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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2024
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$2.5M plea to save community hubs to help the communities recovery
Building resilience
By Deanne Jeffers BEHIND the vibrant façade of our local Neighbourhood Houses lies a harsh reality: chronic underfunding threatens their ability to serve those most in need. From youth programs to senior services, statewide these vital hubs are operating on shoestring budgets, hindering their Continued Page 8 potential impact.
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GOULBURN VALLEY LOOS & FORKLIFT HIRE - SHEPPARTON
Portable Toilet & Forklift Hire • Locally owned & repeat clients operated business • Located just 5 • Well established - Almost minutes from CBD 20 years of operation • Plenty of opportunity • Long term and for growth
GARDENS ON ARCHER - SHEPPARTON Retail Nursery Business & Freehold freehold property • Provides quality plant life and plant related • Positioned on 2.11 products hectares (5.22 acres) of land • Well established – Over 50 years of operation • Opportunity to further • Business and associated grow the business
FLOOD RECOVERY... Resilience in Recovery, Greater Shepparton’s flood recovery team has been working tirelessly to engage with the community to coordinate and support them during their recovery. They work with individuals, associations and institutions to coordinate flood recovery activities that are aligned with the objectives and outcomes in the program monitoring and evaluation framework. From left, Schenell D’costa, Carla Dixon, Declan Napier, Shelley Graves and Heide van Maanenberg. Photo: Aaron Cordy
By Aaron Cordy T H E s i g ht of t h e G ou lbu r n R ive r risi ng last mont h prompted a sw i f t response from Council that some in the community were quicker to say was
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blown out of proportion, but in that response lies the true depth of how badly affected many in the greater community still are. Not ever yone knows where to go for help and may feel abandoned
as they struggle to pick up the pieces. G re at er S he ppa r ton C it y C ou nc i l’s flood recovery program, Resilience in Recovery (RIR), is here to support. Continued Page 5
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