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Shepparton News Single Story Panel 1 2026-02-15

Publish Time: 10:00 am

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Roads crisis

Geoff Adams

• Billions spent in Melbourne, while regional Victoria’s main roads fall into disrepair
• Freight operators and farmers report potholes damaging trucks, tyres and wheel rims statewide
• Victorian Farmers Federation warns pothole reports in western Victoria have surged 178 per cent

Shepparton News Single Story Panel 2 2026-02-15

Publish Time: 01:00 pm

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Concerns over bushfire relief as those who stayed remain ineligible for payment

Billie Davern

• The Victorian hardship payment excludes those who stayed and fought January bushfires, sparking backlash
• Relief pays $680 per adult and $340 per child, max $2380 per family for eligible evacuees
• Annabelle Cleeland urges Minister Vicki Ward to widen eligibility

Shepparton News Single Story Panel 3 2026-02-15

Publish Time: 08:00 pm

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Victorian dairy regions face housing crisis

Lua Ikenasio

• Housing shortages in Victoria’s dairy regions are blocking worker attraction and retention, hurting businesses
• Tight rentals, low supply and rising costs add pressure on employers and threaten the $3B dairy industry
• Gardiner Foundation and Regional Housing Victoria launched a survey to find solutions