Shepparton
Shepparton (/ˈʃɛpərtən/)[2] is a city on the floodplain of the Goulburn River in the north east of Victoria, Australia. It is about 181 kilometres (112 mi) north-east of Melbourne. In 2006 there were 27,707 living in the city.
| Shepparton Victoria | |||||||||
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 Shepparton CBD, communications tower and "Mooving Art" display from Monash Park | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°23′S 145°24′E / 36.383°S 145.400°ECoordinates: 36°23′S 145°24′E / 36.383°S 145.400°E | ||||||||
| Population | 50,198 (2016) (29th) | ||||||||
| • Density | 201.68/km2 (522.3/sq mi) | ||||||||
| Established | 24 September 1860 | ||||||||
| Gazetted | 28 September 1860 | ||||||||
| Area | 248.9 km2 (96.1 sq mi)[1] (2011 urban) | ||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Greater Shepparton | ||||||||
| County | Moira | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Shepparton | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Murray | ||||||||
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Shepparton began as a sheep station and river crossing. It later became an important railway town. Today it is an agricultural and manufacturing city. It is at 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 the towns of Tatura, Merrigum, Mooroopna, Murchison, Dookie, and Grahamvale.
Shepparton Media
Wyndham Street, Shepparton in 1908
Maude St Mall in Shepparton, Victoria
Shepparton Preserving Company factory in w:Shepparton, Victoria
St. Brendan's Catholic Church
Shepparton Albanian Mosque
City of Greater Shepparton Council Complex at Welsford Street
Former courts, part of the regional courts complex on High Street
Shepparton railway station and goods yard
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References
- ↑ "2011 Census Community Profiles: Shepparton Mooroopna". ABS Census. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 September 2016.[dead link]
- ↑ Macquarie Dictionary, Fourth Edition (2005). Melbourne, The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd. ISBN 1-876429-14-3