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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

16 hours ago

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Shepparton fruit pickers face court following 2018 murder

Two Shepparton fruit pickers have faced a Melbourne court following the death of Tatura man Umit Ergun Bolat in 2018.

Shepparton News

26 May 2020

Education

Numurkah Secondary College staff’s heartfelt video to students

Numurkah Secondary College staff have brightened up students’ weekends, making a video about everything they miss about their students.

Lachlan Durling

25 May 2020

Education

Numurkah Secondary College staff’s heartfelt video to students

Numurkah Secondary College staff have brightened up students’ weekends, making a video about everything they miss about their students.

Lachlan Durling

25 May 2020

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Shepparton’s restaurants, pubs and cafes mixed about reopening in June

Shepparton’s restaurant, pub and café owners have mixed feelings about the Victorian Government’s plan to relax coronavirus restrictions and allow venues to open for up to 20 dine-in patrons from June 1. Ineka Rowe owns two cafes in...

Madi Chwasta

21 May 2020

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Mooroopna CFA member takes out annual photo competition

They say a picture is worth a thousand words and for the winner of the annual CFA National Volunteer Week photo competition, this striking photograph is just that. Taken during the ferocious Balmattum Hill fire, which tore through the bushland...

Liz Mellino

20 May 2020

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Man faces historic sexual assault charges

A man has been denied bail after facing court in relation to historic sexual assault charges dating back more than 40 years.

Liz Mellino

19 May 2020

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Shepparton teenager denied bail over spate of burglaries

A Shepparton teenager faced court last week just three days after he was released on bail for a number of offences including theft, possession of cannabis and possessing a dangerous item.

Liz Mellino

18 May 2020

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$119 million to finish Shepparton super school as state government announces building blitz

The Victorian Government has announced $119 million to finish construction of Greater Shepparton Secondary College by the beginning of 2022.

Spencer Fowler Steen

18 May 2020

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Man faces court over Shepparton cannabis crop house

A Melbourne man has faced court after police discovered an “elaborate” cannabis crop in a house in Shepparton last week.

Liz Mellino

12 May 2020

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Push for Shepparton’s pubs, restaurants and cafés to reopen

Calls have started for social distancing restrictions in Shepparton to be eased so that pubs, restaurants and cafes can reopen before those in Melbourne.

Madi Chwasta

12 May 2020

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Living with Tourette syndrome: Euroa’s Ewan Dalley shares his story

Sixteen-year-old Ewan Dalley is softly-spoken, eloquent beyond his years. It’s difficult to imagine him raising his voice, let alone shouting unintelligibly or swearing at the top of his lungs. But just three years earlier that was his reality, as he grappled with escalating symptoms of Tourette syndrome.

Charmayne Allison

07 May 2020

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Greater Shepparton City Council taken to VCAT over abattoir

Four families in the Gillieston community have taken Greater Shepparton City Council to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal over a planned sheep abattoir.

Jamieson Salter

05 May 2020

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Air wing called to search for missing man

A police air wing was called on Sunday to help locate missing Shepparton man Singh Bhullar. Police officers said Mr Bhullar’s grey 2010 Ford Falcon sedan was seen in a paddock near the intersection of Campbells and Powerline Rds, Muckatah, north of...

James Bennett

05 May 2020

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Teenager refused bail after assault at Shepparton Bottle-O

A Shepparton teenager has been denied bail after allegedly assaulting a security guard working at the Bottle-O Warehouse in Shepparton earlier this year.

Liz Mellino

05 May 2020

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Man sentenced to 23 years for Mooroopna murder

A man has been sentenced to 23 years in jail following the death of a man in Mooroopna in 2018.

Liz Mellino

04 May 2020

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Melbourne man denied bail after allegedly extorting Shepparton accountant

A Melbourne concreter allegedly involved in extorting and threatening to kill a prominent Shepparton accountant has been denied bail.

Liz Mellino

04 May 2020

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How COVID-19 is helping one man stay off the path of addiction

Bryce Mold’s young life became a series of buried traumas – drug addiction, crime, suicide, and a gun threat in his Girgarre home while his children slept – until he discovered The Cottage in Shepparton. Surprisingly, coronavirus...

Madi Chwasta

03 May 2020

Faith in isolation

With mosques closed, Shepparton’s Ali Al Battaat continues faith at home

When COVID-19 put an abrupt end to mass gatherings, Shepparton’s religious circles experienced a dramatic upheaval. Many daily and weekly faith rituals were suddenly moved from the church, mosque, temple and hall to the home. In this series, News...

Charmayne Allison

01 May 2020