Our Region - Visitor Attractions
The Goulburn Valley - North Central Victoria
Shepparton is separted from the sister township of Mooroopna by the Golulburn River. Mooroopna is where SPC Ardmona Factory Sales had its first home for 11 years.
Shepparton's population is 30000 and the City of Greater Shepparton's population is 60000+. It is the major centre of the Goulburn Valley - commonly known as Australia's "Food Bowl" and the headquarters of the Goulburn Valley irrigation system. Shepparton is located 179km north of Melbourne on the Goulburn Valley Highway and 113 metres above sea-level.
In the early 1800's the fertile and rich land attracted European migration to the area where it was highly sought after for farming and propagation. This included the early explorer Hume and Hovell who where early discoverers of the fertile grasslands of the river valley. The area was initially settled by a range of immigrants from New South Wales and Tasmania (Van Dieman's Land), to squatters and post war soldiers; and finally European migrants, whose influence is still prominent and flourishing in the region today.
