Editor’s Picks | A big day of news

By Tyler Maher

Feb 24, 2023

Emergency service workers and volunteers are pleading with motorists to be safe behind the wheel. Photo by Megan Fisher

There was so much happening yesterday that I felt like it was necessary to take you through some of the bigger stories again - just in case you missed them in the rush.

All of the lights

The flow of pedestrian and vehicle traffic at the intersection of Maude and High St has been a hot topic since the completion of the Maude St Mall redevelopment.

Djembe Archibald has been on the case, first investigating the issue and then yesterday publishing Greater Shepparton City Council’s explanation.

The intersection of Maude St and High St. Photo by Djembe Archibald

Freak accident leaves dairy farmer with a long road to recovery ahead

A harrowing tale from Anna McGuinness here - 18-year-old dairy farmer Abbey Sizer is facing 12 months of rehab after sleepwalking out of her friend’s window and falling almost 5m to the ground.

Freak accident: Goulburn Valley dairy farmer Abbey Sizer fell out of a second-storey window while sleepwalking. Photo supplied.

Reason for emergency roadworks revealed

I was able to get some more background on the reason works on Wyndham St at the intersection with Nixon St had become emergent.

Emergency works are being carried out. Photo by Megan Fisher

$5m for local business

A local Shepparton business has received a huge boost from the state government.

Emergency services issue passionate plea

A series of important stories here from Max Stainkamph.

Emergency services across the region are pleading with drivers to take more safety measures behind the wheel after a deadly start to the year on our roads.

Registered sex offender missing

Police are appealing for any information about the whereabouts of a missing registered sex offender.

$31m of illegal tobacco uprooted

The ATO wasn’t mucking around this week with this bust in Nathalia and Katunga.

River gauge concerns call flood peak into question

A concerning story, from Max again, here. It seems like the flood levels in Shepparton from October last year are out by as much as 0.08m due to a moved gauge.