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SPC Mooroopna plant concludes operations By David Lee SEASONA L shift workers at SPC ’s Mooroopna plant may no longer have a job after the plant closed its doors last week as part of a plan that has been in place since 2012. While the future of seasonal workers is unknown at this stage, permanent employees based at Mooroopna are being relocated to the Shepparton plant. Continued on page 18
ON SET AS FILMING BEGINS… Local resident and Spin Out movie extra, Eva James with Co-producer, David Redman on set of the first day of filming Tim Ferguson’s new Spin Out movie, being shot in Shepparton. Photo: Alicia Niglia.
Locals ‘spin out’ with chance to join star-studded cast Filming begins for Ferguson’s latest film By David Lee WITH filming for Tim Ferguson’s latest film ‘Spin Out’ beginning in Shepparton yesterday, locals are being reminded there is
still a chance to work alongside the film’s star-studded cast, including Xavier Samuel and Morgan Griffin, between now and September 13.
The first day of filming was off to a good start, with 25 cast and 20 local extras joining the crew of 50 on set to film the first of many scenes being shot for the movie at Shepparton’s Emerald Bank. Continued on page 12