Strathbogie Shire Council

Friends and loved ones of Chloe Perry, an eight-year-old Euroa resident and cancer patient who has touched the hearts of the Euroa community, turned out in droves on Wednesday, 26 July to attend a special movie screening of Cars 3, raising well in excess of $6000 (and counting) towards the Cure for Brain Cancer Foundation.

In what started initially as a movie screening to raise funds for an extremely worthwhile cause, turned into something bigger than Ben Hur, with a breakfast at St John's School Euroa, a raffle, a special movie kiosk and a movie screening with a real difference.

Chloe, daughter of Dustin and Shannon Perry, was diagnosed with neurological glioma, a rare form of cancer and is currently undergoing chemotherapy for the illness.

Her condition has particularly affected the St John's community, where she is currently a student.

Dustin, and close family friend Steven Jeffery, who has been battling leukaemia for the past several months, initially contacted Strathbogie Shire Council earlier this year to see if they could help host and support a cancer fundraiser at the Euroa Community Cinema, which staff were only too happy to do.

Mayor Amanda McClaren said events like these are strongly encouraged by Council, with several fundrasiers planned over the next few months by various community groups.

"The special screening of Cars 3 is a great example of how successful our community cinema has become and how working together, we can make a real difference for worthwhile causes," she said.

"It is a testament to the generosity of our residents that such a high amount of funding was raised for the Cure for Brain Cancer Foundation."

Check out our website for upcoming films and fundraising events, including the popular Family Fun Nights and First Friday Foreign Films.

This week, the cinema will play host to Hotel Coolgardie (MA15+), a documentary to be shown this weekend (Saturday, 5 August at 8pm and Sunday, 6 August at 4pm).

Euroa Community Cinema is one of only five movie theatres in Victoria and one of only nine in the entire country showing this film.

Cinema patrons can now book their movie tickets online, by simply jumping on our website and following the link to the Try Booking page where they can purchase their $10 tickets.

This is the first time the cinema has released its tickets online.

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Year 9 Goulburn Valley Grammar student Ben Templeton has had a ball volunteering at the Euroa Community Cinema for the last three weeks as part of a school community service project.

Ben was asked to choose an organisation to complete eight hours of community service and thought his local cinema would be a great experience.

"Volunteering at the cinema was a way to do something that I'm really intereted in," Ben said.

During his time at the cinema, Ben has assisted with getting the projector up and running for the movies, sold tickets at the front counter and cleaned and prepared the cinema before and after screenings.

Ben has already exceeded the eight hours of volunteering because he has enjoyed his time at the cinema so much.

His favourite part of the experience has been sitting in on some fantastic movies, including Wonder Woman, which screened earlier this month.

Ben has also enjoyed learning how to work the projector and the history of cinema technology.

"I liked learning about how cinemas have changed over the years and how they work today," he said.

Ben spent a lot of his time assisting Brendan Paterson, who is a long-serving cinema volunteer.

Brendan has enjoyed having Ben around to help out.

"It's great to see someone like Ben come in and have the opportunity to learn in a new environment," Brendan said.

Brendan is a school teacher and said experiencs like Ben has had are crucial to a young person's development.

"Getting kids ready for pre-employment is so important and the Euroa Community Cinema is a great way for kids to experience things like customer service, managing a live venue and socialisation," he said.

Brendan also said the matinees of The Lion King and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory for kids during the school holidays were a huge success.

"It's so unique for a small town like Euroa to have something like this; we are so lucky to have a cinema," he said.

For more information about upcoming movies, visit the Euroa Cinema icon on the homepage of our website or access the Euroa Community Cinema Facebook page.

Thursday, 27 July, 2017

Euroa has cemented itself as the agricultural epicentre of North Eastern Victoria, with the Strathbogie Shire, celebrating the $500,000 completion of the exciting second stage of the saleyards redevelopment, with Minister for Agriculture and Regional Development, the Hon. Jaala Pulford officially opening the facility today (27 July, 2017).

With agriculture the biggest industry in the region, employing in excess of 800 residents, Council, with a significant funding boost from the State Government, has rejuvenated the facility, building on the momentum of stage one which saw a roof erected over the cattle pens in 2015.

Stage two involved the following key items:

•  Relocating overhead power lines
•  A new laneway to improve cattle circulation
•  Roof extension to cover an additional 40 pens
•  Upgrade of kiosk and meeting room

This second, innovative phase is designed to maximise natural light, ventilation, decrease sound and collect rainwater for re-use.

The roof provides shade and protection from the elements for both cattle and clients, enhancing the saleyards’ standing and competitiveness in the region, and ultimately its longevity and economic benefits.

Strathbogie Shire Mayor, Amanda McClaren said with stage one having been enthusiastically received by vendors and agents, delivering great economic benefits to the community and shire as a whole, stage two would only mean great things for the local economy.

"The Euroa Saleyards plays a big part in our local economy and our Shire’s economic development in so many ways," she said.

With 14 cattle sales a year, including the signature Black Angus Feature sales, Cr McClaren said the facility can handle the movement of up to 3500 animals per day.

"Euroa’s saleyards not only facilitate the sales of large numbers of livestock, but also play an important social and community connectivity role. The Saleyards have become an integral component of the social fabric of the town," she said.

The main building contractor for this project was Don Newnham Engineering of Euroa.

Planning is already underway for stage three of the Euroa Saleyards, which includes a second roof extension, additional pens, a relocation of the loading ramp and scales, to be placed in a more useable space.

Monday, 24 July, 2017

Strathbogie Shire Council was one of 35 Councils in Australia to join the Cities Power Partnership (CPP) at the official launch on Wednesday 19 July.

The CPP is a national program of the Climate Council created to accelerate, celebrate and promote local government successes in achieving carbon emission reductions and facilitating the transition towards a clean energy future.

The program has engaged councils to generate global momentum for climate action, allowing them to sidestep political roadblocks and red tape to get on with the job and deliver results.

Through the partnership, each council commits to five action items with the aim of reducing carbon emissions and increasing renewable energy capacity in their area.

Council’s actions will come from their Sustainable Strathbogie 2030 Strategy, as part of the new Council Plan and Budget, and will particularly focus on protection of native vegetation and exploring renewable energy options.

Participating in the CPP will allow Council to have a national voice on climate change, share ideas with other councils and gain expert advice and support through the CPP knowledge hub.

Council has already got some exciting initiatives underway, including the Bogie Bulk Buy Program, launching next Saturday, 29 July in Euroa, and the construction of a six bay Tesla Supercharger station at the Kirkland Avenue carpark.

Mayor Amanda McClaren said she was very honoured to be a part of the launch of the CPP and believes it’s a great way to connect with other councils to generate necessary action.

"Joining the CPP provides a unique opportunity for our Council to have national voice on the issue of Climate Change and represent rural communities who so directly feel its impact," she said.

"We are so pleased to be a part of such a positive partnership and a great opportunity to gather with forward-thinking councils to share ideas and enthusiasm for this issue."

Cr McClaren said she looks forward to seeing the positive change this creates in the Shire and across Australia.

"Studies have shown that local councils in Australia have the capacity to influence over 50 per cent of Australia’s greenhouse emissions and the CPP is a great way to positively harness this," she said.