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Makia’s dream journey comes true

Three weeks after appealing for help to visit her dying movie legend father David Gulpilil, Shepparton’s Makia McLaughlin has realised her dream. Last week the 30-year-old travelled to Murray Bridge in South Australia to spend five days with her...

John Lewis
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Data reveals Shepparton’s weighty problem

New research has revealed 68 per cent of the Greater Shepparton population is overweight or obese. Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows more than 30,000 Greater Shepparton adults are overweight or obese, and 30 per cent of the region’s youth...

Morgan Dyer
Lifestyle

Thon’s garden of memories

Thon Makuei Thon’s favourite place is a garden. No surprise there — he’s from the desert. But for the Shepparton Ethnic Council worker, the city’s Queen’s Gardens has something extra; it’s a place that, by remarkable coincidence, repaired a circle...

John Lewis
News

Nagambie local hits the road to raise cancer funds

Dave Lawler was holidaying in Thailand when an acquaintance asked him if he was interested in driving in the Shitbox Rally.

James Bennett
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Discussing the future of cancer

With one in two people expected to be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime, Shepparton locals will have the opportunity to have their say on ways to fight the deadly disease later this month

Morgan Dyer

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Football exports | Local stars shine in Northern Territory Football League

While many leading footballers in the region are preparing for a summer of cricket, a select few are continuing their football season in Australia’s top end.

Aydin Payne
Sport

Rumbalara player cops 18-match suspension

A Rumbalara under-17 player has been handed an 18-match suspension after pleading guilty to two charges of intentionally striking another player. The incidents happened in last month’s Murray Football League grand final against Cobram at Finley...

Tyler Maher
Sport

Three out of four ain’t bad

Blighty defender Nat Tremble made it three wins from the past four season’s when winning the club’s A grade best and fairest trophy recently.

Jamie Lowe
Sport

Tom Holman beats injury and Echuca’s forward line

More than once during the lead-up to yesterday’s Goulburn Valley League grand final, Tom Holman did not think his body would let him go into battle alongside his teammates.

Tyler Maher