Rendering of Punthill Shepparton, which is expected to be completed by late 2026.
Grand final fever
GVL grand final fever will peak at Kyabram on Friday night when the Bombers have their final training session before Sunday’s premiership showdown with Rochester at Shepparton’s Deakin Reserve.
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Kyabram Football Club president John Guinan has urged Kyabram supporters to turn out on Friday night to support the Kyabram senior and reserves teams for their premiership bids.
The training session will kick-off at 5.30pm and food and drinks will be available.
Melbourne-based players will attend the training session.
‘‘This will be he last chance for Kyabram supporters to show their support before Sunday,’’ Mr Guinan said.
‘‘I think we have the most supporters in the league, and also the most loyal, so we hope they turn out in force on Friday night and again on Sunday.
‘‘Our teams and coaches have done a great job in getting our two teams into the grand final and deserve all the support they can get from the townspeople.’’
Kyabram fans are reminded the reserves game starts at 11.55pm and the seniors at 2.40pm.
For those who can’t make the game, it will be covered by radio station ONE FM 98.5 and also will be live-streamed.
Timmering remembered
Timmering Remembered is a new book to be released early next year.
It is designed to capture the social economic and cultural history of the district situated between Kyabram and Rochester.
The book has been compiled by the Nanneella Timmering Heritage Group with community submissions.
Lucky lotto winner
A Mooroopna woman is over $20 million richer after winning Powerball last week.
As well as the division one prize, she also had 19 division two-winning tickets, which took her windfall to $20,565,178.75.
The woman purchased her entry through The Lott app.
Building starts
The first sod at the site of a $60 million apartment hotel — Punthill Shepparton — has been turned.
The 107-apartment hotel is about to rise at 517 Wyndham St, opposite the Shepparton Art Museum and Victoria Park Lake.
Fines for funeral directors
Not much dignity being shown for mourners at the Shepparton funeral parlour of Owen Mohan Funerals in Nixon St.
Multiple infringement notices amounting to $1400 have been issued for the long-standing practice of placing branded traffic cones to reserve parking spaces for hearses, immediate family members and elderly mourners attending funeral services.
Collect firewood
Firewood collection areas in state forests opened on September 1.
Victorians are now able to collect firewood for domestic use from designated collection collection areas during the spring firewood season.
For more information or to report suspected illegal firewood collection, phone 136 186.
Businessman farewelled
The death in July of one of Cobram’s best known businessmen and much-loved locals is still being felt around the town.
A larger than life soul, Peter Ennals was good at anything he did.
He showed a lot of football promise as a teenager and was courted by Footscray (now Western Bulldogs) in 1965.
Peter Ennals.
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But after a frustrating run of injuries and just the one game with the Dogs, homesickness lured him back to Cobram where he resumed his career with the local football club and established his long and successful caravan business.
He was a member of Cobram’s 1975 premiership side in the Murray Football League and also had stints with Yarrawonga and Yarroweyah football clubs, as well as president of the Cobram Football Club.
Properties to be sold
Murrumbidgee Council was to proceed with the sale of 13 properties this week to recover unpaid rates and charges.
Some $186,179 is to be recovered from the properties, most of which are held in estate.
Sale proceeds after rates are recovered are returned to the property owner.
Square dinkum
G’day.
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