Shepp News

Drum confident Moira will receive drought funding, despite mix up

Farmers across Moira Shire have been hung out to dry as the community waits in anticipation for funding commitments. Last month, the municipality missed out on $1 million in Federal Government drought funding by .1 per cent due to its 16.9 per cent...

Ashlea Witoslawski

More trees illegally cut down in Reedy Swamp

Another 10 native trees have been illegally cut down at Reedy Swamp in Shepparton, according to Joel Hoffman. The Shepparton man believes about 40 trees have been removed from the area in the past five months. “The response I’m looking for is...

James Bennett

Hundreds gather to mark Remembrance Day

More than 200 people gathered at Shepparton’s cenotaph yesterday morning to commemorate Remembrance Day. Shepparton RSL branch vice-president Brian McInneny said the numbers were a large increase on last year’s attendance for the 100th anniversary...

John Lewis

Hundreds gather to mark Remembrance Day

More than 200 people gathered at Shepparton’s cenotaph yesterday morning to commemorate Remembrance Day. Shepparton RSL branch vice-president Brian McInneny said the numbers were a large increase on last year’s attendance for the 100th anniversary...

John Lewis

Kyabram man remanded after Mooroopna stabbing

A Kyabram man who allegedly stabbed a man six times during an altercation in Mooroopna on Friday will remain in custody until next year. Matthew Care-Wickham, 30, appeared at Shepparton Magistrates’ Court yesterday in front of Magistrate Peter...

Liz Mellino

Culturally sensitive cancer screenings now on offer

Rumbalara will be hosting a culturally sensitive cancer screening and information event for indigenous women on Wednesday, November 13.

Ilias Bakalla

Open-hearted Shepparton storyteller remembered

A Shepparton Indigenous elder who spent a lifetime keeping the stories of her culture alive through storytelling and writing, is being remembered as a generous, selfless and open-hearted woman who welcomed people from all backgrounds into her life...

John Lewis

Murchison remembers John Thomas Lyons

Today, Murchison RSL sub-branch president Justin Appleton will present a story about a Murchison boy that joined the army at 16. Private John Thomas Lyons John Thomas Lyons was born in Murchison on February 27 1898. He was the oldest son in a large...

James Bennett

World Skills award driven back to the region

Shepparton’s Mathew Gilberto’s love for grease and grime has led him to win a prestigious regional competition. Earlier last month the 20-year-old Goulburn Ovens Institute of TAFE student travelled to Wangaratta to represent the Greater Shepparton...

Morgan Dyer

Coming together to tackle family violence

A day for ethnic communities to bring family violence issues out in the open is to be held in Shepparton next week. The Goulburn Valley African-Australian Community Organisation plans to bring together experts, service providers, families and...

John Lewis

A big weekend of bargain hunting

Are you on the hunt for a bargain this weekend? From Girgarre and Stanhope, to Shepparton and Kialla, don’t miss out on a single garage sale with our map.

Shepparton News

One in custody following Shepparton bomb hoax

Shepparton detectives have confirmed they have one person in custody following a bomb hoax threat that sent a number of schools into lockdown last week. Shepparton police Detective Senior Constable Jason Brown said as of yesterday the investigation...

Liz Mellino

Where will you be on Remembrance Day?

Greater Shepparton Remembrance Day Services Shepparton Monday, November 11, 10.30am at the Shepparton Cenotaph, Welsford St, Shepparton.

Liz Mellino

L plate driver caught drug driving during Operation Furlong

A Shepparton Highway Patrol sergeant says she is concerned with local statistics coming from the Melbourne Cup long weekend police operation. Sgt Janne Kennedy said Shepparton Highway Patrol officers were investigating 12 drug drivers they detected...

Liz Mellino

Book launched to raise trans awareness

Her daughter Georgie Stone, 19, is the first transgender actor on long-running television series Neighbours

James Bennett

Local representatives elected for First Peoples’ Assembly

Leanne Miller, Geraldine Atkinson and Natarsha Bamblett will be etched into the Australian history books as local representatives of the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria. The three women were elected by the region’s Aboriginal and...

Ashlea Witoslawski

Aged care residents emotional and social needs not being met

Aged care workers say they feel so pressured and rushed to provide basic physical care for older Australians, they do not have time to support elderly residents’ basic social and emotional needs. A joint study by UNSW Sydney, Macquarie...

Morgan Dyer

School teachers unite to raise awareness for men’s health

Seventeen teachers from four high schools in Shepparton have started a mo-vement.

Ilias Bakalla

Lack of perimeter monitoring at Dhurringile Prison frustrates locals

Perimeter monitoring methods have been called into question after a prisoner managed to escape undetected by authorities at HM Prison Dhurringile this year.

Ashlea Witoslawski