Shepparton News Single Story Panel 1 2025-12-16
Publish Time: 10:00 am
News
Slums and Aliens: Housing hardship and migration in early Shepparton
Contributed
- Hidden in History explores early Shepparton housing struggles, including river-bank humpies for itinerant workers
- The 1939 alien ban limited migrants unless dependent on local relatives, due to Shepparton’s ethnic diversity
- Around 150 dwellings held multiple families; 69 river-bank huts housed 121 adults and 77 children in total
Shepparton News Single Story Panel 2 2025-12-16
Publish Time: 01:00 pm
Regional
Tough Tilly Day returns to Moama
Bree Lambert
- Tough Tilly Day returns to Moama on January 3, raising funds for rare skin disorder research at Perricoota
- The family-friendly event features live music, children’s activities, food trucks, raffles and a charity auction
- Volunteers are invited to help with check-in, merchandise and raffle sales, supporting the Cure EB Foundation
Shepparton News Single Story Panel 3 2025-12-16
Publish Time: 08:00 pm
News
Last Christmas for Elaine Avram’s iconic holiday decor
Taylah Baker
- Elaine Avram’s iconic Kialla Christmas display will run for the final time this year after 27 festive seasons
- Her yard features candy-cane archways, Santas, polar bears and a nativity scene delighting families each yea
- Santa will visit 7 Paradise Crt from Dec 21–24, with leftover presents donated to charity this year