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Clear, Inspirational Regional Vision Needed
Welcome to 2022 which is certainly set to be a big and important year with upcoming elections at Federal and Victorian government levels. A Federal election will be called at any time up until May 20 and the Victorian state election is locked in for late November. Late last year our current Federal Member for…
Read MoreNew CEO Appointed at C4GS
— MEDIA RELEASE — The Committee for Greater Shepparton (C4GS) is delighted to announce the appointment of Linda Nieuwenhuizen to the role of Chief Executive Officer of the organisation. Linda has extensive experience in communications, advocacy and marketing. Her most recent role has been as the Head of Communications for Apple and Pear Australia Limited.…
Read MoreProsperity Plan Paves a Path into Goulburn Murray’s Future with Equality Central
“The language, and the approach, have de-valued Aboriginal people over the last 150 years. We have an opportunity to change the narrative from a cost to society of maintaining the welfare structures, to an investment language here in our region that looks at the future of indigenous peoples, the shared culture, the shared economy and…
Read MoreLeadership is Open to Everyone
There are pivot points in life, times of questioning and considering direction. Reflecting on who you are, your capabilities, flaws, and what really matters to you. Gaining a better understanding of those around you, and the community that you live in. For me a major pivot point was 2013, when I completed the Fairley Leadership…
Read MoreThe Greater Shepparton COVID Outbreak
Greater Shepparton is facing one of its most significant challenges ever. The continued news of positive COVID cases has been coming in on our screens and feeds since Friday morning. The rising numbers and the fact that large schools are Tier 1 exposure sites means that many families and businesses are impacted by stay at…
Read MoreWeigh Up a Vaccine’s Pain and Gain
Does anybody know what a micromort is? No, it is not a small American cartoonist. A micromort is a concept developed by Ronald Howard, a professor at Stanford University, to establish the probability of death. A micromort is one chance in one million that a person will die. Micromorts can be applied to different activates,…
Read MoreIt’s Time to Tackle Climate Change
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) says that without significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions the world will struggle to keep increases in global temperatures under 2 degrees Celsius. If we can’t keep the increase under 2 degrees, there is a risk of ‘dangerous’ human interference with the system. That means that once it…
Read More$50 million Agriculture Workforce Plan released
The Victorian Government is helping businesses in rural, regional and outer metropolitan Victoria to meet their labour needs during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. It’s $50 million Agriculture Workforce Plan assists agriculture, food processing and critical food supply chain businesses with recruitment, case management support, worker induction and re-training and business adaptation costs. Where local people…
Read MoreThe Age: No silver bullet, but we still need faster rail – Author Sam Birrell
Sam Birrell featured in the Age with a response to the Grattan Institutes recent discussion paper Fast Train Fever Highlighting that the regional cities have plenty of opportunity for professional workers that would be prepared to move from the city if their was a decent public transport system.
Read MoreGreater Shepparton Secondary College receives $119 million to complete project
The Victorian government has announced funding of $119 million to complete the Greater Shepparton Secondary College project. Students will be in the new facility from the start of the 2022 school year. This is a great achievement for our region, and offers a state of the art facility for our young people.. The Greater Shepparton…
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