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AVENUE OF LEGENDS

Shepparton transport businesses have come together, showing their community spirit and passion for the industry by sponsoring the Victorian Goulburn Valley centre’s revamp and expansion of the old Shepparton Motor Museum.

MOVE is one of Australia’s largest regional museums of collectibles, covering everything from bicycles, clothing and telephone technology to cars, bicycles, motorbikes and, of course, trucks. It was the trucking side of transport, and a group of local industry enthusiasts, that formed the catalyst for the museum’s evolution.

As well as helping fund the renovation, Complete Trucks, managed by Sebastian and Kristy Spadaro, has also supplied a 1986 Kenworth to be put on display as well as funding a banner highlighting the contribution Sebastian’s father, John Spadaro, made to the local industry.

Complete Trucks is a used truck, trailer and construction equipment business that started off as a transport company in 2008/2009, where Sebastian worked with his dad, carting goods.

“My father passed away

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