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Greater Shepparton to host Victorian junior basketball championships

Posted on Thursday 7th of July, 2016,

Greater Shepparton was today announced as host of the 2017 and 2018 Basketball Victoria Country U16 and 18 division one and two championships.

The tournament, to be held in February 2017 and 2018 will see 54 teams and over 1000 visitors converge on Greater Shepparton from around Victoria.

Matches will be played at Shepparton Sports Stadium, Visy Stadium and Mercy Stadium.

Greater Shepparton Mayor, Cr Dinny Adem said this announcement continues Greater Shepparton’s strong sporting events program.

“Alongside this, we have recently secured the 2016 BMX Victoria State Championships and locked in the 2017 Victorian Softball Masters Championships to return to Greater Shepparton after a successful event across the June long weekend,” Cr Adem said.

“This will be the third time we have hosted these championships, having previously hosted the under 12s and more recently the under 14s in 2015-2016.

“The event will see an estimated economic benefit to the community of about $1 million across accommodation, retail, tourism, hospitality and entertainment sectors keeping businesses busy and the economy strong”.

Greater Shepparton Basketball Association manager Tony Long said the association was proud to partner with Council on another significant basketball event.

“The Greater Shepparton Basketball Association is excited to partner with Greater Shepparton City Council in being able to present yet another State Association event to Shepparton,” Mr Long said.

“Our experience from having previously hosted the under 12 and under 14 events will enable us to run another high quality event.”