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Flood crisis worsens in Victoria's north

Victoria has been hit for widespread flooding, with more than 600 homes and businesses inundated and dozens of people rescued fro the rising water.

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Flood evacuations reach northern Victoria, with Tasmania on high alert, as NSW begins clean-up

Thousands of people in communities throughout northern Victoria are told it's too late to leave as flooding exceeds the devastation of 2011.

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Victoria floods: Shepparton and Mooroopna ‘too late to leave’ as man found dead in Rochester backyard

Victorian authorities warn flooded rivers yet to peak and prepare for one of the largest evacuation operations in the state’s history

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Shepparton, Echuca residents in Victoria's north told to evacuate after flood death at Rochester

Authorities urge residents in two communities in northern Victoria to evacuate immediately, as floodwaters surge towards the regional hub.

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Victorian man dies in backyard as floodwaters in Tasmania, New South Wales move downstream — as it happened

Authorities report Victoria's first flood fatality — a man whose body was discovered in the backyard of his home in the state's north. Tasmania and NSW are also battling swollen waterways

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Steinway, then the highway: national piano competition forced to flee Shepparton floods

Final round of the competition brought forward to Friday so competitors and others involved could escape imminent inundation

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Noelle was searching for a connection to her Congolese heritage. She found it in Shepparton

Adopted by an Australian family when she was a toddler, Noelle was curious about her Congolese birth culture. Now she's reconnecting with it.

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Victoria's first Koori Court marks 20 years of improving experience of First Nations people in justice system

Twenty years ago, Victoria's first Koori Court opened in Shepparton — now the courts operate in 15 locations across the state as well as in the Children's Court and County Court.

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Alarm bells of a 'climate sub-prime' facing finance, as insurance on home loans gets tricky

The insurance industry admits that some parts of the country will become increasingly difficult to insure as extreme weather takes hold. What does this mean for bank loans that are underwritten by them and prospective homebuyers taking them out?

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Victorian government releases full sports program for the 2026 Commonwealth Games

The Victorian government has unveiled the full sports program for the 2026 Commonwealth Games.

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Shepparton disability provider Gallawah rapidly growing thanks to unique service

Tina Powney wondered whether her son, who lives with a range of disabilities, would be the next Indigenous person to die in custody during one of his periods in jail. She decided to create the kind of service she needed but could not find.

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Jan is missing Meals on Wheels in Shepparton, and many older Victorians are in the same boat

Older residents have been left hungry for alternatives after one third of the state's local governments ditched Meals on Wheels.

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Shepparton's sewage stench overpowers residents as Goulburn Valley Water explores solutions

Barbeques with friends and "the great Australian outdoor lifestyle" are off the table in Shepparton as repulsive odours continue to linger.

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Independent state MPs divided over Victorian Farmers Federation campaigning in their seats

Shepparton’s Suzanna Sheed says VFF should support candidates with track records but Mildura MP is happy for attention

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The school for new arrivals, where refugee teens can find their feet in Australia

From figuring out how public transport works, to adjusting to a foreign school system and making new friends — arriving in an unfamiliar country as a teenager can bring many challenges. But these young Afghan migrants are leading the way.

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Shepparton MP calls on government to provide healthcare workers from Melbourne to help struggling regional hospitals

A Shepparton MP wants to see a medical workforce sent to regional hospitals struggling with staff shortages and high demand as COVID and flu numbers continue to rise.

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Social housing proposal creates tension, amid desperate need in Shepparton

Social housing groups fear a regional Victorian council will oppose a controversial affordable housing proposal in a town that is desperate.

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'I've lost too many friends to suicide'

In Shepparton, a regional centre just two hours from Melbourne, a youth mental crisis has been brewing for years. As political leaders spruik their plans to combat the issue ahead of the election, teens in the town have their own ideas about what needs to change.

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Tension builds over three-cornered contest in Nicholls electorate, despite vast Nationals margin

Nicholls is held by the Nationals with a spacious 20 per cent margin. But the combination of a retiring MP and a prominent independent candidate could mean the end of the Coalition's stronghold on the seat.

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Matt Adnate immortalises two remarkable Yorta Yorta elders as part of Shepparton mural project

Street artist Matt Adnate returns to Shepparton to pay tribute to two Yorta Yorta elders known for dedicating their lives to improving housing, recognition and justice for Aboriginal people in north-east Victoria and beyond.

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Students and staff don vintage uniforms to mark International Nurses Day

La Trobe University nursing lecturers and students from its Shepparton campus have marked International Nurses Day by dressing up in vintage uniforms.

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Victorian food-bowl seat up for grabs in three-way fight over water and jobs

Irrigation issues dominate in Coalition-held Nicholls, the nation’s sixth-safest seat, with Liberals, Nationals and an independent all in the running

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Education First Youth Foyer chapter takes its housing and education model to the rest of Australia

After six years of helping at-risk young people with secure housing and education pathways, Shepparton Education First Youth Foyer is telling its stories at a national forum in Darwin.

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Soccer becomes community cornerstone for Shepparton's Syrian, Iraqi, Afghan, and Pakistani youth

For more than a year a group of Shepparton's Syrian, Iraqi, Afghan, and Pakistani youth made do with water bottles for soccer goalposts. Now they have a Melbourne City kit and a new field on the way.

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Fears regional Victorians are dying as shortage of detox beds sparks lengthy wait lists

Regional Victorians are calling desperately for more residential alcohol and drug withdrawal and rehab beds, as lengthy waitlists leave sufferers in the lurch.

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