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COMMUNITY CONNECT | page 6 Letters to the Editor | page 8 Travel Adviser | page 22 7 Day TV Guide | page 25 Employment & Classifieds | page 26
WEDNESDAY MAY 6, 2015
ADVERTISING HOTLINE: 5832 8900
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12 x 2 hour Laser Tag sessions to be won Valued at $29 each See your entry page 8
Football Adviser with Matthew Chilcott page 31
SPORT | Players lace up for basketball final page 29
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A snapshot of Council’s budget Multi-million dollar capital works, rate rises and increases in fees and fines By David Lee CAPITAL works coming to a total of $41.01M, a 5.6 percent rate increase, slig ht rises in parking meter fees, childcare fees and animal registration fees and an increase in most parking fines are all on the cards in this year’s 2015/16 Draft Council Budget, which was released last week. Continued on page 21
Business for sale WHEELER STREET
TIMBER & STEEL SHEPPARTON Current owner retiring after 27 years Situated on extra large premises Specialising in renovating with timber, steel, windows, ply, iron and fencing • Annual turnover $800,000 • Limited staff required • For sale at $650,000 ONO, WIWO • 10 year lease available • Includes all shedding • 2 utes, 2 forklifts, 2 trailers and 1 x 6 ton truck • Large range of stock
Great opportunity
Phone Adrian (03) 5821 3122
LUCKY MAJOR PRIZE WINNER… Shepparton East resident, Tara Tracey was drawn as the lucky major prize draw winner for the 2015 GMCU $25,000 Giveaway. From left, GMCU General Manager, René Deen, Big W Assistant Store Manager, Michelle Day, the 2015 GMCU $25,000 Giveaway $10,000 winner, Tara Tracey and The Adviser Managing Director, Geoff Adams. Photo: Alicia Niglia.
“You’ve got to be in it to win it”
This year’s $10,000 winner encourages region to shop local IT was luck on the side of Shepparton East’s, Tara Tracey who had only put a single entry into this year’s 2015 GMCU $25,000 Giveaway, and it was that entry, out of 68,522, that was drawn as the $10,000 grand prize winner.
Do you have a small business or a bright idea that would make a great shop? Too small to risk a commercial lease just yet? Renew Shepparton is looking for creative enterprises to fill vacant retail spaces in Shepparton and we would love to hear from you. Participant applications open until May 3, 2015 See www.renewshepparton.org.au for more information or get the latest on Facebook
Tara was in a rush and had purchased some nappies at Big W at the Shepparton Marketplace and didn’t think she would have the time to put in her entry, but it was those few short moments spent filling in her entry, that left her walking away with
a $10,000 shopping spree at any of the 153 participating businesses in this year’s giveaway. Continued on page 24 See page 15 for all 16 GMCU $25,000 Winners