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No 1:1260
WEDNESDAY JULY 22, 2015
Ruby celebrates 100 years | page 2 COMMUNITY CONNECT | page 6 Letters to the Editor | page 8 Classifieds | pages 30-32 Viatek Footy Tipping | page 34 ADVERTISING HOTLINE: 5832 8900
FINNY’S TOTAL STOCK THROW OUT 2015 WHITE KING-PENTAL 95 3SR FM BUSINESS AWARDS NOMINEES page 4
Drive continues to renew CBD By David Lee THE third store to open to the public as part of the Renew Shepparton project is beginning to prove the project’s promise, with a fourth already planning to open on Monday next week, but landlords are being encouraged to get behind the project to help keep the successful momentum going. All That Glitters Boutique, which has filled the once empty store at 132 High Street and will be open weekdays from 10am to 4pm and 10am to 1pm on Saturdays, stocks a range of handmade giftware from candles and natural soaps, to paintings and cards as well as a range of baby and children products including nappy cakes, beanies, headbands, soft toys and Continued on page 18 more.
ULTIMATE HOME LIVING FEATURE
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GM TAKE OUT BOTH V/LINE GAMES page 33 Sport Adviser
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A ‘Fairley’ successful 50 years Foundation a pillar of our community
50TH ANNIVERSARY… The Sir Andrew Fairley Foundation is celebrating 50 years in the community, having seen more than $10M invested in the region since the foundation’s launch in 1965. From left, Sir Andrew Fairley Foundation Board of Trustees, Fiona Phillips, Carmel Johnson, Andrew Mott, Chair, Andrew Fairley and Trustees, James Freemantle, Catherine Marriott and Terry Campbell. Photo: Alicia Niglia.
THE Sir Andrew Fairley Foundation is celebrating 50 years as being a pillar in our community, and is continuing with the legacy left behind by a man who cared for Shepparton and its development, having seen more than $10M invested in the region since the foundation’s launch in 1965. From instigating Word and Mouth and being involved in funding for most of the region’s schools, to seeing the introduction of the
incredibly successful Lighthouse Project and Fairley Leadership Program, the Sir Andrew Fairley Foundation has provided no shortage of pushing forward with its aim. The foundation works to promote leadership, build on education outcomes and improving the school retention rates in the Goulburn Valley, work with the cultural and linguistically diverse community, work to enhance arts and culture Continued on page 16 and work with disadvantaged young people.