The Committee for Greater Shepparton was established to unite the region's business and community leaders to influence public policy, advocate on issues to strengthen the economy and make the region a more vibrant place to live. The Committee is supported by over 80 of the most influential businesses, community organisations and statutory authorities from the region.
Shepparton Rail
The Victorian Government has recently announced $313m in its 2018/19 Budget to upgrade infrastructure and enable new VLocity trains to operate on the Shepparton line. This is such a great win for Greater Shepparton.
Shepparton Bypass
The Shepparton Bypass of the Goulburn Valley Highway was first proposed in the mid-1990s. After many years of no action, the project is back on the agenda.
#FUNDMYGV
The Committee for Greater Shepparton calls for stage 2 of the G.V. Health re-development to be funded.
An independent assessment commissioned by the Committee shows that the full stage 2 investment, including mental health and cancer facilities, is likely to cost between $272 million and $374 million. This is on top of the $171 million allocated to stage 1 by the Andrews government in 2016.
Goulburn Valley Health’s buildings are at the end of their life cycle. As positive as the stage 1 funding has been, a commitment to stage 2 is now critical to complete the redevelopment. Comparative analysis of current regional hospital asset value shows that of all major centres, Greater Shepparton has one of the oldest and run-down hospitals in the state– it is time for a new one.
To view the report please click here
GMID Water Forum
The GMID Water Forum was formed in 2015 by the Committee for Greater Shepparton and Independent Member for Shepparton for Shepparton Suzanna Sheed. The group commissioned the “Basin Plan – GMID socio-economic impact assessment” and has been active in advocacy for the region in relation to the plan.
Warwick Long
Water Minister Lisa Neville acknowledges that high flows in the river are doing environmental damage.
Sneak bit of an interview you can hear on the rural report tomorrow at 6:15am.
(I’ll also post full interview here tomorrow)
Turn on your sound to listen: 👂📻
GMID Water Leadership
On Friday Deanne had the pleasure attending a special local celebration. This small group of Sudanese and South Sudanese women are residents of Shepparton, some with mortgages, all with young families, but each has a desire to work in a meaningful job. They have been attending English language classes at St Paul's African House with the classes delivered by Gotafe. Now with these valuable language skills behind them, they would like to study at GOTAFE in 2019 to complete Certificate III in Individual Support (formerly Aged Care), hoping this could lead to employment in the sector. Three of the twelve women will use this study as a pathway to pursue a career in nursing. These ladies have been working in horticulture, childcare and cleaning, but each has a dream that they would like to follow. This program is a stepping stone for them to achieve their dreams. At this graduation each participant received a handbag full of items donated by @Eva May Opportunity Shop Mulwala, Gotafe Shepparton, McAuley Works and Pental Factory Sales. Congratulations to these lovely ladies and everyone involved in such a successful program. It was great to see such big smiles on their faces and a pleasure to be there for their special day.
If you want to get involved or if you have any job opportunities for these ladies please message us here at C4GS and we will pass them on.
#inclusivecommunity #committeeforgreatershepparton #stpaulsafricanhouse #gotafe #pental #c4gs
I wish all these ladies well in looking for work.
What a great story!
Best wishes to all the ladies in their pursuits.
Congratulations to each and every one, wishing you all every success.
Congratulations to you all ladies. 🎉🎉🎉
Fantastic outcome
Best wishes ladies ! Well done.
On Friday morning Committee for Greater Shepparton members were treated to a beautifully cooked breakfast by the staff and students at the Shepparton Education First Youth Foyer. The breakfast is a great opportunity to bring together young people and leaders in our community.
A big thank you to Nicole Mark and Sarah Hitchcock for speaking about your personal experiences. You are truly an inspiration to others on what can be achieved.
The Education First Youth Foyer is an amazing organisation that we have supporting youth in our community.
If you would like to be involved in creating opportunities for these students to gain experience, independance and to be job ready please get in contact with Education First Youth Foyer manager Anita McCurdy on (03) 5825 6104 or via email - [email protected]
#committeeforgreatershepparton #sheppartonyouthfoyer #berrystreet #ruralhousing #gotafe #c4gs
This morning Sam caught up with Geoff Allemand from Lost Shepparton who has just released a new book 'Sheppartonians - Past and Present'. This book has amazing history and nostalgia and well worth the read.
Geoff will be at Focus Cards and Gifts until 1pm today so head down and grab a signed copy.
The books will be available for purchase from Focus Cards and Gifts from today onwards.
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