Fruit growers hoping for a better 2014
Orchardist's Peter Hall and Gary Godwill say they are hoping for a better 2014 after a horror last 12 months.
View ArticleFruit growers still looking for assistance in 2014
For the fruit industry, 2013 was a horror.
View ArticleOil used to free naked man hiding in washing machine
Emergency workers say they had to use olive oil to grease up and free a naked man who got stuck in a washing machine during a game of hide and seek.
View ArticleMan says naked washing machine rescue 'like a birth'
A Victorian man who became wedged naked in his washing machine during a prank says his freeing by rescue workers with the use of olive oil was "like a birthing".
View ArticlePolice probe suspicious fires near Mooroopna
Investigators are examining the scene of two grassfires near Mooroopna.
View ArticlePolice probe latest suspicious fire near Mooroopna
Police believe an arsonist could be responsible for a spate of grassfires near Mooroopna.
View ArticleMore suspicious grassfires near Mooroopna
Shepparton police are investigating another two suspicious grassfires near Mooroopna.
View ArticleAbbott 'pleased' with SPC Ardmona's $70m deal with Woolworths
Prime Minister Tony Abbott says SPC Ardmona's $70 million deal to supply Woolworths with Australian grown canned fruit shows the company never needed taxpayer assistance from the Federal Government.
View ArticleBaby Wynjarrah's life wasn't the only one on the line when Mooroopna was cut...
A woman with a high-risk pregnancy and a cancer patient were among those unable to access crucial services when the only major bridge between Shepparton and Mooroopna closed this month.
View ArticleVictoria Coalition commits $260m to Shepparton bypass
Residents have been campaigning for the bypass for decades, but not everyone is convinced that the project will get underway.
View ArticleDemand soars for therapy program where horses and people help each other
The demand for mental health support in regional Victoria is rising after last year's floods. A unique counselling service near one of the hardest hit towns is pleading for donations to expand its...
View ArticleMan's injuries from alleged shopping centre attack now considered terminal,...
A Victorian court hears the 47-year-old has been transferred to a palliative care unit following the alleged assault last month for which a 19-year-old man is now charged.
View ArticleAlleged supermarket bashing victim dies in hospital
Police say they are reviewing charges against a 19-year-old man after a 46-year-old man died in hospital a fortnight after allegedly being assaulted in a Mooroopna supermarket.
View ArticleTeen driver charged for alleged hit-and-run on same day she got licence
A regional Victorian teenager has been charged over an alleged hit-and-run the same day she got her driver's licence, leaving a woman in hospital with serious leg injuries.
View ArticlePublic access to culturally significant Goulburn River floodplain to end in a...
The culturally significant Mooroopna sandhills have been closed to the public following damage caused by four-wheel drives, felled trees and rubbish dumping.
View ArticleTeen facing murder charge after allegedly stomping on man's face in supermarket
Matthew Atkinson's matter was mentioned in Shepparton Magistrates' Court today, where his murder charge over the death of 46-year-old Bjorn Delphine was discussed before the courts for the first time.
View ArticleImitation firearms seized, 15 arrested in string of drug busts netting more...
Police allege a group was trafficking methylamphetamine throughout Shepparton and into Melbourne after arresting 15 people in coordinated raids throughout last week, also snaring imitation firearms and...
View ArticleThree plead not guilty to murdering Victorian teen found dead in burning car...
Three people accused of murdering Wangaratta teenager Charlie Gander, whose body was found in a burnt car on Christmas Eve, have today pleaded not guilty to the charge.
View ArticleAre gender reveal parties harmless fun or an undue emphasis on sex?
Would you hold a gender reveal party for your unborn child? Diversity advocates are urging expectant parents not to place undue emphasis on the sex of their infants.
View ArticleAbove-floor flooding not expected in Victorian towns of Mooroopna, Shepparton
The clean-up has begun for many Victorians affected by flooding this week, but other communities remain on alert as the water slowly recedes.
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