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WHITE KING/ CHAMBER BUSINESS AWARDS KICK OFF WITH NEW NOMINEES

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WHITE NIGHT A SUCCESS

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Thank you to our local businesses and community for supporting White Night Shepparton event on Saturday June 25. The flexibility of local businesses in adapting to changed access and road conditions has contributed tremendously to this events success and we thank you greatly for you cooperation and support. White Night Shepparton saw crowds of over 32,000 from all around Australia take to the precinct featuring Shepparton Art Museum and Kaiela Arts, Victoria Park Lake, Aquamoves, the Goulburn River and our city landscape. With accommodation providers across town booked to capacity. From café’s and coffee shops to retail and attractions, local CBD businesses got into the ‘White Night’ spirit providing special sales offers, unique ‘White Night’ menu items and opening their businesses for extended and additional hours on Saturday and Sunday. The participation of our local businesses contributed greatly to a welcoming whole town ‘White Night’ weekend atmosphere, with visitors and locals continuing the great atmosphere and support in town Sunday visiting attractions, eating meals, having a coffee and going shopping. We encourage you to continue to support our local businesses as we celebrate the success of this event, and the attention it has brought to our region as an emerging arts and cultural destination. (White Night Shepparton is a State Government of Victoria initiative that is owned and managed by Visit Victoria.) The flexibility of local businesses in adapting to changed access and road conditions has contributed tremendously to this events success and we thank you greatly for you cooperation and support. White Night Shepparton saw crowds of over 32,000 from all around Australia take to the precinct featuring Shepparton Art Museum and Kaiela Arts, Victoria Park Lake, Aquamoves, the Goulburn River and our city landscape. With accommodation providers across town booked to capacity. From café’s and coffee shops to retail and attractions, local CBD businesses got into the ‘White Night’ spirit providing special sales offers, unique ‘White Night’ menu items and opening their businesses for extended and additional hours on Saturday and Sunday. The participation of our local businesses contributed greatly to a welcoming whole town ‘White Night’ weekend atmosphere, with visitors and locals continuing the great atmosphere and support in town Sunday visiting attractions, eating meals, having a coffee and going shopping. We encourage you to continue to support our local businesses as we celebrate the success of this event, and the attention it has brought to our region as an emerging arts and cultural destination. (White Night Shepparton is a State Government of Victoria initiative that is owned and managed by Visit Victoria.) to our local businesses and community for supporting White Night

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Marathon man raises $130,000

Huge effort by local family

By Deanne Jeffers OVER $130,000 has been raised by Alastair Evans, who ran 270km this month to raise money for the Snowdome Foundation, a charity that helps fund blood cancer research.

Alastair’s mother Sally passed away in 2016 after living with myeloma, an incurable type of blood cancer, for 19 years. She was diagnosed when her children were young and given three to five years to live. Continued Page 12

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Ph: (03) 5831 3101 • 231-237 Numurkah Road, Shepparton sheppcityfencing1@bigpond.com.au www.sheppcityfencing.com.au SCHOOL SAVED... From left, Shepparton ACE Secondary College senior social worker Joel Hoffman, year seven students Miles Hoffman and Charlotte Hilbig, and school principal Bronwyn Rose, celebrating the decision not to develop the airspace neighbouring the school. Photo: Deanne Jeffers

School celebrates social housing decision

By Deanne Jeffers THE sale of the airspace above the Nixon and Maude Street carparks in Shepparton has been rejected by Greater Shepparton City Council in an emotional Council meeting last week. Local school, Shepparton ACE Secondary College, are celebrating the decision, which would have severely impacted more than 100 students and their families through disruptions, privacy and safety concerns, reduced access, and more less than a year since moving to their new premises on Maude Street.

School principal, Bronwyn Rose, says that the result was unexpected after an almost seven-month long fight to stop the development going ahead.

“This whole situation has had a huge toll on Councillors, on the students and the whole community,” said Ms Rose. Continued Page 3

NO NEED TO BEAT THE RUSH!

WE’VE EXTENDED OUR TRADING HOURS DURING EOFY

Sat 25th June 8am - 4pm Sun 26th June 10am - 4pm Mon 27th June 7am - 5:30pm Tues 28th June 7am - 7pm Wed 29th June 7am - 8pm Thurs 30th June 7am - 8pm