Editing Shepparton

{{Distinguish|Shepperton}}
{{Use Australian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
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| caption       = Shepparton CBD, communications tower and "Mooving Art" display from Monash Park
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'''Shepparton''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ʃ|ɛ|p|ɚ|t|ən}})<ref>''[[Macquarie Dictionary]], Fourth Edition'' (2005). Melbourne: The Macquarie Library. {{ISBN|1-876429-14-3}}.</ref> ([[Yorta Yorta language|Yortayorta]]: ''Kanny-goopna'')<ref name="Clark, Ian D. 2002">{{Cite book|last=Clark, Ian D.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/54913331|title=Dictionary of Aboriginal placenames of Victoria|date=2002|publisher=Victorian Aboriginal Corp. for Languages|others=Heydon, Toby, 1972-, Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages.|isbn=0-9579360-2-8|location=Melbourne|oclc=54913331}}</ref> is a city located on the [[floodplain]] of the [[Goulburn River (Victoria)|Goulburn River]] in northern [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], Australia, approximately {{convert|181|km|mi}} north-northeast of [[Melbourne]]. As of the 2021 census, the estimated population of Shepparton, including the adjacent town of [[Mooroopna]], was 53,841.<ref name="ABSSUA"/>

It began as a [[sheep station]] and river crossing in the mid-19th century, 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 also a major regional service city and the seat of local government and civic administration for the [[City of Greater Shepparton]], which includes the surrounding towns of [[Tatura]], [[Merrigum]], [[Mooroopna]], [[Murchison, Victoria|Murchison]], [[Dookie, Victoria|Dookie]], [[Toolamba]] and [[Grahamvale, Victoria|Grahamvale]].

== Toponymy ==
The name of Shepparton is derived from the surname of one of the area's first European settlers, Sherbourne Sheppard, and not, as is sometimes imagined, from [[Shepperton]], England.<ref>Bill Wannan, ''Australian Folklore'', Lansdowne Press, 1970, reprint 1979 {{ISBN|0-7018-1309-1}}, under "Place Names", page 422, citing William Sandry James, ''A History of Shepparton'', 1938.</ref>

The Yorta Yorta name for the area is 'Kanny-goopna' with 'goopna' meaning 'deep waterholes by which people camped'. Conversely, the name for the big waterhole at the Broken River at Benalla is 'Marangan', meaning deep pond or lagoon in Taungurung Eastern [[Kulin nation|Kulin]] language.<ref name="Clark, Ian D. 2002"/>

Colloquially (and not inconsistent with the Australian propensity for name-shortening or [[Diminutives in Australian English|diminutives]]), the city is also known as "Shepp" ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ʃ|ɛ|p}}), as adopted by community entities that incorporate the abbreviated form into their name. eg. The [https://www.sheppshow.com.au/ Shepparton Agricultural Society "Sheppshow"].<ref>{{Cite web | title=SheppShow – Annual Shepparton Agricultural Show. | url=https://www.sheppshow.com.au/ | access-date=2024-12-31 | website=www.sheppshow.com.au}}</ref>

For example:

''"Are you going to Shepp for the holidays?"''

''"I'm off to Shepp for work."''

''"My family comes from Shepp."''

''"I'm a Shepp town boy"'' Hip Hop group [https://www.reverbnation.com/youngugess/song/13418098-shepp-town-boy-youngkswag Shepp Town Boy — Young Ugess]

== History ==
Prior to the [[History of Australia (1788–1850)|European settlement of Australia]], the area was inhabited by the [[Yorta Yorta]], the [[Indigenous Australians|indigenous Australian]] people whose country covers the junction of the [[Goulburn River|Goulburn]] and [[Murray River]]s in present-day northern Victoria and southern [[New South Wales]].<ref name="glw-yorta-claims">{{cite news |last=Robertson |first=Wendy |date=8 September 1993 |title=Long history behind Yorta Yorta land claim |url=https://www.greenleft.org.au/node/5673 |newspaper=[[Green Left Weekly]] |issue=114 |access-date=15 February 2016 }}</ref> The town of Shepparton and surrounds are on the country of the Kailtheban clan of the [https://yynac.com.au/ Yorta Yorta nation].<ref name="West1962">{{cite book|author=Raymond West|title=Those Were the Days: A Story of Shepparton, Victoria, and to Some Extent, Its District|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=67jiAAAAMAAJ|year=1962|publisher=Waterwheel Press|page=204}}</ref>

[[Surveyor General of New South Wales|Surveyor General]] [[Thomas Mitchell (explorer)|Thomas Mitchell]] was the first European to be recorded traveling through the area, crossing the Goulburn River in 1836 on his return to [[Sydney]] from an expedition to survey the [[Darling River]] and its tributaries. On Mitchell's recommendation, [[Joseph Hawdon]] and [[Charles Bonney]] would follow two years later, camping on the town site by the Goulburn River in 1838 while [[droving]] cattle from [[Albury, New South Wales|Albury]] to [[Adelaide]].<ref name="smh-travel">{{cite web |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/victoria/shepparton/2005/02/17/1108500207320.html |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |title=Shepparton |date=17 January 2008 |access-date=10 February 2016}}</ref>

The first permanent settlement in the area was the "[[Tallygaroopna]]" [[sheep station]], established in the early 1840s. By 1843 the station was being run by a man named Sherbourne Sheppard, the town's eventual namesake.<ref name="smh-travel"/> With the advent of the [[Victorian gold rush]] in the 1850s, the area became a popular river crossing point for [[miner]]s travelling east from the [[Bendigo]] and [[Ballarat]] goldfields. As there was no bridge across the Goulburn River, Irish entrepreneur Patrick Macguire set up a [[cable ferry|punt]] service to ferry travellers across the river, erecting the town's first building in the process, the punt house. Macguire sold the building to John Hill in 1853, who converted it into a hotel, the Emu Bush Inn. This settlement soon became known as Macguire's Punt, a name it would keep into the 1870s.<ref name="shepp-heritage">{{cite web |url=http://heritageshepparton.com.au/150_years.htm |title=From Macguires Punt to Greater Shepparton |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2010 |website=Shepparton Heritage Centre |publisher=Shepparton Heritage Centre Inc. |access-date=11 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111223117/http://heritageshepparton.com.au/150_years.htm |archive-date=11 January 2016}}</ref> A post office opened in February 1854, but closed in July that same year.<ref name="postal-history">{{cite web |website=Phoenix Auctions |title=Post Office List |url=http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&filter=*Shepparton* |access-date=3 February 2021}}</ref>

The settlement was first [[Surveying|surveyed]] in 1855 by Assistant Surveyor [[J.G.W. Wilmot]]. By this time, in addition to Macguire's Punt, it had also become known as Sheppard town, Sheppardton, and Shepparton.<ref name="smh-travel"/><ref name="shepp-heritage"/> The post office reopened in May 1858,<ref name="postal-history"/> and two years later the [[Governor of Victoria]] officially declared Shepparton a township on 24 September 1860.<ref name="town-est">{{cite news |first=A. F. A. |last=Greeves |title=The Town Reserve of Shepparton |newspaper=[[Victoria Government Gazette]] |number=121 |page=1828 |date=28 September 1860 |publisher=Government Printer |location=Melbourne |url=http://gazette.slv.vic.gov.au/view.cgi?year=1860&class=general&page_num=1828&state=V&classNum=G121 |access-date=10 February 2016 |via=State Library of Victoria}}</ref> It remained a small settlement of a half-dozen buildings into the 1870s despite adding a police station, a general store, a blacksmith, a foundry, and a public hall which remains the city's oldest building. Shepparton's first bridge over the Goulburn River was completed in 1878 and named Dainton's Bridge after James Henry Dainton, the bridge's chief engineer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.greatershepparton.com.au/downloads/leisure/Greater_Shepparton_Council_Shared_Pathway_Information.pdf |title=Yahna Gurtji Shared Pathway |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Greater Shepparton City Council |publisher=The Greater Shepparton City Council |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130418105637/http://www.greatershepparton.com.au/downloads/leisure/Greater_Shepparton_Council_Shared_Pathway_Information.pdf |archive-date=18 April 2013}}</ref> The first church, St. Patrick's, opened in 1879.

[[File:Wyndham street shepparton 1908.jpg|thumb|left|Wyndham Street, Shepparton in 1908]]

The [[Goulburn Valley railway line|railway from Seymour]] reached the town in 1880.<ref name="newsrail-line">{{citation |date=March 1990 |title=Tracks Across the State |author=Sid Brown |magazine=Newsrail |publisher=Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division) |pages=71–76 |postscript=.}}</ref> A [[mechanics institute]] opened between 1880 and 1888 as 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 on the [[Toolamba–Echuca railway line]] — lines leading to [[Cobram]], [[Nathalia, Victoria|Nathalia]], [[Dookie, Victoria|Dookie]], [[Picola]] and [[Katamatite]].<ref>{{Cite web| title=Railway Map of Victoria, 1900 - Melbourne area | url=http://www.vrhistory.com/VRMaps/Vic1900.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041105192707/http://www.vrhistory.com:80/VRMaps/Vic1900.pdf | archive-date=2004-11-05}}</ref> Rail-served industries helped Shepparton grow into a city. While these lines experienced a brief boom, almost all of them would later close. The Goulburn River also developed as a secondary transport hub, with [[paddle steamer]]s and ferries operating at The Barges.

In the post-war era the city's population virtually tripled, with immigration to the city becoming a major factor,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://forecast.id.com.au/Default.aspx?id=272&gid=10&pg=30012 |title=Key drivers of change – City of Greater Shepparton forecast |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=8 October 2009 |website=forecast.id.com.au |access-date=18 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813072518/http://forecast.id.com.au/Default.aspx?id=272&gid=10&pg=30012 |archive-date=13 August 2011 }}</ref> particularly of Mediterranean origin including new residents from [[Italy]], [[Greece]], [[Albania]], [[Yugoslavia]] and [[Macedonia (region)|Macedonia]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article247730570 |title=Boom town |newspaper=[[The Herald (Melbourne)|The Herald]] |issue=22,353 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=12 January 1949 |accessdate=29 August 2023 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> Post war the city's built environment also went through rapid change, with many of the old buildings being replaced with modern ones.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article175001222 |title=FURTHER BUILDING PROGRESS |newspaper=[[Shepparton Advertiser]] |volume=3 |issue=408 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=27 May 1938 |accessdate=29 August 2023 |page=1 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> One of the last significant pre-war buildings, the post office was modernised during this period<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article174048335 |title=THE POST OFFICE |newspaper=[[Shepparton Advertiser]] |issue=4245 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=29 February 1932 |accessdate=29 August 2023 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> before being demolished for the construction of a concrete building in 1973.<ref name="post office">[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-21/rebuilding-a-piece-of-shepparton-s-lost-history/100230738 Plans to rebuild Shepparton's historic post office, demolished almost half a century ago] by Mikaela Ortolan and Matt Dowling for ABC Goulburn Murray 21 June 2021</ref> Prior to its demolition the much loved landmark was originally planned to be rebuilt in another location as part of the development of an International Village however the proposal fell through.<ref name="post office" /> Since the 2000s there was renewed interest in rebuilding the lost landmark as a Local Heritage Museum.<ref name="post office" />

== Geography ==

=== Climate ===
Shepparton has a [[cold semi-arid climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]]: ''BSk'')<ref>{{cite book |last1=Tapper |first1=Andrew |last2=Tapper |first2=Nigel |title=The weather and climate of Australia and New Zealand |year=1996 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Melbourne |isbn=0-19-553393-3 |edition=First |editor=Gray, Kathleen |page=300}}</ref> bordering upon a [[Mediterranean climate]] (''Csa''), with hot, sunny summers and cool, cloudy winters. The hottest summer month is January, when the average maximum temperature is {{convert|32.1|C}}. In winter, the weather becomes coldest in July when the minimum averages {{convert|3.4|C}} and the maximum gets to {{convert|13.3|C}}. On [[2009 southeastern Australia heat wave|7 February 2009]], a maximum of {{convert|46.1|C}} was recorded in the city.

Although the rainfall in Shepparton is fairly sparse, winter sees the most rain days. Rainfall is quite low throughout the year. Even with the wettest month being in November, the rainfall still averages at {{convert|45.7|mm|in}}. The driest month in terms of rainfall is January, which receives an average of {{convert|30.0|mm|in}}.<ref name="climatestats">{{cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_081125_All.shtml|title=Climate statistics for Australian locations: Shepparton Airport|publisher=[[Bureau of Meteorology]]|access-date=22 April 2022}}</ref>

The average wind speed in Shepparton is {{convert|4.03|m/s| km/h mph knots}}.<ref>[http://www.shepparton.com.au/shepparton-weather/ Shepparton Weather] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110822071527/http://www.shepparton.com.au/shepparton-weather/ |date=22 August 2011 }}. Shepparton.com.au. Retrieved on 18 August 2011.</ref>

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| location                = Shepparton Airport ([[Shepparton Airport|YSHT]]) (1996–2022); 114 m AMSL; 36.43° S,  145.39° E
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| single line    = Yes
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| Jan record high C       = 46.2
| Feb record high C       = 46.1
| Mar record high C       = 40.3
| Apr record high C       = 35.1
| May record high C       = 26.7
| Jun record high C       = 21.5
| Jul record high C       = 20.6
| Aug record high C       = 24.8
| Sep record high C       = 34.1
| Oct record high C       = 36.8
| Nov record high C       = 42.9
| Dec record high C       = 44.9
| Jan high C              = 32.1
| Feb high C              = 31.0
| Mar high C              = 27.5
| Apr high C              = 22.6
| May high C              = 17.6
| Jun high C              = 14.2
| Jul high C              = 13.3
| Aug high C              = 14.9
| Sep high C              = 18.2
| Oct high C              = 22.3
| Nov high C              = 26.3
| Dec high C              = 29.2
| year high C             = 22.4
| Jan low C               = 15.5
| Feb low C               = 15.1
| Mar low C               = 12.5
| Apr low C               = 8.6
| May low C               = 5.6
| Jun low C               = 3.7
| Jul low C               = 3.4
| Aug low C               = 3.7
| Sep low C               = 5.4
| Oct low C               = 7.5
| Nov low C               = 10.8
| Dec low C               = 13.0
| year low C              = 8.7
| Jan record low C        = 5.6
| Feb record low C        = 5.0
| Mar record low C        = 3.4
| Apr record low C        = -0.6
| May record low C        = -3.1
| Jun record low C        = -5.9
| Jul record low C        = -4.7
| Aug record low C        = -6.3
| Sep record low C        = -2.2
| Oct record low C        = -0.4
| Nov record low C        = 0.3
| Dec record low C        = 4.0
| Jan rain mm    = 30.0
| Feb rain mm    = 34.0
| Mar rain mm    = 32.5
| Apr rain mm    = 35.4
| May rain mm    = 34.3
| Jun rain mm    = 38.8
| Jul rain mm    = 42.0
| Aug rain mm    = 44.8
| Sep rain mm    = 36.4
| Oct rain mm    = 30.9
| Nov rain mm    = 45.7
| Dec rain mm    = 31.9
| year rain mm   = 436.7
| unit rain days = 0.2 mm
| Jan rain days  = 5.2
| Feb rain days  = 4.5
| Mar rain days  = 5.3
| Apr rain days  = 5.5
| May rain days  = 9.8
| Jun rain days  = 12.2
| Jul rain days  = 14.7
| Aug rain days  = 12.7
| Sep rain days  = 9.8
| Oct rain days  = 8.3
| Nov rain days  = 6.9
| Dec rain days  = 5.8
| year rain days = 100.7
| Jan afthumidity         = 28
| Feb afthumidity         = 33
| Mar afthumidity         = 35
| Apr afthumidity         = 43
| May afthumidity         = 56
| Jun afthumidity         = 66
| Jul afthumidity         = 68
| Aug afthumidity         = 61
| Sep afthumidity         = 53
| Oct afthumidity         = 44
| Nov afthumidity         = 38
| Dec afthumidity         = 31
| year humidity           = 46
|humidity colour = green
| source = [[Bureau of Meteorology]].<ref name="climatestats"/>
| date = April 2022
}}

== Urban structure ==

=== Central business district ===
[[File:SheppartonMaudeStreetMall.JPG|thumb|The Maude Street Mall]]

The Maude Street Mall is the city's main shopping centre, while Wyndham Street is the main civic and commercial street. Located off the Maude Street Mall is a {{convert|76|m|adj=on}} tall communications tower, erected 1967–68, with an observation deck at {{convert|35|m|abbr=on}} accessible via a 160-step stairway. The observation deck offers views over the city and surrounding countryside.

=== Suburbs ===
Shepparton has three nearby towns which could be considered suburbs. They are Mooroopna to the west, [[Kialla, Victoria|Kialla]] (and Kialla Lakes house and land [[Subdivision (land)|subdivision]]) to the south, and Shepparton East to the east. Nearby, in the northeast, also lies the locality of [[Grahamvale, Victoria|Grahamvale]].

== Economy ==
[[File:SheppartonSPC.JPG|thumb|right|[[SPC Australia]] factory]]

Shepparton's main industries are agriculture and associated manufacturing. Australia's largest processor of canned fruits, [[SPC Australia]], has a production facility in Shepparton. 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]], Rubicon Water, [[Pental (company)|Pental]] and Civilmart.

Shepparton is a major regional commercial and shopping centre and service economy for the Greater Shepparton area. Major retailers in Shepparton include [[Target Australia|Target]], [[Kmart Australia|Kmart]], [[Harris Scarfe]] (formerly Fairleys Department Store), [[Bunnings]], [[Rebel (company)|Rebel]], [[The Reject Shop]], [[Repco]], [[Supercheap Auto]], [[Autobarn]] and [[Dimmeys]].

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 [[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.<ref>[http://www.visitshepparton.com.au/moooving-art/about-moooving-art About Moooving Art] - Visit Shepparton and Surrounds</ref> 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 {{convert|35|m|ft|adj=on}} [[Zip line|flying fox]] and a train that goes right around the playground.

The city is home to a large swimming centre called ''Aquamoves'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aquamoves.com.au/|title=Aquamoves}}</ref> two performing arts centres, one in Mooroopna named WestSide, due to its geographical location and the other the Eastbank Centre located in Shepparton (which houses the centres' box office). Collectively the centres are called ''Riverlinks Venues".

Shepparton is also home of the [[Shepparton Art Museum]], more commonly known as SAM. SAM houses the world's most significant collection of Australian ceramics, and is home to the biennial Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award and the Indigenous Ceramic Art Award. The museum features the surrealist sculpture ''Woman and Child'' by artist Sam Jinks.

Since 1997 Shepparton Festival - a combined professional and community arts festival - has presented live music, performing arts, and visual arts to Greater Shepparton. The festival is one of the most significant festivals in the region. It hosts art works by established artistic companies as well as independent acts, offers a wide variety of free family-friendly events, and presents work in both traditional arts venues and unconventional settings.<ref>[https://greatershepparton.com.au/whats-happening/news/news-article/!/456/post/greater-shepparton-gears-up-for-the-launch-of-shepparton-festival-2024] Greater Shepparton Council: Launch of Shepparton Festival 2024</ref> In July 2022 the festival announced artist Kristen Retallick as the new Festival Director.<ref>[https://sheppartonfestival.org.au/kristen-retallick-announced-as-shepparton-festivals-new-festival-director/]Shepparton Festival - New Festival Director</ref>

Shepparton is also home to the Shepparton Theatre Arts Group (STAG),<ref>[http://www.stagtheatre.com/ Shepparton Theatre Arts Group Inc]. Stagtheatre.com. Retrieved on 18 August 2011.</ref> 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 Goulburn Valley Concert Orchestra, a community symphony orchestra, gives an annual major concert and a series of cafe concerts every year.

== Sport ==
[[Deakin Reserve]] is the main sports venue in the [[Goulburn Valley]] and is a [[cricket]] and [[Australian Rules Football]] sports oval in Shepparton, [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], Australia.

[[Deakin Reserve]] hosted the long running [[Deakin Reserve|Shepparton Sports Carnival]] between 1906 and 1967, which featured - athletics, cycling, wood chopping, fireworks, bands and dancing.

This sports venue was originally known as the cricket reserve in its very early years,<ref>{{cite web |title=1887 - Our Cricket Reserve |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/269069817 |publisher=Shepparton Advertiser (Vic. : 1887 - 1953) |access-date=4 January 2025 |page=5 |date=26 August 1887}}</ref> then later known as the Shepparton Recreation Reserve, prior to being officially named the Deakin Reserve in 1947, in honour of former Victorian Water Supply Minister, former Federal politician and Australian Prime Minister, [[Alfred Deakin]]<ref>{{cite web |title=1947 - Deakin Reserve |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/173898934 |publisher=Shepparton Advertiser (Vic. : 1887 - 1953) |access-date=4 January 2025 |page=1 |date=14 October 1947}}</ref> who was largely responsible for implementing the Goulburn Valley Irrigation Scheme.<ref>{{cite web |title=1903 - IRRIGATION IN THE GOULBURN VALLEY |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/237401104 |publisher=The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1930) |access-date=9 January 2025 |page=13 |date=18 April 1903}}</ref>

Shepparton is home to the John McEwen Reserve, a sports field which is part of the Greater Shepparton Regional Sports Precinct. The complex contains space for a variety of sports including soccer, Australian Rules, netball and others. It was redeveloped by the state and federal governments and opened in 2017.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Shepparton Sports City (John McEwen Reserve)|url=https://www.austadiums.com/stadiums/stadiums.php?id=483 |website=Austadiums |access-date=2020-05-18}}</ref> It is named after [[John McEwen]], the Prime Minister of Australia from 19 December 1967 to 10 January 1968.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Shepparton Sports City |url=http://greatershepparton.com.au/council/major-projects/shepparton-sports-precinct |website=Greater Shepparton City Council |access-date=2020-05-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=John McEwan Reserve |url=https://www.football-chaos.com/2019/01/john-mcewan-reserve.html |website=Football Chaos |date=2019-01-26}}</ref> The ground has a capacity of 3,200 and is the home ground for a number of teams including the [[Goulburn Valley Suns FC|Goulburn Valley Suns]],<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /> and has hosted a number of matches in the [[A-League|A]] and [[W-League (Australia)|W]] soccer leagues.

[[Australian Rules Football]] is popular in Shepparton, which fields five clubs. The main league, called the [[Goulburn Valley Football League]] (GVFL), includes 3 teams from the city; the Shepparton Bears, Shepparton Swans and Shepparton United, with Mooroopna also fielding a team. There are also other smaller leagues, such as the [[Murray Football League]], [[Kyabram & District Football League]] and the which have teams from in and around Greater Shepparton (Rumbalara and Shepparton East respectively). 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|Soccer]] 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 and Shepparton United Teams are entered in men's, women's, boys' and girls' divisions. Shepparton is also home to the [[Goulburn Valley Suns FC|Goulburn Valley Suns Football Club]]. The soccer club was established in 2013, and currently competes in the [[National Premier Leagues]].

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.{{citation needed|date=April 2022}} In 2011, the men's team returned to the court in the Country basketball league.

Shepparton has a rugby union club known as the Bulls who compete in the [[Rugby Victoria]] Premiership.

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 a world class BMX track as well as an extensive range of bike paths throughout the city and surrounding areas.

Shepparton [[Harness racing|Harness Racing]] Club conducts regular meetings at its racetrack in the city.<ref name="harness">{{Citation |last=Australian Harness Racing |title=Shepparton |url=http://www.harness.org.au/shepparton/shepparton.cfm?fromstate=vic |access-date=11 May 2009}}</ref> The Shepparton Greyhound Racing Club holds regular [[Greyhound racing in Australia|greyhound racing]] meetings at its track on the Goulburn Valley Highway, [[Kialla, Victoria|Kialla]], which opened on 10 December 2005. Previously the racing had been held at the Shepparton Showgrounds from 1973 until 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://historyofgreyhoundracing.com/history-of-shepparton-greyhound-racing-club/|title=History of the Shepparton GRC|publisher=History of Greyhound Racing|access-date=15 March 2021}}</ref><ref name="dogs">{{Citation|last=Greyhound Racing Victoria |title=Shepparton |url=http://shepparton.grv.org.au/index.html |access-date=15 April 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090331093526/http://shepparton.grv.org.au/index.html |archive-date=31 March 2009 }}</ref>

Shepparton formerly had a [[rugby league]] team, known as the Warriors, who competed in the [[NRL Victoria#Murray Cup|Murray Cup]] competition during the 2000s.In 2024,the [[Shepparton Eagles]] will debut in the [[NRLVictoria#Murray Cup|Murray Cup]]

Shepparton is also home to the Goulburn Valley Hockey Association. Hockey, whilst not having as great a following in previous years, still has a strong competition. The Shepparton field was resurfaced in 2015 with works to commence on a second field in the near future.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}} The Goulburn Valley Hockey Association fields men's, women's and junior teams from the Shepparton Strikers, Shepparton Youth Club, Mooroopna, Benalla, Echuca and Euroa. The Hockey Association also features in State Hockey Championships for men and women at both Senior and Masters competitions and also provide teams for the Junior Country Championships.

Golfers play at the course of the Shepparton Golf Club on Golf Drive.<ref name="golf">{{Citation |author=Golf Select |title=Shepparton |url=http://www.golfselect.com.au/armchair/courseView.aspx?course_id=322 |access-date=11 May 2009}}</ref>

== Military ==
The [[Royal Australian Navy]] has named two warships [[HMAS Shepparton|HMAS ''Shepparton'']] after the city, and the [[8th/7th Battalion, Royal Victoria Regiment|8th/7th Battalion]] of the [[Royal Victoria Regiment]] has an infantry company based at [[Somme Barracks, Shepparton|Somme Barracks]] south of the city centre.

== Demographics ==
[[File:St. Brendan's Catholic Church, Shepparton.jpg|thumb|right|St. Brendan's Catholic Church]]
[[File:Albanian Mosque (Shepparton) 18.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Shepparton Albanian Mosque]]
In the 2021 Census, there were 53,841 people in Shepparton - Mooroopna. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.3% of the population. 73.1% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were India 3.5%, Afghanistan 1.4%, England 1.3%, Malaysia 1.2% and the Philippines 1.1%.  72.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Punjabi 2.7%, Arabic 2.6%, Hazaraghi 1.5%, Italian 1.5% and Mandarin 1.1%.<ref name="ABSSUACensus16">{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SUA2016|name=Shepparton - Mooroopna|access-date=27 January 2023|quick=on}}[[File:CC-BY_icon.svg|50x50px]] Material was copied from this source, which is available under a [[creativecommons:by/4.0/|Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License]].</ref>

=== Religion ===
The most common responses for religion were No Religion 33.4%, Catholic 22.3% and Anglican 8.3%. Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (48.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).<ref name=ABSSUACensus16/>

The neighbouring town of [[Orrvale, Victoria|Orrvale]] contained a small Jewish community from 1913, which disbanded in 1966. In 2015, the City of Shepparton commemorated the site of the Jewish community's synagogue with a monument.<ref>Lewis, John. "Plaque marks site of Jewish synagogue in Shepparton." ''Shepparton News''. 16 November 2015.</ref>

Shepparton is home to a multicultural Muslim community numbering some 3,500 (5.5%).<ref name="BarYil11711172"/> There are 4 mosques in the city ([[Shia]]: Afghan, Iraqi; [[Sunni]]: Turkish, Albanian).<ref name="BarYil11711172">{{harvnb|Barry|Yilmaz|2019|pp=1171–1172.}}</ref> The [[Shepparton Albanian Mosque]] is the first<ref name="Haveric">{{cite book|last=Haveric|first=Dzavid|title=Muslims making Australia home: Immigration and Community Building|year=2019|publisher=Melbourne University Publishing|isbn=9780522875829|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QBemDwAAQBAJ&q=Shepparton+Albanian+mosque&pg=PT72}}</ref><ref name="Amath100">{{cite book|last=Amath|first=Nora|chapter="We're serving the community, in whichever form it may be" Muslim Community Building in Australia|editor1-last=Peucker|editor1-first=Mario|editor2-last=Ceylan|editor2-first=Rauf|title=Muslim Community Organizations in the West: History, Developments and Future Perspectives|year=2017|publisher=Springer|isbn=9783658138899|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FgynDgAAQBAJ&q=Shepparton+mosque&pg=PA100|pages=100}}</ref> and oldest<ref name="SaePre11">{{cite book|last1=Saeed|first1=Abdullah|last2=Prentice|first2=Patricia|title=Living in Australia: A Guide for Muslims New to Australia|year=2020|publisher=National Centre for Contemporary Islamic Studies - University of Melbourne|url=https://arts.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/3426712/Living-in-Australia_Interactive.pdf|pages=11}}</ref><ref name="RudShaHog160">{{cite journal|last1=Rudner|first1=Julie|last2=Shahani|first2=Fatemeh|last3=Hogan|first3=Trevor|title=Islamic Architectures of Self-Inclusion and Assurance in a Multicultural Society|url=https://www.academia.edu/43778836|journal=Fabrications|volume=30|issue=2|year=2020|page=160|doi=10.1080/10331867.2020.1749220|s2cid=221065239}}</ref> [[mosque]] in Victoria, built (late 1950s) by [[Albanian Australians]] whose local presence dates back to the interwar period.<ref name="BarYil1169">{{cite journal|last1=Barry|first1=James|last2=Yilmaz|first2=Ihsan|title=Liminality and Racial Hazing of Muslim Migrants: Media Framing of Albanians in Shepparton, Australia, 1930-1955|journal=Ethnic and Racial Studies|volume=42|issue=7|year=2019|page=1169|doi=10.1080/01419870.2018.1484504|s2cid=149907029|doi-access=free|hdl=10536/DRO/DU:30109598|hdl-access=free}}</ref>

== Governance ==
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[[File:Shepparton Council Offices Cow.JPG|thumb|City of Greater Shepparton Council Complex at Welsford Street]] 
[[File:SheppartonCourtHouse.JPG|thumb|Former courts, part of the regional courts complex on High Street]]

Shepparton is the seat of local government and administrative centre for the City of Greater Shepparton Local Government Area. The council was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the [[City of Shepparton]], [[Shire of Shepparton]], and parts of the [[Shire of Rodney]], [[Shire of Euroa]], [[Shire of Goulburn]], [[Shire of Tungamah]], [[Shire of Violet Town]] and [[Shire of Waranga]]. The council office complex is located at 90 Welsford Street and the council meets in the Chambers there. The council consists of nine [[councillor]]s, elected once every four years by [[postal voting]].

In [[Politics of Victoria|state politics]], Shepparton is located in the [[Victorian Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] district of [[Electoral district of Shepparton|Shepparton]] which had been safely held by the [[National Party of Australia|National/Country Party]] since the seat was created in 1945. In the [[2014 Victorian state election]], Independent candidate [[Suzanna Sheed]] won the seat, with former mayor [[Kim O'Keeffe|Kim O'Keefe]] winning the seat back for the Nationals in [[2022 Victorian state election|2022]].

In [[Politics of Australia|federal politics]], Shepparton is located in a single [[Australian House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] division—the [[Division of Nicholls]]. The Division, formerly the [[Division of Murray]], has been a safe [[Coalition]] seat since its inception in 1949 and was the seat of [[John McEwen]], [[List of Prime Ministers of Australia|18th Prime Minister of Australia]], as well the seat of [[Sharman Stone]], currently [[List of Australian special interests Ambassadors and Envoys|Ambassador of Australia for Women and Girls]], who served as member of parliament for the [[Division of Murray]] from 1996 to 2016.

[[Law enforcement]] is overseen from regional police headquarters in Welsford Street. It is one of two police stations in the urban area, with the second at Mooroopna and administers stations in several surrounding towns in the LGA. Justice is conducted at the Shepparton Courts complex at 14 High Street, a multi-jurisdictional centre that includes a Magistrates' Court, County Court, Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) and Coroners Court. Corrections, are handled locally at the Community Correctional Centre on Wyndham Street.

== 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. Luke's. It also has two schools catering to students with disabilities, called Verney Road School and Berry Street School.

There were seven secondary schools in the Shepparton region: [[Mooroopna Secondary College]], [[McGuire College]], [[Shepparton Ace College]], [[Shepparton High School]], [[Wanganui Park Secondary College]], the Catholic [[Notre Dame College, Shepparton|Notre Dame College]], and the private [[Goulburn Valley Grammar School]]. However, in 2020, four of these schools (McGuire College, Shepparton High School, Mooroopna Secondary College and Wanganui Park Secondary College) merged to form the [[Greater Shepparton Secondary College]] (GSSC), using the previous schools' sites as campuses until the GSSC's buildings had finished construction on the former site of Shepparton High School.

The [[University of Melbourne]]'s School of Rural Health and Rural Clinical School of the [[Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne|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.

[[Goulburn Ovens Institute of TAFE]] has three campuses, one in Fryers Street which hosts the organisation's administration department as well as many teaching departments, the William Orr Campus, a 120 hectare property in Wanganui Road and another newer campus located in the vicinity of the [[McGuire College]] [[Australian Rules Football]] field and [[bus stop]] on Archer Street.

== Transport ==
[[Image:Shepparton station overview.jpg|thumb|[[Shepparton railway station]] and goods yard]]
The city is located at the junction of the [[Midland Highway (Victoria)|Midland Highway]] and the [[Goulburn Valley Highway]], 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 [[Tocumwal railway line, Victoria|Shepparton line]] to and from Melbourne and to [[Mooroopna railway station|Mooroopna]].

[[Shepparton Airport]], located south of the city on the Goulburn Valley Highway and is home to Gawne Aviation.
Shepparton also has buses that run around the suburbs and Mooroopna

== Media ==

=== Newspapers ===
The ''Shepparton Adviser'' is a free newspaper delivered to a CAB-audited 32,004 homes, farms and businesses each week. This circulation equates to a conservative readership estimate of 70,000 per week (Circulation Audit Bureau) and includes direct delivery to 1,500 local RMB addresses via [[Australia Post]].{{citation needed|date=January 2023}} 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 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, Victoria|Seymour]] Telegraph, [[Cobram]] Courier, McIvor Times ([[Heathcote, Victoria|Heathcote]]), Pastoral Times ([[Deniliquin]]), Benalla Ensign, [[Euroa]] Gazette, Southern Riverina News ([[Finley, New South Wales|Finley]]), Kyabram Free Press and the Campaspe Valley News ([[Rochester, Victoria|Rochester]]).

=== Radio stations ===
* [[Radio National]] 621 AM / 756 AM (government-funded, mostly news, current affairs and the arts)
* [[ABC Radio Melbourne]] 774 AM (government-funded, mostly news and talkback)
* [[RSN Racing & Sport]] 1260 AM (narrowcast)
* [[Vision Christian Radio|Vision Radio Network]] 1413 AM (Christian and Gospel) – service operated by [[United Christian Broadcasters]] Australia Pty Ltd
* [[Raw FM (Australian radio network)|Raw FM]] 87.6 FM (dance music station)
* [[Triple J]] 94.5 FM (government-funded Youth Radio)
* [[Triple M Goulburn Valley]] 95.3 FM (commercial) – formerly known as 3SR FM.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.southerncrossaustereo.com.au/media/2016/09/26/scas-hit-and-triple-m-to-become-the-two-largest-commercial-radio-networks-in-australia-2/|title=Southern Cross Austereo {{!}} SCA's Hit and Triple M to become the two largest commercial radio networks in Australia|website=www.southerncrossaustereo.com.au|access-date=2017-12-03}}</ref>
* [[ABC Classic FM]] 96.1 FM (government-funded, classical music station)
* [[Hit Network|Hit96.9]] 96.9 FM (commercial) – formerly known as [[Star FM (Australia)|Star FM]], originally Sun FM.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.radioinfo.com.au/news/sun-sets-and-makes-way-new-star-%E2%80%93-shepparton-starfm|title=Sun sets and makes way for new star – Shepparton StarFM {{!}} radioinfo|website=www.radioinfo.com.au|access-date=2017-12-03}}</ref>
* [[ABC Shepparton]] 97.7 FM (government-funded local news, current affairs, light entertainment and talkback)
* [[ONE FM (Shepparton)|ONE FM]] 98.5 FM (community / not-for-profit)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fm985.com.au/|title=Home » One FM 98.5}}</ref>
* [[3SPH|Radio for the Print Handicapped]] 100.1 FM
* [[ABC NewsRadio]] 107.7 FM (government-funded national news, current affairs and parliamentary broadcasts)

=== Television stations ===
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Shepparton is served by three commercial television networks and two publicly owned services:

* [[ABC (Australian TV channel)|ABC]] (plus [[ABC HD (Australian TV channel)|ABC HD]], [[ABC Family (Australian TV channel)|ABC Family]], [[ABC Kids (Australia)|ABC Kids]], [[ABC Entertains]] & [[ABC News (Australian TV channel)|ABC News]])
* [[SBS (Australian TV channel)|SBS]] (plus [[SBS HD]], [[SBS Viceland]], [[SBS World Movies]], [[SBS WorldWatch|SBS World Watch]], [[SBS Food]] & [[National Indigenous Television|NITV]])
* [[Seven Network|Seven]] (formerly [[Prime7]]) (plus [[7HD]], [[7two]] (formerly 7TWO), [[7mate]], [[7flix]], [[7Bravo]] & [[Racing.com]])
* [[WIN Television|WIN]] (plus [[9HD]], [[9Gem]], [[9Go!]], [[9Life]], [[TVSN]] & [[Gold (Australian TV channel)|Gold]])
* [[Network 10|10]] (plus [[10 HD]], [[10 Bold Drama]], [[10 Peach Comedy]], [[Nickelodeon (Australian TV channel)|Nickelodeon]], [[Sky News Australia#Sky News Regional|Sky News Regional]] & [[SonLife Broadcasting Network|SBN]])

The new digital channels broadcast by all the networks in addition to the main stations are available on [[Freeview (Australia)|Freeview]] to viewers in Shepparton and the wider Goulburn and Murray Valley regions.

Of the three main commercial networks:
*[[VTV (TV station)|WIN Television]] (previously [[GMV-6]] and 'Television Victoria') airs a half-hour local ''[[WIN News]]'' bulletin each weeknight at 5.30pm (previously airs weeknights at 6pm), produced from a newsroom in the city and broadcast from studios in [[Wollongong]].
*[[Network 10]] (formerly [[10 (Southern Cross Austereo)|Southern Cross 10]]) airs short local news and weather updates throughout the day, produced and broadcast from its [[Hobart]] studios.
*The [[Seven Network]] (formerly [[Prime7]]) airs short statewide weather updates throughout the day, with news updates consisting of national/international news during the evening, produced and broadcast from its [[Canberra]] studios. 

[[GLV/BCV|Southern Cross]] previously aired ''Weeknights'', a local news magazine program each weeknight from March 2011 before ceasing local production in June 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://televisionau.com/2015/06/southern-cross-ten-axes-weeknights-program.html|title=Southern Cross Ten axes Weeknights program – Television.AU|website=televisionau.com|date=11 June 2015 |language=en-AU|access-date=2017-12-03}}</ref>

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 ==

=== Academia ===
*[[Thomas Shadrach James]] – Linguist and herbalist
*[[Avni Sali]] – Surgeon and academic

=== Arts and music ===
* [[Briggs (rapper)|Adam Briggs]] – Musician
* [[Anson Cameron]] – Author
* [[Adam Donovan]] – Musician and founder of [[Augie March]]
* [[Joseph Furphy]] – Author
* [[Amanda Garner]] – Ballroom dancer
* [[Edward Harrington (poet)|Edward Harrington]] – Poet and author
* [[Bernard Heinze|Sir Bernard Thomas Heinze]] – Musician
* [[John Longstaff]] – Painter 
* [[Glenn Richards]] – Musician and founder of Augie March
* [[Danielle Rowe]] – Ballerina/choreographer
* [[Augie March|Dave Williams]] - Musician, fashion icon, endorsee of fine percussives

=== Politics and business ===
[[File:Aus LNP MPs Bangkok (cropped Drum).jpg|thumb|right|Damian Drum]]
* [[Douglas Alexandra]] – Architect
* [[Kaye Darveniza]] – Politician
* [[Damian Drum]] – Politician
* [[John Furphy]] – Inventor of the Furphy water-cart
* [[Don Kilgour]] – Politician and broadcaster 
* [[Wendy Lovell]] – Politician
* [[Kim O'Keeffe|Kim O'Keefe]] – Politician and Businesswoman
* [[Jeanette Powell]] – Politician
* [[Richard Pratt (Australian businessman)|Richard Pratt]] – Businessman
* [[John Richardson (Australian politician)|John Richardson]] – Politician and author
* [[Suzanna Sheed]] – Politician and lawyer
*[[Sharman Stone]] – Former Politician, current diplomat and activist
*[[Jim Short (Australian politician)|Jim Short]] – Politician and diplomat
* [[Peter Ross-Edwards]] – Politician

=== Sport ===
[[File:Jackie Clark.jpg|thumb|right|World Record Cyclist: Jackie Clark]]
* [[Michael Barlow]] – Australian rules footballer
* [[Alou Kuol]] – Footballer for [[VfB Stuttgart]]
* [[Aiden Blizzard]] – Cricketer
* [[Marc Bullen]] – Australian rules footballer
* [[Will Brodie]] – Australian rules footballer
* [[Shannon Byrnes]] – Australian rules footballer
* [[Max Carlos]] – Boxer
* A J "Jackie" Clark - Cyclist<ref>{{cite web |author1=Clive Allen-Paisley |title=The Story of Jackie Clark (Kangaroo Rocket) |url=https://camperdownhistory.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Jackie-Clark-full-doc-by-Clive-Allen-Paisley.pdf |website=Camperdown History |access-date=12 January 2025}}</ref>
* [[Peter Crimmins]] – Australian rules footballer
* [[Justin Davies (footballer)|Justin Davies]] – Australian rules footballer
* [[Louise Dobson]] – Field hockey fullback at the 1996 Olympics
* [[Kevin Doolan]] – Australian Motorcycle speedway racer
* [[Robert Enes]] – Footballer
* [[Angela Foley]] – Australian rules footballer
* [[Shaun Hart]] – Australian rules footballer
* [[Jarman Impey]] – Australian rules footballer
* [[Garry Jacobson]] − Supercars champion 
* [[Glenn James]] – Australian rules football umpire
* [[Nikos Kalafatis]] – [[Association football|Soccer]] player
* [[Alex Keath]] – Cricketer and Australian rules footballer
* [[Steven King (footballer)|Steven King]] – Australian rules footballer
* [[Frankie Lagana]] – Footballer
* [[Brett Lancaster]] – Cyclist
* [[Vince Lia]] – Footballer
* [[Jarrod Lyle]] – Golfer
* [[Lee Naylor (athlete)|Lee Naylor]] – Athlete
* [[Doug Palmer]] – Australian rules footballer
* [[Dwight Ritchie]] − Boxer
* [[Steele Sidebottom]] – Australian rules footballer
* [[Grant Thompson]] − Australian rules footballer
* [[Jason Traianidis]] – Australian rules footballer
* [[Cortnee Vine]] – Soccer player for [[Australia women's national soccer team]]
* [[David Wirrpanda]] – Australian rules footballer
* [[Adem Yze]] – Australian rules footballer

== Clubs and associations ==
* Shepparton Toastmasters (public speaking) 
* Goulburn Valley Chinese Association (social connection)
* Shepparton Chess Club

== Environmental issues ==

=== Odour pollution from Wastewater Treatment Facility ===
The Goulburn Valley Water's Wastewater Treatment facility located in Shepparton emits a [[Odour pollution in Australia|strong smell]] which has been an issue for the past 30 years. Despite improvements and the instalment of a new $10 million anaerobic lagoon cover in 2021,<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-08-12 |title='Putrid' wastewater in Shepparton causes stink despite $10m 'fix' |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-12/shepparton-residents-live-with-sewage-smell-from-treatment-plant/101325334 |access-date=2024-02-21 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}</ref> the smell remains and [[Environment Protection Authority (Victoria)|EPA Victoria]] has been doing odour surveillance in nearby areas and monitoring on site actions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria |first=Environment Protection Authority |title=Shepparton Sewage Treatment Plant incident {{!}} Environment Protection Authority Victoria |url=https://www.epa.vic.gov.au/for-community/incidents/goulburn-valley-shepparton-sewage-treatment-plant-incident |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=www.epa.vic.gov.au |language=en}}</ref>

== Sister cities ==

* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Novato, California|Novato]], United States

== See also ==
* [[Electoral district of Shepparton]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
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* [http://greatershepparton.com.au/ Official City Council website]
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