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Agritech takes food bowl to the future By Natasha Fujimoto A PARAGON of agricultural innovation, Geoffrey Thompson Holdings’ FruitCo in Mooroopna is set to process a staggering 650,000 bins of fruit annually by 2030. A $55M state-of-the-art sorting and packing facility built upon the 100-yearold site of the famed Ardmona Cannery, FruitCo uses automation and software developed and installed by multinational eng i neer i ng compa ny, M A F Rod a Continued Page 10 Agrobotic.
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CELEBRATING CREATION... The Shepparton Festival has brought together an impressive program of performances, art installations, shows and more. There’s still heaps planned before the festival finishes up on Sunday, April 2, Pictured are Wasteman band members Bill Foster, Patrick Quinlan, Charlotte Glover, and Glenn Davidson. Photo: Mitch Barrett
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By Deanne Jeffers SH EPPA RTON has been abuzz with artistic expression, with a slew of creative and inspiring events on across the region as part of the Shepparton Festival’s massive 27th year. “Coming to the final weekend of the festival, I’m looking back on some spectacular programming and looking
forward to more!” said festival director, Kristen Retallick. “Thank you Shepparton, for getting behind these artists and their work. We have a suppor tive and cu rious ar ts community that I’m very proud to be part of. I’m inspired by the presence I have felt amongst the audiences and artists, so we’re already planning for 2024!” she said.
Some programs still to come are sold out like The Wine Bluffs, and there are limited places left for ‘Close to Home Project’, a Victorian College of the Arts dance students' performance, choreographed by Kristina and Sadé Alleyne from Alleyne Continued Page 14 Dance (London UK).
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