Shepparton, Victoria
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Shepparton
is a city located on the floodplain of the Goulburn River
in the north east of Victoria, Australia approximately 181 kilometres (112.5 mi) north-east of Melbourne. It is the fifth largest city in Victoria
, Australia. The estimated population of Shepparton's statistical area is 48,926.
It began as a sheep station
and river crossing before undergoing a major transformation as a railway town
. Today it is an agricultural and manufacturing centre and the centre of the Goulburn Valley irrigation system, one of the largest centres of Irrigation in Australia
. It is a major regional service city and is the civic administration centre for the City of Greater Shepparton
. The Greater Shepparton area includes surrounding centres of Tatura, Merrigum
, Mooroopna, Murchison
, Dookie
, and Grahamvale
.
It is sometimes imagined the name is from Shepperton
in England, but this is not the case.
The Yorta Yorta people are the Indigenous Australians who traditionally lived around the junction of the Goulburn and Murray Rivers in present-day northeast Victoria.
Yorta Yorta Family Groups include the Bangerang, Kailtheban, Wollithiga, Moira, Ulupna, Kwat Kwat, Yalaba Yalaba and Nguaria-iiliam-wurrung clans. The Yorta Yorta Nation is the Nation and the local tribe is Kailtheban for the Shepparton area.
The language is referred to generally as the Yorta Yorta language.
Major Thomas Mitchell was the first European to travel through the area in 1835. Mitchell recommended it as a site for Joseph Hawdon and Charles Bonney to camp at the Goulburn River on route from Albury, New South Wales
to Adelaide, South Australia.
The first permanent settlement in the area was by squatter Edward Khull at Tallygaroopna
which a man named Sherbourne Sheppard was to take over two years later. Sheppards holding developed into a village adjacent to the Goulburn River known as "Sheppardton". During the 1850s, the nearby village was a popular river crossing point for miner
s travelling from the Bendigo
goldfields
to the new finds in the Beechworth
area. As there was no bridge to link either sides of the Goulburn River, entrepreneur Patrick Macguire set up a punt
service in 1850 and the settlement became known as "Sheppardton or Macguire's Punt". A Post Office opened on 1 February 1854 and closed in July of that year.
In 1855, it was first surveyed on the site just east of the river and carried the official present shortened spelling. At that point it consisted. The post office reopened on 1 May 1858. Shepparton was declared a town in September 1860. It remained a small settlement of rudimentary huts through the 1870s despite adding a police station and in 1873, the first general store, Rowe's, blacksmith, foundry and a public hall which remains the city's oldest building. The first bridge over the Goulburn at Shepparton (since demolished) was completed at the Fryers Street entrance in 1878 and the first church, St Patrick's, opened in 1879.
The railway from Seymour reached the town in 1880. A mechanics institute opened between 1880 and 1888 as a Shepparton rapidly developed into a major manufacturing and service centre.
During the Victorian railway boom, the railways expanded and by the turn of the century Shepparton was central to a large network of regional branch lines including the Toolamba-Echuca, lines to Cobram
, Nathalia
, Dookie
, Picola
and Katamatite
Rail served industries helped the Shepparton grow into a city. While these lines experienced a brief boom, almost all of them were later closed. The Goulburn River also developed as a secondary transport hub, with paddlesteamers and ferries operating at The Barges.
Shepparton was proclaimed a city in March 1949 and in the post war era the city's population virtually tripled with immigration to the city being a major factor of growth, particularly migrants from Italy
. During the post war boom of the 1960s and 1970s successive local councils began a progress campaign to modernise the city and many older buildings were replaced with newer buildings.
(Köppen climate classification
BSfk) climate, with hot summers and cold winters. The hottest summer month is January, when the average temperature reaches 31.7 degrees Celsius. In winter, the weather becomes coldest in July when the minimum averages 3.2 and the maximum gets to 13.2 degrees.
The rainfall in Shepparton is fairly sparse. The rain doesn't get too heavy throughout the year. Even with the wettest month being in November, the rainfall still averages at 53.2mm. The weather is driest at the beginning of Autumn with the rainfall averaging at 17.2mm.
The average wind speed in Shepparton is 4.03 metres per second and the humidity of Shepparton averages 69.81 per cent.
Located off the Maude Street Mall, there is a communication tower which is 76 m (249.3 ft) tall with an observation deck 35m high accessed by 160 steps. The observation deck offers views over the city and surrounding countryside. It was built 1967–68.
(and Kialla Lakes house and land subdivision
) to the south, and Shepparton East to the east. To the east on the way to the town of Dookie is the locality of Grahamvale
.
, a wholly owned subsidiary of Coca-Cola Amatil
, has production facilities in Shepparton and nearby Kyabram. Seasonal fruits, such as peaches, pears and apricots are preserved into a variety of packaging. The Manufacturing industry has evolved to cater for the needs of local primary producers.
Other major manufacturers in the city include Campbells Soup Company, United Dairy Power, and Pental Products.
Furphys Foundry is also a large employer, with around 130 staff, including 18 apprentices.
Shepparton is a major regional commercial and shopping centre and service economy for the Greater Shepparton area.
Shepparton is a major centre for infrastructure and civic services. The majority of the region's emergency response facilities are located there. The administrative headquarters for the Country Fire Authority (CFA) District 22 and one of only two Independent Rescue Agencies in Victoria are located in Shepparton. The Search and Rescue Squad originally started out as a "Dive and Recovery Unit" recovering lost property and persons from the rivers, lakes and water ways in the region.
Kidstown is Located between Shepparton and Mooroopna, it has two giant slides, a 35 metres (114.8 ft) flying fox and a train that goes right around the playground.
The city is home to a large swimming centre called Aquamoves, two performing arts centres, one in Mooroopna named WestSide, due to its geographical location and Eastbank in Shepparton which houses the centres' box office. Collectively the centres are called Riverlinks, which also incorporates the Shepparton Art Gallery.Shepparton also has a less known wellbeing centre that has a pool called Northside.It is far smaller than aquamoves and Aquamoves is at least 4 times as big.
Shepparton is also home to the Shepparton Theatre Arts Group Inc. (STAG), the city's premier theatrical group. STAG was formed in 1975 after an amalgamation between the Shepparton Dramatic Society and the Shepparton Light Music Company. The group presents one dramatic/comedic play, one musical and one rock revue each year.
The band Augie March
come from the City.
The Golburn valley Bonsai Club also opparates from Billabong Nursery in north Shepparton.
is the most popular sport in Shepparton. The main league, called the Goulburn Valley Football League
(GVFL), includes 3 teams from the city. There are also other smaller leagues, such as the Murray Football League
, Kyabram & District Football League
and the Picola & District Football League
which have teams from in and around Greater Shepparton. There is also a junior league in the schools (SDJFA). The city plays a major role in a team where the Australian Football League
(AFL) frequently scouts for new talents to AFL clubs, which is the Murray Bushrangers
.
Association Football is also popular in Shepparton, with four senior clubs entering teams into competitions run by the North Eastern Soccer League
; Shepparton (formerly Lemnos), Shepparton South, Shepparton United and Kialla United. Teams are entered in men's, women's, boys' and girls' divisions. .
Basketball is another popular sport in Shepparton. The Shepparton Lady Gators represent the Shepparton and Mooroopna region in women's basketball playing in the Big V
division two competition. The men's team has gone into an extended recess after being one of the most successful country-based basketball teams in Australia, winning the CVIBL title in 1994 and the 2000, 2001 and 2003 Big V Championship ABA titles under the tutelage of Russell Parker.In 2011 the mens team returned to the court in the Country basketball league.
Cycling is popular in Shepparton due to the flat terrain and extensive network of routes. The Goulburn Valley Hospice runs the annual Shepparton Fruit Loop Ride for cyclists. There is a velodrome
facility located in the city's north and there is an extensive range of bike paths throughout the city and surrounding areas.
Shepparton Harness Racing
Club conducts regular meetings at its racetrack in the city.
The Shepparton Greyhound Racing
Club holds regular meetings at its track on the Goulburn Valley Highway, Kialla
.
Golfers play at the course of the Shepparton Golf Club on Golf Drive.
ship HMAS Shepparton
is named after the city, and the 8th/7th Battalion
Royal Victoria Regiment
has a base in the city's south-east.
, Afghanistan, Iraq
, Greece, Italy
and Sudan
, as well as many other places.
There are six secondary schools in the Shepparton Region, Mooroopna Secondary College, McGuire College, Shepparton High School
and Wanganui Park Secondary College
, as well as a cathlic School Notre Dame College, Shepparton
, A Christian school (Prep-Yr 11 as of 2012)Shepparton Cristian Collage, Shepparton and a private school Goulburn Valley Grammar School
.
The University of Melbourne
's School of Rural Health and Rural Clinical School of the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
are also based in Shepparton.
La Trobe University
also has a campus, offering a range of degree programs, including Arts, Business/Commerce, Nursing/Health Sciences and Education. Approximately 400 students attend the university which provides day, evening, part-time and full-time study options. The new $10m campus at 210 Fryers St is now open.
Goulburn Ovens Institute of TAFE
has two campuses, one in Fryers Street which hosts the organisation's administration department as well as many teaching departments, and the William Orr Campus, a 120 hectare property in Wanganui Road.
, the latter which is being progressively converted to freeway standard
. The Peter Ross-Edwards Causeway connects Shepparton to Mooroopna.
V/Line
runs bus coach services to Wangaratta
, Bendigo
and Griffith, New South Wales
. A dedicated bus service to Shepparton from Melbourne Airport is also run twice daily passing through Seymour and Nagambie.
Shepparton railway station is serviced by V/Line
rail services on the Shepparton line to and from Melbourne and to Mooroopna railway station.
Shepparton Airport
, located south of the city on the Goulburn Valley Highway and is home to Gawne Aviation.
The Shepparton News is a paid morning daily newspaper published by the McPherson Media Group. It has an audited average daily distribution of 12–14,000. From the same publisher, The SN Weekly is a free newspaper delivered directly across the wider Shepparton area. The Country News, with an audited circulation of 55,000 is aimed at the farming community in the Goulburn Valley and surrounding regions, and is included as an insert in the Shepparton News, Riverine Herald (Echuca), Seymour
Telegraph, Cobram Courier, McIvor Times (Heathcote
), Pastoral Times (Deniliquin
), Benalla Ensign, Euroa Gazette, Southern Riverina News (Finley
), Kyabram Free Press and the Campaspe Valley News (Rochester
).
The new digital channels broadcast by all the networks in addition to the main stations are available on Freeview
to viewers in Shepparton and the wider Goulburn and Murray Valley regions.
Of the three commercial networks, WIN Television
(previously GMV-6 and 'Television Victoria') airs a 30-minute local news bulletin each weeknight while Southern Cross Ten produces Weeknights, an evening news magazine program from Monday to Friday.
On 5 May 2011, analogue television transmissions ceased in regional Victoria and some border regions including the Goulburn Valley and parts of the Southern Riverina in New South Wales. All local free-to-air television services are now broadcasting in digital transmission only as part of the Federal Government`s plan for Digital terrestrial television in Australia.
Politics and business
Sport
is a city located on the floodplain of the Goulburn River
Goulburn River (Victoria)
The Goulburn River is a major inland river in Victoria, Australia.The headwaters of the Goulburn River rise in the western end of the Victoria Alps, near Mount Buller. The Eildon Dam creates Lake Eildon, a major storage of water for irrigation...
in the north east of Victoria, Australia approximately 181 kilometres (112.5 mi) north-east of Melbourne. It is the fifth largest city in Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia. The estimated population of Shepparton's statistical area is 48,926.
It began as a sheep station
Station (Australian agriculture)
Station is the term for a large Australian landholding used for livestock production. It corresponds to the North American term ranch or South American estancia...
and river crossing before undergoing a major transformation as a railway town
Railway town
A railway town is a settlement that originated or was greatly developed because of a railway station or junction at its site.In Victorian Britain, the spread of railways greatly affected the fate of many small towns...
. Today it is an agricultural and manufacturing centre and the centre of the Goulburn Valley irrigation system, one of the largest centres of Irrigation in Australia
Irrigation in Australia
Irrigation in Australia is a widespread practice to supplement low rainfall levels in Australia with water from other sources to assist in the production of crops or pasture. As the driest inhabited continent, irrigation is required in many areas for production of crops for domestic and export use...
. It is a major regional service city and is the civic administration centre for the City of Greater Shepparton
City of Greater Shepparton
The City of Greater Shepparton is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the northern part of the state. It has an area of 2,420 square kilometres, and in 2001 it had a population of 56,000...
. The Greater Shepparton area includes surrounding centres of Tatura, Merrigum
Merrigum, Victoria
Merrigum is a town in the Goulburn Valley region of Victoria, Australia. The town is in the City of Greater Shepparton local government area, north of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Merrigum had a population of 451....
, Mooroopna, Murchison
Murchison, Victoria
Murchison is a small rural village located on the Goulburn River in Victoria, Australia. Murchison is located 167 kilometres from Melbourne and is just to the west of the Goulburn Valley Highway between Shepparton and Nagambie. The surrounding countryside contains orchards, vineyards and dairy...
, Dookie
Dookie, Victoria
Dookie is a town in the Goulburn Valley region of Victoria, Australia. It is situated in a valley between Mount Major and Mount Saddleback. Dookie is a farming community. At the 2006 census, Dookie had a population of 286....
, and Grahamvale
Grahamvale, Victoria
Grahamvale is a small town in Victoria, Australia that encompasses the outer-most eastern regions of the city of Shepparton. At the 2006 census, Grahamvale had a population of 425....
.
Toponomy
The name of Shepparton is derived from the surname of the town's first settler Sherbourne Sheppard.It is sometimes imagined the name is from Shepperton
Shepperton
Shepperton is a town in the borough of Spelthorne, Surrey, England. To the south it is bounded by the river Thames at Desborough Island and is bisected by the M3 motorway...
in England, but this is not the case.
History
Prior to the European settlement of Australia, it was thought to be inhabited by the Yorta Yorta Nation people Indigenous Australian tribe.The Yorta Yorta people are the Indigenous Australians who traditionally lived around the junction of the Goulburn and Murray Rivers in present-day northeast Victoria.
Yorta Yorta Family Groups include the Bangerang, Kailtheban, Wollithiga, Moira, Ulupna, Kwat Kwat, Yalaba Yalaba and Nguaria-iiliam-wurrung clans. The Yorta Yorta Nation is the Nation and the local tribe is Kailtheban for the Shepparton area.
The language is referred to generally as the Yorta Yorta language.
Major Thomas Mitchell was the first European to travel through the area in 1835. Mitchell recommended it as a site for Joseph Hawdon and Charles Bonney to camp at the Goulburn River on route from Albury, New South Wales
Albury, New South Wales
Albury is a major regional city in New South Wales, Australia, located on the Hume Highway on the northern side of the Murray River. It is located wholly within the boundaries of the City of Albury Local Government Area...
to Adelaide, South Australia.
The first permanent settlement in the area was by squatter Edward Khull at Tallygaroopna
Tallygaroopna, Victoria
Tallygaroopna is a town in the Goulburn Valley region of Victoria, Australia. The town is located on the Goulburn Valley Highway in the City of Greater Shepparton Local Government Area, north of the state capital, Melbourne...
which a man named Sherbourne Sheppard was to take over two years later. Sheppards holding developed into a village adjacent to the Goulburn River known as "Sheppardton". During the 1850s, the nearby village was a popular river crossing point for miner
Miner
A miner is a person whose work or business is to extract ore or minerals from the earth. Mining is one of the most dangerous trades in the world. In some countries miners lack social guarantees and in case of injury may be left to cope without assistance....
s travelling from the Bendigo
Bendigo, Victoria
Bendigo is a major regional city in the state of Victoria, Australia, located very close to the geographical centre of the state and approximately north west of the state capital Melbourne. It is the second largest inland city and fourth most populous city in the state. The estimated urban...
goldfields
Victorian gold rush
The Victorian gold rush was a period in the history of Victoria, Australia approximately between 1851 and the late 1860s. In 10 years the Australian population nearly tripled.- Overview :During this era Victoria dominated the world's gold output...
to the new finds in the Beechworth
Beechworth, Victoria
Beechworth is a well-preserved historical town located in the north-east of Victoria, Australia, famous for its major growth during the gold rush days of the mid-1850s...
area. As there was no bridge to link either sides of the Goulburn River, entrepreneur Patrick Macguire set up a punt
Cable ferry
A cable ferry is guided and in many cases propelled across a river or other larger body of water by cables connected to both shores. They are also called chain ferries, floating bridges, or punts....
service in 1850 and the settlement became known as "Sheppardton or Macguire's Punt". A Post Office opened on 1 February 1854 and closed in July of that year.
In 1855, it was first surveyed on the site just east of the river and carried the official present shortened spelling. At that point it consisted. The post office reopened on 1 May 1858. Shepparton was declared a town in September 1860. It remained a small settlement of rudimentary huts through the 1870s despite adding a police station and in 1873, the first general store, Rowe's, blacksmith, foundry and a public hall which remains the city's oldest building. The first bridge over the Goulburn at Shepparton (since demolished) was completed at the Fryers Street entrance in 1878 and the first church, St Patrick's, opened in 1879.
The railway from Seymour reached the town in 1880. A mechanics institute opened between 1880 and 1888 as a Shepparton rapidly developed into a major manufacturing and service centre.
During the Victorian railway boom, the railways expanded and by the turn of the century Shepparton was central to a large network of regional branch lines including the Toolamba-Echuca, lines to Cobram
Cobram, Victoria
Cobram is a town in Australia. Cobram is located on the Murray River which forms the border between Victoria and New South Wales. Cobram along with the nearby towns of Numurkah and Yarrawonga is part of Shire of Moira. Its twin town of Barooga is located on the north side of the Murray River....
, Nathalia
Nathalia, Victoria
Nathalia is a town in northern Victoria, Australia. The town is located within the Shire of Moira Local government area on the banks of Broken Creek and on the Murray Valley Highway. At the 2006 census, Nathalia had a population of 1,431....
, Dookie
Dookie, Victoria
Dookie is a town in the Goulburn Valley region of Victoria, Australia. It is situated in a valley between Mount Major and Mount Saddleback. Dookie is a farming community. At the 2006 census, Dookie had a population of 286....
, Picola
Picola, Victoria
Picola is a town in northern Victoria, Australia. The town is located in the Shire of Moira Local Government Area, from the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Picola had a population of 754....
and Katamatite
Katamatite, Victoria
Katamatite is a rural township in Victoria, Australia about 46 kilometres north east of Shepparton. At the 2006 census, Katamatite had a population of 212....
Rail served industries helped the Shepparton grow into a city. While these lines experienced a brief boom, almost all of them were later closed. The Goulburn River also developed as a secondary transport hub, with paddlesteamers and ferries operating at The Barges.
Shepparton was proclaimed a city in March 1949 and in the post war era the city's population virtually tripled with immigration to the city being a major factor of growth, particularly migrants from Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. During the post war boom of the 1960s and 1970s successive local councils began a progress campaign to modernise the city and many older buildings were replaced with newer buildings.
Climate
Shepparton has a semi-aridSemi-arid
A semi-arid climate or steppe climate describes climatic regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not extremely...
(Köppen climate classification
Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by Crimea German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen himself, notably in 1918 and 1936...
BSfk) climate, with hot summers and cold winters. The hottest summer month is January, when the average temperature reaches 31.7 degrees Celsius. In winter, the weather becomes coldest in July when the minimum averages 3.2 and the maximum gets to 13.2 degrees.
The rainfall in Shepparton is fairly sparse. The rain doesn't get too heavy throughout the year. Even with the wettest month being in November, the rainfall still averages at 53.2mm. The weather is driest at the beginning of Autumn with the rainfall averaging at 17.2mm.
The average wind speed in Shepparton is 4.03 metres per second and the humidity of Shepparton averages 69.81 per cent.
Central business district
Maude Street Mall is the main shopping centre, while Wyndham Street is the main civic and commercial street of the city.Located off the Maude Street Mall, there is a communication tower which is 76 m (249.3 ft) tall with an observation deck 35m high accessed by 160 steps. The observation deck offers views over the city and surrounding countryside. It was built 1967–68.
Suburbs
Shepparton has three nearby towns which could be considered as suburbs. They are Mooroopna to the west, KiallaKialla, Victoria
Kialla is a bounded rural locality of the City of Greater Shepparton Local Government Area in the Goulburn Valley, Victoria, Australia. At the 2006 census, Kialla and surrounding area had a population of 4,511....
(and Kialla Lakes house and land subdivision
Subdivision (land)
Subdivision is the act of dividing land into pieces that are easier to sell or otherwise develop, usually via a plat. The former single piece as a whole is then known in the United States as a subdivision...
) to the south, and Shepparton East to the east. To the east on the way to the town of Dookie is the locality of Grahamvale
Grahamvale, Victoria
Grahamvale is a small town in Victoria, Australia that encompasses the outer-most eastern regions of the city of Shepparton. At the 2006 census, Grahamvale had a population of 425....
.
Economy
Shepparton's main industries are agriculture and associated manufacturing. Australia's largest processor of canned fruits, SPC ArdmonaSPC Ardmona
SPC Ardmona is an Australian-based company that specialises in large fruit packing and owns and operates a canning factory in Shepparton, Victoria. It has many workers and is one of the main sources of income for that area. It was formed in 2002 by the merger of the former Shepparton Preserving...
, a wholly owned subsidiary of Coca-Cola Amatil
Coca-Cola Amatil
Coca-Cola Amatil is an Australian company that bottles and distributes The Coca-Cola Company soft drinks and other beverages in several countries...
, has production facilities in Shepparton and nearby Kyabram. Seasonal fruits, such as peaches, pears and apricots are preserved into a variety of packaging. The Manufacturing industry has evolved to cater for the needs of local primary producers.
Other major manufacturers in the city include Campbells Soup Company, United Dairy Power, and Pental Products.
Furphys Foundry is also a large employer, with around 130 staff, including 18 apprentices.
Shepparton is a major regional commercial and shopping centre and service economy for the Greater Shepparton area.
Shepparton is a major centre for infrastructure and civic services. The majority of the region's emergency response facilities are located there. The administrative headquarters for the Country Fire Authority (CFA) District 22 and one of only two Independent Rescue Agencies in Victoria are located in Shepparton. The Search and Rescue Squad originally started out as a "Dive and Recovery Unit" recovering lost property and persons from the rivers, lakes and water ways in the region.
Arts and culture
The city hosts the Moooving Art project, which involves local artists painting fibreglass cows, which are then displayed in tourist locations throughout the city and surrounding townships. The project is an artistic representation of the strong dairy industry prevalent in the Shepparton area.Kidstown is Located between Shepparton and Mooroopna, it has two giant slides, a 35 metres (114.8 ft) flying fox and a train that goes right around the playground.
The city is home to a large swimming centre called Aquamoves, two performing arts centres, one in Mooroopna named WestSide, due to its geographical location and Eastbank in Shepparton which houses the centres' box office. Collectively the centres are called Riverlinks, which also incorporates the Shepparton Art Gallery.Shepparton also has a less known wellbeing centre that has a pool called Northside.It is far smaller than aquamoves and Aquamoves is at least 4 times as big.
Shepparton is also home to the Shepparton Theatre Arts Group Inc. (STAG), the city's premier theatrical group. STAG was formed in 1975 after an amalgamation between the Shepparton Dramatic Society and the Shepparton Light Music Company. The group presents one dramatic/comedic play, one musical and one rock revue each year.
The band Augie March
Augie March
Augie March are an Australian indie/pop rock band. Formed in 1996 in Shepparton, Victoria, the band currently consists of vocalist and rhythm guitarist Glenn Richards, lead guitarist Adam Donovan, bassist Edmondo Ammendola, drummer David Williams, and keyboardist Kiernan Box...
come from the City.
The Golburn valley Bonsai Club also opparates from Billabong Nursery in north Shepparton.
Sport
Australian Rules FootballAustralian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
is the most popular sport in Shepparton. The main league, called the Goulburn Valley Football League
Goulburn Valley Football League
The Goulburn Valley Football League is an Australian rules football competition based in the Goulburn Valley region of Victoria, Australia...
(GVFL), includes 3 teams from the city. There are also other smaller leagues, such as the Murray Football League
Murray Football League
The Murray Football League is an Australian rules football league affiliated with the Victorian Country Football League.The league covers a large area of northern Victoria and southern New South Wales from Shepparton in the south to Deniliquin in the north.It covers much the same area as the...
, Kyabram & District Football League
Kyabram & District Football League
The Kyabram District Football League is an Australian rules football league in Victoria. It is made up of 13 teams, following Yea's departure in 2007 to join the Yarra Valley Mountain Football League, and Longwood's admission in 2010 following the collapse of the Benalla District Football League....
and the Picola & District Football League
Picola & District Football League
The Picola & District Football Netball League is an Australian rules football league affiliated with the Victorian Country Football League.The league covers a large area of northern Victoria and southern New South Wales from Shepparton in the south to Jerilderie in the north and consists of teams...
which have teams from in and around Greater Shepparton. There is also a junior league in the schools (SDJFA). The city plays a major role in a team where the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(AFL) frequently scouts for new talents to AFL clubs, which is the Murray Bushrangers
Murray Bushrangers
Murray Bushrangers is an Australian rules football team playing in TAC Cup since 1993 based in Wangaratta. The team trains in WJ Findlay Oval. The team is coached by Darren Ogier...
.
Association Football is also popular in Shepparton, with four senior clubs entering teams into competitions run by the North Eastern Soccer League
North Eastern Soccer League
Goulburn North East Football Association is an association football competition in Shepparton, Victoria. It was known as the North Eastern Soccer League from the competition's inception in 1971 until February 2009....
; Shepparton (formerly Lemnos), Shepparton South, Shepparton United and Kialla United. Teams are entered in men's, women's, boys' and girls' divisions. .
Basketball is another popular sport in Shepparton. The Shepparton Lady Gators represent the Shepparton and Mooroopna region in women's basketball playing in the Big V
Big V
The Big V is the senior basketball league in Victoria, Australia comprising 102 semi-professional teams in 10 competitions.These competitions comprise both genders, and incorporate four levels of senior competition , three levels for women and youth leagues...
division two competition. The men's team has gone into an extended recess after being one of the most successful country-based basketball teams in Australia, winning the CVIBL title in 1994 and the 2000, 2001 and 2003 Big V Championship ABA titles under the tutelage of Russell Parker.In 2011 the mens team returned to the court in the Country basketball league.
Cycling is popular in Shepparton due to the flat terrain and extensive network of routes. The Goulburn Valley Hospice runs the annual Shepparton Fruit Loop Ride for cyclists. There is a velodrome
Velodrome
A velodrome is an arena for track cycling. Modern velodromes feature steeply banked oval tracks, consisting of two 180-degree circular bends connected by two straights...
facility located in the city's north and there is an extensive range of bike paths throughout the city and surrounding areas.
Shepparton Harness Racing
Harness racing
Harness racing is a form of horse racing in which the horses race at a specific gait . They usually pull a two-wheeled cart called a sulky, although racing under saddle is also conducted in Europe.-Breeds:...
Club conducts regular meetings at its racetrack in the city.
The Shepparton Greyhound Racing
Greyhound racing
Greyhound racing is the sport of racing greyhounds. The dogs chase a lure on a track until they arrive at the finish line. The one that arrives first is the winner....
Club holds regular meetings at its track on the Goulburn Valley Highway, Kialla
Kialla, Victoria
Kialla is a bounded rural locality of the City of Greater Shepparton Local Government Area in the Goulburn Valley, Victoria, Australia. At the 2006 census, Kialla and surrounding area had a population of 4,511....
.
Golfers play at the course of the Shepparton Golf Club on Golf Drive.
Military
The Royal Australian NavyRoyal Australian Navy
The Royal Australian Navy is the naval branch of the Australian Defence Force. Following the Federation of Australia in 1901, the ships and resources of the separate colonial navies were integrated into a national force: the Commonwealth Naval Forces...
ship HMAS Shepparton
HMAS Shepparton
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Shepparton, for the city of Shepparton, Victoria., a Bathurst class corvette launched in 1942 and sold for scrap in 1958, a Paluma class survey vessel launched in 1989 and active as of 2011...
is named after the city, and the 8th/7th Battalion
8th/7th Battalion, Royal Victoria Regiment
The 8th/7th Battalion, Royal Victoria Regiment is an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. It is one of two battalions that make up the Royal Victoria Regiment , with its sister unit being 5th/6th Battalion, Royal Victoria Regiment...
Royal Victoria Regiment
Royal Victoria Regiment
The Royal Victoria Regiment is an Infantry Regiment of the Australian Army, consisting of two battalions, the 5th/6th Battalion and the 8th/7th Battalion.-History:...
has a base in the city's south-east.
Demographics
Shepparton has Victoria's second largest Aboriginal community after Melbourne, making up approximately 10% of the city's population. The concentration of Indigenous Australians is the largest of any Victorian city and is 4 times the national average (2.5%). Shepparton has a large immigrant community, with people from places such as AlbaniaAlbania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
, Afghanistan, Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
, Greece, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and Sudan
Sudan
Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...
, as well as many other places.
Religion
The majority of people in Shepparton identify with Christianity with over 65% of people in the City of Greater Shepparton identifying with the Christian faith. Catholicism is the most prominent of the religions with over 28% of people in the City of Greater Shepparton identifying themselves as Catholic and this religion representing the largest church congregations. The largest non-Christian faith in Shepparton is Islam with over 3%.Education
Shepparton has numerous primary schools, such as state schools Bourchier Street Primary, Gowrie Street Primary, Guthrie Street Primary, St Georges Road Primary School, Grahamvale Primary, Kialla West Primary, Kialla Primary, Wilmot Road Primary, Shepparton East Primary and Orrvale Primary. Catholic primary schools include St. Brendan's, St. Mel's and St. Lukes. It also has a school catering for students with disabilities, called Verney Road School.There are six secondary schools in the Shepparton Region, Mooroopna Secondary College, McGuire College, Shepparton High School
Shepparton High School
Shepparton High School is a public secondary school in Shepparton, Victoria, Australia. The school was founded in 1909 as Shepparton Agricultural High School and was one of the first High Schools built in Victoria during that era...
and Wanganui Park Secondary College
Wanganui Park Secondary College
Wanganui Park Secondary College is a Government secondary college with over 1,200 students from years 7 to 12 in Shepparton, Victoria. The school is mostly known for its innovative curriculum, with the most notable feature being its Vertical Modular Grouping system and also offers 2 other levels -...
, as well as a cathlic School Notre Dame College, Shepparton
Notre Dame College, Shepparton
Notre Dame College is a co-educational secondary school of the Roman Catholic faith in Shepparton, Victoria, Australia. It is located on Knight Street, Shepparton...
, A Christian school (Prep-Yr 11 as of 2012)Shepparton Cristian Collage, Shepparton and a private school Goulburn Valley Grammar School
Goulburn Valley Grammar School
Goulburn Valley Grammar School is an independent, co-educational school in Victoria situated on a 17 hectare rural site 6 km north of the centre of Shepparton, approximately 190 km north of Melbourne...
.
The University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...
's School of Rural Health and Rural Clinical School of the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne
-General:The of the University of Melbourne is the University’s largest and most diverse faculty, consisting of 52 schools, departments and centres....
are also based in Shepparton.
La Trobe University
La Trobe University
La Trobe University is a multi-campus university in Victoria, Australia. It was established in 1964 by an Act of Parliament to become the third oldest university in the state of Victoria. The main campus of La Trobe is located in the Melbourne suburb of Bundoora; two other major campuses are...
also has a campus, offering a range of degree programs, including Arts, Business/Commerce, Nursing/Health Sciences and Education. Approximately 400 students attend the university which provides day, evening, part-time and full-time study options. The new $10m campus at 210 Fryers St is now open.
Goulburn Ovens Institute of TAFE
Goulburn Ovens Institute of TAFE
Goulburn Ovens Institute of TAFE, also known as GOTAFE, is a Technical and Further Education institute located in the north east region of Victoria, Australia based on the Goulburn and Ovens rivers, and is the largest regional TAFE in Victoria, and a specialist centre for food processing, equine...
has two campuses, one in Fryers Street which hosts the organisation's administration department as well as many teaching departments, and the William Orr Campus, a 120 hectare property in Wanganui Road.
Transport
The city is located at the junction of the Midland Highway and the Goulburn Valley HighwayGoulburn Valley Highway
The Goulburn Valley Highway / is a highway located in Victoria, Australia. The section north beyond the Hume Freeway is part of the Melbourne to Brisbane National Highway and is the main link between these two cities as well as a major link between Victoria and inland New South Wales...
, the latter which is being progressively converted to freeway standard
Goulburn Valley Freeway
The Goulburn Valley Freeway is currently a 43 kilometre freeway located in Victoria, Australia. The section north beyond the Hume Freeway is part of the Melbourne to Brisbane National Highway and is the main link between these two cities as well as a major link between Victoria and inland New...
. The Peter Ross-Edwards Causeway connects Shepparton to Mooroopna.
V/Line
V/Line
V/Line is a not for profit regional passenger train and coach service in Victoria, Australia. It was created after the split-up of VicRail in 1983. V/Line is owned by the V/Line Corporation which is a Victorian State Government statutory authority...
runs bus coach services to Wangaratta
Wangaratta, Victoria
Wangaratta is a cathedral city of almost 17,000 people in the northeast of Victoria, Australia, about from Melbourne along the Hume Highway, with Benalla to the southwest, and Albury-Wodonga to the northeast. It is located at the junction of the Ovens and King rivers which flow from the...
, Bendigo
Bendigo, Victoria
Bendigo is a major regional city in the state of Victoria, Australia, located very close to the geographical centre of the state and approximately north west of the state capital Melbourne. It is the second largest inland city and fourth most populous city in the state. The estimated urban...
and Griffith, New South Wales
Griffith, New South Wales
Griffith is a city in south-western New South Wales, Australia. It is also the seat of the City of Griffith local government area. Like the Australian capital, Canberra and the nearby town of Leeton, Griffith was designed by Walter Burley Griffin. Griffith was named after Sir Arthur Griffith the...
. A dedicated bus service to Shepparton from Melbourne Airport is also run twice daily passing through Seymour and Nagambie.
V/Line
V/Line is a not for profit regional passenger train and coach service in Victoria, Australia. It was created after the split-up of VicRail in 1983. V/Line is owned by the V/Line Corporation which is a Victorian State Government statutory authority...
rail services on the Shepparton line to and from Melbourne and to Mooroopna railway station.
Shepparton Airport
Shepparton Airport
Shepparton Airport is located south of Shepparton, Victoria, Australia on the Goulburn Valley Highway....
, located south of the city on the Goulburn Valley Highway and is home to Gawne Aviation.
Newspapers
The Shepparton Adviser is a free newspaper delivering to a CAB audited 34,745 homes, farms and businesses each week. This circulation equates to a conservative readership estimate of 60,000 per week and includes direct delivery to 3,000 local RMB addresses via Australia Post. The Shepparton Adviser is independently owned and is the largest circulating established free newspaper in the Goulburn and Murray Valleys.The Shepparton News is a paid morning daily newspaper published by the McPherson Media Group. It has an audited average daily distribution of 12–14,000. From the same publisher, The SN Weekly is a free newspaper delivered directly across the wider Shepparton area. The Country News, with an audited circulation of 55,000 is aimed at the farming community in the Goulburn Valley and surrounding regions, and is included as an insert in the Shepparton News, Riverine Herald (Echuca), Seymour
Seymour, Victoria
Seymour is a township in the Shire of Mitchell in the state of Victoria, Australia and is located north of Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Seymour had a population of 6,063...
Telegraph, Cobram Courier, McIvor Times (Heathcote
Heathcote, Victoria
Heathcote is a town in central Victoria, Australia, situated on the Northern Highway 110 kilometres north of Melbourne and 40 kilometres south-east of Bendigo via the McIvor Highway. Heathcote's local government area is the City of Greater Bendigo and it is part of the federal electorate of...
), Pastoral Times (Deniliquin
Deniliquin
Deniliquin, known locally as "Deni", is a town in the Riverina region of New South Wales close to the border with Victoria.Deniliquin is located at the intersection of the Riverina and Cobb Highway approximately south west of the state capital, Sydney and north of Melbourne...
), Benalla Ensign, Euroa Gazette, Southern Riverina News (Finley
Finley, New South Wales
Finley is a town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. It is the largest town in the Berrigan Shire Local Government Area. At the 2006 census, Finley had a population of 2,054 people....
), Kyabram Free Press and the Campaspe Valley News (Rochester
Rochester, Victoria
Rochester is a small town in country Victoria, Australia. It is located 180 km north of Melbourne with a mixture of rural and semi-rural communities on the northern Campaspe River, between Bendigo and the Murray River port of Echuca...
).
Radio stations
- 96.9 Star FM 96.9 FM (the most popular station in the Shepparton area)
- Triple JTriple Jtriple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
94.5 FM (government-funded Youth Radio) - 97.7 ABC Shepparton (government-funded local news, current affairs, light entertainment and talkback)
- ABC Radio National 621 AM (government-funded, mostly news, current affairs and the arts)
- 774 ABC Melbourne774 ABC Melbourne774 ABC Melbourne is an ABC Local Radio station in Melbourne, Australia. Originally known by its callsign 3LO, it began transmission on 13 October 1924 – Melbourne's second radio station after 3AR.-History:...
775 AM (government-funded, mostly news and talkback) - ABC Classic FMABC Classic FMABC Classic FM is a classical music radio station available in Australia, and internationally online. It is operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation . It was established in 1976 as "ABC-FM", and later for a short time was known as "ABC Fine Music" , before adopting its current name...
96.1 FM (government-funded, classical music station) - 95 3SR FMMacquarie Regional RadioWorksSouthern Cross Austereo is an Australian company formed in July 2011 by the merger of Southern Cross Media Group and Austereo Group.Southern Cross Media was previously known as Macquarie Regional RadioWorks, prior to the absorption of the remaining assets of Southern Cross Broadcasting that were...
95.3 FM (commercial) - 96 9 Star FMMacquarie Regional RadioWorksSouthern Cross Austereo is an Australian company formed in July 2011 by the merger of Southern Cross Media Group and Austereo Group.Southern Cross Media was previously known as Macquarie Regional RadioWorks, prior to the absorption of the remaining assets of Southern Cross Broadcasting that were...
96.9 FM (commercial) – Formerly known as 96.9 SUN FM. - ONE FM 98.5: The Pulse of the Valleys (community / not-for-profit)
- Radio for the Print Handicapped 100.1 FM
- Racing Radio 1260 AM (narrowcast)
- Raw FMRaw FM (Australian radio network)Raw FM is an Australian narrowcast radio network, consisting of stations in New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, Victoria and Queensland....
87.6 FM (dance music station)
Television stations
Shepparton is served by three commercial television networks and two publicly owned services.- ABC1ABC1ABC1 was a United Kingdom based television channel from Disney using the branding of the Disney owned American network, ABC.The channel initially launched exclusively on the British digital terrestrial television platform Freeview on 27 September 2004. On 10 December 2004 it was launched on...
- SBS ONE
- Prime7
- WINWIN TelevisionWIN Television is an Australian television network owned by the WIN Corporation that is based in Wollongong, New South Wales. WIN commenced transmissions on 18 March 1962 as a single Wollongong-only station, and has since expanded to 24 owned-and-operated stations with transmissions covering a...
- SC TenSouthern Cross TenSouthern Cross Ten is an Australian television channel broadcast by the Macquarie Media Group in Queensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria and South Australia. The channel is owned by the Macquarie Media Group as is affiliated to Network Ten...
The new digital channels broadcast by all the networks in addition to the main stations are available on Freeview
Freeview (Australia)
Freeview is the brand given to the digital terrestrial television platform in Australia. It is intended to bring all of the free-to-air broadcasters on to a consistent marketing platform to compete against subscription television, in particular Foxtel, and coincides with the expansion to 3 digital...
to viewers in Shepparton and the wider Goulburn and Murray Valley regions.
Of the three commercial networks, WIN Television
VTV (TV station)
VTV is an Australian television station broadcasting in regional Victoria in Australia. The network was owned by ENT Ltd., before being purchased by the WIN Corporation.-Network history:...
(previously GMV-6 and 'Television Victoria') airs a 30-minute local news bulletin each weeknight while Southern Cross Ten produces Weeknights, an evening news magazine program from Monday to Friday.
On 5 May 2011, analogue television transmissions ceased in regional Victoria and some border regions including the Goulburn Valley and parts of the Southern Riverina in New South Wales. All local free-to-air television services are now broadcasting in digital transmission only as part of the Federal Government`s plan for Digital terrestrial television in Australia.
Notable people
Arts and music- Adam DonovanAdam DonovanAdam Donovan comes from Shepparton, Victoria, and is one of the original members in the Australian band, Augie March. He attended St Brendans Primary school Shepparton and Notre Dame High school, Shepparton....
– Musician, founder of Augie MarchAugie MarchAugie March are an Australian indie/pop rock band. Formed in 1996 in Shepparton, Victoria, the band currently consists of vocalist and rhythm guitarist Glenn Richards, lead guitarist Adam Donovan, bassist Edmondo Ammendola, drummer David Williams, and keyboardist Kiernan Box... - Edward Harrington – Poet and author
- Sir Bernard Thomas HeinzeBernard HeinzeSir Bernard Thomas Heinze, AC was an Australian Professor of Music, conductor, and Director of the New South Wales State Conservatorium of Music....
– Musician - Clint MorrisClint MorrisClint Morris is a journalist and film producer. After a career in radio, film publicity and journalism, Morris, with actors Christopher Showerman of George of the Jungle 2 fame, and Muse Watson of TVs Prison Break, opened Shorris Film, located in Los Angeles, in August 2006.Morris began his film...
– Film producer - Glenn RichardsGlenn RichardsGlenn Anthony Richards is the mainstay guitarist singer-songwriter for the Australian rock band Augie March.-Early years:Richards was born in Shepparton, Victoria...
– Musician, founder of Augie MarchAugie MarchAugie March are an Australian indie/pop rock band. Formed in 1996 in Shepparton, Victoria, the band currently consists of vocalist and rhythm guitarist Glenn Richards, lead guitarist Adam Donovan, bassist Edmondo Ammendola, drummer David Williams, and keyboardist Kiernan Box... - Danielle RoweDanielle RoweDanielle Rowe is an Australian ballet dancer.Rowe was born on 28 June 1982 in Shepparton, Victoria, and trained in Newcastle and Adelaide. She joined The Australian Ballet in 2001. She won the Telstra People's Choice Award in both 2003 and 2005 and in 2008 became a Principal Artist with the company...
– Ballerina
Politics and business
- Kaye DarvenizaKaye DarvenizaKaye Darveniza is an Australian politician. She has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Council since September 1999, representing Melbourne West Province. In the 2006 Victoria State election, she transferred to the Northern Victoria Region and was re-elected...
– Politician - Damian DrumDamian DrumDamian Kevin Drum is the Nationals member for Northern Victoria Region in the Victorian parliament, Australia. He is also a former Australian rules footballer and coach, most notably as senior coach of the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League from 1999 to 2001. He turned to...
– Politician - Tim MathiesonTim MathiesonTimothy Raymond Mathieson is an Australian real estate agent and partner of Prime Minister Julia Gillard. He entered the public spotlight in 2006 when they became partners. Gillard was Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party at the time....
- Businessman, partner of Julia GillardJulia GillardJulia Eileen Gillard is the 27th and current Prime Minister of Australia, in office since June 2010.Gillard was born in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales and migrated with her family to Adelaide, Australia in 1966, attending Mitcham Demonstration School and Unley High School. In 1982 Gillard moved... - Jeanette PowellJeanette PowellElizabeth Powell is the Nationals Member for Shepparton in the Victorian Parliament.Powell was born in Prescot, England and emigrated to Australia as a child...
– Politician - Richard PrattRichard Pratt (Australian businessman)Richard J. Pratt was a prominent Australian businessman, chairman of the privately-owned company Visy Industries, and a leading figure of Melbourne society. In the year before his death Pratt was Australia's fourth-richest person, with a personal fortune valued at billion...
– Businessman - John FurphyJohn FurphyJohn Furphy was a blacksmith, best known for his Furphy Water Carts that were an important part of Australia's history. The Furphy Water Carts appeared throughout the country and at Gallipoli.-References:*...
– Inventor of the Furphy water-cart
Sport
- Michael BarlowMichael BarlowMichael Barlow is an Australian rules footballer. He plays with the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League .-Early career:...
– Australian rules footballer - Aiden BlizzardAiden BlizzardAiden Craig Blizzard is an Australian cricketer who is a member of the Southern Redbacks side. An aggressive left-handed batsman, his hit 89 from 38 balls on his Twenty20 debut for the Victorian Bushrangers on New Years Day 2007. His innings included 8 sixes. In 2004 he toured India and Sri Lanka...
– Cricketer - Marc BullenMarc BullenMarc Bullen is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League for the Essendon Football Club.Originally from Shepparton, Victoria, Bullen was selected with the 63rd pick in the 2000 AFL Draft. In the 5 seasons he played for the Bombers, he never cemented his position...
– Australian rules footballer - Shannon ByrnesShannon ByrnesShannon Byrnes is an Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League .-Career:...
– Australian rules footballer - David CodeDavid CodeDavid Code is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League .An Old Haileyburian, Code spent just one season at Melbourne. He later played with Devonport in the TFL Statewide League and won the 1987 William Leitch Medal and was a member of their...
– Australian rules footballer - Justin DaviesJustin DaviesJustin Davies is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.He was recruited as the number 39 draft pick in the 2001 AFL Draft from Shepparton United...
– Australian rules footballer - Louise DobsonLouise DobsonLouise Dobson OAM Leeds, West Yorkshire) is a former field hockey player from the United Kingdom, who earned a total number of 230 international caps for the Women's National Team, in which she scored 58 goals...
– Field hockey fullback at the 1996 Olympics - Marcus DrumMarcus DrumMarcus James Drum is an Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League for the Fremantle Football Club between 2006 and 2009 before he was traded to Geelong during the 2009 trade week....
– Australian rules footballer - Alex KeathAlex KeathAlexander Robert "Alex" Keath is an Australian cricketer who plays for Victoria in the Australian domestic cricket competitions. An all rounder, Keath made his first-class cricket debut against the touring England team in December 2010.Keath was a promising junior Australian rules football player...
– Cricketer - Steven KingSteven King (footballer)Steven King is a former Australian rules footballer for Geelong and St Kilda in the Australian Football League .- Geelong :...
– Australian rules footballer - Frankie LaganaFrankie LaganaFrankie Lagana is a professional football player who last played for Airdrie United in Scotland. He is a central midfielder although he can play out left. His Airdrie United debut came in the 3-2 friendly defeat to Norwich City at New Broomfield, Airdrie...
– Footballer - Brett LancasterBrett LancasterBrett Lancaster is a professional racing cyclist from Australia, currently riding for UCI ProTeam . He started cycle racing at the age of 14 in 1993. He spent four years riding for before moving to Team Milram in July 2006...
– Cyclist - Vince LiaVince LiaVince Lia is a football player who plays for Wellington Phoenix in the A-League.-Melbourne Victory:Lia spent the early stages of his professional career in the NSL at South Melbourne...
– Footballer - Jarrod LyleJarrod LyleJarrod Lyle is an Australian professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.-Personal life:Lyle was born in Shepparton, Victoria, Australia. He got his start in golf at age six when he caddied for his father. He says teeing off in his first Australian tournament is his biggest thrill in...
– Golfer - Lee NaylorLee Naylor (athlete)Lee Michelle Naylor is a retired middle-distance runner from Australia. She qualified to the quarterfinals in the 400 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics before finishing 8th and ran on her national 4x400 metres relay team that finished 6th in the qualifying round...
– Athlete - Doug PalmerDoug PalmerDoug Palmer was an Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong in the VFL during the early 1950s.Palmer could play as both a centreman and half back flanker. He was a midfielder in Geelong's 1952 premiership side and also played in their losing Grand Final team the following season...
– Australian rules footballer - Steele SidebottomSteele SidebottomSteele Sidebottom is a professional Australian rules football player currently playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League....
– Australian rules footballer - David WirrpandaDavid WirrpandaDavid Selwyn Wirrpanda is a former Australian rules footballer, who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League between 1996 and 2009...
– Australian rules footballer