INSIDE: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ No 1:1238
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 18, 2015
AN AFTERNOON WITH DAN PETRO page 5
Push to provide ‘kids’ with breakfast By David Lee H U N DR EDS of children across the Goulburn Valley are facing their day without breakfast, and without local schools funding their own breakfast prog ra ms th is wou ld be t he daily struggle for many ‘kids,’ but Shepparton Foodshare has plans to change that. Having had plans in place for the past three years to provide an ongoing breakfast program in all schools across t he G ou lbu r n Va l le y, S heppa r ton Foodshare still needs more donations and funding in order to provide a consistent program. Continued on page 16
NEW PARTNERSHIP FOR CITY page 3
SHEPPARTON FESTIVAL COMPLETE Centre pages EVENTS PROGRAM
COMMUNITY CONNECT | page 6 Letters to the Editor | page 8 Snapshots of Shepparton | page 22 Ultimate Home Living | pages 19-21 Adviser Classifieds | pages 23-25
219-225 WYNDHAM ST SHEPPARTON | PH: 5832 8900
ALL SET FOR FUN RUN | Sport Adviser page 27
Council deliberates on $42M new SAM Plans project multi-million dollar boost over 10 years
COULD THIS BE OUR NEW SAM?… An artist impression of what the new Shepparton Art Museum might look like on the shores of Victoria Park Lake. During last night’s council meeting it was decided whether the draft business case would be released for public comment. Photo: Supplied.
By David Lee AFTER six months of deliberation, the release of a draft business case for the new Shepparton Art Museum (SAM) for public comment was the ‘big ticket item’ discussed at Greater Shepparton City Council’s first meeting for 2015 last night, with the case suggesting the new $42M state-of-the-art SAM be located at the eastern side of Victoria Park Lake. The 31 page summary business case details the proposal for the new 1,260 sqm, five storey building which plans to encompass a grand hall, an 80 seat theatrette, a 250 sqm function
space with a fully operational commercial kitchen, restaurant/café and a ‘rooftop garden’ on level three overlooking the lake, with projections seeing it completed by 2018-2019. The plans also detail the combining of Gallery Kaiela and the Visitor Information Centre at the new location. The business case also projected an economic boost for the region with a cost benefit analysis finding a $9.15M boost is projected at the end of ten years of operation, brought about by an extra 3,000 overnight visitors in the first year and an additional 10,500 by year 10.
The proposal also suggests the new SAM is estimated by the tenth year to have created 23 direct tourism jobs and 46 total (direct + indirect) tourism jobs. Last night’s council meeting was designed to allow councillors to vote on whether or not to release the business case for community consultation for an eight week period. To find out the outcome, and if passed during the meeting to have your say, visit our website www.sheppadviser.com.au or pick up a copy of next week’s edition of The Adviser.