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/SheppartonAdviser No 1:1713
WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2024
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A GLIMPSE OF YEAR 7 AT GSSC PAGE 13
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THE BIG AFL TALKING POINTS & QUESTIONS OUT OF ROUND 9
LOCAL RESIDENT VISITS AMBON, INDONESIA
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INSIDE: ■ Council’s Draft Budget | page 2 ■ Classifieds + Trades & Services | pages 18 + 19 ■ 7 Day TV Guide | page 17 ■ Sport Adviser | pages 21 + 22
Shepparton shortchanged? Budget sparks debate on regional funding By Deanne Jeffers THE 2024-2025 State Budget, delivered on Tuesday, May 7, has promised relief for families but has slashed millions of dollars in funding for critical projects and services, including $207M from public health, $19M from road asset management, and $286M from tourism and major events. Continued Page 15
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SOD TURNED... Construction has began in Mooroopna to build Shepparton Foodshare’s new home. Pictured L to R: Cheryl Hammer (board member), Graeme Press (project manager - Curo Project Management), Cr Mayor Shane Sali, Roly Hunt (board member), Jeremy Rensford (board chair), Jim O’Connor (board vice-chair), Jim Andreadis (representing Andreadis family land donor), Damien Willoughby (board member), Tom Brain (board member), Gayle Tierney (Minister for Regional Development), Russell Smith (board member), Glenn Peric (Shepparton Foodshare executive officer), Cam Mangiameli (new warehouse governance committee member), Jan Phillips (board member), Andrew Telford (builder), Kate Smith (Shepparton Foodshare marketing and fundraising manager). Photo: Supplied
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By Deanne Jeffers WORKS are underway to construct Shepparton Foodshare’s new warehouse, providing a permanent site for the organisation to operate its food rescue, warehousing and distribution service. Currently the organisation relies on local businesses to house them for free. Foodshare chair Jeremy Rensford said this chapter is significant as it would give them a permanent home and somewhere they can tailor their
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their own place to be proud of.” The land on Doonan Street, Mooroopna, was donatedOLDbyDOOKIE the RDAndreadis family to Foodshare in 2022, which then saw Foodshare receive a $600,000 grant from the Federal Government on top of $2.9M from the State Government. “It was great to make that start with the donation of the land in 2022 from the Andreadis family, with funding coming soon thereafter from the Federal Government,” said Continued Page 10 Mr Rensford.
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services to meet growing demand. “We are so grateful for the support, and particularly being able to borrow facilities to operate our service. Importantly, this new facility will be able to be tailor-made for our shape,” Mr Rensford said. “It also gives us the best possible environment for our volunteers and staff. Retention and attracting volunteers are so vital. While Foodshare has a rich history of volunteerism, it is really good to be able to be able to give them
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