal Government and a Deputy PM who purports to represent regional communities.

Three Tassie airports about an hour apart from each other by car have been chosen – but only one airport in Victoria halfway between Melbourne and Geelong.

It is just not good enough.

I applaud the Victorian Tourism Minister, Martin Pakula who has written to the Federal Government asking them to reconsider their destination list and add Mildura, Albury/ Wodonga and Bendigo to it.

I add my voice to that call and urge all of my Northern Victorian parliamentary colleagues, especially leader of the Victorian National Party, Peter Walsh, to do the same.

Mark Gepp MLC Member for Northern Victoria region Want to have your say?

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Look up from your phone and see the world

By Jeremy Rensford, chair of the Shepparton Ministers' Association I LOVE the outdoors. Part of my self-care ritual is to regularly sit with God, in silence, in my local park in Shepparton.

It’s amazing how still, calm and settling it can be to just slow down, get away from the phone, stop and enjoy God’s creation.

Speaking of His creation, the other thing I love about being outdoors is to travel far and wide and observe the amazing world we live in, and the intricate design and beauty contained therein.

Observing this beautiful world we live in and nature and the outdoors, I’ve landed at believing with all my heart that something so amazing and wonderful can’t exist by pure chance.

I’m not naïve, I realise many scientists who are much smarter than me believe this planet has come about by a big bang, through pure luck and coincidence. Others would beg to differ and suggest there has to be intelligent design. This is up for debate.

But for this simple man, it’s a matter of being incredulous to the idea that the complex, the grand, the amazing, can come about without a designer, just by pure chance.

Arguably, it takes more faith to believe there is no designer than that there is.

And I’d take this further to say God’s best work in all of this, is making you and me.

One of the reasons this discussion is important, is about purpose in life. As a church minister that spends many hours in community conversations, I know that many people,

especially young people, want to believe that we are here on this planet for a reason and want to believe there is a God (‘someone out there’).

That there is eternity to look forward to after we die and to live life with purpose because we are not just here by random chance to live, work hard, make money, spend money and die, with nothing afterwards.

I wonder if some of the societal issues we are facing could see a turnaround with this simple and powerful message being conveyed, especially to our troubled youth: You are created with a purpose, you are a masterpiece created by God, you have a destiny, a reason that you are here, and you are loved.

I believe this to be true, and I’ve personally seen these beliefs transform people’s outlooks for good.

HAPPY OUTSIDE... Jeremy Rensford, chair of the Shepparton Ministers’ Association, is an advocate for getting outdoors and travelling. Photo: Steve Hutcheson

Unifying our community through art THIS year the Shepparton Festival turns 25.

To celebrate this incredible milestone, the festival will soon be launching an exciting 17-day winter festival program running from June 11-27.

This year’s theme is ‘Unify’. In August last year, festival creative director, Jamie Lea, announced the ‘Call to Create’, inviting visual artists in the Goulburn Valley to interpret the theme.

“My wholehearted thanks to all those who responded to the festival’s ‘Call to Create’, we were blown away by the diversity in works and found it incredibly difficult to select the chosen artist for 2021,” Jamie said.

The Festival is proud to announce Marion Langford as the chosen artist for this year’s winter festival. Her textile piece, ‘Unify: The Fabric of our society’, was born out of an opportunity for the artist herself to

reconnect and unite with other creatives after a challenging year.

“When I think about unify, I think of the coming together, the threads of our lives, of community, our story line, our sense of place, and how we are all interconnected,” Ms Langford said.

The festival team and board would like to express their gratitude to all the artists who submitted work – Beck Gladman, Dery Theodorus, Natalia Collins, Barb Rigano, Marion Langford, Erminia Villani, Philip Hickingbotham, Jasmine De Lai, Amanda Paino and Davidson Lopes da Rosa.

Each artist participated in a short video discussing their response to the festival theme. If you’d like to see the artworks and hear directly from the artists, head to the Shepparton Festival Facebook page or visit sheppartonfestival.org.au.

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CHOSEN ARTIST... Marion Langford has been selected as the Winter festival’s chosen artist. Photo: Aleesha McQuilton.

UNIFY: THE FABRIC OF OUR SOCIETY... Marion Langford’s textile piece. Photo: Supplied.

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SPORT Adviser Final four progress to prelims Kyabram topples Nagambie to stay in hunt

By Struan Jones MOOROOPNA, Waaia, Kyabram and Nagambie have progressed to Cricket Shepparton’s Haisman Shield A Grade preliminary finals after a rain-affected weekend of cricket.

Sixth-placed Kyabram was the upset winner to survive the first week of finals, with a sixwicket win over minor premiers Nagambie on Sunday after their Saturday match was washed out. As the highest-ranked losing team, the Lakers get a second chance and will face Mooroopna this weekend.

In the redraw, Nagambie batted first and struggled to put partnerships together, with the exception of a 45-run stand between Ben Tarran and Mark Nolan.

Kyabram’s bowling attack was sharp and had the home team skittled for 111 in the 43rd over.

Jackson McLay’s 2/11 from his 9 overs was a highlight.

In reply, Kyabram lost opener Paul Newman for a duck then number three batsman Charlie McLay when they were on 5, so it wasn’t a great start.

From there though, Billy McLay and Kyle Mueller dug in to put on an innings-saving

Mooroopna to host State Firefighter Championships

By Stephanie Holliday MOOROOPNA will host the anticipated ret u r n of t he C FA / Volu nteer Fi re Brigades Victoria (VFBV) State Firefighter Championships this month.

T h e e ve nt s w i l l b e h eld at t h e Mooroopna Recreation Reserve over two weekends, with the Junior Urban State Championships taking place this weekend, with the Junior Rural State Championships to follow on the weekend of March 27 and 28.

CFA Chief Officer, Jason Heffernan, said it will be a fantastic opportunity for brigades to highlight the dedication and skills of their members.

“The State Championships are a big part of CFA’s volunteer culture, and promotes the important values of teamwork and respect,” Mr Heffernan said.

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76-run partnership.

McLay fell on 41 but Mueller held up one end to see his side through to victory, crossing the line on 50 not out with Kyabram at 4/112 in the 40th over.

All results in brief: • Waaia 175 G Meyland 37, J Cleeland 32, MJ Cleeland 28, L Evans 26, H Walker 4/33, J Sidebottom 2/29, J Brett 2/34 DEF Northerners 102 C Brown 4/20, G Meyland 3/19, MJ Cleeland 2/5 • Nagambie 111 MC Nolan 28, CD Hawes 3/6, J McLay 2/11, C Ryan 2/25 DEF BY Kyabram 4/112 K Mueller 50*, B McLay 41, MC Nolan 2/13 • Mooroopna 7/165 B Mulcahy 45*, B McDonald 45, J Smith-Williams 44, M Eckard 4/33 DEF Numurkah 4/53 M Eckhard 36, L Zanchetta 2/15 (Numurkah innings abandoned after 23 overs) This Saturday’s preliminary finals are: • Mooroopna v Nagambie at Mooroopna Recreation Reserve • Waaia v Kyabram at Waaia Recreation Reserve Both matches start at 12.30pm.

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While both weekends will be closed to the public, the families of CFA members will be allowed to attend and support the competitors and local brigades.

Female cricketers invited to lunch in Shepparton

By Struan Jones THE Shepparton/Youth Club United Cricket Club will host a free Women and Girls Cricket Lunch this Sunday, March 21 to celebrate the growth of women in the game and encourage further participation.

Cricket Australia has seen tremendous growth in women and girls playing the game, with registrations growing by 61 percent over the past four years, with 120,000 female participants in Victoria alone.

The lunch is supported by Cricket Victoria and Shepparton’s Valley Sports, a non-profit organisation which supports grassroots sport.

Valley Sports project officer, Lucy Marino, said the lunch coincided with the This Girl Can week and International Women’s Day,

marked on March 8.

“The lunch is about having a discussion about women’s cricket and sport in general, and showing girls and women that there are options when it comes to playing cricket,” she said.

The lunch will be followed by a ‘Social Sixes’ session, with activities designed to teach participants the skills required to play cricket.

The Womens and Girls Cricket Lunch will be held on Sunday, March 21 between 11:30am and 3:30pm at the Shepparton Swans Function Room at Princess Park.

For more information, check the Shepparton/Youth Club United Cricket Club Facebook page.

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GETTING TO KNOW

WHERE ARE YOU FROM AND HOW DID YOU FIND YOUR WAY TO SHEPPARTON? I grew up in the Goulburn Valley and my early years were spent living with my parents and grandparents right on the Goulbourn River in Toolamba.

I was a ‘river child’ and when my parents moved to Dhurringile I would ride my bike to my grandparents’ and spend my weekends and school holidays exploring the bush, going on raft races and long bush walks with my uncle.

In summer, I would swim all day until I almost believed I was meant to be a fish! The water was clearer then, you could stand on the tall riverbank and see a platypus, a fish or a tortoise swimming far below.

I was an early school leaver with no prospects for a career, however, all this changed when Gough Whitlam was elected as Prime Minister and enabled me, and countless other people who did not have any financial resources, to study for free as a mature aged student.

It was that hand up the ladder of opportunity that gave me my teaching career and it was the most important turning point in my life. It also taught me that politics is personal.

I have almost always worked somewhere in the Goulburn Valley because this is home and I care about the community here.

aims to provide opportunities to young people who learn best in a small, safe and friendly environment.

I’m really proud of our students as they stand out as kind, friendly, sometimes funny young people. While there are a few hiccups (they are teenagers, after all) there is a general calm in the school that all of us who work here appreciate.

WHAT’S THE BEST PART OF YOUR JOB? What I love most is getting to know the students and having the chance to make a difference in their educational experiences. Also, I have seen countless young people achieve their Year 12, find employment or go on to university and this is always a highlight of my job.

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Bronwyn Rose?

WHAT DO YOU DO HERE? I’m the principal of Shepparton ACE Secondary College, a small independent secondary school. At its heart, the school

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE SHEPPARTON IN THREE WORDS? My view of Shepparton has changed markedly over time.

On the positive side it is very culturally diverse, and it is a much more interesting place to live than at any other time. Sadly, there is also much homelessness and poverty. Take a look at the tent city in the Goulburn River bush.

So here goes with the three words: Community. Diversity.

Inequality.

WHAT DO YOU DO OUTSIDE OF WORK? Outside of work I still love swimming and often travel to the Strathbogie Ranges to swim in a beautiful natural pool. I love reading and collecting antiques and I enjoy being with my pets.

I never stop being a teacher though and am always looking for ideas for our school and learning experiences for our students.

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EDUCATOR... Bronwyn Rose, principal of Shepparton ACE Secondary College. Photo: Supplied

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE THING ABOUT SHEPPARTON AND THE REGION? Shepparton and the Goulburn Valley are defined by the Goulburn River and what is left of the river red gums and the grey box forests - this is what stands out for me most.

WHAT’S ONE THING YOU WOULD CHANGE ABOUT SHEPPARTON AND THE REGION TO IMPROVE? How amazing would this area be if the bush had not been so destroyed and degraded? So, protect and replant the grey box forests, remove the introduced plants in the bush near Shepparton and make the most of the natural asset that is here.

Oh, and could someone turn back time and make the river run clear again?