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The town that filled his tank

Tank is the cow painter of Shepparton, who also made his name with strange paintings of troubled ducks in underground urban bars. Now he’s creating huge sculptures out of scrap metal for town streetscapes. He’s a man with an urban vision who just...

John Lewis

Global view for Shepparton student

Shepparton student and former refugee Liaqat Ahmadi has returned from a United Nations conference in Dubai with new connections to people and organisations across the world. The 18-year-old Shepparton High School and GOTAFE student spent four days...

John Lewis

No pill testing for Shepparton festival

Pill testing will not be available at Shepparton’s Land of Plenty festival next month. Mental Health Minister Martin Foley said there were “no plans to allow for pill testing at events in Victoria”, including Shepparton’s event, which be held on...

Ilias Bakalla

No pill testing for Shepparton festival

Pill testing will not be available at Shepparton’s Land of Plenty festival next month. Mental Health Minister Martin Foley said there were “no plans to allow for pill testing at events in Victoria”, including Shepparton’s event, which be held on...

Ilias Bakalla

Get ready to hook into Nagambie’s fishing competition

Anglers who were hooked on GoFish Nagambie’s fishing competition this year, will be able to catch it again next April. GoFish Nagambie is Australia’s richest freshwater fishing competition and will return in 2020 with a $500,000 prize pool. GoFish...

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Shepparton man’s 1987 Rolls Royce awarded

It was only when John Muldeary picked up his Rolls Royce Owners Club newsletter that he discovered his car had won a prestigious award. The Shepparton resident had attended the Victorian Rolls Royce Concours d’Elegance with his 1987 Rolls Royce...

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Push to introduce hard rubbish collection for Shepparton

Shepparton’s Paul Shaw has called on Greater Shepparton City Council to consider introducing a kerbside hard rubbish collection. Mr Shaw submitted that question at last week’s ordinary meeting, and was told by chief executive Peter Harriott the ide...

James Bennett

Shepparton youth at risk of depression and anxiety

Alarming research has discovered more than half of young Victorians were feeling lonely. A new report from VicHealth and Swinburne University of Technology found more than half of people aged 12 to 25 felt lonely sometimes or always and more than...

Morgan Dyer

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Shining light on disease

A couple hundred people lit up Lake Victoria on Friday night to help show support for the Leukaemia Foundation. Light the Night Shepparton event organiser Brett Hand said at least $6000 has been raised. Attendees were treated to light entertainment...

James Bennett

Top of the pops at Tarcoola

Program convenors Danny Finley and Eva Gruen sit at the back of the hall clapping along quietly as Mr Vergona works the crowd to the jiving tune of The Beatles’ classic rock and roll song I Saw Her Standing There (She Was Just Seventeen)

John Lewis

Majestic gardens open their gates to the public

Having marvelled at European home and gardens during her years of travelling, Shepparton’s Carmel Arena unveiled her own Victorian-style masterpiece to the region on the weekend. Just 10 minutes north of Mooroopna, visitors found themselves in...

Morgan Dyer

Day out for rev heads

Tatura was revved up yesterday for the annual show ‘n’ shine. Hosted by the Goulburn Valley Fins & Fenders at the racecourse, a few hundred cars and motorbikes ventured through the gates. Classic and modern models were all vying for the...

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Woman sent to jail for stealing $250,000 from employer

A Rushworth woman who stole more than $250,000 from her Shepparton employer cried and shouted she was “sorry” after being jailed for 14 months yesterday. The family of Joanne Whiteley, 48, sat in tears in Shepparton’s County Court as Judge John...

Liz Mellino

Talking about mental health and substance abuse

In many cases substance abuse and a mental health condition go hand in hand and it can be difficult to determine which problem came first, according to the Victorian Government’s Better Health channel. Nearly 25 per cent of people with anxiety...

Morgan Dyer

Arcadia family plead for stolen family war medals to be returned

Two Arcadia siblings have been left devastated after thieves broke into their home and stole 16 precious family war medals. The medals which belonged to Amelia and James Batchelor’s father, grandfather and great great-grandfather, were just some of...

Liz Mellino

Goulburn Valley Grammar School student donates to Grutzner House

Goulburn Valley Grammar School student Xan Booth said it was a personal connection that prompted him to raise more than $3500 for Grutzner House. The year nine student’s grandfather Bruce McNeill spent six months at Goulburn Valley Health’s acute...

Tara Whitsed

Fashion for a cause

Ladies at Shepparton View Club will dress to impress this Sunday to raise much-needed funds for disadvantaged children. Strutting down the catwalk in the latest summer trends, the local ladies will raise money for the Smith Family Learning for Life...

Morgan Dyer

Five Greater Shepparton towns receive heritage funding

Greater Shepparton City Council has approved 14 heritage grants for Mooroopna, Murchison, Shepparton, Tatura and Zeerust. The program was launched in 2017, in association with the Greater Shepparton Heritage Advisory Committee, to improve the...

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