Shepp News

‘I feel like I have been reborn in Australia’

Safety, security and a renewed faith in humanity have come into Corine Rebecca Muchinya’s life since she and her three-year-old son Benedict James Bwihambi arrived in Shepparton. Two months ago they escaped their war-torn past, to be reunited with...

Ilias Bakalla

Euroa man pleads guilty to sexual assaults he ‘can’t remember’

A man who sexually assaulted his daughter, a partner’s daughter and one of his daughter’s friends will have to await his fate after a judge deferred his sentence.

Monique Preston

Shepparton man identified as victim of fatal crash

A 33-year-old Shepparton man has been identified as the victim of Monday’s fatal collision in Arcadia. The man, originally from NSW, was involved in the collision at the intersection of Euroa-Shepparton Rd and Karramomus Rd about 11 am...

Liz Mellino

Shepparton man identified as victim of fatal crash

A 33-year-old Shepparton man has been identified as the victim of Monday’s fatal collision in Arcadia. The man, originally from NSW, was involved in the collision at the intersection of Euroa-Shepparton Rd and Karramomus Rd about 11 am...

Liz Mellino

Shepparton couple helping those with a need for feed

Shepparton couple Katrina Aloe and Shawn Frappell have been transporting truckloads of hay to fire-affected farmers in the upper Murray region. Ms Aloe and Mr Frappell, from S & K Oaten Hay, have been donating their own hay and collecting more...

Spencer Fowler Steen

CFA “happy” with plans to improve parks access to help battle bushfires

Conversations have started to ensure parks in the Shepparton district are safe to access in the event of a bushfire. CFA District 22 Operations Manager Tony Owen said there had been positive dialogue between the CFA, Department of Environment, Land...

Ed McLeish

Storm hits Shepparton causing thousands in damages

Rain and thunderstorms caused damage and disruption in the Greater Shepparton area this week, prompting dozens of calls for help to emergency services. State Emergency Services said most of the calls in Shepparton related to damage to buildings...

Spencer Fowler Steen

Fatal collision in Arcadia

A driver has died following a collision with a truck in Arcadia this morning.

Shepparton News

Shepparton residents urged to brace for power outages

Shepparton residents are being urged to prepare for power outages, with more storms and heavy rainfall forecast for this afternoon.

Shepparton News

Police investigating two suspicious house fires

Shepparton police are investigating two suspicious house fires which occurred in town last week.

Shepparton 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

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