Lifestyle

Breathing new life into a crumbling Tatura home

For more than a decade, a ‘for sale’ sign stood stagnant in front of a crumbling Tatura home. Story: Jessica Ball Photography: Rodney Braithwaite G aping holes in the floor, a leaky roof and a corner jacked up to keep the 100-year-old structure...

Jessica Ball

Dancing queen is taking centre stage

Making her way in the big, wide world is 18-year-old Nathalia dancing queen Kasey Brinsdon, who talks to Weekend Life about finding her passion, managing stress and how she copes with the ups and downs of a full-time dance course. Pursuing her...

Shepparton News

Nathalia artist’s scent of place and time

««Hello print sub: there is an accent on Kristen’s daughter’s name, who is in one of the captions. But can’t put the accent on the caption in SCC so please do it in the paper: Meabh. Thanks, Sandy»» Who doesn’t love the...

John Lewis

Nathalia artist’s scent of place and time

««Hello print sub: there is an accent on Kristen’s daughter’s name, who is in one of the captions. But can’t put the accent on the caption in SCC so please do it in the paper: Meabh. Thanks, Sandy»» Who doesn’t love the...

John Lewis

Lyn McNaught Travel salutes 37 years in business

Thirty-seven years in business is a feat not many business owners achieve, and for Mooroopna’s Lyn McNaught Travel it was certainly one worth saluting too. The business marked the milestone on Monday with owner Lyn McNaught having a glass of red and...

Liz Mellino

Tatura’s Jess Eva has unlikely leap into stardom

Coming back to Australia, Jess and her now-fiancé, Norm Hogan, made their television debut on popular home renovation program The Block

Ed McLeish

Kyabram family makes the most of their bountiful garden

All available space in the pantry of the Fenn family home in Kyabram is dedicated to storing the excess produce from their bountiful garden. Story: Sharon Wright Photography: Rodney Braithwaite R ows of pickled vegetables, jars of preserved fruit...

Sharon Wright

Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re going to get

SANDY LLOYD IS SMILING THROUGH THE TEARS Well, dear reader, the world has changed dramatically since we last spent some time together two weeks ago. It has turned inside out and upside down and may never look the same again. Can it be only two weeks...

Sandy Lloyd

Euroa-born Stan Artridge leaves behind farming dynasty

Ruffy’s Stan Artridge never set out to create a farming dynasty, but his family strongly believes this is exactly what he achieved.

Liz Mellino

Chloe the Blue Heeler looking for her forever home

Chloe the Blue Heeler is looking for a new home. With a bubbly personality and a tail that never stops wagging, Chloe is hoping to bring some joy into the lives of a Goulburn Valley family. Chloe is a 13-month-old Blue Heeler with blue and white...

Liz Mellino

Shepparton Library exhibition tells the stories of refugees and asylum seekers

An upcoming exhibition at Shepparton Library, They Cannot Take the Sky: Stories from Detention, tells the stories of refugees and asylum seekers in Australia. The exhibition is made up of dozens of short videos and audio stories of people telling...

Spencer Fowler Steen

Don’t play with fire

There are no guarantees in life — especially in a lengthy bushfire season. But, by ensuring your new home is up to up to fireproof standard, you will have a much stronger chance of evacuating your home in a nightmare scenario. A Greater...

Ed McLeish

Old adage ensures home ticks all the boxes

Adhering to an old real estate adage has paid off for these Shepparton homeowners. Buying the worst house in the best street is considered a savvy move in the property market. For Tracey and Steve Curtis the decision to do just that ticked a number...

Sharon Wright

Stella hoping to win the hearts of a Goulburn Valley family

With a big smile and energetic personality, young Stella is hoping to win the hearts of a family in the Goulburn Valley. The four-year-old papillon cross is looking to find her forever home, as she waits patiently at the Shepparton Animal Shelter...

Shepparton News

Those aren’t grey hairs - they are strands of glitter

SANDY LLOYD IS ON A WINNING STREAK I was asked if I had a Seniors card last week. Again. “Do I look old enough to have a Seniors card?” I asked my friends, perplexed. “Of course not,” they assured me. And yet the woman at the...

Sandy Lloyd

Egg-cellent decadent dishes

Eggs are the perfect foundation of both savoury and sweet dishes, from the simple to the decadent. These two recipes from Australian Eggs ambassador and celebrity chef Manu Feildel capture the decadent concept perfectly. MANU FEILDEL’S LAMINGTON...

Michael Von Güttner

Patrick a “beautiful middle-aged man” looking for a new home

The Shepparton Animal Shelter is hoping to re-home Patrick, a “beautiful middle-aged man” with a “lovely nature”. The eight-year-old Koolie cross has been housed at the shelter for some time now, waiting to meet his new owners. Patrick is described...

Liz Mellino

Condi is a loving Labrador who loves riding in fast cars

Condi the Labrador cuts a dash wherever she goes. Whether it’s in a red Mazda convertible, or a gold Rolls Royce, heads turn when she races through the streets of Shepparton. And she adores the attention.

Madi Chwasta

Local wine among the bushfires’ collateral damage

Each glass of wine tells a story. A story of earth, rain and sunshine. Of soil swelling with growth or a country crying out in pain. As Sam Plunkett lifts a glass of red to his nose and inhales deeply, the story that unfolds is one that, for many...

Charmayne Allison