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CELEBRATING AUSTRALIA AND THOSE PAGE 3 WHO MAKE IT GREAT WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2022
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Shepparton Hotel to go By Deanne Jeffers IT has been 15 years since the fire that destroyed the Shepparton Hotel ripped through the building, leaving ruins in its place and mixed feelings about the sight and heritage status of the building. Since the electronic billboard was removed last week, additional fencing and hoardings have appeared indicating forthcoming works at the site. The council confirmed in a statement that it had issued a 90-day demolition order for the building. Continued Page 6
Flags to the sky for the first semester
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BACK TO SCHOOL... Pictured from left GSSC student leaders, Olivia Judd, Ella-Rei Dunlop, Dante Sinclair-Dealy, Bethany Gray and Skyler Norton. Photo: Kelly Lucas
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By Deanne Jeffers SCHOOL captains and staff at Greater Shepparton Secondary College (GSSC) were joined by dignitaries to witness the flags being raised on Friday, January 28. Semester one 2022, which started on Monday, is the first time students have attended classes on the freshly completed Hawdon Street campus. School captains for 2022 , Skyler Norton, Beth Gray, Ella-Rei Dunlop, Olivia Judd, and Dante Sinclair-Dealy, had the honour of raising the flags during the ceremony. “G S S C i s e f f e c t ively op e n for b u s i n e s s ,” a n n o u n c e d e x e c u t i v e principal, Barbara O’Brien. “For a school, being open for business means raising the flags. And today, at this brand-new school, we are raising our National flag, the Aboriginal flag and Torres Strait Islander flag for the first time. Continued Page 4