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Release Date: 3 November 2016

MEDIA RELEASE

Please attribute the below information to Shire President, Cr David Roe

Shire Hosts Early Rates Incentive Prize Night Ten lucky winners of the Shire of Gingin’s Early Rates Incentive Scheme Competition received their prize packages at a celebratory event at CU@Park Restaurant, Gingin yesterday evening. The winners, who were randomly drawn from a pool of ratepayers who paid their 2016-17 rates in full before 14 September, each had the opportunity to choose a mystery prize package ranging in value from $1,300 to $5,000 from the total prize of $20,000. Winning the $5,000 Bendigo Bank major prize – which included a $2,500 overseas holiday, $1,500 spending money, and a $1,000 Bendigo Bank cash account – was Anthony Aristei of Aristei Enterprises Pty Ltd. Attending the event on his behalf was his brother Marco who made the lucky pick. Congratulations go to the remaining winners:

• Anspach Ag Prize Package - Audrey O’Meara • Avon Waste Prize Package - Dean Carroll • Costa Group Prize Package - Peter Ryan • CU@Park Prize Package - Jeanette Farrell • Neo Construction Prize Package - Christine D’Arcy • Lancelin Sands Prize Package - Susan Lamp • Loose Leaf Prize Package - Campbell Lette • Gingin Nursery Prize Package - Aldwich Holdings Pty Ltd – represented by Maria

Pannacchione • G R Thompson Truck Hire Prize Package - Alistair Clark

The event was well attended by numerous Early Rates Incentive sponsors and their partners, plus Shire councillors and staff. “I would like congratulate all our winners and thank them for paying their rates early,” said Shire President, David Roe. “I’d also like to thank all our sponsors who contributed wonderful prizes, and extend special thanks to CU@Park manager Renae Stokes for hosting the event and local resident Sylvia Kelly for supplying all the flowers. The evening was a huge success.”

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Mr Jeremy Edwards Chief Executive Officer T: 08 9575 2211

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Pictured above: Bendigo Bank major prize winner Marco Aristei (on behalf of his brother Anthony) and son with Shire President David Roe, and Bendigo Bank representatives Steve Beckwith, Steve Fidge and Irene Neville. Pictured below: Early Rates prize winners and sponsors at CU@Park Restaurant, Gingin.