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By Steve Hutcheson ACROSS Australia and indeed, across the Goulburn Valley, more than 350,000 ch ild ren took pa r t in the National Ride2School Day. Last Friday, more than 100 students from Bourchier Street Primary School took part in the day celebrating it by decorating their

bikes in a colourful pageant and parading before the parents along with the Mayor of Greater Shepparton, Cr Kim O’Keeffe. National Ride2School Day is Australia’s biggest celebration of active travel, with students from nearly 900 schools around Australia registered to participate. Greater Shepparton City Council has

been working with Ride2School since July 2020 on a number of local initiatives, including the Bourchier Street Primary School Ride2School event, which gave families the opportunity to participate in a bicycle parade and enjoy a breakfast of fresh fruit and juice. Continued Page 12

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Growth Plan to be decided on at Special Council Meeting By Struan Jones T H E Greater Sheppar ton Cit y Council has deferred consideration of the adoption of the Shepparton and Mooroopna 2050: Regional City Growth Plan to a Special Council Meeting scheduled for the evening of Tuesday, March 30. The Growth Plan was on the agenda of last week’s March Council Meeting with a recommendation for Council to adopt the plan, however Cr Rob Priestly moved to have the matter deferred to next week and received unanimous support. “Obviously, there’s a lot of community interest and anticipation in resolving the adoption of a 2050 growth plan,” Cr Priestly said at last week’s meeting. “It has been a very, very significant undertaking for new councillors to come to terms with four years of work arriving at this point. “And that we just need a little bit more time. There are councillors in the room that need a little bit more time to work through this.” The Victorian Planning Authority, in collaboration with Council, prepared the Growth Plan to set a vision to guide sustainable growth and development for the twin cities up to 2050.

PRESERVING CULTURAL HERITAGE... (l-r) SAM Limited chair Stephen Merrylees, SAM Limited deputy chair Kimberley Moulton, philanthropist and SAM foundation director Carrillo Gantner and Greater Shepparton City Council chief executive officer Peter Harriott. Photo: Supplied

Significant Indigenous art collection gifted to SAM THE Shepparton Art Museum (SAM) is set to take receipt of one of the largest donations of Indigenous artwork to be gifted to a regional museum. Arts patrons, Carrillo Gantner AC and his wife Ziyin Gantner, recently formalised the donation of more than $3M worth of art which will form the Gantner Collection in the new museum. With a grand opening of SAM planned for October, the Gantner Collection will feature in the inaugural exhibition program. The recent gift builds on an earlier contribution by Mr Gantner’s to SAM in 2013. Mr Gantner is a Victorian cultural leader, philanthropist, passionate art collector and SAM Foundation Board member, as well as an appointed Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) for his support of the performing and visual arts.

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The collection comprises of 341 artworks, including many wellknown artists and works relating to the Shepparton area, including work by renowned Yorta Yorta artist Lin Onus. Featuring 84 female and 90 male artists, a large portion of the collection represents artists from the Central and Western desert regions, and many from Arnhem land, Tiwi Islands, the Kimberley and Riverine areas. “We are thrilled to become the caretakers of these treasured works,” SAM Limited chair, Mr Merrylees, said. “This phenomenal gift will enrich SAM’s continued focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art.” In coming weeks, the SAM team will begin the enormous undertaking of moving more than 4,000 pieces of artwork to the new building and start installing exhibitions.

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McIntosh Centre Vaccine Hub up and running By Danielle Burns SHEPPARTON’S new Vaccine Hub, the McIntosh Centre at the Showgrounds, is now operational with GV Health staff aiming to vaccinate up to 50 people a day. The facility, which started distributing both the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines to people in the 1a category yesterday (mostly frontline healthcare workers), is equipped with 12 vaccination pods, allowing nurses to administer the vaccines to 12 people at once. Vaccinations are expected to take five minutes per patient, with an aftercare monitoring period of 15 minutes before they are able to leave. “This facility has come up trumps, it’s clean, it’s professional, it’s a great work environment,” operational director of the Public Health Unit for the Goulburn Region, Julyan Howard, said while touring the facility on Friday. "It’s going to be a great place for our staff to work, and it’s going to be a great place for people to come and have their vaccinations.” When asked for any final words, Mr Howard stressed the importance of taking our responsibility to protect our community and encouraged all to step up and receive the vaccine when their time comes.

BIG PLAN... Operational director of the Public Health Unit for the Goulburn Region, Julyan Howard, speaking with Greater Shepparton City Council chief executive officer, Peter Harriott (left) and GV Health chief executive officer, Matt Sharp, at the McIntosh Centre last week. Photo: Struan Jones FACILITY READY... The McIntosh Centre at the Shepparton Showgrounds has been transformed into a Vaccine Hub, operational as of this week. Photo: Struan Jones LINE UP FOR STICKERS... Special stickers for those who have been COVID-19 vaccinated. Photo: Struan Jones

Council moves towards a Murchison Aged Care Facility purchase By Struan Jones ROA DS, rates and rubbish are the traditional remits of council, but that hasn’t stopped the Greater Shepparton City Council voting to start a process of acquiring a Murchison aged care facility. After a robust discussion at last week’s March Council Meeting, council voted 7-2 in favour of lodging an Expression of Interest to purchase the Murchison Aged Care Facility prior to the cut-off date of April 1. The facility, which once traded as DP Jones Nursing Home, closed in early 2019 following financial hardship and liquidators are managing the sale. Council is a potential buyer.

However, concerns were raised by Crs Rob Priestly and Geoff Dobson over the uncertainties over the process, including a previously estimated cost of $700,000 with basic infrastructure improvements in the order of $300,000, and what council would be getting itself into. Cr Priestly urged caution and to use the remaining two weeks prior to the cut-off date to evaluate the proposal. “It’s healthy intent to try to support the community of Murchison, so our differences are not about intent, it’s just about execution,” he said. “My view is we still have two weeks. Before we commit our ratepayer’s money to any process, I think we should try to draw

as much of that information together before we submit.” Advocates of lodging at EOI, including Cr Seema Abdullah, said that a submission would not put the council under any new risk or obligation. “I believe the risk to council not any more than it is under the officer’s recommendation,” Cr Abdullah said. “ We c a n as su re t he Mu rch ison community the council is listening to them, but also making it clear that unless the conditions are satisfied, the EOI cannot proceed.” If council purchases the property, it would seek to lease it to a nursing home operator.

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FIRST OF ITS KIND... The Federal Governmentbacked campaign encouraging people to consider living regionally. Photo: Supplied

Move to More campaign to Blink and you won’t miss this one encourage regional living BIG TRUCK FOR A BIG JOB... A super-tee beam rolls through Shepparton en route to the Echuca-Moama Bridge project. Photo: Stephanie Holliday

THE Regional Australia Institute (RAI) last week unveiled a multi-million-dollar national awareness campaign to encourage city-dwellers to find their new home in the regions and to ‘Move to More’. For readers of this newspaper, the benefits of regional living are probably well known. However, it’s apparently been a tougher sell for city slickers wedded to their air pollution, steering wheel-whacking traffic, and insane property prices. The Move to More campaign promotes regional Australia as an attractive and viable alternative to capital city living, with opportunities for a more affordable lifestyle and a better work-life balance. Backed by the Federal Government, the campaign was launched at the RAI Regions R ising National Summit in Canberra, and RAI chief executive officer, Liz Ritchie, said it will play a critical role in promoting the opportunities to live, work and invest in regional Australia. “A s Au s t r a l i a’s o n ly t h i n k- t a n k

dedicated to regional issues, the RAI has been calling for an intervention in the projected population settlement of our nation,” Ms Ritchie said. “Move to More provides a new narrative that will encourage a societal shift and be a turning point for our country to re-think regional.” The campaign was launched by Deputy Prime M inister and L eader of T he Nationals, Michael McCormack, who said living in a regional, rural, remote, country or coastal community didn’t just bring a better quality of life but the potential of a well-paying job, too. “Regional Australia offers so much that capital cities just cannot – a big backyard, less time commuting, more time with loved ones and a stronger sense of community,” the Deputy Prime Minister said. The campaign is the first of its kind in Australia, with advertising which will be seen across Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth, starting in April.

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By Struan Jones G I A N T conc re te b e a m s m ay h ave been seen being carried north through Shepparton over recent weeks. If you’d wondered what they were for and where they were headed, so had we. The answer is, they are super-tee beams en route to the Echuca-Moama Bridge Project, the largest transport infrastructure project in northern Victoria. Between October 2020 and April, 125 precast concrete super-tee beams, three steel beams and a steel truss are being transported to the project site to build the new bridge over the Campaspe River, the back spans of the bridge over the Murray River and two flood relief bridges. The concrete beams, each weighing 85 tonnes and measuring 35m in length, are being manufactured in Kilmore by NVC Precast. They are being delivered with specialist escorts using trucks and trailers up to 57m long and 4.4m wide, with up to three deliveries each day between Kilmore and

THE DESTINATION... Beam installation on the NSW side of the Murray River at Echuca-Moama. Photo: Brendan McCarthy

Echuca-Moama. 32 of the beams, bound for Moama, have gone via Shepparton and Barmah on their journey. The project is expected to be complete by mid-2022.

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Rainbow Advisory Committee established But Council divided over report By Struan Jones THE Greater Shepparton City Council has voted at its March meeting last week to establish an LGBTQIA+ Advisory Committee to act as a representative group to inform future council decision making in this area. According to council, the aim of the Committee will be to formalise council relationships with the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, asexual and other sexuality, sex and gender diverse (LGBTQIA+) community, as well as providing a clear avenue to engage and advocate to council on key issues that are identified by the LGBTQIA+ community. While the establishment of the committee received unanimous support, a separate

motion put forward by Cr Sam Spinks later in the meeting was defeated in a 4-5 vote. Cr Spinks gave notice that she would move that council prepare a report to install a permanent ‘Rainbow Footpath’ at a public location, and use GSCC media platforms to acknowledge six separate annual LGBTQIA+ days of celebration, along with LGBT Pride Month in June. “During my campaign I was asked if this kind of thing was really the business of council and I answered with a resounding yes,” Cr Spinks said to the council. “I believe that part of council’s role is to show leadership in creating an inclusive, safe and accessible region.” The motion was opposed by councillors

BIT OF COLOUR... Greater Shepparton City Council employees arrived at work last Friday to find a chalked rainbow footpath leading them into the building. Photo: Struan Jones

Shane Sali, Greg James, Anthony Brophy, Kim O’Keeffe, and Geoff Dobson, on the basis that such a recommendation should come from the aforementioned Advisory Committee, not from an individual councillor. “We need to encourage our community to get involved with committees, but by supporting this motion I believe we devalue

the relevance of a committee, especially one which was just endorsed,” Cr Sali said. “For those reasons I can’t support this motion.” Cr Dobson said, “As much as I like the idea, the better way to go about it in my mind, Cr Spinks, is through the Advisory Committee, but I commend you on bringing it forward.”

More than new buildings: Shadow education minister weighs in on GSSC By Struan Jones THE Greater Shepparton Secondary College has over the past month attracted the police, state-wide media attention, and now politicians. On Monday, Victoria’s shadow education minister, David Hodgett, met with local parents, the education department, other community groups and got a tour of the new campus. “It’s one thing to read reports or hear second-

hand reports on some of the challenges faced up here with this new school, so the best thing is to come up, have a look and meet with groups,” he said, talking to media in Sheppartons Queens Gardens on Monday. Mr Hodgett’s tone was not all-out dismissive of the Government’s efforts in bringing to fruition the ‘super school’, instead highlighting that investment in new buildings must be matched with investment in consultation and creating a viable school community.

“People don’t feel they’ve consulted enough,” he said. “We don’t pretend to have all the ideas... if the community can put up a great idea on how to make this model work, we’d be looking to advocate on their behalf and go to the government.” Referring to a brawl at the Wanganui Campus on February 26 where police were called, Mr Hodgett said, “No one wants to see those...they’re concerning incidents.

Local MP, Ms Lovell, echoed Mr Hodgett’s sentiments. “I think the facilities will look fantastic, but facilities don’t make for a good education,” she said. “What makes for a good education is the culture in the school and what we have seen under this government is that they haven’t worked hard enough to put in place the support networks that would have created a great culture right from the beginning.”

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SPC looks forward to positive growth in the industry By Robert Giles, SPC Ardmona chief executive officer AT SPC, we’re always looking to put Australian food manufacturing on the map, both domestically and globally. As we work to strengthen the industry, ensuring we are leading public discussions around the future of food manufacturing in Australia is a position we take great pride in. We always want to be working collaboratively with our consumers, communities and government to see ongoing growth in Australian made and owned production. This is why, during February, we welcomed the Victorian government’s commitment of additional funding to offer support to the ongoing labour shortage within fruit picking. We recognised this as a key opportunity to strengthen the frontline of Australian production, ensuring quality and timely harvesting of seasonal fruit. However, this also highlighted the lack of available local workers to undertake this work in the absence of overseas support. While COVID is a temporary obstacle to international travel, we hope government funding remains a long-term solution to bolstering local employment. W hile we work to bet ter educate Australian workers about the employment opportunities available to them in Victoria, and across the country, the pandemic has proven our food manufacturing sector relies too heavily on overseas workers. By prioritising Australian labour, we can create a sustainable future for Australian food manufacturing while promoting local economic development. While we hope to see this reflected throughout the broader industry, we recognise that protecting local jobs often attracts increased investment in hard to fill roles making an ongoing commitment from state and federal funding a must in order to protect the longevity of this initiative. With consumers more conscious than ever when it comes to sourcing their food, and the environmental impact they are contributing towards, Australian m a nu f a c t u r i n g h a s a n i n c r e d i b l e

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SUPPORTING THE LOCAL ECONOMY... SPC Ardmona chief executive officer, Robert Giles. Photo: Supplied.

opportunity to seize. By amplifying industry wide commitments, we can protect future food security, local economies and jobs. Consumers want locally produced products, grown and sold by Australian companies. Never has there been a more important time for fresh thinking, to create a better food for the future. We’re contributing to this movement by partnering with industry leaders in innovation, and introducing plant-based food alternatives. These plans are all part of our broader strategy to support the national economic recovery through putting Australian highquality food and drink products on the map. While the recent funding announcements give us the opportunity to continue growth in this space, we will always keep our consumers and country at the forefront of our thinking. We are passionate about Australia’s long term food security and believe keeping jobs in Australia will be a cornerstone of this foresight, given our governments share this vision. SPC looks forward to further growth across the industry, as we work for better food for the future.

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Cyclists spin through Shepparton in memory of eight-year-old son

MAKING WISHES COME TRUE... The Bays’ Wish charity ride, covering 700km, rode through Tatura (pictured) last week en route from Albury to Melbourne’s Albert Park. Photo: Supplied

IN memory of his late son, Bailey, who passed away in 2012 at just eight years of age, Roger Fuller from Bendigo and a team of 15 cyclists jumped on their bikes last week and rode 700km over five days to raise $100,000 for Make-A-Wish Australia. This inspiring endurance event started in Albury and headed south through Victoria, stopping at Shepparton, Bendigo, Ballarat and Queenscliff before finishing at Albert Park in Melbourne. At the age of three, Roger’s son Bailey (known as Bays) was diagnosed with a rare form of epilepsy. Doctors never expected Bays to ride a bike but he proved them wrong, fostering his love for cycling. Roger and his wife Andrea were in the early stages of applying to Make-A-Wish to grant Bays’ wish, when he tragically passed away. With his passion for bikes, dad Roger

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knew Bays’ wish would have been focused on bike-riding. When their world turned upside down, Roger didn’t want to let Bays’ dream to fade away. “One of the most precious parts of our life was gone just like that. I still wanted to find a way to grant his wish, even though we didn’t have him anymore. So, we decided to fulfil his wish to ride on his behalf,” said Roger. "We’re so grateful for their support and incredibly proud we’ve been able to play a part in granting wishes for sick kids like Bays.” The inaugural Bays’ Wish team smashed Roger’s original fundraising target of $10,000, raising more than $61,000 for Make-A-Wish Australia in 2019. With the 2020 ride cancelled due to COVID-19, the team is hoping to exceed expectations again by raising $100,000 in 2021.

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Regional tourism a focus for Council By Steve Hutcheson A COLLECTION of Shepparton business owners sat down on Monday at the Woolshed venue in Kialla and listened to speakers associated with tourism in Greater Shepparton outlined what has been happening over the past twelve months and what is offered for the future. Peter Hill, chair of MOVE and CEO of Kreskas Bros Transport, provided an update on the construction of the new motor museum and some of the features that will be aiming at attracting new tourism and business. The expanded facility with its catering capacity is already being sought out as a venue to launch new vehicle models in the future. SAM is complete and Kaye Thomson,

director Community at Greater Shepparton City Council (GSCC), provided details on some of the current offerings with Kaiela Art now getting settled in the new building as well as the Greater Shepparton Visitor Centre being prepared as it moves from its current location. The art works in the existing SAM gallery have been packed for transport and will soon undergo the short journey to its new home with an opening planned for October. To anyone moving about the CBD, they will be aware of major works in progress in Maude Street and Vaughan Street. Michael Carrafa, team leader, Business and Industry Development with GSCC updated the meeting about current projects, in particular the Maude Street Mall that

PREPARING THE WAY FOR REGIONAL TOURISM... Sharlene Putman, team leader, Tourism and Major Events, Greater Shepparton City Council and Ingrid Thomas, chair, Tourism Greater Shepparton at the Visitor Economy Industry luncheon. Photo: Steve Hutcheson

is now construction ready and should be taking shape once the bus interchange has been finalised. Ingrid Thomas, chair Tourism, Greater Sheppparton and owner of Fryers Street Food Store and Tellers restaurant in Fryers Street along with Sharlene Putman, team leader Tourism and Major Events at GSCC, provided an outline of some of the recurring and new events that are now being planned

for this year, many having been carried over from last year’s hiatus. The Shepparton Festival is once more being planned having been suspended on its opening in 2020 due to the COVID-19. Jamie Lea, creative director for the Festival provided an update on this year’s event, now being planned with light shows and a winter’s mood for its suspended 25th anniversary.

Boom and bust on farm incomes

WITH seasonal regularity, farm incomes undergo year by year cycles ranging between bumper years and season failures. To overcome some of the difficulty primary producers face, the Australian Government is evaluating the Farm Management Deposits Scheme (FMDS) . The FMDS allows primary producers to set aside pretax income in good times to cover low-income years Farmers are encouraged to have their say on an

evaluation of the FMDS to ensure it meets the needs of users and operates efficiently. Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management, David Littleproud, said the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment was undertaking the evaluation as part of the Australian Government’s Drought Response, Resilience and Preparedness Plan. “It is one of a number of tax measures designed to assist our farmers improve cash flow and provide an

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incentive for improved risk management that come with climatic variations and changing market conditions,” Minister Littleproud said. Eligible primary producers are able to set aside up to $800,000 in pre-tax income to draw in future years when needed. For more i n formation or to have you r s a y , v i s i t h t t p s : / / h a v e y o u r s a y. a w e . g o v. a u / farm-management- deposit-scheme-evaluation

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DAD?... New man, Ben Wellington, post shave and 3lb lighter. Photo: Supplied

Marketplace’s Greatest Shave leaves heads shining By Struan Jones IT takes months to grow a decent beard but only minutes to shave it off, so it helps when there’s a good reason behind getting a clip. Raising money for the Leukaemia Foundation is about as good a reason as there is, and Ben Wellington of Sheparton Marketplace’s Gloria Jeans and proud former owner of a ripper beard, has raised more than $2,000 for the vital charity through his act of radical cosmetic change. Ben was attended to by Shepparton Marketplace’s Just Cuts team in public earlier this month, along with several other brave souls who volunteered themselves for a serious trim in the centre of the shopping centre. $642 was raised on the day as part of Shepparton Marketplace’s Greatest Shave, topping tallies recorded from 2015 to 2018.

RASPUTIN... Ben Wellington of Shepparton Marketplace’s Gloria Jeans shaved his head and beard for the Leukaemia Foundation’s World’s Greatest Shave this month. Photo: Supplied

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Chamber brings leaders together LEADING the talk, Peter Hill, CEO of Kreska Brothers Transport talked about how his company dealt with maintaining

COVIDsafe practice with an operation that handled around 80 percent of the shipping container traffic into the region. Like many

FIRST OF MANY MEETINGS TO COME... The Greater Shepparton Chamber of Commerce and Industry brought together regional industry leaders, from left, Chamber president, John Anderson, CEO SPC, Robert Giles, regional director Hume Victoria, Department of Regional Development, Matt Nelson, Greater Shepparton City Council Mayor, Cr Kim O’Keeffe, CEO Kreskas Bros Transport, Peter Hill and production manager Med-Con, Grant McGrath. Photo: Steve Hutcheson

Ride to school to kick start healthy living continued from front page COUNCIL has also developed ‘Safe Route Maps’ for 14 local primary schools, which include drop/park walk zones, supported by decals and stencil art along footpaths. Bourchier Street has been provided with a large copy of the safe route map and will also be gifted a fleet of 12 bikes thanks to a Ride2School grant. The safe walking maps, along with activity sheets, bright activity cards and an activity log book, can be downloaded from the Get Mooving Shepparton website. Greater Shepparton City Council director community, Kaye Thomson, said implementing R ide2School in Greater Shepparton has been a big

community effort between Bourchier Street, local council, Ride2School and partners like Dr Cranky’s, to provide the resources, knowledge and support the region needs to get more students active, healthy and outdoors. Ride2School encourages students to participate in physical activity and ex perience t he subsequent hea lt h benefits. It has also been shown to help students increase confidence, improve performance at school, build resilience, feel more self-sufficient and develop a better awareness of road safety and the environment around them. Schools and Councils can now register for National Ride2School Day at the Bicycle Network website: https://www. bicyclenetwork.com.au/rides-and-events/ ride2school/ride2school-day/

businesses, it required significant hands on dealing between scheduling, loading, driving and vehicle upkeep. Second speaker was Robert Giles, CEO of prominent Shepparton company, SPC who spoke about the evolution of the company since it was acquired from Coca Cola Amatil. The company is currently undertaking expansion in multiple directions and sees the company continuing to move in different directions on its trajectory to become a billion dollar company. This is taking the form of realignment of the current operations along with strategic business acquisitions. The company is also undertaking a rebranding of its image in keeping with its redevelopment. The third speaker was Grant McGrath, from Med-Con, a small company in Lemnos that shot to national prominence at the onset of the pandemic as being the only company equipped to manufacture face masks. Their journey required a substantial change in their operation to increase production several fold in the space of a few months.

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WARRANT ISSUED FOR BRETT ATKINSON Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate Brett Atkinson. The 27-year-old is wanted on warrant for robbery and assault related matters. Atkinson is described as 172cm tall with a medium build and short black hair. He is known to frequent the Echuca, Shepparton, Richmond and Collingwood areas. Investigators have released an image of Atkinson in the hope that someone may have information on his current whereabouts. Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or make a conﬁdential report at www.crimestoppersvic. com.au.

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Lovell calls on government to reinstate Barmah firewood collection points By Struan Jones THE Member for Northern Victoria, Wendy Lovell, has called on the State Government to allow firewood collection in the Barmah Forest area. Speaking in State Parliament recently, Ms Lovell asked the Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change, Lily D’Ambrosio, to reinstate a firewood collection area so locals can collect wood. Ms Lovell said that residents of the area had collected wood from the forest for more than 100 years before the practice was banned in April last year, with the closest collection point now an hour and half drive away south of Rushworth. However, according to Parks Victoria, which co-manages the 36,000-hectare forest, the local community has been advised of the scarcity of the firewood resource. “Domestic firewood on public land is a limited resource. All available firewood has been collected from allocated domestic firewood collection areas on Barmah Island,” Parks Victoria regional director, Daniel McLaughlin, said. He added that, “Many native mammals, birds, reptiles and insects rely on the remaining fallen timber and tree hollows for shelter and food.” Ms Lovell recently visited the Barmah Forest with Shadow Minister for Environment and Climate Change, Bridget Vallence, where they were shown by locals a two-kilometre section on the edge of the forest at Yielima where Parks Victoria are due to commence burning deadwood to clear a firebreak. “Labor’s ban will see elderly residents forced to drive an hour and a half to collect the wood they require,” Ms Lovell said. “This is an unacceptable scenario, and the Minister must intervene and reinstate a firewood collection area for locals to collect the wood they need for the coming winter.”

GREAT LIFESTYLE... The perfect blend of provincial and metropolitan living. Photo: Supplied

Modern community living at Lifestyle Shepparton LIFESTYLE Shepparton offers the perfect blend of provincial and metropolitan living. One of Victoria’s fastest growing inland regions, Shepparton is only a two-hour drive from Melbourne and is renowned for its magnificent food and wine. Home to the award winning Shepparton Art Museum, Shepparton’s calendar is bursting with live theatre, festivals, sporting events and more! Discover the many public art displays in each township including the very popular Moooving Art cows! From graffiti art in Shepparton to mosaic work in the Maude Street Mall you will be blown away by the variety of what’s on offer. Homeowners at Lifestyle Shepparton feel very lucky to be so close to priceless and significant collections of indigenous works and cultural items. The depth of history at our doorstep, from street art to famous museums, is staggering. Shepparton is famous for its cycling tracks and it’s easy to

see why. You can choose from one of the many local options or try the famous Dookie Rail Trail. The gentle climb offers scenic views of the Dookie and Yabba Districts. Is walking more your thing? Try a scenic bush walk along one of the beautiful tracks. The Murchison Rail Trail offers a short, scenic cycle or walk right through the river red gum wetlands of Doctor’s Swamp. The options for exploring this beautiful area are limitless. The Goulburn Valley is known for its quality of grapes, and with boutique wineries dotted throughout the region, you’ll be able to sample the award-winning wines whenever you want. Visit the cellar doors and make a day of it! When it comes to local shopping options, there is something for everyone. From major chains to boutiques, you can choose to visit a major shopping centre or wander the local strip. And don’t forget the beautiful markets with local produce, just at your doorstep!

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Inspiring action and creating opportunities

WE’VE GOT IT ALL... Bottle-O Shepparton assistant store manager Jamie Spencer. Photo: Stephanie Holliday

Some bunny needs a drink GREAT liquor offers and barbecues go hand in hand, and with the Easter long weekend fast approaching, there's plenty of chances to enjoy that winning combo. Bottle-O Shepparton has an upcoming catalogue filled with great Easter specials and plenty of options to keep the Esky filled for those family gatherings. From beers, ciders and wines through to spirits and specialty liqueurs, they have everything you can think of to ensure

you're well stocked over the break, and you can start filling your fridge early for the much-anticipated 2021 AFL season. Shepparton's Bottle-O Warehouse is located on the corner of High Street and St Georges Road, Shepparton and is open until 11pm seven days a week with plenty of free on-site customer parking. Phone 5831 3833 or visit www.thebottle-o.com. au.

INSPIRATIONAL SOROPTOMISTS... Mary Gilberto, Jeanette Berry and Margaret Webster with a selection of masks they have sewn. Photo: Stephanie Holliday.

THE name Soroptimist was coined from the Latin ‘soror’ meaning sister and ‘optima’ meaning best. Soroptimists inspire action and create opportunities to transform the lives of women and g i rls by advocating for equit y and equality, creating sa fe a nd hea lt hy environments, increasing access to education and developing leadership and practical skills for a sustainable future. Soroptimist I nternational of Shepparton Inc have put their wonderful sewing skills to use and have managed to raise over $8,000 by selling masks through a stall set up in Shepparton's GMCU branch. GMCU has been serving the needs of its members for over 65 years. In 2019, GMCU undertook a customer research activity to understand how it could

continue to support members and the com mu nit y. Based on the feedback provided, GMCU recently unveiled a new look and feel that better reflects the products and services it offers. Requiring masks for t he lau nch , G MC U nat u ra l ly turned to the Soroptimists who produced around 70 masks in only three days. Thanks to the outstanding efforts of six members of the group, GMCU staff all wore orange face masks to coordinate with the new look brand. The funds the Soroptimists raise are put back into our local community to achieve the international group’s main objectives including human rights, global peace, international goodwill, advancing women’s potential, integrity and democratic decision making, volunteering, diversit y and friendship.

have managed to raise over $8,000 by selling masks through a stall set up in Shepparton’s GMCU branch.

Major boost for GV emergency services TATURA CFA will receive $37,000 towards the cost of a $55,500 Field Com mand Vehicle as par t of the latest round of the 2020-21 Volunteer Emergency Services Equipment Program. Further north, the Yarrawonga SES will receive $65,000 towards the cost of a $98,000 vehicle. T he i nve s t ment i s pa r t of t he G over n ment ’s 2020 -21 Volu nte er Emergency Services Equipment Program (VESEP) which is providing more than $14 million to 240 grant recipients

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across Victoria. The annual grants program gives volunteer emergency service groups the opportunity to apply for grants of up to $150,000 to purchase equipment including vehicles, trucks, tankers, watercraft and trailers, and for minor improvements including refurbishments and amenities, such as kitchens and change rooms. The Government matches every $1 paid by volunteer groups with a $2 co-contribution.

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Old world charm in the modern era

ROCHESTER COMMERCIAL TAVERN... local gem. Photo: Stacey Dalziel

STARTING a long career in hospitality at the tender age of 16 at the famous Glenferrie Hotel, the Rochester Commercial Tavern owner, Olivia James, has always had a soft spot for the Rochester area and in July 2019 purchased the Tavern and made it her home. Along with her two companions, English Springer Spaniels Barney and Pepper, Olivia has created a comfortable and homely feel throughout the 1870’s-built property. The Tavern comprises of six separate areas to relax, dine and experience wines from the Yarra Valley and Adelaide Hills regions. A paved courtyard area complete with a 100-year-old Peppercorn tree, an alleyway area under hanging lights, a formal dining room complete with a rustic fireplace, front bar area, bistro area with a formal lounge in between renders the Tavern is the perfect place for your next function or get together.

The kitchen is run by head chef Mel and offers a menu that has something to please everyone with your regular Pot and Parmi Tuesday night, wood-fired pizzas Friday and Saturday night, 800g Rib Eye and 450g steaks to the locally sourced exclusive Murray Cod which Olivia hand picks herself. The kitchen is open Tuesday to Saturday for dinner as well as Friday and Saturday lunches. Boasting four rooms upstairs with their own private bathrooms, guests are able to enjoy the upstairs balcony all to themselves, which provides views of the painted silos and the street below. It’s the perfect weekend getaway spot with everything at your fingertips. The Tavern is a pet friendly space and has its own distinct abstract animal décor and tasteful furnishings that bring a modern concept into the rustic era. For bookings contact Olivia on 0481 774 986 or drop in at 49 Moore St, Rochester.

A NEW BEGINNING FOR AN OLD PUB... Matt Sleeth and Mia Parkkola have spent the closedown during the pandemic to create a new warm atmosphere for this established country pub in Moorroopna. Photo: Steve Hutcheson

A pub with new beer COUNTRY pubs epitomise regional living. They have a habit of becoming meeting points for all the locals and a calling point for visitors. The Cricketers Arms in Mooroopna has had a checkered past, and the new owners, Mia Parkkola and Matt Sleeth, have spent the duration of the COVID lockdown rebranding its look and feel. They want it to be seen as a family friendly location, without the drawcard of pokies at its core. Mat t has scoured the countr yside locating old rural collectables that adorn the new look. His handcrafted benches made from old sheep station timbers gives the dining room a rustic look and feel that is warm and comfortable.

Where they have made major change is in the kitchen. A new chef and a hard look at the quality and quantity of their meals is impressive. Steaks fresh from the market filling large plates surrounded by garden fresh vegetable, and as Matt says, "The outsized parmi's are not set on top of the chips and our veggies are not frozen." The Cricketers Arms is reverting to what regional towns want, a warm and inviting place where they can have a night out with friends and enjoy a drink and a good meal at reasonable prices. The Cricketers Arms is located at 134 McLennan Street, Mooroopna, and can be reached on 5825 3993.

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CHEERS... Your local pubs and clubs can be homes away from home. Each one tells a story, too. Photo: Supplied

Funding boost for local hotels By Stephanie Holliday SM ALL and medium accommodation providers across our region are being supported by the Federal Government in lowering their power bills. Through the $10.2M Hotel Energy Uplif t Program, hotels, motels, and serviced apartment complexes with less than 100 rooms can access grants of up to $25,000 for energy-saving projects, with 400 grants are on offer. Applications close April 1, 2021 (or earlier if funding is exhausted). This will reduce energy costs for hotel operators and support the creation of local jobs, including for electricians, carpenters, engineers, and plumbers. Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction, Angus Taylor, said the program comes at an important time, as the tourism

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and accommodation sector looks to get back on its feet. “With 80 per cent of small to medium hotels located in regional Australia, these grants will provide a significant boost to our regions,” Mr Taylor said. “The upgrade projects will provide genuine and lasting energy savings, and will have a positive flow-on effect for jobs and small businesses.” Federal Member for Nicholls, Damian Drum, said the grants will help hotels across the region to reduce their energy bills. “Energy costs are one of the biggest overhe ad s for publ ic a ns a nd hotel owners and these grants will reduce these operating costs and help them reinvest in their business during this critical time,” Mr Drum said.

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BEST-DRESSED BUNNY WINS... Some of the friendly team at GV Hotel including chef Bekir Aktas, venue manager Margaret Valentine, bartender Tyler Collins-Ash and chef Suman Thapa. Photo: Stephanie Holliday

An egg-citing Easter lunch MUCH like Christmas, Easter provides an opportunity for families and friends to get together and enjoy a day of eating and drinking but even better, over a long weekend. Hosting a Good Friday or Easter Sunday luncheon can be stressful, so allowing someone else to do the cooking is a surefire way to ensure it’s relaxing for all. The GV Hotel’s bistro and bar will be open across the Easter long weekend with the fun starting on Thursday April 1, with the chance to win cash prizes in a best dressed competition! Don your favourite bunny costume

and hop on down from 3pm onwards for complementary finger food on arrival and an afternoon of fun. There’s no need to make a mad dash on Good Friday, GV Hotel offers a fresh seafood menu as well as all your favourites with the full menu available all weekend. Make sure you book in early to avoid disappointment and keep an eye on GV Hotel social pages in the coming weeks for more information on Easter and long weekend events. Located at 223 High Street, Shepparton, The GV Hotel can be contacted on 5821 9822 for all enquiries.

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Olive growers adapt to healthy soil to increase production By Steve Hutcheson THE timeline for olives dates back millennia, the oldest tree still living in the Mediterranean climate in Greece is reputedly 4,000 years old. It is the similar climate of the Goulburn Valley that makes it the perfect region to replicate this wonderful plant. On a day when the region was receiving more than 50mm of rain, local growers, around 40 members of the Goulburn and Strathbogie Olive Growers Association were sitting in a shed near Rushworth listening to experts discuss soil and plant health and the natural cycle that affects it. Speakers talked about the need to maintain the health of the soil microbes and fungi and the role of microorganisms in determining soil health. A s ment ioned du r i ng t he t a l k s , fa r m i ng is a relationship involving new technologies and that natural cycle. Everything used in agricultural production has a consequence, some good and at times, bad. Being able to replicate nature is being shown to have as many benefits to production as had the introduction of chemicals now widely used. Rushworth growers, Russ and Tina Knight, since 2008 have turned their traditional family-owned sheep station, Lisadurne Hill, into a major olive grove with 24,000 trees currently under production, were hosts to the workshop. As an aside, Russ said, “If bringing together a group for a field day will bring this sort of rain, I will do it every other weekend.”

A FIELD DAY IN THE RAIN... Olive grower, Russ Knight, GSOGA president, Marjan Symington, olive grower and president Olive Victoria, Tina Knight, incoming chair for Australian Olive Growers, Michael Southan and outgoing chair AOA, Greg Seymour. Photo: Steve Hutcheson

One of the takeaways from the field day was that growers should be routinely monitoring soil and leaf composition as a measure of soil health and comparing this year on year.

Also understanding the role of microorganisms can lead to better productivity and the reduced use of chemicals and as such, greater profitability.

Pacific Islander workers touchdown in Tassie By Stephanie Holliday THE first plane load of Pacific Islander workers destined for Victorian farms arrived in Tasmania on Sunday night. The workers, secured through a partnership between the Victorian and Tasmanian governments, are completing 14-days’ of quarantine before travelling to work in Victoria. More than 100 people make up the first cohort of workers to arrive in Australia, with more scheduled to arrive soon as part of a rolling flight schedule that will provide up to 1,500

workers for Victorian agriculture businesses under the Pacific Mobility Schemes. “Bringing these workers into Victoria will ease some pressure for farmers – but it’s not a silver bullet,” Victoria’s Minister for Agriculture, Mary-Anne Thomas, said. “We need to keep working to encourage locals into these jobs – something that the Federal Government should play an active role in.” However, leader of the Victorian Nationals, Peter Walsh,

has criticised the scheme as “too little, too late.” “Industry presented a solution to Government in October last year to quarantine workers through a purpose-built facility in Mildura, but the Andrews Government refused to adopt it,” he said. Victoria’s agriculture industry, normally reliant on international labour during harvest periods, has grappled with worker shortages this year as a result of national and state border closures.

Churches of Shepparton, Mooroopna and Dookie Easter service times ENCOUNTER CHRISTIAN CHURCH 155 Verney Road, Shepparton Good Friday Service, 9am Easter Sunday, 10am www.encounter.cc, connect@ encountercc.org.au EXCHANGE CHURCH 9 Pine Rd, Shepparton Easter Sunday, 4pm www.exchangechurch.org.au info@exchangechurch.org.au GVCF CHURCH 9 Pine Road, Shepparton Good Friday, 10am Easter Saturday at Frank McNamara Park, 4-6pm, located between Malcolm and Halpin Crescents, Shepparton LIFE CHURCH 4 Treacy St, Mooroopna Easter Sunday Service, 10am www.lifechurchacc.org.au 5825 3938 info@lifechurchacc.org.au

SHEPPARTON CHURCH OF CHRIST 105 Corio Street, Shepparton Good Friday service, 9am Easter Sunday, 10am www. sheppartonchurchofchrist. org.au Pastor Barry Hutchings 0414 311 322 SHEPPARTON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 168 Hayes Street, Shepparton Good Friday service, 9.30am Easter Sunday, 10am www.sheppartonpresbyterian. org.au Rev Kyung Ee 0403 536 721 kreex2@gmail.com SOUTH SHEPPARTON COMMUNITY CHURCH 15 St Andrews Rd, Shepparton Easter Sunday, 9:30am Tim Hunter 0432 718 535 ST ALBAN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH 15-17 Young St, Mooroopna Maundy Thursday, April

1, Holy Communion and vigil, 7.30pm Good Friday, Solemn Liturgy of the Cross, 9.30am Easter Sunday Holy Communion, 9.30am. Communion and Egg hunt, 5pm ST AUGUSTINE’S SHEPPARTON 95-97 Maude St, Shepparton March 28 Palm Sunday, 9.30am Holy Week Monday, March 29 – Wednesday, March 31, Zoom Services (details via parish office) Maundy Thursday Vigil Service, 7pm Good Friday Service, 9.30am Holy Saturday, No Midnight Service Easter Sunday Lighting of the New Fire & Eucharist, 6.30am Easter Sunday Service, 9.30am 5821 7630 ST BRENDAN’S CATHOLIC CHURCH 121 Knight Street, Shepparton

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EASTER SERVICES... St Brendan’s Catholic Church in Shepparton will host Easter services between Thursday, April 1 and Sunday, April 4. Photo: Struan Jones Holy Thursday Mass, 5.30pm Good Friday Ceremonies, 3pm Easter Saturday Vigil Mass, 7pm Easter Sunday Masses, 8am and 11am www.sheppartoncatholic.org.au 5821 2633 shepparton@cdos.org.au ST MARY’S CATHOLIC CHURCH, DOOKIE

93 Saddleback Road, Dookie Ecumenical Palm Sunday Service, 10.30am at the Dookie Skate Park on Sunday, March 28 Good Friday Stations of the Cross, 10.30am Easter Sunday Mass, 9.30am ST MARY’S PARISH, MOOROOPNA 2 Toolamba Rd, Mooroopna

Thursday, March 25, 7pm Reconciliation Holy Thursday, 7pm Mass of the Last Supper Good Friday, 3pm Celebration of the Lord’s Passion Easter Saturday, 7.30pm Easter Vigil Easter Sunday, 10am Mass 5825 2034

EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT

State Opposition shuffles front bench

send us your snaps WA N T to se e you r photos i n t he newspaper? We are calling on all our readers to send in their photos for the chance to have it go to print. The mighty Murray River, captured here between Cobram and Yarrawonga by photographer, Rene Martens. The Murray is Australia's longest river. It's 2,508km long, spanning NSW, Victoria and South Australia. Almost 2,000km is navigable,

making it the third longest navigable river on the planet, with only the Amazon and Nile rivers ahead of it.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.

By Stephanie Holliday T WO new shadow m i n isters , Brad Rowswell MP and Matt Bach MP, have been appointed to the Victorian Liberal National front bench as part of a shadow cabinet reshuffle. M e mb e r for S a nd r i n g h a m , B rad Rowswell, has been appointed as Shadow Minister for Energy and Renewables, Shadow Minister for Innovation, Shadow Minister for Bay Protection and Shadow Minister for Fishing and Boating. Member for Eastern Metropolitan, Matt Bach, has been appointed as Shadow Minister for Early Childhood, Shadow Minister for Higher Education, Training and Skills, Shadow Minister for Child Protection as well as Secretary to the Shadow Cabinet.

for Emergency Services, Resources, Industrial Relations and Workplace S a f e t y, R o a d s ( M e t r o p o l i t a n ) Road Safet y and TAC as well as Manufacturing and Industry • David Southwick MP consolidating public safety responsibilities by adding Youth Justice and Crime Prevention to his portfolio • Bridget Vallence M P assuming the Equality portfolio.

THERE WERE FURTHER CHANGES TO SHADOW MINISTERIAL PORTFOLIOS, INCLUDING: • David Davis MP taking on the Planning and Heritage portfolio • David Morris M P taking on Local Government and Housing • Tim Smith MP assuming responsibility

Road Closure: Kialla Lakes Drive ROAD resurfacing works are scheduled for Kialla Lakes Drive, Kialla from Saturday, March 27 to Wednesday, March 31 between 7am and 7pm, weather permitting. The westbound lane of Kialla Lakes Drive will be closed from the intersection of Waranga Drive to the intersection of the Goulburn Valley Highway during

these works. Access to businesses and residences adjacent to the works will be maintained. Detours will be in place during the works. Motorists are being advised to be aware of changed conditions and take additional care when travelling in this area during the works.

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 SHEPPARTON SPIRITUALIST CENTRE Next Meeting: 1.30-3pm Sunday, March 28, with Kim Fulton at Mooroopna Education and Activity Centre, 23 Alexandra St, Mooroopna. Contact Di 0407 040 151, Lesley 0409 936 515 SHEPPARTON VILLAGES TARCOOLA ACTIVITIES CENTRE Fashion Parade and Devonshire Tea at 1pm on Friday, April 9. Presented by Kay's Fashions (Melb) $8 includes parade, Devonshire tea and lucky door prize. Garments available for purchase. Details & bookings (for catering purposes) please call 0438 567 957. 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

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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CAR WITH CHARACTER... Nagambie’s Lindsay Moore with his F-150, Betsy.

The Queen of Cars, and she’s called Betsy By Struan Jones FORD’S F-150 truck is one of the most iconic vehicles in the history of motoring. Since its inception in 1948, well over 40 million F-Series trucks have been sold, making it one of the best-selling vehicles in history, and still today, it is the most popular vehicle in America. The F-150 is a symbol of toughness and utility, with spartan, non-pretentious styling. However, it has been Ford’s innovation and focus on comfort that has made the F-150 appeal to a wide audience beyond farmers and business owners. For Nagambie’s Lindsay Moore, his F-Truck, lovingly named Betsy, is the Queen of Cars. His eighth-generation, 1990 F-150, built at Geelong’s Ford plant, is a long wheelbase 4x4 five-speed manual powered by a V8 motor. It’s done more than half a million kilometres, but still looks and feels as good as new (partly due to a recent mechanical refit). It’s arctic white exterior and chestnut interior have a timeless quality. A Geelong man through and through, Lindsay has been a life-long Cats

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and Ford fan. He started his driving life with a Ford Zephyr, and since then has had relationships with a Mustang, an XM Falcon hardtop, an XT Falcon Fairmont and an XW Falcon ute. Betsy, however, is the car equivalent of a wife. “I’m not going to buy another one,” Lindsay said. “I’ve had a lot of people wanting to buy it from me, but where are you going to get another one? You just can’t replace it.” Since acquiring Betsy in 1996, Lindsay and his wife have driven around Australia, several times around the state towing a caravan, and she remains Lindsay’s daily drive, recognisable around town. “It’s just like driving a car, it’s so comfortable. It’s up high, you’ve got a good view. It’s very economical to me,” he said. “We just love it, it’s like a family pet I suppose.” If you, or anyone you know, is passionate about their car, motorbike, bicycle, or wheelbarrow (basically anything with wheels), please get in contact with The Adviser at editor@sheppartonadviser.com.au. Happy driving!

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Lifting you up TO REGAS or replace your existing struts cannot only be a time saver but a cost saver as well. GV Mobile Strut Regas can replace struts on many different types of equipment including tractors, buses, farming equipment, boats, trade vehicles, caravans, cabinets and even your lowly office chair! Many struts with good maintenance, once refurbished can provide you upwards of an additional five years of use. Provided that your struts are in good condition, GV Mobile Strut Regas can simply regas them for you for a fraction of the cost of a new one. GV Mobile Strut Regas owner, Steve Addison said, “We supply struts in many sizes and pressures for whatever your particular need is. And if you’re not sure how to remove or replace your strut, don’t worry; we can do that for you, free of charge. Or maybe you have a situation that fitting struts would make it easier to lift, we can do that to.”

SAVE TIME AND MONEY… GV Mobile Strut Regas owner, Steve Addison offers great and affordable service to regas and replace your struts. Photo: Katelyn Morse. With free travel to Rushworth, Seymour, Euroa, Shepparton, and Tatura, Steve can come to you for a quote and free fitting. Call 0400 509 552 or email steveaddison393@gmail.com for enquiries and further information.

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WendyLovell LovellMP MP Wendy Liberal Member for Northern Victoria Region

Wendy Lovell MP Liberal Member for Northern Victoria Region

Member for Northern Victoria Region Working hard for a Active, Local stronger future for the Goulburn Valley and Vocal

For assistance withp:State Government issues, (03) 5821 6668 contact my office e: please wendy.lovell@parliament.vic.gov.au /wendylovellMP p: (03) 5821 6668

e: wendy.lovell@parliament.vic.gov.au Authorised by Wendy Lovell MP, 222 Wyndham Street Shepparton. /wendylovellMP Funded from Parliamentary Budget Authorised by Wendy Lovell MP, 222 Wyndham Street Shepparton. Funded from Parliamentary Budget

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Phone: 5858 4436 0423 880 710

426 Wyndham St, Shepparton

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Phone: 5822 0861

121 Rowe St, Shepparton

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NATIONAL CHAMP... Shepparton’s Mark Cecil in action at the Rushworth Speedway last Saturday. Cecil was crowned the Australian Grand Prix Midget Champion. Photo: Vern Parker Photography

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PETER LEHNE

VIC BOVALINO

Phone: (03) 4418 2621

Phone: 5821 4588

20 Telford Drive, Shepparton

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PHILLIP LENON

Phone: 5821 6668

Phone: 0414 993 394 Shepparton

222 Wyndham Street Shepparton

Wendy Lovell MP

Liberal Member for Northern Victoria Region

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Riverside Plaza, Kialla

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GV local crowned Australian champion at Rushworth speedway re-start By Dean Thompson GOULBURN Valley local, Mark Cecil, was crowned Australian Grand Prix Midget Champion at Rushworth Speedway on Saturday night when he claimed the top honour in the class for the first time in his career racing for Trevor Perry. On the same programme, driver Jay Nicolaisen won the final in Sports Sedans, Daniel Wilson in GV Open Sedans, Warren Alexander in GV Productions, Connor Claridge in GV Juniors and Belinda Chalcraft in the GV Ladies Sedans.

In the 20-lap Grand Prix Midget title event to determine the national champion, Shepparton’s Mark Cecil led the race from the drop of the green flag finishing just over a second in front of defending champion, Rod Saville. Two-time former champion, Ashley Booker, finished third with Janelle Saville (Rod’s daughter) in fourth and Shepparton’s Alex Myers in fifth. The next race date at Rushworth Speedway is scheduled for Saturday, April 10.

Cricket Shepparton honours its best CRICKET Shepparton celebrated its night of nights on Monday at the Sherbourne Terrace, awarding the individual efforts of players across the league in this grand final week. The full awards list included: • Spirit of Cricket Award: Robbie Goulding • Alby Wayman Award: Brandan Reilly • Digger Lau "Umpire of the Year" Award: David D'Elia • Jim Evans "Most Improved Umpire" Award: Barry Parsons A GRADE • Batting: Michael Eckard, Numurkah CC • Bowling: Brayden Biggs, Nagambie CC • Most Runs: Dylan Grandell, Numurkah CC • Most Wickets: Brayden Biggs, Nagambie CC • Under 23 Cricketer of the Year: Joel Brett, Northerners CC • Cricketer of the Year: Michael Eckard, Numurkah CC • Lightfoot Medal (Best & Fairest): Michael Eckard, Numurkah CC • Best Conducted Club: Karramomus CC

B GRADE • Batting: Dale Short, Nagambie CC • Bowling: Andrew Nicholls, Katandra CC • Young Family Medal (Best & Fairest): Andrew Nicholls, Katandra CC • Best Conducted Club: Waaia CC C GRADE • Batting: Jagie Singh, Pine Lodge CC • Bowling: David Balfour, Undera CC • Furze Family Medal (Best & Fairest): Rick Heathcote, Undera CC • Best Conducted Club: Karramomus CC D GRADE • Batting: Dayne Webber, Pine Lodge CC • Bowling: Matt McDonald, Kyabram CC • Steve Winnett Medal (Best & Fairest): Matt McDonald, Kaybram CC • Best Conducted Club: Karramomus CC E GRADE • Batting: Ryan McKenna,

Pine Lodge CC • Bowling: Ross Hammer, Old Students CC • Barry Ward Medal (Best & Fairest): Jason Wild, Old Students CC • Best Conducted Club: Mooroopna CC TEAM OF THE YEAR • Opener - Dylan Grandell, Numurkah • Opener - Paul Newman, Kyabram • Batsman - Michael Eckhard, Numurkah • Batsman - Mitch Brett, Northerners • Batsman - Nick Breslin, Old Students • Batsman - Joel Brett, Northerners • All Rounder - Liam Evans, Waaia • Wicket Keeper - Luke Nolan, Nagambie • Bowler - Brayden Biggs, Nagambie • Bowler - Liam Callagari, Old Students • Bowler - Josh Sidebottom, Northerners • Bowler - Harley TaylorLloyd, Nagambie

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Cricket premierships on the line this Saturday

By Struan Jones MOOROOPNA and Waaia will face off for Cricket Shepparton’s highest honour this Saturday when they meet for the Haisman Shield A-Grade grand final at Shepparton’s Deakin Reserve. Both teams secured preliminary final wins last weekend, in matches that could have fallen either way. In Waaia, the locals hosted Kyabram and batted first. In an otherwise lacklustre innings, Jordan Cleeland held up one end contributing 44, before Greg Meyland knocked a vital 26 not out in the final overs to see the Bombers to 123 all out in the 45th over. In reply, apart from a couple of modest stands by Kyabram’s Charlie McLay (25) and Kyle Mueller (21), the Redbacks stumbled, at one point losing 4/4 and finishing all out on 105, 19 runs short of victory. Conner Brown was brilliant with the ball, taking 3/19 from his 9 overs. In Mooroopna, Nagambie made the trip up the highway and batted first, struggled to score and edged their way

ALL OUT ATTACK... Kyabram’s Angus McKenzie in full flight against Waaia. McKenzie finished with 2/32 but it wasn’t enough to hold back the home side. Photo: Struan Jones

to 101 all out in the last over. Lakers’ opener Ricky Misiti top-scored with 19, but honours went to the bowlers. Simon D’Elia took 3/20 from his 9. In reply, Mooroopna’s Jac Smith-Williams was a man on a mission. He came to the crease with his side at 1/9 and saw them through to 4/102, with himself (48*) and Sam O’Brien (18*) hitting the winning runs in just the 31st over, getting his side over the line with six wickets in hand. This Saturday’s Cricket Shepparton grand finals: • Haisman Shield A-Grade: Mooroopna vs Waaia at Deakin Reserve from 12.30pm • Clyde Young Shield B-Grade: Kyabram vs Mooroopna at Tallygaroopna Recreation Reserve from 12.00pm • Ji m McGregor Sh ield C - Grade: I nvergorden vs Mooroopna at Princess Park from 12pm

INNINGS SAVING... Waaia’s Greg Meyland dispatching the Kyabram attack on Saturday. His late-innings 26* was the difference between the two sides. Photo: Struan Jones

Rewarding road safety this footy and netball season GOULBURN VALLEY football and netball clubs have the opportunity to get a slice of $1.3M this season by helping spread the road safety message in their community. The TAC’s new Community Footy TAC Club Rewards Program gives all A FL Victoria-aligned clubs the opportunity to earn up to $10,000 in funding by promoting road safety to their sporting community. Examples include hosting guest speakers to speak to players and staff about the dangers of being on the road, or organising team buses to get home from functions, minimising the risk of drink driving. Last year, 126 people died on regional Victorian roads, compared with 85 lives lost in metro areas. So far this year, three drivers have already lost their lives on Greater Shepparton’s roads. TAC chief executive officer, Joe Calafiore, said the partnership was the ideal platform to speak directly to Victorians travelling hundreds of kilometres on rural roads every year to get to training and games.

ROAD SAFETY MESSAGE... AFL Victoria head Brad Scott and TAC senior manager marketing and communications, Megan Jacobs. Photo: Supplied

“It’s an unfortunate reality that most grassroots football and netball clubs across the state have been affected by road trauma in some way,” Mr Calafiore said. “It’s critical that we are in these communities to remind everyone of all the actions we can take to make our roads safe.” Brad Scott, head of AFL Victoria, praised the program and the ongoing support the TAC has provided to AFL Victoria over the past 30 years. “The road safety message was important 30 years ago and will continue to be over the next 30,” he said. Clubs will be able to register for rewards program from Friday, April 1, with submissions closing on July 31 and funding announced in August.

Vicfishkids clinic in Shepparton this school holidays A FREE VicFishKids fishing clinic hosted by the Victorian Fisheries Authority will be held in Shepparton this school holidays. The clinic will give youngsters the knowledge they need to turn their curiosity for fishing into a lifelong passion, with Victorian Fisheries officers on hand to chat to participants. All attendees will receive a free fishing rod to take home. The clinic coincides with Shepparton’s a n nual Mu rray C od ference , held at Riverlinks Eastbank on Sunday, April 18. The event is part of a series across the state, including in Torquay and Tooradin,

run in collaboration with local fishing clubs to give budding juniors a chance to learn from experienced fishers about how to catch a new hobby and reel in their first fish. “Parents are always looking for an engaging and fun activity for the kids during the school holidays and VicFishKids ticks all the boxes: free, local, fun and safe,” said Mark Gepp, Member for Northern Victoria. The Shepparton clinic will run from 10am to 4pm on Sunday, April 18. To register, head online to vfa.vic.gov.au/ vicfishkids.

NO KIDDIN’... Get them interested early, like Steve ‘Trelly’ Threlfall of Shepparton’s Trelly’s Outdoor, pictured with grandson Charlie, catching brown trout at Waranga Basin. Photo: Ross Threlfall.

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