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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2025
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INSIDE: ■ Briefly Noted | page 2 ■ Health Professionals | page 17 ■ Classifieds | pages 18+19 ■ 7 Day TV Guide | page 22 ■ SEN - Shepparton’s Home of Sport | page 23
Construction begins on groundbreaking $60M hotel
By Aaron Cordy CONSTRUCT ION of Shepparton’s new 107-key luxury apartment hotel is now officially underway. Wednesday, September 3 saw the sod-turning c e r e m o ny t o c o m m e m o r a t e t h e commencement of construction on Veriu’s first Punthill property in regional Victoria. The hotel is being developed by the Sofra Group and will be built at the prime Wyndham Street location opposite SAM and Victoria Park Lake. Construction will be completed by Valeo, with the opening anticipated for between 2026 and 2027. Continued Page 10
Students shine at Banmira Deb By Aaron Cordy BANMIRA Specialist School celebrated the night of nights on their events calendar, with the 2025 Debutantes Ball, on Tuesday, September 2, at the Woolshed. Continued Page 6
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DANCING FEET... Banmira Specialist School celebrated its 2025 Debutantes Ball on Tuesday, September 2. Pictured front, Zoe Van Maanenberg and Joseph Jandesu, Clarise Gale and Ali Hussain. Pictured above, Eliza Adams and Nash Keenan. Photo: Aaron Cordy
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