2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (330+ words) Australia needs to attract and better utilise more skilled migrants or risk missing the benefits of the energy transition and AI boom, a parliamentary committee has been told. Other countries are siphoning talent while clogged settlement pathways, visa uncertainty and…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (353+ words) Greater Shepparton is one of regional Victoria's most culturally diverse communities, home to established Pacific Islander, Afghan, Iraqi, Congolese and Karen communities built up over decades of migration into the region's horticulture and food-processing industries. Google Trends data reflects that…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (635+ words) Sylvia Legge and her late husband, Paul, had five of their own children who were all still in primary school when they made the decision to take on more. Forty years later, long after her biological children flew the coop,…...

6+ day, 29+ min ago   (490+ words) U3A Benalla is celebrating Seniors Month 2026 with four opportunities to get involved, try something new and discover what it has to offer. Seniors Month is a chance to celebrate getting older and all the opportunities that come with it. This year,…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (200+ words) More than 130 people gathered at Melbourne Town Hall on Friday, September 4, for the prestigious Rural Press Club of Victoria’s annual awards. While neither took home the top prize, both were recognised for their work across their respective categories, with Harding…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (214+ words) Katandra and Shepparton product Lachie Ash has taken out the highest honours at the GWS Giants’ best and fairest. Ash finished first in the Kevin Sheedy Medal vote count, registering 71 votes, polling two ahead of second-placed Giant Connor Idun. It…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (528+ words) A colourful cow named Sweet Cowaline has helped Hahndorf Primary School in South Australia take out top honours in Dairy Australia’s Picasso Cows program – a national dairy education initiative bringing food and fibre learning to life through creative cow designs,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (274+ words) Greater Shepparton residents are encouraged to get moving this September as the region hosts the national launch of a free 21-day fitness challenge. AUSactive’s national Million Moves campaign officially kicked off in Shepparton on Tuesday, September 1, encouraging people to build…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (120+ words) Shepparton News Celebrate community with Australia Day Awards Everyone knows someone whose hard work goes unnoticed, and with nominations open for Murray River Council’s Australia Day Awards, now is the time celebrate everything they do for the community. Hold tight…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (430+ words) Former News editor Christine Anderson said it was a fantastic achievement for Bree and Rechelle and a wonderful recognition of the quality of work they produced for the News and the community. “Rechelle’s talent for capturing the people, moments and…...