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ABC Friends group proposed

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Nov 6, 2025

Those from here who enjoy and value the Australian Broadcasting Corporation will soon have the opportunity in Shepparton to illustrate their regard for the national broadcaster.

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A public meeting has been called for Thursday, November 13 at 4pm, to discuss the ABC and more specifically ‘Friends of the ABC’.

The meeting, to be held at the Marungi St GV Library, will see short addresses from and questions answered by ABC Friends Victoria president Pam Creed, and the ABC Friend Groups convenor for Victoria Anne-Maree Newbold.

ABC Friends Victoria vice-president Michael Henry, who was to attend, but no longer can, said: “This will be an opportunity for you to discuss the future of the ABC and what ABC Friends might do in Shepparton.”

The idea for an ABC Friends Group in Shepparton, or the wider Goulburn Valley, follows a recent webinar focused on setting up a group in Echuca, but which morphed into a discussion about doing something in Shepparton.

Bendigo hosts an ABC Friends Group, as do Ballarat and Geelong, but beyond those centres, people eager to support the ABC would need to travel to Melbourne.

For further information about Shepparton’s November 13 meeting, contact Andrea McDonald on 0417 531 778 or Robert McLean on 0400 502 199 or email r.mclean7@icloud.com