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Four people arrested following $40,000 SAM construction site theft

Four people were arrested on Tuesday following an alleged burglary at the Shepparton Art Museum construction site which saw between $40 000 and $50 000 worth of tools stolen. Shepparton Police executed three search warrants on Tuesday...

Liz Mellino
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‘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
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Community comes together for Big Red Kidney dinner

Big Red Kidney dinner, Shepparton Greyhound Racing Club, Saturday, January 18

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Locals concerned with state of grass at Pine Lodge Cemetery

Known for being the largest lawn cemetery within Greater Shepparton, you would expect the Pine Lodge Cemetery to have a carpet of luscious green grass. However one local family has questioned the current state of the cemetery, describing the state...

Liz Mellino
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Award winning photographs from the Shepparton Camera Club

From beautiful landscapes and pops of colour, to angelic wildlife and action shots, Shepparton Camera Club celebrated the region’s talented photographs at an awards ceremony recently.

Ilias Bakalla
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Shepparton men to be sentenced over Caniambo burglary

Two Shepparton men could face jail after stealing more than a dozen items, including a gun safe, from a home in Caniambo. John Miller, 50, and Mark Threlfall, 60, faced Shepparton’s County Court on Monday charged over the burglary at the rural...

Liz Mellino
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Bernie is kicking goals as Mercy Place Ave Maria purchases bus

One-hundred-year-old Bernie Cummins, from Shepparton, will get to see his beloved Hawks at the MCG this year. Bernie was a major contributor to Mercy Place Ave Maria’s new 12-seat Renault bus, donating $10 000.

Ed McLeish
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Rene Martens’ Region: Wildlife on Jaycee Island

This week Rene spent some time taking a stroll around Lake Benalla.

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Lifestyle

Woodworking shed is Len Taylor’s favourite space

Nestled behind Shepparton Sports Stadium is a small shed housing a creator’s dream. With wood samples lining the walls, machines humming in the background and sawdust coating the floors, it is obvious how this would be a woodworker’s paradise...

Liz Mellino
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A taste of Africa in Shepparton

Buried among the pumpkins in the Africa House community garden is a leafy green all the way from Burundi. Helena Ntamakiriro planted lenga lenga seeds after she couldn’t find the plant in any supermarkets in Shepparton. “Growing up in Burundi...

Ilias Bakalla
From The Archives

Snake is an unwelcome hitchhiker

January 26, 1979 An unwelcome hitchhiker caused considerable problems for a visitor to Echuca on Monday. Geoff Francis of Sunbury stopped to check the oil and water in his late model Falcon only to find a healthy tiger snake resting on the radiator...

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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
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International Dairy Week continues in Tatura

Day three of International Dairy Week took place in Tatura on Tuesday, and featured Australia’s National Ayrshire Show. Owners primed and polished their cows for showing with anticipation, many having travelled from interstate to be there. Unlike...

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Strathbogie Shire’s new CEO starts

Ms Salomon replaces Strathbogie’s acting chief executive Phil Howard, who stepped into the role for six months after Steve Crawcour resigned from the position after he oversaw policy breaches identified in a report from the Victorian Auditor-General...

James Bennett
Opinion

Too much milk is off

I have a secret to share with our readers: we have some lunatics and potential psychopaths working in the editorial team at The News

James Bennett
Entertainment

Australia Day guest speaker to reflect on nation

Find out more on your Australia Day celebrations around Greater Shepparton

James Bennett
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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
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Shepparton Salvos forced to send donations to landfill

The Salvation Army is urging members of the public not to dump donations on the kerb outside its Shepparton store, as staff prepare to take a huge load of rain-spoiled items to the tip. More than 50 m of sodden ‘donations’ were...

Spencer Fowler Steen

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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
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Fatal collision in Arcadia

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

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Moama fire put out

Fire units from Moama and Echuca have extinguished a fire in Moama’s industrial estate this morning. It is believed the Eddy St fire might have been started by someone burning off in the vicinity.

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Five people taken to hospital after Tooborac collision

FIVE people were taken to hospital after a multi-vehicle crash at Tooborac on Tuesday.

Ivy Jensen