Shepp News

40,000 piece puzzle takes up Shepparton CBD sidewalk

MOST people know their puzzle limits; 500-piece puzzles are a challenge, while only the brave attempt 1000 pieces. But on Wednesday a Shepparton woman assembled a staggering 40,000-piece puzzle on the CBD sidewalk.

Daneka Hill

09 Jul 2020

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Victoria-NSW border closes

There were no traffic flow problems at the Cobram-Barooga bridge road block, as New South Wales police implemented the new border restrictions.

Shepparton News

08 Jul 2020

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NSW-Victorian border to close Tuesday night

The NSW-Victoria border will be closed from Tuesday night, as Victoria records the largest daily increase in COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic.

Madi Chwasta

06 Jul 2020

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NSW-Victorian border to close Tuesday night

The NSW-Victoria border will be closed from Tuesday night, as Victoria records the largest daily increase in COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic.

Madi Chwasta

06 Jul 2020

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New active COVID-19 case in Greater Shepparton

Greater Shepparton has reported a new active case of COVID-19. The Department of Health and Human Services confirmed its the only active case in the region, as the state’s total rose by 108 – the second highest daily rise in Victoria since the...

Madi Chwasta

04 Jul 2020

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Longleat Wines features installation from Shepparton artist John Head

Shepparton artist John Head has installed a striking bamboo art piece along the Goulburn River at Longleat Wines. The installation, The Kaiela Spirit, represents the different communities along the Kaiela River (the Yorta Yorta name for the...

Charmayne Allison

24 Jun 2020

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SAM over halfway done, art to be moved in September

The new Shepparton Art Museum will need one important feature and it will cost a little under $260 000 to move it. Greater Shepparton City Council says about 4000 separate art works will be relocated from the old Welsford St site to their new...

James Bennett

23 Jun 2020

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‘Option 4a’ agreed on for Maude St Mall

“Let’s move on and get this done.” That was the relieved sentiment from Councillor Shelley Sutton as her Greater Shepparton City Council colleagues unanimously adopted what is expected to be the final design plan for the Maude St Mall.

James Bennett

17 Jun 2020

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Kialla West farm offers perfect home for much-loved rescue animals

If the mythical Dr Dolittle could visit this Kialla West lifestyle property, he would have no shortage of furry or feathered creatures to have interesting conversations with.

Sharon Wright

16 Jun 2020

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Council set to make Haven Mooroopna development decision

Greater Shepparton City Council received 10 submissions calling for a proposed 36 dwelling development on MacIsaac Rd, Mooroopna, not to go ahead. At tonight’s ordinary meeting, council has been advised to accept the development proposal submitted...

James Bennett

15 Jun 2020

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More than 450 requests for rate relief in Greater Shepparton

More than 450 Greater Shepparton ratepayers are on payment plans as part of Greater Shepparton City Council’s COVID-19 economic response.

James Bennett

15 Jun 2020

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Kialla woman writes short story about losing mother to domestic violence

And on May 6, she released My Untold Truth

Charmayne Allison

12 Jun 2020

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Rushworth man suffers injuries in Shepparton police cell while resisting restraint

A man suffered three fractured ribs and a collapsed lung while resisting restraint by police in custody in Shepparton late last month.

Liz Mellino

12 Jun 2020

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Federal funding set to make mall ‘jewel in the crown’ of Shepparton

The Federal Government has announced more than $8.5 million in funding for the Shepparton Mall redevelopment, ending decades of uncertainty over the future of the central business district.

Spencer Fowler Steen

10 Jun 2020

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Kyabram man jailed over Mooroopna stabbing

A Kyabram man has been sentenced to 18 months in jail after pleading guilty to stabbing a man in Mooroopna last year.

Liz Mellino

09 Jun 2020

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Mooroopna’s Wendy Dow has fostered 300 children in 30 years

Mooroopna’s Wendy Dow has witnessed more moments of wide-eyed wonder than she can count.

Charmayne Allison

05 Jun 2020

Education

School term an ‘experiment’, says local principal as children return to school after COVID-19 shutdowns

Schools are starting back, kids are learning to tie their shoelaces again, and teachers are reflecting on what they have learnt in the past two months.

Daneka Hill

27 May 2020