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Close contacts alerted after family member of GOTAFE student tests positive for COVID-19

A Shepparton GOTAFE student is in self-isolation after their family member tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday. In an update on their website, GOTAFE said the Fryers Street student was already in self-isolation with the family when the case was...

Madi Chwasta
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GV Health patient tests positive for COVID-19

Goulburn Valley Health has confirmed an inpatient at the hospital has contracted COVID-19. GV Health chief executive Matt Share made the announcement on Sunday afternoon, saying they are now being treated in isolation with the required precautions...

Morgan Dyer
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Response hub launches for business and community

Residents and businesses will now have a central support hub during the COVID-19 pandemic through the Greater Shepparton Response. Launched on Friday as an online portal, it will comprise of two components: business and community. It will help...

James Bennett
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Shepparton boy gets a surprise social distancing birthday party

A convoy of cars driving past a house is not your usual birthday party. But for Harry Trevaskis, who turned seven on Wednesday, it was just the thing to make him smile. Harry has had a rough couple of weeks — he had emergency surgery the week...

Madi Chwasta
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Third confirmed COVID-19 case in Greater Shepparton

Greater Shepparton has its third confirmed case of COVID-19. Goulburn Valley Health chief executive Matt Sharp said the person recently returned from overseas and presented to GV Health’s Emergency Department and was then assessed in the Acute Respiratory Clinic on Monday.

Madi Chwasta
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Man who allegedly held gun to the head of a Shepparton accountant seeks bail

A man who allegedly held a gun to the head of a Shepparton accountant and demanded he pay back half a million dollars he owed someone, is yet to find out whether he will be released on bail.

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Health department incorrectly confirmed a third COVID-19 case in Greater Shepparton

The Victorian Government’s health department incorrectly confirmed a third case of coronavirus in Greater Shepparton yesterday. There are only two confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the region and a Department of Health and Human Services spokesperson said the correction would be made today.

Madi Chwasta
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GV Health gets testing kits, prepares for COVID-19 outbreak

Goulburn Valley Health has purchased additional pathology equipment that could diagnose a coronavirus case on-site within a day, as current testing resources run short, in preparation for a COVID-19 outbreak in the Greater Shepparton region.

Madi Chwasta
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DHHS reports three COVID-19 cases in Greater Shepparton but GV Health says third case ‘appears to be an error’

A Department of Health and Human Services press release confirmed a third positive case of COVID-19 in the Greater Shepparton region yesterday afternoon, however GV Health have said this information “appears to be an error”. GV Health CEO Matt Sharp...

Madi Chwasta
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Third case of coronavirus incorrectly confirmed in Greater Shepparton

Greater Shepparton has reported a third confirmed case of COVID-19.

Madi Chwasta
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Second coronavirus case confirmed in Greater Shepparton

Greater Shepparton has its second confirmed case of COVID-19, the state government has said in a statement today. Goulburn Valley Health have confirmed that a second person who tested positive for COVID-19 recently returned from overseas.

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Trapped in Peru: Kialla West couple in COVID-19 hotel lockdown

When Kialla West couple David and Sally Cole began planning their South America trip 18 months ago, they had two goals to tick off the bucket list: scale Machu Picchu and cruise around the cape. A total lockdown in their Peruvian hotel certainly wasn’t on the cards.

Charmayne Allison
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Couple together for 42 years still surprise each other

When Michelle saw “Happy Anniversary Michelle Carey” emblazoned in LED lights outside Harvey Norman flooring on the Goulburn Valley Highway last Wednesday, she cried. She knew immediately it was Matt, her partner of 42 years, as this type of elaborate surprise was “typical” of their relationship.

Madi Chwasta
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For Shepparton’s Alistair Hand, social distancing is vital

For Shepparton’s Alistair Hand, social distancing isn’t an inconvenience – it’s life or death. Currently in remission after suffering from acute myeloid leukaemia, he is one of the many locals left vulnerable to...

Charmayne Allison
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Greater Shepparton’s first coronavirus case had travelled overseas

Greater Shepparton has its first confirmed case of COVID-19, the state government has said in a statement today. The News understands the person was tested at Goulburn Valley Health. Another person has tested positive for the virus in Gannawarr...

Madi Chwasta
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Mooroopna local gets a sweet surprise

A Mooroopna woman was left speechless on Friday morning when a kind stranger she’d met at Coles earlier in the day delivered sugar to her at the Mooroopna golf course. Christine Anne, 74, said she was lining up at Mooroopna’s Coles supermarket at...

Spencer Fowler Steen
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Man sent to jail for 12 years over sexual assaults

A man was sentenced in Shepparton’s County Court yesterday to 12 years in jail after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting his daughter, a partner’s daughter and one of his daughter’s friends.

Liz Mellino
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GSSC students pay it forward

Year 10 work experience is a time to test out a possible career path, get a taste for life in the workforce, or to just have a break from the usual school routine. But for four Greater Shepparton Secondary College students, it’s more than that - it’s about giving back.

Madi Chwasta

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Greater Shepparton’s first coronavirus case had travelled overseas

Greater Shepparton has its first confirmed case of COVID-19, the state government has said in a statement today. The News understands the person was tested at Goulburn Valley Health. Another person has tested positive for the virus in Gannawarr...

Madi Chwasta
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Second coronavirus case confirmed in Greater Shepparton

Greater Shepparton has its second confirmed case of COVID-19, the state government has said in a statement today. Goulburn Valley Health have confirmed that a second person who tested positive for COVID-19 recently returned from overseas.

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Third case of coronavirus incorrectly confirmed in Greater Shepparton

Greater Shepparton has reported a third confirmed case of COVID-19.

Madi Chwasta
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Coronavirus tests for two GVGS exchange students

Two visiting exchange students to Goulburn Valley Grammar School are awaiting test results for coronavirus after being in contact with a confirmed case on a flight from Singapore to Melbourne on Sunday.

Ed McLeish And Madi Chwasta