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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2025
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NOMINATIONS FOR SPC BUSINESS AWARDS CLOSES SOON PAGE 12
GV PRIDE 20 INCREDIBLE YEARS
MEETING YOU WHERE YOU’RE AT
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INSIDE: ■ Briefly Noted | page 5 ■ Outdoor Living & Caravan Expo | pages 2, 3+8 ■ If it’s Got Wheels | page 18 ■ SEN - Shepparton’s Home of Sport | page 21
Custom-built ute stolen in brazen small business theft By Deanne Jeffers A SHEPPARTON couple is devastated after their prized Holden Commodore VZ SS ute was stolen and found dumped in bushland, completely stripped of parts in what they believe was a targeted attack. Manifolds and Mullets Mechanical owners Sam Horgan and Jaymie Paris said the theft happened in the early hours of August 1, between 1.15am and 2.30am. Security vision shows three men arriving in a Dodge Ram, cutting through a fence at the neighbouring business and towing the ute away. Continued Page 4
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FUNDRAISING... Furphy Engineering is putting its skills to work, customising a NICU incubator to be transportable for The Mighty Trek Challenge, a 900km fundraising journey from Sydney to Melbourne this October. With stops including Shepparton on October 17, the trek raises funds and awareness for families of sick and premature babies. Pictured: Furphy Engineering Managing Director Adam Furphy, workshop foreman Daryl Webb, and Life’s Little Treasures CEO Felicia Welstead. Photo: Deanne Jeffers
Shepparton bands together for sick and premature babies By Deanne Jeffers T H E Furphy Engineering business in Shepparton takes on projects ranging the unusual to the essential, whether crafting agricultural water tanks, pumps, or creating time capsules for the community. Now, it’s embarking on a special new project: adapting a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)
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incubator to be mobile for a good cause. To celebrate 20 years of supporting premature and sick babies, Life’s Little Treasures Foundation is launching The Mighty Trek Challenge, a 900-kilometre f u nd raising jou rney from Syd ney to Melbourne this October. Along the way, the trek will pass through
several towns including Shepparton on October 17, drawing communities together to raise awareness and funds for families facing the challenges of the NICU. Every year, 48,000 babies are born prematurely or sick in Australia, which is 1 in 7 newborns. Continued Page 12
SEE US AT THE CARAVAN SHOW SITES 28 + 29
15-17 August 2025 Shepparton Showgrounds
The only way is the Donway Caravans
EXHIBITING THE DONWAY WAKOOL & SIGNATURE RANGES
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