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Plenty of good food Whittlesea’s best produce will be celebrated during a long lunch at Toorourrong Reservoir. The Friends of Toorourrong are hosting the Table of Plenty long lunch at the reservoir on Friday, March 29. It will feature platters of local, seasonal food, wine and autumn-inspired desserts. Held at the base of the Great Dividing Range, the lunch will also celebrate Whittlesea’s environment and heritage. Mayor Lawrie Cox said the lunch would be an ideal opportunity to get to know some of the great farmers and producers in the area. “Our local produce is some of the freshest and tastiest food you could find anywhere,” he said. The lunch will be held from 11.15am-3.15pm. Tickets cost $65 and places are limited. Details: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/ table-of-plenty-tickets-56606490537
Giorgio Linguanti from That’s Amore Cheese, Hans Hoffman from Just Picked Pty Ltd, Fabio Portella from Florida Cheese, and Kristen Stone from Whittlesea S.C. (Damjan Janevski)
Laura Michell
Super move on the north By Laura Michell German supermarket chain Kaufland is on its way to the northern suburbs, with the company set to build its distribution centre in Mickleham and open one of its first three Australian stores in Epping. Kaufland Australia managing director Julia Kern announced on Friday that the company would invest $459 million to build a distribution centre and headquarters at Merrifield Business Park and open stores at Epping, Dandenong and Chirnside Park. The Epping store will be
built on the former Bunnings site on High Street, after planning approval was granted by the state government. Ms Kern said the developments would create about 1600 jobs, 600 of which would be in Mickleham. The company is in the process of seeking approval for three other stores – in Coolaroo, Oakleigh South and Mornington. Ms Kern said Kaufland would offer local produce, well-known brands and private label products. “Kaufland will be a one-stop destination supermarket,” she said. “Our aim is to
provide all Australians with more service and choice. “We look forward to continuing our commitment to partner with local businesses and the wider community to ensure we create the best outcome possible.” Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas said Kaufland’s distribution centre would be the largest distribution centre in the country at 115,000 square metres – or almost six times the size of the MCG. “This is a huge notch on Victoria’s belt,” he said. “Kaufland’s investment will boost our
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economy, create jobs and provide opportunities for local businesses.” Construction of the distribution centre is expected to start in May or June. It is not known when construction of the first three stores will commence. Yuroke MP Ros Spence said the distribution centre would provide a welcome jobs boost for the local area. “[This is] yet another opportunity for the thousands of people that are moving to this growing suburb to have employment just on their door step,” she said.
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