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About Shepparton
Information for Patrons and Visitors
About Shepparton
Shepparton is a regional city located 180 KM's north of Melbourne and is one of the most progressive provincial cities in regional Australia.
It is an active vibrant city with a Greater Shepparton population around 62,000.
Shepparton and area is known internationally for its canned fruit export industry and also because of its involvement with the dairying
industry.
Greater Shepparton City Council is a major supporter of the Australian National Piano Award and allocates $20,000 for First Prize. The
City of Greater Shepparton is synonymous with great food, wine, waterways and weather.
Greater Shepparton is the boasts a diversity of cultural, outdoor and sporting activities seldom found anywhere else.
Click here to visit the Visitor and Tourism section of the Greater Shepparton City Council website.
The first building in Shepparton was Paddy Macguire’s punt and punt house. It was sold to a Mr John Hill in 1853 who converted it into a
hotel – the Emu Bush Inn.
The Goulburn River crossing place was simply known to one and all as “Macguire s Punt” and from 1853 to 1870 the name Macguire’s
Punt was the name shown on most documents – particularly Government records. The fledgling township was expanding and the area
was growing in recognition as a fertile area for settlement.
The name "Shepparton" gradually came into use from about 1855, with various documents using the words "Shepparton” or the
alternative “Macguire’s Punt” (or both). Along the way there were some other variations to the name.
Early pioneers often called the town “Sheppard town” or “Sheppardton” after Sherbourne Sheppard the early squatter who occupied the
"Tallygaroopna" Sheep Run. As time went by the small township continued to develop and gradually assumed the name “Shepparton”.
The Shepparton Township Reserve was proclaimed 150 Years ago by the Governor of Victoria in the Gazette of the 28th September
1860
Click here to visit the Shepparton Heritage Centre website.
Country Comfort Shepparton is our preferred accommodation supplier
Click here to visit the Country Comfort Website
Click here to visit the Country Comfort Shepparton Reservation Website
About Shepparton
Information for Patrons and Visitors
Greater Shepparton is the boasts a diversity of cultural, outdoor and sporting activities seldom found anywhere else.
Click here to visit the Visitor and Tourism section of the Greater Shepparton City Council website.
The first building in Shepparton was Paddy Macguire’s punt and punt house. It was sold to a Mr John Hill in 1853 who converted it into a
hotel – the Emu Bush Inn.
The Goulburn River crossing place was simply known to one and all as “Macguire s Punt” and from 1853 to 1870 the name Macguire’s
Punt was the name shown on most documents – particularly Government records. The fledgling township was expanding and the area
was growing in recognition as a fertile area for settlement.
The name "Shepparton" gradually came into use from about 1855, with various documents using the words "Shepparton” or the
alternative “Macguire’s Punt” (or both). Along the way there were some other variations to the name.
Early pioneers often called the town “Sheppard town” or “Sheppardton” after Sherbourne Sheppard the early squatter who occupied the
"Tallygaroopna" Sheep Run. As time went by the small township continued to develop and gradually assumed the name “Shepparton”.
The Shepparton Township Reserve was proclaimed 150 Years ago by the Governor of Victoria in the Gazette of the 28th September
1860
Click here to visit the Shepparton Heritage Centre website.
Country Comfort Shepparton is our preferred accommodation supplier
Click here to visit the Country Comfort Website
Click here to visit the Country Comfort Shepparton Reservation Website