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No 1:1785
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2025
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INSIDE: ■ Harvey Norman Centre Lift-out | pages 13, 14, 15 + 16 ■ Classifieds | pages 25 + 26 ■ SEN Sport | page 27 ■ This Week’s Finer Fruit Specials | page 28
Shepparton to host 2026 Basin conference GREATER Shepparton will host the 2026 Mu rray- Darling A ssociation National Conference (MDNC). The announcement comes af ter the commencement of 81st Murray-Darling Association Annual Conference held in Griffith, NSW, on Thursday, October 2. Continued Page 18
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EMERGENCY SIMULATION... Emergency management teams from across the region worked in shifts at the Shepparton Incident Control Centre, with a mid-day handover to simulate live operational transitions. The scenario reflected typical summer conditions in northern Victoria with cured grasslands, dry forests, and hot, windy weather and a simulated fire threatening both private and public land. From left, CFA Information and Warnings Officer – Darrin Dohrman, FFMVic Deputy Incident Controller, Dave Pasztaleniec, and CFA Public Information Officer Mel Crosier. Photo: Supplied
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By Aaron Cordy EMERGENCY crews are going to play a massive role in Northern Victoria again this summer, as the state prepares for the bushfire season.
To m a k e s u r e t h i s f i r e season has a minimal impact on the community, Emergency management crews from across the region converged on the Shepparton Incident Control
Centre on Thursday, October 2, to take part in a large-scale bushfire readiness exercise ahead of the 2025–26 fire season. The incident management exercise simulated a rapidly
escalating bushfire scenario under extreme weather conditions, testing the skills of emergency teams in a realistic, high-pressure environment. Continued Page 10
Living near bush or grasslands in Victoria means fire risk is real. Understand your risk and take steps to prepare now. Take part in a Get Fire Ready event near you this October. For more information visit cfa.vic.gov.au/getfireready
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