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Enjoy some breakfast, support local veterans
ANZAC Day brings our community together, honouring veterans through special events like the Gunfire Breakfast, held straight after the dawn service at the Shepparton...
Locals crop their locks for World’s Greatest Shave
By Aaron Cordy
TRAGEDY and heartache can bring out the best in people. After witnessing the generosity given by the Leukaemia Foundation to their friend...
Opportunity for local artists
LOCAL creatives are called to submit their original artworks to the next iteration of Shepparton Art Museum's annual group exhibition, SAM Open.
Those aged 26...
Driving into the digital age
THE Victorian Government is set to digitise the state's driver licenses, a move that will transform the way millions of Victorians carry their identification....
The Lacey family – a Community Connector Program case study
By Fiona Blick
PARTNERS Andrew and Samantha, with their children Isaac and Kiesha, were living and working in Beaumaris for many years, commuting to and...
Access some of the best coffee in town with the official...
By Aaron Cordy
THE cafe with the biggest smiles in town was officially opened last Tuesday 16 April. EcoCafe Enterprise is the third social enterprise...
Tourism rebounds after floods
By Deanne Jeffers
18 MONTHS after the devastating October 2022 flood and only three months since further inundation in January, Nagambie is bouncing back, with...
Navigating change: Australia’s Mandatory Climate Disclosure Law
By Tabish Ahmad, senior research and development chemist at Pental/Dulux Group, and Australian Prime Minister's Youngest Distinguished Global Talent awardee
AUSTRALIA is poised to implement...
I Love Holidays
A message from Jeremy Rensford, chair of the Shepparton Ministers' Association
I love holidays – dreaming of the next place I can go exploring; learning...
Register your burn offs
VICTORIANS are undertaking private burn-offs as fire restrictions continue to ease across the state. The CFA and partner agencies will be making the most...
A historic experience at Days Mills
THIS Mother's Day, Parks Victoria is extending a warm, once-a-year invitation to the community to explore the unique and historic Days Mill as part...
All is set for the 28th Hospice Rallye
The 28th edition of the annual Goulburn Valley Hospice Rallye heads from Shepparton to Bendigo on Saturday, May 4, with strong numbers registered.
Kelvin Maude,...
Lest we forget
By Aaron Cordy
IT IS a half day at the shops, it is a footy match at the MCG, and it is a public holiday...
The Indi way that could shake up the country
By Aaron Cordy
TWELVE people met for the first time in a rural Victorian library in 2012 and decided to change the political landscape in...
Echoes of hope in the community
By Aaron Cordy
AN ECHO of hope can reverberate through the world to enrich and transform the lives of those it touches. It is this...
Local poets serve insight and inspiration at poets’ breakfast
By Aaron Cordy
THE poets rejoiced when the Shepparton Festival hosted a Poets' Breakfast at Noble Monks, Sunday, April 4. Celebrating the beautiful word craft...
Broken promises, broken barriers
MOTORISTS in regional Victoria face a growing danger as the State Government fails to deliver on its promise to repair damaged wire rope safety...
Trailblazing electric truck trial in Shepparton
LOCAL waste and recycling leader, FOOTT, is breaking new ground by trialling a Volvo FE electric truck for regional routes, making it the first...
Anzac memorial events across our region
Sunday, April 21, 2024
Marungi
2.00pm Commemorative Service.
Marungi Memorial Park, Labuan Road.
Stanhope
2.00pm March followed by Outdoor Service.
McEwan Place, cnr Birdwood Avenue and Monash Street.
2.30pm Indoor Commemorative...
Numurkah mother calls for mental health reforms
By Deanne Jeffers
Content warning: The following story contains references to suicide and some readers may find it distressing.
SARA Hoffmann of Numurkah is advocating for...