Shepp News

Government must fund our CFA, says Maxwell

Don’t get them to fundraise for their own equipment — just fully fund them. That’s the message Member for Northern Victoria Tania Maxwell is sending the Victorian Government, which requires CFA volunteer brigades to raise money for part of the...

James Bennett

Friends through thick and thin

From the outside, pals Kai Trevaskis and Oliver White look like your average fun-loving friendship story. They tear around at the park, revelling in each other’s company while leaving no blade of grass untrampled, just as any five-year-olds...

Liam Nash

Marley the gentle giant turns heads in the street and online

“We named him Marley ‘cause he looks like the dog from Marley and Me

Ilias Bakalla

Marley the gentle giant turns heads in the street and online

“We named him Marley ‘cause he looks like the dog from Marley and Me

Ilias Bakalla

Goulburn Valley man jailed after harassing ex with 9000 messages

A man who sent his ex-girlfriend more than 9000 text and social media messages in 24 days — including 500 on her 18th birthday — has been jailed for three months.

Monique Preston

Fire-fighting choppers touch down at Shepparton Airport

The smoke from bushfires burning in Victoria’s east and NSW has made visibility so bad in the Ovens region that four helicopters have been re-directed from there to Shepparton Airport.

James Bennett

Builder announced for Greater Shepparton Secondary College

Construction on the new Greater Shepparton Secondary College is set to commence next month with a builder now appointed to the job.

Liz Mellino

Tongala man on the mend after freak accident

Life can change in a split second. A split second that can be forever. No-one is more acutely aware of this daily risk than Tongala’s Zack and Harly Adam, and their 11-month-old daughter Grace. Because nothing under their Christmas...

Sophie Baldwin

Smoke haze returns to the region

A thick, smoky haze has once again returned to the region and is expected to linger for quite some time. Bureau of Meteorology senior meteorologist Dean Stewart said poor visibility had been recorded at Shepparton Airport. “It’s rated at...

Morgan Dyer

Shepparton volunteers answer fire-ravaged community’s call for help

Shepparton’s Judi Hanlon and Opal Collins didn’t know each other before they were airlifted into Mallacoota in a search-and-rescue helicopter. Now, the Red Cross emergency response volunteers share a deep connection; the burning and the...

Ed McLeish

Shepparton man’s journey out of the darkness

Shepparton’s Scott Keating vividly remembers the night he tried to kill himself. He was driving through Murchison on his way to Melbourne when he put his foot on the accelerator and pushed it to the floor.

Morgan Dyer

The people’s doctor whose work is never finished

Dr John Mackellar has been at the sharp end of needles in more ways than one for nearly half a century, so it’s no wonder he likes to sink into a soft, comfortable chair at the end of the day. “I like my sitting room when the telly’s turned...

John Lewis

Community group’s Nurture Nature day to help bushfire-affected wildlife

Community group RiverConnect is calling on families and residents of Greater Shepparton to create much-needed supplies for wildlife carers in bushfire-affected areas at KidsTown on January 21. Activities on the day will include sewing and knitting...

Ed McLeish

Waived tip fees cause long wait

Waived rubbish dumping fees at Greater Shepparton City Council tips have been welcomed by ratepayers — but have angered many due to wait times.

Shepparton News

Shepparton firefighter reveals what it’s like at the fire front

“I’ll just get rid of these (dead cows), then I’ll take that hay-bale for the rest,” the farmers said as Shepparton CFA District 22 Second Lieutenant Adam Hermelin watched him tow four dead cows behind his tractor. The farmer...

Ed McLeish

Use fire as a tool, not a master, says Yorta Yorta elder

In the shady cool of the Barmah forest, Yorta Yorta elder Uncle Colin Walker is explaining how his ancestors used fire to control the land and its gifts. “We’re cautious, because as our elders said ‘fire is a good servant but a bad...

John Lewis

75 years ago German POW made their escape from Dhurringile Mansion

Friday, January 10 marks a special date in Australian war history. It was on that date 75 years ago that the only Victorian prisoner-of-war escape was executed from Dhurringile Mansion. The mansion was the temporary home for German sailors captured...

Shepparton News

23 with three months to live

“The year looked so promising for me.“ This is how Johnathon Bentancourt saw his future before doctors told him he had just a few months left to live.

Morgan Dyer

Zero fee waste days set to start this weekend

Greater Shepparton City Council will waive certain fees for residential waste at the Shepparton and Murchison Resource Recovery Centres, starting this weekend. Mayor Seema Abdullah said council encouraged members of the municipality to make the most...

Ed McLeish