Shepp News

Family “disgusted” after abusive note left on quadriplegic son’s car

A Shepparton family have been left “disgusted” after a rude note was placed on their quadriplegic son’s car criticising his parking. Helen Bamford said she was extremely annoyed after reading the “abusive” note which was placed on her son...

Liz Mellino

Former local business linked to multi-million dollar scam

A former Shepparton business has made national headlines once again as an ABC investigation uncovered a multimillion-dollar scam that targets drug addicts and the homeless. Former local accountancy firm Brown Baldwin have been accused of exploiting...

Morgan Dyer

Locals the priority to fill Lemnos cannabis farm jobs

Hundreds of local jobs will be created when Lemnos’ 72ha medicinal cannabis facility is operational.

Rodney Woods

Locals the priority to fill Lemnos cannabis farm jobs

Hundreds of local jobs will be created when Lemnos’ 72ha medicinal cannabis facility is operational.

Rodney Woods

$120 000 boost for Murchison nursing home

The Federal Government has committed an extra $120 000 to the Murchison nursing home in a bid to buy more time.

Morgan Dyer

Snake still on the loose at the Shepparton News

A snake sighted at the Shepparton News is now on the loose, after escaping the room it was barricaded in.

Madi Chwasta

We need more women in the National Party: Drum

Federal Member for Nicholls Damian Drum is calling on more women to join the National Party. Mr Drum said although last year’s federal election result saw the Nationals introduce three new female senators, more work needed to be done to get...

Ed McLeish

Shepparton trailblazer remembered

A former trailblazer for Shepparton health and higher education was honoured on Wednesday with a plaque unveiled in her memory. Doctor Jennifer Critchley died in 2018 but her legacy with Melbourne University Department of Rural Health and Goulburn...

James Bennett

Shepparton woman spared jail following mental health concerns

A magistrate has spared a woman further jail time, saying he believed she needed help for her mental health instead. Natasha Dempsey, 39, faced Shepparton Magistrates’ Court yesterday over numerous shop thefts in town between January 4 and 14...

Shepparton News

Preps jump for joy on their first day

The start of the school year is an exciting and nerve-wracking time, especially for preps and their families.

Madi Chwasta

Murchison’s DP Jones nursing home to close

Murchison’s DP Jones nursing home will close despite the Federal Government’s promise it would stay open.

Spencer Fowler Steen

Rowan Gribben earns top Arcadia honour

There is nothing like a decked out CFA Hall and the smell of breakfast to know it’s Australia Day in Arcadia. Community members gathered for an early rise to celebrate the occasion and taking the top honour of Arcadia Citizen of the Year was Rowan...

James Bennett

Pat is Toolamba’s top citizen

Pat Patt is described as a behind-the-scenes achiever — which is why she was in shock her name was announced yesterday as Toolamba’s Citizen of the Year. The Toolamba Lions and Toolamba CWA Wrens member has been helping with publicity to make...

James Bennett

Transforming a Trawool treasure

The year was 1989; Bob Hawke was Prime Minister, Madonna’s Like A Prayer topped the charts and The Trawool Estate was the place to be. A younger Wes Old remembers it as a thriving oasis. “It was the duck’s guts coming out here,”...

Jessica Ball

People power sees Shepparton raise $100 000 for bushfire relief

Shepparton has demonstrated its generous spirit after a bushfire relief event raised $100 000 for fire-affected areas.

Madi Chwasta

Shepparton men sentenced over Caniambo home burglary

The family of a Shepparton man charged over a burglary at a Caniambo home wept in court on Thursday as he was handed his jail sentence. Mark Threlfall, 60, was sentenced to six months’ jail and placed on a 12-month community corrections order...

Shepparton News

Two men arrested over Shepparton business burglaries

Two people were arrested in Shepparton on Friday night following a number of alleged burglaries around town. Shepparton Police Detective Senior Constable Jacob Sinclair confirmed two males, both of no fixed address, were arrested in relation to...

Liz Mellino

Wendy Lovell taken to VCAT over super school documents

Wendy Lovell says she has the “upper hand” at a February Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal hearing to determine if the Victorian Government must release information regarding risks involved with Greater Shepparton Secondary College that...

James Bennett

Shepparton mother breaks silence about son’s suicide

Seventeen years after losing her son to suicide, Shepparton’s Mary Anderson still wonders what more could have been done. Her son, Brendan, was kind, fun and social but he also battled with a “pain in his head” and at 26, the day...

Morgan Dyer