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Scammers target desperate renters AFTER the region faces an even bigger squeeze on the rental market post-flood, scammers are increasingly targeting would-be renters on Facebook. Appearing on Facebook Marketplace or local community groups and noticeboards, the scammers pose as landlords and advertise a local property (usually one that is as rare as hen’s teeth to come by). When a prospective tenant expresses interest, they say they are located overseas or interstate and that you must conduct a transaction online to secure a rental Continued Page 8 agreement. SISC committee members (from left) Vince Tassoni and Vince Sagoleo ABSOLUTE DECIMATION...Just after bouncing back from Covid, the Shepparton Italian Social Club was hit by the 2022 floods. Inundated with 2m high floodwater, club committee members could not enter the club for four weeks until the water finally receded. Unable to present the ever-popular Italian Festa again this year, the fantastico event will make its return in April, 2024. Pictured from left is Shepparton Italian Social Club committee members Vince Tassoni and Vince Sagoleo. Photos: Natasha Fujimoto
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Rebuilding the backbone of the Italian community By Natasha Fujimoto WITH every brick laid by the hands of Italian tradesmen in the late 1950s, the Shepparton Italian Social Club (SISC) has served as a vibrant hub for community members to celebrate and enjoy some of life’s most significant moments.
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Bringing people together for weddings, birthdays, salami nights and entertainment, the SISC is also home to the ever-popular Italian Festa and has played host to innumerable cross-cultural and Continued Page 6 sporting events.