The Shepparton sale set down for this Sunday has just received a massive boost with confirmation today that serval leading vendors in the sale are setting “little to no reserves” on their lots catalogued in the sale.
These leading consignors have decided the best way for this sale to be successful going forward is to have an extremely high clearance rate. Not only will this give buyers the confidence to show up and bid boldly but it will also prove that there is a real place for a sale like this every year.
Many people believe the Shepparton Harness Racing Club have done an exceptional job assembling these 91 Lots and l couldn’t agree more. For those people not familiar with the Club please see below taken from their website.
The Shepparton Harness Racing Club conducts racing at the Kialla Racing Complex approximately 40 times per year predominantly at night.
Thirty of these meetings are the Clubs own events and the remaining ten are meetings hosted for the Wangaratta, Kyabram and Mooroopna Clubs.
Geographically the club is centrally located to the racing and breeding industries and since 2004 the industry, State Government and Greater Shepparton Council have invested in the order of $5 million to significantly upgrade the racing track, construct a new dining complex and develop an undercover stable complex. The Shepparton Club now boast facilities more than comparable to any other provincial club and enjoys above state average performance in terms of racing entries and patron attendance.
In recent years the Kialla Complex has seen the relocation of Shepparton Greyhounds who race twice per week and this development has seen a further $6 million invested in the site which makes Kialla the newest and most impressive racing complex in provincial Australia.
Shepparton itself is a major commercial centre, located between Nagambie and Numurkah on the Goulburn Valley Highway which is the main inland road route between Melbourne and Brisbane.
Shepparton is situated within the rich dairying, fruit growing and agricultural region of the Goulburn Valley, with the area responsible for producing around 25 percent of Victoria’s rural output. Major food companies in the area include SPC Ardmona and Campbells Soups. SPC Ardmona have a factory sales supermarket open to the public in Corio Street which they claim to be Australia’s largest food factory outlet.
The large commercial centre of Shepparton is based around the main thoroughfare of Wyndham Street and the mall along part of Maude Street. A communications tower, located off the Maude Street Mall, is open weekdays from 9am to 3pm and offers visitors spectacular views over the city and surrounding countryside from a public viewing platform.
Shepparton’s cultural precinct is located in Wellsford Street and consists of an art gallery featuring Australian ceramics and paintings, and a major war memorial located next to the council offices. On the corner of Wellsford Street and High Street is the Paul Gribben Historical Precinct, consisting of the Shepparton Heritage Centre which contains thousands of items tracing Shepparton’s history housed in the old Forester’s Hall (built in 1873) and farming equipment displays in the surrounding parkland.
A network of parks, reserves and forests follow the paths of the Goulburn and Broken Rivers through Shepparton, offering good bushwalking tracks and picnic spots. There is a dense state forest between Shepparton and neighbouring Mooroopna along the river, with the Peter Ross Edwards Causeway (Midland Highway) cutting through it to link the two communities together.
Victoria Park Lake, constructed in 1920 from a swamp, is located just south of the heart of Shepparton, fronting the main highway and featuring walking tracks, bike paths, a skate park and boating facilities. Adjacent to the lake is the Aquamoves health and fitness centre which has both indoor and outdoor pools.
The SHRC is situated on more 50 acres of freehold land and the club has worked extremely hard for 4 years with the local council to agree on an approval for developing a state of art training complex at the site.
While the total population of Shepparton is just on 50,000 people, this Club’s management do a fantastic job. So to all breeders and owners, please make the effort to show up and support this wonderful club who are doing amazing things for our sport.
Approved By Dean Baring www.harnessbred.com
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