Shepparton News Single Story Panel 1 2025-08-12

Publish Time: 10:00 am

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Not a bird, or a moth, it’s a micro-bat

McPherson Media Group

Project officer Janice Mentiplay-Smith describes micro-bats as fast, feisty insect eaters.
Micro-bats eat about one third of their body weight nightly, helping control mosquitoes and pests.
They roost in tree hollows, under bark, and in caves—dead trees with hollows are vital habitats.

Shepparton News Single Story Panel 2 2025-08-12

Publish Time: 01:00 pm

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Statewide road maintenance wraps up, but rough patches remain in the GV

Grace Carter

Victorian Government’s $964 million road maintenance program finished in July.
Some politicians say Goulburn Valley roads still have rough patches needing attention.

Shepparton News Single Story Panel 3 2025-08-12

Publish Time: 08:00 pm

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Centenarian kids steal the show

Pip Turton

On Friday, August 1 Bourchier St Primary School’s Foundation students arrived at school dressed as centenarians.
News photographer Megan Fisher went along to catch the milestone and the students’ creative costumes.
Here is what she captured.

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