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  Shepparton, Victoria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shepparton is a country town located in Victoria, Australia.
The city is also notable for its Mooving Art project, which involves local artists painting fiber-glass cows, which are then displayed in tourist locations throughout the city.
The project is an artistic representation of the strong dairy industry prevalent in Shepparton and surrounding townships.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shepparton   (189 words)

  
 Greater Shepparton, Victoria   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Greater Shepparton city is a municipality formed on 18 November, 1994, by the union of Shepparton city, most of Rodney shire and parts of Euroa, Goulburn, Tungamah, Violet Town and Waranga Shires.
Shepparton is in the centre of the shire, which has an area of 2,427 sq.
The notion of Greater Shepparton was promoted by the former Shepparton and Rodney Councils at least as early as the mid 1960s in an endeavour to attract commercial investment to the region.
www.arts.monash.edu.au /ncas/multimedia/gazetteer/list/greatershepparton.html   (203 words)

  
 Greater Shepparton City Council tames their network with MOM and SMS
Greater Shepparton is situated in the heart of Victoria's Goulburn Valley and is the fourth-largest provincial centre in the state.
Although Greater Shepparton is a fully Microsoft environment, MOM is also able to manage and maintain other server environments, including both Novell and UNIX, with the simple addition of third-party plug-ins, making it ideal to use in a wide range of situations.
Greater Shepparton City Council has moved its IT infrastructure away from the previous break/fix, reactive mode and is now pre-empting problems, meeting audit expectations and providing a greatly improved service to its people.
www.microsoft.com /australia/business/casestudy/studies/shepparton.aspx   (1426 words)

  
 Shepparton Shire, Victoria   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Shepparton shire gained areas from Benalla and Euroa shires, but on 31 May, 1927, Shepparton township was severed and made a borough.
Shepparton shire was united with Shepparton City, most of Rodney shire and parts of five other shires to form Greater Shepparton city on 18 November, 1994.
Shepparton shire's census populations were 5,529 (1933), 6,183 (1966) and 8,681 (1991).
www.arts.monash.edu.au /ncas/multimedia/gazetteer/list/sheppartonshire.html   (384 words)

  
 Shepparton Access
Shepparton Access is a community organisation in the City of Greater Shepparton.
Shepparton Access has a strong partnership with local and state governments, businesses and community groups, and is committed to working with people with disabilities and / or disadvantage, to build skills, knowledge and create opportunities.
Shepparton Access believes that people who have a disability of are disadvantaged have the right to achieve their individual aspirations and be accepted as valued members of their community.
www.sheppaccess.com.au   (97 words)

  
 New tax making pubs sick - theage.com.au
The City of Greater Shepparton has increased rates for licensed premises open between 3am and 6am, promising to use the extra revenue to clean up vandalism, litter, vomit, urine and other human waste left in the streets by weekend revellers.
The owner of one of the six Shepparton pubs and clubs that stand to be affected by the rate increase said the vandalism and vandal tax was unfairly targeting licensed premises.
But Shepparton's deputy mayor Anne McCamish said the pubs and clubs had 18 months warning of the rate increase to cover the cost of cleaning up the after-effects of late-night partying.
www.theage.com.au /articles/2002/07/03/1025667000684.html   (388 words)

  
 Shepparton information & attractions - Travel Victoria Accommodation Guide
Shepparton is a major commercial centre, located north of Nagambie on the Goulburn Valley Highway which is the main inland road route between Melbourne and Brisbane.
Shepparton is situated within the rich dairying, fruit growing and agricultural region of the Goulburn Valley, with the area responsible for producing around 25 percent of Victoria's rural output.
Shepparton's cultural precinct is located in Wellsford Street and consists of an art gallery featuring Australian ceramics and paintings, the Shepparton Heritage Centre which contains thousands of items tracing Shepparton's history, and a major war memorial located next to the council offices.
www.travelvictoria.com.au /shepparton   (358 words)

  
 People's Voice   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Shepparton soon emerged as the preferred name for the new town and by 1910 it had a population of more than 3000.
Shepparton celebrated its centenary in 1938 and was declared a city in 1949.
Shepparton has an Aboriginal Keeping Place which, using audiovisual displays and dioramas, tells the story of the indigenous people of the region.
www.peoplesvoice.gov.au /stories/vic/shepparton/shepparton_c.htm   (473 words)

  
 City of Greater Shepparton - Leisure Services   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Greater Shepparton City Council is strongly committed to promoting access to leisure and recreation facilities and services that are responsive to the cultural, social, recreational and demographic diversity of our community.
Greater Shepparton provides a wide range of recreational and sporting facilities throughout the region.
Greater Shepparton City Council provides three different types of skating facilities for the youth of the city.
www.shepparton.vic.gov.au /home/leisure   (231 words)

  
 Don Kilgour MLA - Member for Shepparton - National Party
Whilst Shepparton is the regional centre of the electorate, the important adjoining towns and districts of Mooroopna, Tatura, Dookie, Ardmona, Bunbartha, Congupna, Kialla, Lemnos, Tallygaroopna, Dhurringile, Byrneside and Toolamba are playing an integral role and will continue to be key parts in fulfilling the vision for the next millennium.
It is my priority that the Shepparton electorate continues to build on its base of necessary services such as hospitals, schools, law and order facilities, provisions for our elderly citizens and all other people in the community.
Shepparton has a reputation as an ideal location to host conferences and is also known as an 'events' centre.
www.sheppstc.org.au /education/donkilgour/strategy.html   (1851 words)

  
 Print Article: Taking the country challenge
Greater Shepparton services 57,000 residents across 2500 square kilometres in a district known for its fruit and vegetable growing.
Greater Shepparton is the first Australian local government to implement Great Plains and the first site in Australia to go live with Microsoft Business Portal, which provides an organisation's employees, suppliers and customers with access to information and processes via a web-based portal.
He says regional ratepayers expect the same levels of service available to city dwellers."Most of them want to be able to pay their rates or charges in a variety of ways, they also want to have access to other services, such as access via the internet for building applications.
www.smh.com.au /cgi-bin/common/popupPrintArticle.pl?path=/articles/2003/08/25/1061663722442.html   (648 words)

  
 City of Industry - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about City of Industry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
City in Los Angeles County, southwestern California, USA, 27 km/17 mi east of downtown Los Angeles and just south of El Monte; population (1990) 631.
The 1840s adobe Workman House is part of a 2.5 ha/6 ac historic site in the city.
This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /City+of+Industry   (124 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: City of Greater Shepparton   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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The City of Greater Shepparton is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia.
It is located in the northern part of the state.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/City-of-Greater-Shepparton   (102 words)

  
 Shepparton News Online - McPherson Media Group   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Five offences by serial drinkdriver Rodney John Barnes were described in court as the worst spree of drink-driving in a three-month period in Victoria, but also proved to be an example of the inadequacy of laws to deal with persistent offenders.
Police were yesterday unable to confirm rumours that a Shepparton man seriously assaulted with an iron bar during a dispute on November 11 had died in a Melbourne hospital.
Today, Greater Shepparton City Council's 18 election candidates have their say on two of the most contentious issues the current council has been required to deal with planning applications for a Club X superstore at Shepparton East and a brothel...
news.mcmedia.com.au /news_index.asp   (1757 words)

  
 AA - LANDSCAPE - November/December 2004
Can you take a piss?” Shepparton — a city located on the floodplain of the Goulburn River in country Victoria, with a population of 56,000 people — does have an off-ramp, but as a rural centre it is still affected by such forces.
The programme of work is not dissimilar to that undertaken in the capital cities, in which an infrastructure of public landscape underlies the city’s aspirations to consolidate itself as an economic entity based around a modern quality of life for its citizens.
Like councils and subdivisions in the city, the canvas for municipal branding is the public landscape, and so in the regional context, the job of the landscape architect, as in the city, is the creation of branded civic infrastructure.
www.archmedia.com.au /aa/aaissue.php?issueid=200411&article=6&typeon=1   (1071 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
While Greater Shepparton has a population of 57,000, Shepparton is the major regional commercial center which serves a regional population of 160,000 people.
Rod Apostol, Greater Shepparton City Council Manager of Information Systems, said it was a significant step for the council to choose a business solution which was previously untested in the Australian local government market.
Greater Shepparton, situated in the heart of the Goulburn Valley, covers an area of 2,421.9 sq.
www.hansen.com /news/press-release/2003/content-07-11-2003.asp   (708 words)

  
 City of Greater Bendigo - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
City of Greater Bendigo - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
The City of Greater Bendigo is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia.
It is located in the north-western part of the state.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/City_of_Greater_Bendigo   (89 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
It has been the goal of this analysis to lay a comprehensive groundwork for a greater understanding of the region, the complexity of which can only generally be communicated in an analysis as brief as this one.
Whilst Shepparton has the opportunity to supply short term crisis accommodation for youth and families escaping domestic violence, consultations confirmed the strong opposition from the private sector to accommodate the demand.
Places such as the City of Greater of Shepparton, Shire of Delatite and Mitchell often have regional functions with a consequent sub-group of people who are not permanent residents of the town, such as students, teachers, military personnel, seasonal labourers / workers.
www.infoxchange.net.au /haps/rna_reps/final_reports/GOURNA95.DOC   (15133 words)

  
 Country News - McPherson Media Group   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Mr Lemma acknowledged he made an error in not having the plan submitted, but said Greater Shepparton City Council had agreed to allow him to remove the trees to make way for a water efficient centre pivot irrigator on the 30 ha tract of land in River Rd.
City of Greater Shepparton planning manager Colin Kalms said if landholders acted illegally it was not a negotiating matter.
Mr Lemma asked why the City of Greater Shepparton was not prosecuted for the destruction of roadside trees in River Rd and nearby Kiota Rd in 2002.
www.countrynews.com.au /story.asp?TakeNo=200506065173674   (505 words)

  
 Track Improvements Down Under
Shepparton in Victoria, Australia, will play host to a state-of-the-art dual-purpose racing facility following an announcement yesterday by Harness Racing Victoria, Greyhound Racing Victoria and the City of Greater Shepparton.
The City of Greater Shepparton has pledged to contribute AUS$1 million and HRV will fund the balance.
"Shepparton and the surrounding districts have experienced a recent influx of trainers relocating from interstate and within Victoria.
www.standardbredcanada.ca /news/iss0204/oz0206.html   (458 words)

  
 Stateline Victoria
Shepparton residents protest against handover of public parkland for private housing
CHRIS HAZELMAN, CITY OF GREATER SHEPPARTON: This isn't an example of the council being bloodyminded.
To fund a major infrastructure development as is suggested we're either looking at a massive increase in rates or a substantial reduction in funding in other areas.
www.abc.net.au /stateline/vic/content/2005/s1336161.htm   (1071 words)

  
 GVGP   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Division has townships in the City of Greater Shepparton, Shire of Moira, Shire of Campaspe and Mitchell Shire areas.
The City of Greater Shepparton has a population of 35,084.
Shepparton is nestled in the Goulburn Valley and caters for water skiing on the Murray River, wineries and bush-walking and snow skiing in the mountains - all within a couple of hours drive.
www.gvgp.com.au /locum.html   (275 words)

  
 Apollo 45
The planning application was lodged with Greater Shepparton City Council, on behalf of Robert Russell, who runs Four Seasons Escorts in Shepparton.
Shepparton businesses operating near a vacant block earmarked for a brothel were yesterday shocked to learn of its planning application.
Shepparton Stainless Steel director Warren Batey said while he questioned the morality of receiving sex for money he was not too fazed.
apollo45.com.au   (1426 words)

  
 City of Greater Shepparton has a lack of tourism attractions
City of Greater Shepparton has a lack of tourism attractions
Greater Shepparton has a lack of tourism attractions
Much discussion in the NEWS recently about Greater Shepparton's lack of tourism attractions.
home.vicnet.net.au /~parkside/Sheppnotourism2005.html   (233 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Shepparton   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The name Shepparton derives from the town's position adjacent to the Golburn River.
When first settled there was no bridge to link rich pastures on either sides of the Goulburn, so a punt was quickly established.
The City of Greater Shepparton has a population of about 60,000 people and is renowned as the home of the modern form of cricket.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Shepparton   (154 words)

  
 Shepparton News Online - McPherson Media Group   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Everyone has been voicing their opinions on the brothel to be erected in Shepparton and stating various things such as prostitutes are drug...
As a keen follower of all things Greater Shepparton, albeit these days from Melbourne, I’m once again bemused at the anti-council hysteria...
John Howard obviously has not come to Shepparton with the information that no worker would be worse off under the proposed industrial relations...
news.mcmedia.com.au /thread_index.asp?thread=LETTER   (369 words)

  
 Regional Profile - NEVACC - North East Victoria Area Consultative Committee
The region's 1985 population was 240,800, had grown to 270,000 by 1996 and has increased again to 287,200 in 2001 - a growth pattern of +19.3% over 16 years, with a population growth pattern for the region of +6.4%.
The population is ageing as youth are being lost to the cities where they seek employment and education.
Unemployment figures utilised by the Rumbalara Aboriginal Co-operative in the Goulburn Valley district indicate that Koori unemployment is approximately 80%, and this is supported by the "Shepparton Regional Indigenous Community & Development Strategies" study (Dr Katrina Alford, November 2002) which states that there is a serious under-enumeration of the Koori population and workforce.
www.nevacc.com.au /ne_region/regional_profile.htm   (1342 words)

  
 Greater Shepparton Shared Responsibility Agreement - Agreements Database Agreement   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Greater Shepparton Shared Responsibility Agreement (4 September 2003)
Summary Information: The Greater Shepparton Shared Responsibility Agreement was signed between the Aboriginal community of Greater Shepparton, the Australian and Victorian governments, the ATSIC Binjurru Council and the City of Greater Shepparton.
Sources used to compile this entry: The Portfolio Media Centre, 'Greater Shepparton Aboriginal Community Signs New Agreement With Government' (Media Release for Minister Tony Abbott, 4 September 2003): http://www.dewrsb.gov.au/ministersAndMediaCentre/mediacentre/detail.asp?show=2706&creator=Abbott (at 25 September 2003); Indigenous Communities Coordination Taskforce, Greater Shepparton Compact: http://www.icc.gov.au/__data/page/13/Shepparton_Compact_-_final.pdf (at 1 April 2005).
www.atns.net.au /biogs/A001330b.htm   (461 words)

  
 Neighbourhood Renewal - Shepparton   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The City of Greater Shepparton (COGS) is in the Goulburn Valley, 180 kilometres north of Melbourne, based in a fruit growing area.
The primary tasks of the Committee are to "promote community building, and the skills and confidence of residents for their involvement in the decision making process" and oversee the Neighbourhood Renewal project and develop a Neighbourhood Renewal Action Plan.
The Shepparton Energy Task Force is a partnership project with the Sustainable Energy Authority of Victoria and Goulburn Murray Group Training to provide 11 short term jobs to undertake energy efficient audits and retrofits for homes.
www.neighbourhoodrenewal.vic.gov.au /ooh/web/nrwsite.nsf/doclookup/shepparton   (1169 words)

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