
News & CEO Columns List

C4GS welcomes funding for GV Link
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.

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

Energy transition – getting comfortable in the chaos
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

Geography matters
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.

It's official - trades are good for our wellbeing!
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.

Youth Foyer - A Case Study

It’s budget season!
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?

Welcome to 2034
At our 10-year anniversary last year, we had some fun presenting a vision for Greater Shepparton 10 years from now - in 2034. The following is an extract.
Thank you and farewell to GSCC CEO Peter Harriott
The Committee for Greater Shepparton would like to thank and acknowledge the leadership of Greater Shepparton City Council’s outgoing CEO Peter Harriott.

Numbers do not always add up!
November is that time of year, where once again we remind our VCE students that a number will never define who they are and what they can become, do or inspire in others.
Australian Food and Grocery Council Forum
Greater Shepparton Shines as a Regional Hub for Food and Grocery Manufacturing

Let’s not waste our opportunity
We are incredibly well placed to grow circular industries and to provide the training and services others will need.

Australian households will pay the price for water buybacks
The Murray-Darling Basin (MDB) legislation introduced into Federal parliament this week should be of concern to every Australian consumer, and the hundreds of thousands of Australians employed in food manufacturing.

C4GS urges building bridges
Committee for Greater Shepparton (C4GS) Chair Leigh Findlay today reinforced the Committee’s efforts to work constructively with all levels of government to secure a second river crossing for Greater Shepparton.

Sleeping Beauty doesn’t live in Shepparton
Given Greater Shepparton’s response to events, and the examples shared by members, its obvious we aren’t Sleeping Beauty, asleep while we wait for our prince to arrive and save us.

Not all superheroes wear capes…
Beyond annual budgets, the accounting and finance sector is playing an expanded role in some of the biggest challenges of our time.

Affordable housing or housing affordability – tomato, tomato?
Both medians are below the affordable housing thresholds, which means for more than half of Greater Shepparton’s households, residents and workers, housing affordability and affordable housing go hand in hand.

Reflecting on a nation…
January 26 is a significant date in our nation’s history – but is it the event and date that best captures who we are as a nation? Does it deserve to be our national day?
C4GS Confirms Victorian Election Priorities
C4GS Confirms Victorian Election Priorities
C4GS confirms Victorian Election priorities
In distilling our election priorities, its clear that we are not just looking for investment and infrastructure. We need our incoming upper and lower house representatives to use their position to deliver strong, intelligent leadership to influence Victorian Government policy, as well as federal government policy on key issues including water and the bypass.
With apologies to Meatloaf…32 out of 775 aint bad!
Every code, club and team has the potential to bring out the very best in individuals as players and as people – but also for and from our community.
Let’s get behind the wheel!
Between now and 2050 Victoria’s freight activity is forecast to double, and possibly triple. Logic suggests that a good portion of this growth will and can happen in our region.
New Chair and Deputy for Committee for Greater Shepparton
C4GS Chair, Deputy Chair and Board members announced.
Work experience from home?
If Covid has been a catalyst for changing where and how we work, does it also mean we need to rethink how we provide work experience for secondary students?
New Look Board at C4GS
New Chair and Deputy for Committee for Greater Shepparton
Navigating the final months of the Murray Darling Basin Plan
We knew going into this election that the Murray Darling Basin Plan would conclude in 2024, but we don’t know whether the new water minister will have the authority and appetite to review the Plan.
Local energy for local industry… why not?
A very wise colleague often stated that the key ingredients for successful regional economies are reliable water, energy, and connectivity.
C4GS Gets on Board to Promote Local Manufacturing During Australian Made Week
C4GS Gets on Board to Promote Local Manufacturing during Australian Made Week
SPC Sale November 2018
Sale of SPC: A Unique Opportunity Amid Greater Shepparton’s Economic Resurgence
Victorian State Budget 2018 (Members)
Victorian State Budget 2018: Transformative Investments for Greater Shepparton with Rail Upgrades, Education Boosts, and Advocacy Wins
Victorian State Budget 2018
Victorian State Budget 2018: Major Wins for Greater Shepparton with Rail Upgrades, Education Initiatives, and Community Investment.