SPC Ardmona Limited is the largest canning centre in the Southern Hemisphere. Greater Shepparton
1997
1989
Aquamoves was officially opened by then Premier of Victoria, Jeff Kennett, M.L.A, on August 8.
Maude Street Mall officially opened November 9.
1991
1987
1998
The first Shepparton Spring Car Nationals was held at DECA. Started by members of a former Shepparton car club, the event attracted more than 4,000 people. Local managing company, Auto Fest Pty Ltd has established and continues to manage other national car events including Summer Nats in Canberra. Last year more than 40, 000 attended Shepparton Spring Car Nats, held at Shepparton Show Grounds for the first time. Its peak attendance was in 2002, more than 63,000.
A $1,500,000 development commenced at S.P.C. the same year as Baguio City in the Philippines becomes Shepparton’s fourth sister city.
1986
Greater Shepparton was dubbed one of Australia’s first solar regions.
Shepparton Marketplace opened expanding a Big W and Safeway complex in Benalla Road, Shepparton.
1993
Flooding at Shepparton in October.
1980
1985 1984
Sacred Heart and St. Colman’s colleges merged to become Notre Dame College the same year Greater Shepparton Development Committee formed with representation from Rodney and Shepparton Shires and Shepparton City.
1979
1982
Shepparton velodrome opened.
Flooding at Shepparton occurred and the town’s first houses linked to a sewerage treatment plant in Balaclava Road were connected.
Sir Zelman Cowan, then GovernorGeneral of Australia was guest speaker at a combined service club dinner in Shepparton.
Shepparton Rotary accepted responsibility for Shepparton International Village.
Construction of T.A.F.E. buildings in Fryers Street began the same year as a computer system was installed at Shepparton Civic Centre offices and Goulburn Valley Grammar School opened.
Extensions were completed to Mooroopna Hospital and Shepparton High School and Shepparton Art Gallery was established.
1937
1978
1981
1983 1936
A serious fire damaged ESSO depot in Hawdon Street.
Princess Dianna and Prince Charles visited Shepparton and Shepparton Water Board was formed.
1945
The first nuclear bomb was detonated before World War II ended.
1940
1939
World War II began seeing more than 50 million die worldwide from 1939-45.
Shepparton’s Christian congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses and St John Ambulance Brigade, Shepparton Division were established.
1946
Hayes Street Housing Commission commenced.
Shepparton Private Hospital opened and Hokkaido (formally Esashi), Japan became Shepparton’s third sister city.
1947
Repatriation of Australian prisoners of war was completed and some “New Australians” arrivedthe first influx of post-war European immigrants.
1951
Gowrie Street Primary School opened, known as Shepparton North Primary School on February 6 and St. Colman’s (Marist Brothers) College opened.
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1938
His Excellency Lord Gowrie, Governor-general of Australia and Lady Gowrie visited Shepparton at the invitation of the Borough Council for the celebration of Shepparton’s centenary; 100 years since first overlanders, Joseph Hawdon and Charles Bonney passed through the Shepparton area. Prominent Australian businessman, former chairman of the privately-owned company VISY Industries, Richard J. Pratt (born Ryszard Przecicki, 10.12.1934 – 28.4.2009), immigrated to Shepparton with his Jewish parents from the city of Gdansk, Poland in 1938. Pratt was educated at Grahamvale Primary School and Shepparton High School and before his death, was Australia’s fourthrichest person, with a personal fortune valued at AU $5.48 billion dollars. Pratt was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia, however, he returned his award in February 2008 after being fined $36 million for price fixing. He maintained his connection with Shepparton as a philanthropist donating to local causes throughout his life. Additionally, Pratt each year donated $10 million through the Pratt Foundation to refugees, artists and others.
1935
New saleyards were opened in New Dookie Road on February 1, by then Minister for Water Supply Hon. J.C. Goudie MLC. The first municipal saleyards were built at the corner of Knight and Wyndham streets in the 1890s. One of Shepparton’s early butchers built the first local saleyards at the corner of Wyndham and Vaughan streets in the 1870’s. The Borough was also unable to appoint a Mayor for the municipal year.
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1944
1950
Borough of Shepparton announced a master plan concept and Radio Australia established an international broadcasting station in the Shire.
1942
HMAS Shepparton (J248/M248), a Bathurst class corvette named after the town was launched, later sold for scrap in 1958.
1941
Prisoner of war camps were established at Murchison and Tatura and Pearl Harbour was bombed seeing the start of the Pacific War.
Governor of Victoria, Sir Dallas Brooks proclaimed Shepparton as a City.
1949
On March 16, the Borough of Shepparton was declared the City of Shepparton, the area’s population had grown from 4,400 to 25, 578 over 50 years.