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10 Year Celebration
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. There’s a Greek proverb that says A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they know they shall never sit. In Shepparton we…
It’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....
Tiring Journey to Destination Bypass
The year was 1996. There was a Federal election in February – Keating out, Howard in. Oasis was the big new band. I had hair. In Greater Shepparton, the call...
Time for a Healthy Dose to Boost Jobs
The Regional Australia Institute has identified that there are 54,000 job vacancies across regional Australia. A significant number of those are professional or skilled jobs. This has led to a...
Time to support super school staff
One group that is doing it very tough in Greater Shepparton at the moment is the staff of Greater Shepparton Secondary College. The challenges of a new merged entity coincided...
Lockdown questions need answers
When the five-day circuit breaker lockdown was announced by the Victorian Government on February 12, there was one new feature — regional Victoria would experience stage four restrictions for the...
$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...
The 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...
Greater 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...
Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre is calling on Manufacturers to help support Covid#19 response
Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre is working with the supply of particular items to help with the Covid#19 response. Are you or do you know of a manufacturing business that may...
Greater Shepparton Response website launched
GROW Greater Shepparton is leading a collaboration to assist our business and community service sectors to share information and help each other through this time of uncertainty caused the Covid...
C4GS Members and Stakeholders Dinner (AGM)
The C4GS AGM was a great success, highlighting three new businesses and one rejuvenated business in the region. Cannatrek, AgBioEn and the Victorian Fish Hatchery all outlined their plans for...
POSITION VACANT | OFFICE MANAGER
The Committee for Greater Shepparton was established to unite the region’s business and community leaders to influence public policy and advocate on issues that will make the region a more...