Posts by Deanne Armstrong

C4GS welcomes the announcement by Coca-Cola Amatil of a successful sale of SPC. We look forward to meeting the new owners, Shepparton Partners Collective,  and working with them to ensure that SPC remains an iconic Shepparton based food producing business. Though the processed fruit market has been challenged by a number of headwinds over the…

The $356 million Shepparton Line Upgrade will be delivered in three stages. Stage one, which is now complete, included: stabling upgrade at Shepparton Station 29 extra coach services between Shepparton and Seymour to connect with train services. Stage two includes: platform extensions at Mooroopna, Murchison East and Nagambie stations crossing loop extension near Murchison East…

The Committee for Greater Shepparton hosted Federal Senator Kimberley Kitching for a regional visit on Wednesday. Senator Kitching toured SPC, had a trip on the Goulburn River with the Goulburn Broken CMA and picked some peaches from the tree at Dimits Orchard. All these experiences and interactions helped Senator Kitching develop an understanding of the…

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…

This morning C4GS CEO, Sam Birrell, sat down with Matt Dowling and Phil Guthrie on ABC’s Shepparton breakfast radio program. They talked about Committee for Greater Shepparton’s five year history and regional priorities heading into the Victorian State election. Click here to catch up on what he had to say. Committee for Greater Shepparton CEO…

During the last few weeks Committee for Greater Shepparton (C4GS) have been hosting Zahra from McGuire College as a Work Placement student. Work Placement provides the students the opportunity to explore the careers available right here in our region. Zahra has been shadowing C4GS CEO Sam Birrell, attending meetings and has had the opportunity to…

A recent report released by Remplan Bendigo on the Northern Victoria Food and Grocery Economic snapshot provides a healthy future for our Manufacturing Industries. Northern Victoria’s Food and Grocery Manufacturing Industry generated $11.547 billion in output in 2017, Murray electorate the highest contributor representing 44.1% of the total Victoria output which equates to $5.154 billion…

Last week saw the launch of ‘Greater Shepparton – a Creative City’ community consultation document. This document is aimed to promote Greater Shepparton as a Nationally significant and cultural city. Thank you to all those that attended the launch and a huge thank you to Anne McCamish for her commitment to the project. Click here…

JOIN THE CAMPAIGN  The Goulburn Murray Irrigation District is demanding a fair flow from the Murray Darling Basin Plan with the campaign launched by the GMID Water Leadership. Get involved – It’s time for a #fairflow Take a photo of yourself with the hastag #fairflow and share it on social media. Follow the campaign on Facebook…

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