Opinion

Stormy weather ahead - listen to your dog

Lately there’s been something in the air that makes a person, or a dog, creep around the place as if the sky is about to fall in. My dog walks from room to room very slowly, or stands in the backyard at night and stares silently into the darkness of...

John Lewis

Shepparton facility looks to the future with pride

Any honour board listing Shepparton’s proudest achievements would include ConnectGV. It is a grassroots, not-for-profit, community organisation created with passion and determination by ordinary parents and supporters, with a mission to improve the...

Shepparton News

Farewell to an Aussie icon - but keep polishing

Australians have always loved their cars. Perhaps because of the vast distances between urban and rural centres, Australians took to the freedom the car offered at the turn of the last century like no other nation. And Sheppartonians are no...

Shepparton News

Farewell to an Aussie icon - but keep polishing

Australians have always loved their cars. Perhaps because of the vast distances between urban and rural centres, Australians took to the freedom the car offered at the turn of the last century like no other nation. And Sheppartonians are no...

Shepparton News

Who doesn’t love a good nickname?

Nicknames are one of those underappreciated entities that shows a glimpse of human creativity. A nickname can be the true identity of the person. Alexander the Great or William the Conqueror/Bastard are truly great nicknames because it’s the only...

James Bennett

Junk food would be a lot easier to avoid if it actually tasted like junk

LIAM NASH IS FIGHTING HIS INNER DEMONS Tolstoy vs Dostoevsky. Borg vs McEnroe. Israel vs Palestine. All legendary rivalries which shaped the world in some shape or form, but all pale in comparison to the dilemma I am about to propose — healthy...

Liam Nash

Playing the fool on the Shepparton stage again

Right now, it’s time to be funny, so I auditioned for the Shepparton Theatre Arts Production of the ridiculous British stage farce Noises Off

John Lewis

Rough winds cancel trip

It was an ill wind that blew last weekend, a fresh to strong south-easterly that effectively kept myself and a gallant crew of would-be anglers at home instead of doing our best to battle the kingfish of Queenscliff. Rod Lawn from Adamas Fishing...

Shepparton News

Mooroopna climate session a positive move

The issue of how to best tackle climate change seems to be gaining traction among business and industry sectors, as well as political and environmental groups. There is now an accepted view across all sectors that a global transition towards lower...

John Lewis

Zero climate credibility

The regular articles in the Shepparton News featuring interviews with community leaders about their views on climate change have in the main been informative and interesting, but the latest one on February 4 which features National Party MP Damian...

Shepparton News

Letter to the editor

Marg ClarkeMurchisonHow low can our government go? Murchison is reeling from the utter betrayal by our government ministers. We were promised our nursing home would not close but learned two days ago that all residents must be gone within 14 days. I...

Reader Contributed

Keep an eye out for Bindee Eye

Wouldn’t this dainty “ground-cover” be a good water-saving-hardy answer to something for a barren nature strip – fern-like creeping foliage, just perfect, eh? Think again, dear reader. In case you didn’t recognise, it...

Reader Contributed

Open doors, open minds all start with great teachers

Starting school is a time of excitement, nerves and wonder for students and their parents. For Preppies, it’s the start of the next great adventure where they get to meet new friends, discover new skills and learn new rules. For parents it’s...

John Lewis

Running into kindness can change everything

There is something especially charming about people helping or encouraging others. This week I was reminded of that during my morning run in Shepparton when I crossed paths with another jogger who went out of his way to say: “Good running...

Tyla Harrington

Moving house is a great idea until you start packing

LIAM NASH IS ON THE MOVE Moving house. An act which can only be associated with the most trying of times. After setting up shop in Tatura for the past year, I recently decided that a switch to Shepparton was for me. It wasn’t as though the...

Liam Nash

The wait is over - the god of fishing has blessed us

Yo, ho, ho! It is down to the sea we go. Rod Lawn from Adamas Fishing Charters at Queenscliff phoned to tell me the god of fishing has blessed us. A run of tuna and kingfish has struck the shores in his region. Can you imagine? Two of the best...

Shepparton News

I never learn from stupidity

We often make decisions in our lives that we regret. I think these can be split into two categories. Long-term regrets such as buying an expensive house without the proper finances and short-term mistakes such as everyday ‘whoopsies’. My...

James Bennett

Bushfires show time for politics is now, writes Soenke Tremper

We got evacuated in Gippsland on December 29. We had camped at Wingan Inlet, close to the area where the fire that devastated Mallacoota started. We had driven out every day to check the fire situation. There was nothing anywhere close in the...

Shepparton News

Donating blood is my way to go

It feels like summer is the giving season, and up the top of my giving hierarchy is blood donations. With Christmas providing opportunities for local communities to give to the less fortunate, and this bushfire season allowing moments for...

Ed McLeish