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There are four components to our energy future – generation, transmission, distribution and storage, and two sources – gas and electricity. All four components and sources are important but bringing them together is when the magic happens.

Communities are demanding immediate action following the Federal Government announcement to increase buybacks from 170 to 300 gigalitres.

Greater Shepparton’s Wellbeing Framework, spearheaded by the University of Canberra and the Gardiner Foundation, is taking shape with a draft framework ready for review.

Following a focus on energy at our last meeting, this month our Manufacturing Forum members met with the Victorian Minister for Manufacturing's Senior Adviser Tim Mayfield.

The Accelerating CALD Workforce project is about creating more opportunities for people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds to build long-term careers in agriculture and its supply chains and helping local businesses benefit from those skills across the LGAs of Moira, Campaspe and Greater Shepparton.

C4GS CEO chaired an dairy industry Steering Committee to develop a comprehensive blueprint for dairy in the Murray-Darling Basin designed to strengthen the competitiveness, sustainability, and prosperity of the dairy sector across the Basin and beyond.

Shepparton has long been home to leaders and innovators whose careers and businesses resonate far beyond our region—and this was on full display at our latest member event on 22 July.

The evening’s panels featured homegrown experts at the forefront of industries as diverse as jewellery, agriculture, water management, transport, and supply chain logistics, alongside Port of Melbourne, Global Victoria and ITC. Together the sessions underscored Shepparton’s regional and global importance.

The Committee for Greater Shepparton (C4GS) congratulates Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Federal Labor’s re-election and urges the Government to work closely with C4GS and other regional stakeholders to strengthen regional communities, regional industries and Australia’s food, water and energy security.

The Committee for Greater Shepparton congratulates Sam Birrell on his re-election as the Member for Nicholls.

C4GS Chair Leigh Findlay said C4GS is looking forward to Sam leveraging the experience from his first term to open doors and create opportunities for the region to contribute to Federal policy design and to access funding and programs.

The Goulburn Murray Irrigation District (GMID) Water Leadership Forum is calling on the Victorian Government to take urgent action following revelations that the Commonwealth Government has purchased approximately $51.5 million worth of water entitlements.

Candidates standing for the seat of Nicholls in the upcoming Federal Election have been invited to participate in the 2025 Federal Candidates Forum at La Trobe University on Monday 14 April from 5.30pm. 

Our businesses have already made significant investments in automation, robots, co-bots and technology driven efficiencies – and they have plans for much more.
We need our energy grid to support our industry,  in more locations and at greater levels than ever before.

The C4GS first event for this year, held on Tuesday 11 February at the Woolshed, saw guest speakers NAB Senior Markets Wholesale Manager Troy Furlong and SPC Global Managing Director Robert Iervasi outline their outlooks for 2025.

C4GS has congratulated Greater Shepparton City Council on securing the $8.5 million of Commonwealth Government funding for the GV Link announced today by Minister King.

From Yallourn, to Ballarat and Bathurst, local industry can drive education opportunities.

Finding solutions for residential and business customers is important, but in our region, finding answers that maintain and even improve the competitiveness for our regional manufacturers is urgent and critical

Last month I was in Canberra for the Regional Australia Institute’s annual summit. As you would expect the agenda was all things regional and dominated by energy, workforce and housing.

The conversation is no longer whether a trade is a good option for a school leaver or a career changer. The conversation is about us and the quality of life and well-being we want to enjoy living and working in our region.

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We are still paying our taxes, parking fees, pet registrations, stamp duty, payroll taxes and of course GST so what does the starting point look like for our governments’ budgets?