Kate Walters

1 week ago | sheppnews.com.au | Kate Walters

Crime statistics for the Greater Shepparton area are up. Hold tight - we’re checking permissions before loading more content Recently released data from the Crime Statistics Agency shows criminal incidents in Greater Shepparton rose more than 20 per cent for the 12 months to the end of March 2025, compared to the previous year. For the year ending in March 2024, police recorded 5909 criminal incidents. That number jumped to 7102 in 2025.

4 weeks ago | bjgp.org | Danielle Nimmons |Andrew Clegg |Kate Walters

The term ‘frailty’ describes a condition characterised by loss of reserves causing vulnerability to a range of adverse outcomes after relatively minor illnesses.1 It has a reported prevalence of around 8.1% in people aged >50 years, with prevalence increasing to around 50% in people aged >90 years.2 Frailty can be a useful concept in primary care because it identifies older people at risk of a range of adverse outcomes, including loss of independence, serious falls, care home admission, and...

1 month ago | sheppnews.com.au | Kate Walters

If you’ve ever passed down Riverview Dve in Kialla with an animal lover, you’ve likely had your attention drawn to the horses that live along that stretch. Hold tight - we’re checking permissions before loading more content And for those who may have wondered whether it’s okay to stop and pat the animals, owner Sinead Murphy has an answer: “Absolutely.” Ms Murphy’s horses have been a fixture along Riverview Dve for about five years.

1 month ago | sheppnews.com.au | Kate Walters

Shepparton Search and Rescue is calling on the community to donate unwanted vehicles for the group’s training exercises. Hold tight - we’re checking permissions before loading more content As the support agency for road crash rescues in the Shepparton region, the team members use donated cars for skill maintenance and new-member training so they can safely access damaged vehicles during incident calls.

1 month ago | sheppnews.com.au | Kate Walters

Numurkah police are asking members of the public for any information about the recent theft of a tractor. Hold tight - we’re checking permissions before loading more content The 6455 Massey Ferguson was stolen from a property on Betts Rd in Waaia sometime between Sunday, May 18 and Tuesday, May 20. The tractor is red and has a front-end loader and a John Deere GPS system. Police are asking community members to look out for the stolen machinery.