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Posted on Thursday 23rd of August, 2018,
A delegation from Greater Shepparton including the Mayor Cr Kim O’Keeffe and CEO Peter Harriott, visited Canberra this week to talk to the Federal Government about the region’s needs for major projects.
The delegation also included members from the Committee for Greater Shepparton, the Lighthouse Project, Kaiela Institute and business and education representatives.
Council at the Ordinary Council Meeting last Tuesday endorsed the Greater Shepparton City Deal and the state government election Ask of Government as key advocacy documents for the region.
The documents clearly articulate our priorities for Greater Shepparton in the lead up to the State Election and to leverage from the Federal Government’s City Deal Program.
Eight transformational projects have been selected for City Deal funding:
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